Ryle football ready for Conner challenge
Ryle head football coach Bryson Warner often talks about “going 1-0 each week”, as in getting his team to focus on that week’s opponent and not worry about the big picture of the season as a whole....
View ArticleBoone Co. boys preview: Conner preseason favorite in region
By James Weber jweber@nky.com Last season ended in rough fashion for the Conner High School boys basketball team, scoring just 27 points in a loss to Ryle in the 33rd District Tournament after beating...
View ArticleBoone Co. girls preview: Raiders motivated to take the next step
By James Weber jweber@nky.com The memory is still fresh for Abby Jump and her teammates on the Ryle High School girls basketball team. The Raiders were a moment away from playing in the Sweet 16 for...
View ArticleTrinity 28, Ryle 9 final
Some quick stats from Ryle’s 28-9 defeat to Trinity in the 6A state semifinals here in Union. • Trinity had 333 total yards to 214 for Ryle, though Trinity had just 268 after starting the game with a...
View ArticleRaiders reload for new wrestling season
By James Weber jweber@nky.com The Ryle wrestling program is deep enough that it can absorb the type of losses it took in the offseason and still entertain thoughts of winning a state championship. The...
View ArticleRaider Rumble one of top wrestling meets
Wrestling fans will get to see many of Kentucky’s top teams in the same place locally Saturday during the annual Ryle Raider Rumble at Ryle High School in Union. The meet starts at 10 a.m. Sixteen...
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 ArticleTibbs getting closer to coach’s scoring record
Scott High School senior basketball player Lauren Tibbs has 2,379 career points according to her head coach, Rhonda Klette. Tibbs, the 6-foot-5 center and Marquette University signee, is averaging 22...
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 ArticleRyle wrestlers reach milestones
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com The Ryle High School wrestling program is getting ready to send off another strong senior group this month. The Raiders will have their Senior Night Wednesday, Jan. 26...
View ArticleCooper wrestler honored at tonight at hoops game
On Tuesday, Jan. 18, Andy Gilliland will be recognized at 7:20 p.m. before the Cooper/Ryle basketball game for breaking the Cooper wrestling all-time career wins mark. He broke the record Jan. 8 at the...
View ArticleKentucky kids in the leaderboard
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association sends out a weekly stat list of players who lead basketball in various categories based on information submitted (Read: Not every school submits...
View ArticleLady Raiders have been road warriors
By Adam Turer • kysports@communitypress.com The Ryle Raiders have been road warriors this season. The girls basketball team has won 11 of its first 14 games, despite playing away from home in every...
View ArticleNKY signing updates
The winter signing periods are upon us. Of course, the one many people pay attention to begins Wednesday, Feb. 2, the start of the football signing period and unofficial holiday in many parts of the...
View ArticleRyle wrestler Connor Coyle commits to Navy
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Connor Coyle has dreamed of a career in the military since he was little. The dreams will come true for the Ryle High School senior in the fall after signing a letter of...
View ArticleCougars tough out win over upstart Jaguars
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Jim Hicks and his Conner High School boys basketball team were in desperation mode Jan. 25. The Cougars went into their home game against county rival Cooper having lost...
View ArticleBearcats, Jaguars starting to roar on wrestling mat
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Even without the services of its most accomplished wrestler, the Walton-Verona High School wrestling team Jan. 26 continued to show its growth in its second year of...
View Article‘That’s My Boy’ awards to be held in downtown Cincinnati
(Provided) Don Treadwell to speak at NFF scholar-athlete award banquet Don Treadwell new Miami of Ohio head fooball coach, will be the keynote speaker at the 44th National Football Foundation’s “That’s...
View ArticleRaiders get lift from boys hoops win over Rebels
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Since an upset loss to district rival Cooper Jan. 18, the Ryle High School boys basketball team has been on the upswing. The Raiders won their fourth straight game with...
View ArticleBlog of lists: Best names in preps sports
As a new, regular feature on the Press Preps blog, we’re going to start offering a “Blog of lists,” where we make lists on various preps topics. The point of these nonscientific lists is to have fun...
View ArticleRaiders getting well for districts
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com The Ryle High School girls basketball team has been piling up as many cold medications as wins lately. Ryle entered the final week of the regular season with six wins in...
View ArticleSeven champs lead Raiders to regional wrestling title
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Taylor Pruett had reason to feel some pressure going into the biggest match of his season. The Ryle High School senior faced off with Newport’s Daryl Lynch for the...
View ArticleBlog of lists: Most animated, most stoic preps coaches
Coaches can take various paths to inspire their athletes. In no particular order, the Community Press and Recorder has given our picks for the preps coaches most likely to fire up their troops with...
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 ArticleYoung Ryle team ready for state swim meet
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Ryle High School will have youth and depth at the upcoming state swimming and diving meet Feb. 24-26 at the University of Louisville. Head coach Jim Bailie will send 12...
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 ArticleRuschell adds state title to wrestling family
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com T.J. Ruschell was in his fourth grade when he watched his brother Kyle win the first of his two state wrestling championships in 2004. The younger brother, like Kyle,...
View ArticleDefense key for Ryle boys hoops in regional tourney
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com The Ryle boys basketball team has turned up its defense down the stretch of the season. The Raiders did it again down the stretch of their 33rd District title rematch...
View ArticleBlog of lists: Most impressive NKY large-school winter athletes
Community Recorder sports writer James Weber has seen his share of games this winter and has a list of athletes who impressed him while he was on his assignments to larger schools in Northern Kentucky....
View ArticleCrusaders give Rebels their best shot
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com After losing 67-35 to Boone County on Feb. 8, Brian Coburn knew he had to do some different game-planning and scheming if his St. Henry District High School girls...
View ArticleRough quarters doom Ryle, Boone in boys regionals
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Boone County and Ryle high schools, 33rd and school district rivals, played eight quarters of boys basketball March 5 in the Ninth Region Tournament semifinals at...
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 ArticleCrusaders make noise in reclaiming NKAC track title
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com ERLANGER – As Sarah Wheeler passed a Bishop Brossart opponent in the homestretch, Tony Harden got so excited he let out his final yells for the day. Harden, the St....
View ArticleRyle aims for 9th Region title repeat
By Adam Turer • kysports@communitypress.com The Ryle Raiders are gearing up for the stretch run as they aim to repeat as Ninth Region softball champions. The top-ranked team in the Enquirer Coaches’...
View ArticleRaiders serving up wins in tennis
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Ryle High School nearly defeated the dominance of Covington Catholic in boys tennis last week. The Raiders fell 3-2 to the Colonels in the boys semifinals of the...
View ArticlePitching lifts Ryle baseball to strong season
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com UNION – The offense of the Ryle High School baseball team has struggled at times, but the pitching staff has been on top of its game all year. The Raiders allow less...
View ArticleBrandy Deaton dandy for Cooper athletics
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Brandy Deaton started running with her father, Benny, at an early age. Her father would encourage her and coach her as she continued. • More Union news Eventually the...
View ArticleFormer Ryle standout flourishing on UK’s golf course
By Adam Turer • kysports@communitypress.com When you’re comfortable playing against PGA Tour pros, facing off against the country’s top collegiate golfers is not quite as fearsome as it would otherwise...
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 ArticleJaguars VB builds winning program
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com UNION – The Cooper High School volleyball team had one of the most successful seasons of any team in any sport in the school’s three-year history. Although the Jaguars...
View ArticleNKY Roundtable: First glance at volleyball
Community Recorder sports reporter James Weber talks to Nick Dudukovich about the Northern Kentucky volleyball scene as the fall season gets under way. He sees St. Henry, Notre Dame and Newport Central...
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 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 ArticleDefense drives Ryle soccer
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com UNION – Defense has been known to win championships. It is a big reason why the Ryle High School boys soccer team ended play Oct. 24 three games away from a state...
View ArticleNKY soccer updates
The Ryle boys soccer team will host Montgomery County in a state quarterfinal match 7 p.m. tonight (Wednesday) at Ryle High School. Ryle will have a streaming internet broadcast at...
View ArticleRaiders advance to state semis
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com UNION – Montgomery County brought a strong résumé to Ryle High School Oct. 26. Its boys soccer team had allowed just 14 goals all year and brought 21 wins and six...
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...
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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