Defense, pitching fuel Rebels’ regional hopes
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Many of the heavy hitters from last year’s Boone County High School baseball team were either looking at their diplomas on the shelf or figuratively sitting on the shelf...
View ArticleVersatile Mustangs enjoy 8-2 start
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com The four seniors on the Bishop Brossart High School softball team have had to take on a bigger leadership role this year. The task has been made easier this year thanks...
View ArticleNDA track more experienced this year
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Notre Dame Academy had its youngest track team in years last year, according to head coach Jim Parsons. Parsons, entering his ninth season as head coach, expects a more...
View ArticleHighlands starts defense of 10th Region tennis titles
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com The Laskey section of the Highlands High School girls tennis roster will be a little smaller next season, but for 2011 the Bluebirds will get as much mileage as they can...
View ArticleCooper tennis building in 3rd year
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Terry Trame has a young but experienced team as he returns for his third season leading the boys tennis team at Cooper High School, the lone head coach in the school’s...
View ArticleA look at Kenton County tennis teams
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Here is a look at high school tennis teams in Kenton County, based on information provided by head coaches as of April 8. Not every team has provided information....
View ArticleNew format, same goals for Notre Dame tennis
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com They are the last team state champions in girls tennis under the old Kentucky state championship structure. Now the Notre Dame Academy tennis team will look to win the...
View ArticlePowers collide at Campbell track championship
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Even though it was only a seven-team field, it was hard for David Schuh to imagine tougher competition than he had April 12. The head coach of the Bishop Brossart High...
View ArticleRebholz, Camel seniors making most of final season
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Knowing this may be his last year ever in baseball, Jake Rebholz decided to make it count. As a result, the Campbell County High School senior has been counting a lot of...
View ArticleTibbs named to Kentucky All-Star team
Scott High School senior basketball player Lauren Tibbs has been named to the Kentucky girls basketball all-star team that will represent the state in the annual two-game series against Indiana. The...
View ArticleHoly Cross senior sizes up D-I opportunity
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Sydney Sizemore knew for a while she would have a shot at playing volleyball for an NCAA Division II or III school. But when Robert Morris College came calling, the Holy...
View ArticleBerger leads Pioneer baseball in early season
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Josh Berger has four of the seven decisions on the mound this year for the Simon Kenton High School baseball team. That the junior has been in more than half of the...
View ArticleThoroughbred track remains stable
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com At the college and professional level, schools like to tout their athletic facilities. Newport Central Catholic High School does not have its own on-campus track, so the...
View ArticleCrusaders make noise in reclaiming NKAC track title
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com ERLANGER – As Sarah Wheeler passed a Bishop Brossart opponent in the homestretch, Tony Harden got so excited he let out his final yells for the day. Harden, the St....
View ArticleLloyd graduate enjoying coaching Juggernaut track
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Greg Enxel is getting some more education this year while he enjoys a return to his alma mater. The Lloyd Memorial High School graduate is in his first year as head...
View ArticleBearcat softball battles rain in All ‘A’ preparation
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Just getting there won’t be enough this year. The Walton-Verona High School softball team has had enough experience in the All “A” Classic state tournament for head...
View ArticleTigers roar louder on softball field
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com FORT MITCHELL – Like many other small schools in Northern Kentucky, Beechwood High School has been trying to build a fast-pitch softball program nearly from scratch the...
View ArticleNDA tennis adjusts to new postseason format
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com PARK HILLS – A new postseason format has required some adjustments for the girls tennis team at Notre Dame Academy. Putting those adjustments into action has been...
View ArticleCamels gear up to defend state title
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com ALEXANDRIA – Brandon Napier said his Campbell County High School girls track and field team has been running under the radar this season. That’s fine with Napier, the...
View ArticlePowell leads young SK track team into regionals
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com INDEPENDENCE – Jesse Herbst was a busy coach last week. The Simon Kenton head boys track coach had athletes in three different meets last weekend as they get ready for...
View ArticleKenton teams take aim at knothole titles
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com KENTON COUNTY – Twenty-four Kenton County teams entered the knothole baseball regionals this week. The regionals began July 5 and carry a double-elimination format. Two...
View ArticleCampbell teams ready for knothole regionals
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Campbell County’s two knothole baseball districts are together in some things but separate when it comes to sending teams to the postseason. Twenty-two county teams...
View ArticleRegional tourney here for Boone knothole teams
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com BOONE COUNTY – Continuity is often key in all levels of sports. It holds true in knothole baseball as well, where the Reds of Boone County have been playing together...
View ArticleNKY students shoot for the stars
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Northern Kentucky’s top guns took part in a statewide trap shooting competition on June 28 in Berea, Ky. Kids from ages 10-22 met for the competition. Each age bracket...
View ArticleDefense key to reversing Rebel fortunes
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com FLORENCE – The Boone County High School football team has gone 7-14 the past two seasons, equaling their performance from 1998-99, the previous two losing seasons for...
View ArticleVeteran Greendevils ready for success
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com DAYTON – Chad Montgomery knows the struggles Dayton High School football team has had in recent years. He was an assistant coach at Dayton the last three years, a...
View ArticlePioneers look for new leaders on gridiron
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com INDEPENDENCE – The Simon Kenton High School football program said goodbye last fall to the winningest senior class in school history. That means Pioneer fans will say...
View ArticleCov Cath wins 42-2 to open season
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com KENTON COUNTY – The latest football battle of the Colonels will be early this year, as Covington Catholic and Dixie Heights square off at Dixie in part one of a Skyline...
View ArticleNew starters step up for Eagles soccer
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com TAYLOR MILL – Many of the most recognizable names are gone, but the goals and many veterans remain for the Scott High School boys soccer team. The Eagles are coming off...
View ArticleJaguars running toward state success
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com UNION – The Cooper High School cross country program is poised to make a name for itself this year. While the girls team qualified for state and finished 16th overall,...
View ArticleRebel defense strong in 19-7 win
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com HEBRON – The Boone County High School football team remembers its record after two games last season. It was the same 2-0 mark the Rebels have this year as they head...
View ArticleMustangs run with tradition
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com ALEXANDRIA – Tradition never graduates. A traditional phrase, for sure, but one that applies to the boys cross country program at Bishop Brossart High School. The...
View ArticleColonel golf saves best for regionals
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com KENTON COUNTY – The Covington Catholic High School golf team had been up and down this season. The Colonels reached new heights at the right time, however, winning the...
View ArticleRaider golf leads state tourney charge
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com BOONE COUNTY – While the Ryle High School girls golf team didn’t have its best tournament, two Raiders will get their first chance at state. Senior Alex Bruce and...
View ArticleBrothers add spice to city rivalry
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com ALEXANDRIA – The Frommeyers were going to have a lot to talk about Sept. 27, no matter what. The family conversation was even more interesting after the boys soccer...
View ArticleCamels kick into new roles
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com ALEXANDRIA – Lynsey Lapré knew she had to play a bigger role in the offense for the Campbell County High School girls soccer team this year. The Camels senior has...
View ArticleCamels football explodes for key district win
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com ALEXANDRIA – It’s hard not to start with the numbers. In its first six games, the Campbell County High School football team had scored a total of 57 points. The Camels...
View ArticleJaguars win 1st district title
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com BOONE COUNTY – The Cooper High School football team has won its first district championship. The Jaguars beat South Oldham 40-21 Oct. 7 to improve to 4-4, 3-0 in 5A...
View ArticleIndians have high hopes for future
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com COVINGTON – The Notre Dame hurdle is as high as ever, but things are looking up for the Holy Cross High School girls soccer team. The Indians fell to Notre Dame Academy...
View Article’Breds rally for 1st district title since 2007
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com NEWPORT – When you wait four years for something, it usually doesn’t come to you easily. When it arrived, the first district championship since 2007 for the boys soccer...
View ArticleBluebirds bounce back for district title
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com FORT THOMAS – It hasn’t been the typical year for the Highlands High School girls soccer team. But one thing remains familiar. The Bluebirds won the 19th District...
View ArticlePanda soccer rolls to district crown
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com PARK HILLS – After a rocky start to the district final, the Notre Dame Academy girls soccer team is hoping for some smooth roads as it advances in the postseason. The...
View ArticleCrucial games ahead for Campbell football teams
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com CAMPBELL COUNTY – This is crunch time for prep football in the area. While there are two weeks left in the regular season, the penultimate week will be the ultimate one...
View ArticleRyle, Conner to play for home games
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com BOONE COUNTY – This is crunch time for prep football in the area. While there are two weeks left in the regular season, the penultimate week will be the ultimate one in...
View ArticleBowling approved for Rebels program
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com FLORENCE – There will be varsity bowling at Boone County High School this year. The Boone County School District board of education approved varsity status for the Boone...
View ArticleNKY football playoff pairings
Here are the first-round football pairings for schools in Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties. With no three-way ties to calculate, all the seeds are set. Games will be Nov. 4-5. We know Cov Cath will...
View ArticleColonels upset Crusaders for regional title
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com EDGEWOOD – While her primary job is defense, Kayla Eiben’s offense lifted her Dixie Heights High School girls soccer team to rare heights. The Dixie senior sweeper...
View ArticlePanda volleyball to take chances at state
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com PARK HILLS – Their postgame T-shirts promised no second chances, at least to their opponents. But the seniors on the Notre Dame Academy volleyball will have a third...
View ArticleFour Boone teams to host playoff openers
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com BOONE COUNTY The county of Boone will be hopping with football playoff action Nov. 4. While it is no surprise that all five programs located in the county will be...
View Article’Breds, ’Birds start title defenses at home
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com CAMPBELL COUNTY – Two of the six Kentucky state champions from 2010 will start their title defenses three miles apart Nov. 4. They both hope to eventually take long...
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