All “A” volleyball update
Northern Kentucky’s two entries in the All “A” Classic state tournament have big tests tonight (Thursday). Holy Cross, 9-1 this season, hosts Beechwood 7:30 p.m. Bishop Brossart, 8-0, hosts rival...
View Article10th Region girls’ soccer schedule
Highlands High School released the 10th Region girls’ soccer tournament schedule, which is next week at Tower Park in Fort Thomas. Tuesday, Oct. 19, Notre Dame and Bishop Brossart play the first...
View ArticleCampbell Co. boys preview: Giesler leads young Thoroughbreds
By James Weber jweber@nky.com Grant Brannen knows his Newport Central Catholic boys basketball team doesn’t have to be at its best until 2011. The Thoroughbreds start playing for high stakes in...
View ArticleCampbell Co. girls preview: Griffin leads Camels basketball in ’11
By James Weber jweber@nky.com Taylor Griffin will be the most veteran player for the Campbell County girls basketball team this year. The senior point guard is one of three returning starters for the...
View ArticleKentucky football finals schedule
Here is the schedule for all six Kentucky state football finals at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. NewCath will play on Friday and Highlands on Saturday. All times Central Friday, Dec. 3:...
View ArticleCamels have young team on mats
By James Weber jweber@nky.com Mike Bankemper returns a young team for the Campbell County wrestling program. The Camels return eight starters, six who qualified for the state tournament last year....
View ArticleLloyd Invitational boys hoops tourney starts Dec. 27
The Lloyd Memorial Invitational boys basketball tournament will have strong Northern Kentucky and outsider flavor as it returns for its fourth season. The tourney will begin Monday, Dec. 27 and run...
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 ArticleBrossart names girls soccer coach
Bishop Brossart High School, in a press release, announced the hiring of Brad Gough, 27, as their new girls head soccer coach. He replaces Terry Bray who resigned this fall after guiding the Lady...
View ArticleBrossart girls hoops to play at NKU Saturday
From Bishop Brossart AD Mel Webster: Saturday’s Bishop Brossart vs. Carroll County girls basketball game (Feb. 5) will be at 6 p.m. (JV) and 7:30 p.m. (Varsity) at NKU’s Regents Hall.
View ArticleYenter, Franck win wrestling regional titles for Camels
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Garth Yenter knows what it’s like to be a state wrestling runner-up. The Campbell County High School junior hopes to have the experience of a champion when he tries for...
View ArticleYoung Mustangs show growth in comeback win
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Early in the season, a 12-point deficit probably felt like 50 to the Bishop Brossart High School girls basketball team. Not only were the Mustangs a young team relying a...
View ArticleNKY signings this week
Catching up on several Northern Kentucky seniors moving on to college sports next year: Campbell County HS – Kaitlin Bryan, girls soccer, Campbellsville. NewCath – Madison Freeman, girls soccer, Mount...
View ArticleCravens 10th Region coach of the year
Campbell County High School head girls basketball coach Ed Cravens has been named 10th Region Coach of the Year according to the school. Campbell is 20-5 entering tonight’s regular-season home finale...
View ArticleSeven NKY wrestlers advance to state finals
Seven Northern Kentucky wrestlers have reached state championship matches in their weight classes here in Frankfort. They will contest the state final matches Saturday night at about 6:30 p.m. The area...
View ArticleCampbell wrestler Yenter brings home first state title
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Even when he couldn’t wrestle during the first half of the season, Garth Yenter has been looking forward to another shot at a state championship. The Campbell County...
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 ArticleFields, Lakers end ‘Breds Sweet 16 hopes in OT
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com The Newport Central Catholic High School girls basketball team has plenty of experience this year against the best teams and players in the state of Kentucky. Experience...
View ArticleMustangs, ‘Breds advance in All ‘A’ baseball
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Two county rivals are still alive in the All “A” Classic baseball tournament. Newport Central Catholic won the Ninth Region championship with an 8-5 win over Beechwood...
View ArticleRoundtable: Who’s burning up softball diamond?
Community Press sports reporters James Weber, Nick Dudukovich, Tony Meale and Scott Springer discuss who’s on fire in softball so far this season.
View ArticleBlog of lists: Early standout pitchers
The Community Press and Recorder sports reporters Nick Dudukovich, Tony Meale, Scott Springer and James Weber put together a list of pitchers they’ve covered in their beats who have stood out to them...
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 ArticleBrossart battles big games and rain
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com The Bishop Brossart High School baseball team has a lot of big games left on its schedule. The most immediate one has yet to be played, as the Mustangs have been trying...
View ArticleBrossart has potential for postseason success
By Adam Turer • kysports@communitypress.com Bishop Brossart High School softball coach Mel Webster thinks this year’s team has the potential to be the best fast-pitch team he has coached at the school....
View ArticleNewCath 13, Lawrence County 3
Quick notes: NewCath senior Jake Cain will have X-rays on his left wrist after the second inning hit-by-pitch. Head coach Jeff Schulkens said it is too soon to know if he will be able to play Thursday...
View ArticleGolf outing benefits Nathan Seiter scholarship fund
Nathan Seiter would have turned 31 this summer. Seiter died in a car accident on Nov. 30, 2004. He was Bishop Brossart’s leading scorer in men’s basketball. On Aug. 13, Nathan’s friends, family and...
View ArticleMustangs rise to new class
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com ALEXANDRIA – Just when the Bishop Brossart High School football team was getting used to competing at the Class 1A level, the program got a curveball. The Mustangs were...
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 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 ArticleKelley leads Mustangs into All ‘A’ state
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com ALEXANDRIA – Jimmy Kelley is the golf equivalent of a gym rat, according to his head coach. “Jimmy is a golf addict and plays whenever he can,” said Chris Holtz, the...
View ArticleMustangs football enjoys home cooking
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com ALEXANDRIA – Unlike previous years, the Bishop Brossart High School football team doesn’t have any long trips scheduled to play games. The Mustangs welcomed a return...
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 ArticleBrossart soccer coach gets 200th win
By Adam Turer • presspreps@gmail.com ALEXANDRIA – Bishop Brossart boys’ soccer coach Brian Goller notched his 200th career victory in the Mustangs’ Sept. 8 victory over Newport Central Catholic. Goller...
View ArticleSnyder ready to assist NCC volleyball in postseason
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com NEWPORT – Although she didn’t realize it at the time, Taylor Snyder eventually enjoyed reaching a personal milestone against a rival. The senior setter for the Newport...
View ArticleDepth leads NCC golf to state berth
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com NEWPORT – High school golf doesn’t have cheerleaders or rabid student sections. Usually, it’s just a player alone with his thoughts, clubs and the little white ball....
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 ArticleKentucky state volleyball updates
4:20 p.m.: NDA falls 25-20 in second set to finish 32-6. Assumption on track for 16th state title in 20 years. 4:10 p.m. NDA trailing 15-13, they’re hanging in there. 4:00 p.m.: NDA lost 25-14, trails...
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...
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