Cov Cath soccer 10th in state
Covington Catholic is the highest rated Northern Kentucky boys’ soccer team in the latest state coaches poll. The Colonels are 10th entering their home game Aug. 31 against Cincinnati Turpin (6:30...
View ArticleKenton Co. boys preview: Versatile Dixie ready for strong season
By James Weber jweber@nky.com Ken Chevalier is excited about the versatility of his Dixie Heights boys basketball team this year. Chevalier, entering his seventh season as Colonels head coach, will get...
View ArticleKenton Co. girls hoops preview: Eagles take flight for regional title
By James Weber jweber@nky.com Rhonda Klette has had the basketball scoring record at Scott High School since she graduated in 1982, ending with 2,485 career points. She will be proud to be on the...
View ArticlePioneer wrestling deep, experienced
By James Weber jweber@nky.com Kevin Cooper leads a deep and experienced group for the Simon Kenton High School wrestling team. Cooper is one of nine returning state qualifiers for the Pioneers, who...
View ArticlePandas, Colonels look to future in pool
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Like many of her peers, Ellen Williamson had one eye on the future and another on the pool during the Scott Eagle Classic swimming meet Jan. 8. Williamson, the Notre...
View ArticleTigers enjoy All ‘A’ success
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com The Beechwood High School girls basketball team is young and trying to learn its way to success. The Tigers got some good lessons from Newport Central Catholic Jan. 14,...
View ArticleKentucky kids in the leaderboard
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association sends out a weekly stat list of players who lead basketball in various categories based on information submitted (Read: Not every school submits...
View ArticleNKY signing updates
A couple of more came down the pike today. Simon Kenton Jake Krummen- Football- Wide Receiver- will be playing at Thomas More College. Chelsea Landrum- Girl’s soccer- will be signing at St. Catharine...
View ArticleNKSHOF inducts 6 members in February
The Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame will induct new members at 1 p.m. Feb. 16 at Villa Hills Civic Club, 729 Rogers Lane, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017 Guest speaker is Cincinnati Reds broadcaster and...
View ArticleBlog of lists: Best names in preps sports
As a new, regular feature on the Press Preps blog, we’re going to start offering a “Blog of lists,” where we make lists on various preps topics. The point of these nonscientific lists is to have fun...
View ArticleExtra week could help Pandas win at state swim meet
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Usually there is just one week between the Region 4 swimming and diving meet and the Kentucky state championship meet. But because the University of Louisville hosted...
View ArticleReversals of fortune highlight week in NKY districts
I’m a few days removed from the Kentucky state wrestling meet, where a “reversal” is a common scoring move. Tuesday night was big for similar flip-flops in Northern Kentucky basketball, as three teams...
View ArticleBlog of lists: Best NKY small-school athletes
Larger-school athletes get lots of looks and press, but there are plenty of quality athletes in the smaller-school ranks. Northern Kentucky sports reporter James Weber lists his picks for the best...
View ArticleColonels commandeer medals, records for Coach Cook
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Cook’s Commandos commandeered several medals Feb. 26 at the Kentucky state swimming and diving championships in Louisville. The Dixie Heights High School boys team won...
View ArticlePandas have record day at state swim meet
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Caitlyn Forman was the defending Kentucky state recordholder in the 100-yard backstroke coming into the 2011 state swimming and diving championships. But she was not the...
View ArticleDixie Colonels hope to peak in regional tourney
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com While the numbers don’t seem to support his argument, Ken Chevalier said his team has yet to reach its peak. The head coach of the Dixie Heights High School boys...
View ArticleBlog of lists: Most impressive NKY large-school winter athletes
Community Recorder sports writer James Weber has seen his share of games this winter and has a list of athletes who impressed him while he was on his assignments to larger schools in Northern Kentucky....
View ArticleQuick facts: Ninth Region boys final preview
Dixie Heights and Newport Central Catholic will play for the Ninth Region boys basketball championship 3 p.m. Sunday at NKU’s Bank of Kentucky Center. Presale tickets are available at each school...
View ArticleCoach proud of VMA’s second straight regional
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Villa Madonna (16-13) scored the first basket of its Ninth Region quarterfinal game against Newport Central Catholic March 1. NCC scored the next 21 points and rolled to...
View ArticleColonels end 54-year drought in 4OT final
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com At the end of the second overtime of an epic Ninth Region championship game, Ken Chevalier liked what he saw when he looked up at the scoreboard. That wasn’t because his...
View ArticleRoundtable: Hoops preview for week of March 14
From left, Community Press and Recorder sports writers James Weber, Nick Dudukovich, Tony Meale and Scott Springer discuss several boys basketball teams currently in tournament play – including...
View ArticleTrammel leads Colonels into Sweet 16
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com The Dixie Heights High School boys basketball team has some big-name talent this year. But perhaps its most important ingredient is a “newcomer” to this year’s team in...
View ArticleGame notes: Dixie Heights falls 69-60 in Sweet 16
Dixie Heights lost to Lexington Catholic 69-60 in the first round of the Sweet 16 state tournament here at Rupp Arena. Dixie ends 29-4 for the season. LexCath hurt Dixie with its size and quickness all...
View ArticleColonels to learn from Sweet 16 experience
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Ken Chevalier went all out for his team’s first Sweet 16 appearance in 54 years. The Dixie Heights High School boys basketball head coach wore a red blazer for the...
View ArticleTimmerman soars as That’s My Boy winner
By Adam Turer • kysports@communitypress.com Covington Catholic High School’s Troy Timmerman is this year’s Kentucky recipient of the National Football Foundation’s “That’s My Boy” award. Timmerman...
View ArticleBeechwood track ready for strong season
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com The Beechwood High School boys track and field team is in its first year of operation this spring. But the Tigers have not had the usual “expansion team” struggles. Far...
View ArticleA.J. Cohen memorial baseball tournament
By Scott Springer•sspringer@communitypress.com The annual A.J. Cohen Memorial baseball tournament will be held at the Midland Complex near Amelia this year, April 14-16. 14 area schools will compete,...
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 ArticleZeke Pike chooses Auburn
Dixie Heights junior quarterback Zeke Pike has chosen to play college football at Auburn University, he announced today. Auburn is the 2010-11 BCS national champion in football, and produced 2010...
View ArticlePike commits to national champs
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com EDGEWOOD – Zeke Pike’s cell phone, Facebook page, and email account were possibly been even more flooded than some roads in Northern Kentucky this week. Not with...
View ArticleTourney to honor deceased Scott graduate
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com TAYLOR MILL – Bryan Stevenson ended his life the way he had lived it, helping out friends in need. Troy Roberts is doing what he can to help out the former Scott High...
View ArticleHot-hitting Dixie softball team having strong season
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com EDGEWOOD – Last season was one of transition for the softball team at Dixie Heights High School. The struggles of a 10-18 season have paid off in much-improved play this...
View ArticleVMA swimmer dives into Division I
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Lauren Vennefron had won a state medal in the 100-yard breaststroke before. When the Villa Madonna Academy senior arrived at the 2011 Kentucky state swimming meet, she...
View ArticlePandas, Colonels lead way in tennis
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com KENTON COUNTY – There were extra stakes for Covington Catholic High School players in the Ninth Region finals May 20. The Colonels had their sights on individual boys...
View ArticleErrors doom Dixie in regional semi loss
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com KENTON COUNTY – Dixie Heights High School’s softball team finished 18-9 with an 8-3 loss to Ryle in the Ninth Region semifinals May 31. Dixie outhit Ryle 8-7, but...
View ArticleNKY golfers start out well
The high school golf season just two days old in Kentucky but has already produced some strong results for local teams. • Newport Central Catholic upset Covington Catholic to win the Catholic Cup boys...
View ArticleSchlomer returns to lead Summit volleyball
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com HYDE PARK – Mike Schlomer returns to the sidelines to guide the Summit Country Day School volleyball squad for the 2011 season. Schlomer last coached...
View ArticleVeteran Colonels ready for 6A challenge
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com EDGEWOOD – The hype continues. But for Zeke Pike, the only important thing now is leading the Dixie Heights High School football team to hype of its own. Pike is the...
View ArticleNewCath/Dixie football updates
9:00 4th: NCC in control. Hightchew connects with Nick Woltermann for 57 & team is driving. Check that: 34-yard TD pass to Woltermann. 42-6. 1:30 3rd: NCC 35-6 on interception return. Dixie had...
View ArticleCoombs keeps ‘Cats in Cincinnati
By Scott Springer • sspringer@communitypress.com Since joining then-coach Brian Kelly’s UC staff in late 2006 from Colerain High School, Kerry Coombs has concentrated on scouring the I-275 belt and...
View ArticleCoach drives Colonels’ title defense
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com EDGEWOOD – Ed Cook got to talk to some of his students in mid-August. Through a videoconference, the Dixie Heights High School cross country coach interacted with...
View ArticleNKU men’s soccer ready to defend national title
By Adam Turer • presspreps@gmail.com Despite winning the 2010 Division II National Championship, Northern Kentucky University’s men’s soccer team entered the 2011 season hungry for success. The seniors...
View ArticleDixie golf keeps things positive, simple
By Adam Turer • presspreps@gmail.com CRESTVIEW HILLS – Dixie Heights High School’s boys golf team hopes to be a contender in the talented Seventh Region. In order to play at the level of region...
View ArticleDixie Heights football rallies after slow start
By Adam Turer • presspreps@gmail.com CRESTVIEW HILLS – Dixie Heights could not have played a tougher Northern Kentucky schedule to start the season. The Colonels’ first three contests were played...
View ArticleCritchers lead Dixie Heights soccer
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com EDGEWOOD – It was a perfect Senior Night for Tori Critcher. The Dixie Heights High School senior soccer player scored off an assist from her sister Ali, helping the...
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 ArticlePress Preps Roundtable: Talking girls, boys basketball
In this week’s Press Preps Roundtable videos, James Weber, Nick Dudukovich, Scott Springer and Tom Skeen discuss Ohio and Kentucky high school boys and girls basketball. For the girls, team discussed...
View ArticleBluegrass-Buckeye charity basketball tournament on Saturday
(Provided) Five games between boys’ high school basketball teams from Kentucky and Ohio make up the schedule for the 10th annual Bluegrass-Buckeye Charity Classic on Jan. 7 at two local high schools....
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