Newport Central Catholic High School named a new head boys soccer coach, and Newport High School named new coaches for varsity wrestling and baseball. Former New Cath boys soccer standout and 2000 graduate Ben Williams will take over the program at his alma mater. Williams will assume those duties in the 2020 season, replacing Jeff […]
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NKY Football Playoffs: Holmes, Scott Advance in 4A; Newport Beats Back Lloyd
The first week of the KHSAA Gridiron Bowl playoffs is in the books. Some Northern Kentucky teams are moving on while others saw their seasons end. RCN contributor Jason Finnell has a full report from Taylor Mill where Scott’s victory over Rowan Co. sets up another date with Holmes, which beat Rowan Co. in Covington, […]
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NKY Football: Holmes Gets 7th Win; Ludlow Comes Back; Regular Season Ends
The high school football regular season is now over after another week of gridiron action. RCN contributor Jason Finnell reports from Ludlow where the Panthers came from behind to knock off Holy Cross in a nailbiter. RCN photographer Brian Frey has a slideshow from Holmes-Bellevue where the Bulldogs picked up their seventh win of the […]
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NKY Football: Holmes Wins District; Beechwood Beats Newport; Bellevue Homecoming
The high school football regular season is coming to a close in Northern Kentucky and Friday night saw some exciting clashes ahead of the post-season. Holmes pulled away late from Scott to clinch its first district title since 2010. Covington Catholic notched another perfect regular season. Newport Central Catholic dominated Bellevue on the Tigers’ homecoming […]
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NKY Football: Newport, Holmes Wins; Cov Cath Shuts Out Highlands
Another week of high school football in Northern Kentucky is in the books. RCN’s Jason Finnell has a full report from the Newport-Holy Cross game while RCN photographer Brian Frey has a photo slideshow from the Holmes-Harrison Co. game. The story, the photos, and the full scoreboard from around the region are below. Kaleal […]
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New Coach Sees Winning Potential at Long-Struggling Dayton
“Give ‘em ice cream.” “I love a challenge.” Without context, two phrases seemingly disconnected. But dig deeper beneath the surface and these words are the glue holding together a football program long an afterthought to many in the Northern Kentucky area. Jesse Herbst returned to his alma mater, Dayton High School, to take over a […]
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NKY Football: Bellevue Tops Dayton; Photos, Recap, Regional Scoreboard
Another week of high school football is in the books for Northern Kentucky teams. The River City News‘s Jason Finnell and Brian Brey attended the Bellevue-Dayton game, and Finnell’s recap and Frey’s photos can be found below along with the rest of the region’s results from Friday night. For the 75th consecutive year, Bellevue and Dayton […]
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New Coach Building Strong Foundation for Newport Football Program
The resurgence of the Newport Wildcats’ can be traced back to 2007. The football team went 1-10 that year, the only victory coming against a Bishop Brossart team in its inaugural season of varsity football. But also that year, further east along Kentucky Route 8, a junior at Dayton High School was thinking of […]
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NKY Football: Dayton Falls at Home; Holmes Wins on Road; Full Scoreboard & Photos
Another week of high school football is in the books in Northern Kentucky. RCN reporter Jason Finnell and photographer Brian Frey were at historic Davis Field where the Dayton Greendevils saw their hot streak snapped by a visiting Berea team. The full story and slideshow, along with the scoreboard from around the region, are below. […]
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NKY Football: Ludlow, Dayton Win Big; Scott Shines at Homecoming; Scoreboard
Another week of high school football action is in the books for Northern Kentucky teams. You can see a photo slideshow from Ludlow’s big win over Nicholas County below. Here’s what went down on Friday night: Newport Central Catholic 37 Newport 6 Newport suffered its first loss of the season in a blowout against crosstown […]
