Roundtable: 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...
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