Timmerman 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 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 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 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 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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