Coombs 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 ArticleRoundtable: Soccer season kicks off
The Community Press and Recorder sports staff discusses the boys and girls high school soccer scene in Ohio and Kentucky.
View ArticleLive updates from high school football games
Community Press and Recorder sports reporters Ben Walpole, Nick Dudukovich, Scott Springer and James Weber will take in some football this evening, sending out tweets from their games and getting some...
View ArticleCrusaders have depth for state run
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com ERLANGER – St. Henry District High School returns six of its top seven runners from last year’s state championship team in Class 1A, who extended the school’s streak of...
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 ArticleVeteran balance aids W-V golf
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com WALTON – Phil Amstutz wasn’t kidding about the balance of his Walton-Verona High School boys golf team when the head coach talked about his team in the preseason. Seven...
View ArticlePandas set up impressive wins
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com PARK HILLS – The Notre Dame Academy volleyball team always has a brutally tough schedule year in and year out, testing itself against the best and brightest from Ohio,...
View ArticleMorris leads Cooper football to 1st win
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com UNION – Tyler Morris led the way for the Cooper High School football team in pregame as the players entered the field through a large, smoky structure made to look like...
View ArticleVeteran Colonels soccer team kicking into gear
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com PARK HILLS – Jason Mott said his Covington Catholic High School boys soccer team doesn’t have just one strength. Instead, the Colonels have a perfect record so far this...
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 ArticleRyle golf aims to reclaim regional title
By Adam Turer • presspreps@gmail.com UNION – Ryle High School’s boys golf team is eager to reclaim its Seventh Region title. After winning the Region three straight seasons, the Raiders were dethroned...
View ArticleBoone teams embark on district play
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com BOONE COUNTY – Five weeks are in the books. Now the serious chapters are about to unfold. District seeding play begins this week for all five football teams located in...
View ArticleJaguars VB learns from tough schedule
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com UNION – The Cooper High School volleyball team has been one of the most successful programs in the three-year history of the school. Now the goal is to build even...
View ArticleBearcats ground Carroll for first district win
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com WALTON – The Walton-Verona High School football team had played Carroll County every season in its varsity existence, but the Bearcats had lost to Carroll all three...
View ArticleYoung Ryle team raids volleyball wins
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com UNION – Tasha Tanner-Lovins knew she had a young team coming back this year for the Ryle High School volleyball program. They had experience, but not as much as 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 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 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 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...
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