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...
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