Quick facts: Ninth Region boys final preview
Dixie Heights and Newport Central Catholic will play for the Ninth Region boys basketball championship 3 p.m. Sunday at NKU’s Bank of Kentucky Center. Presale tickets are available at each school...
View Article9th Region girls final preview: Boone Co. vs. NewCath
Like the boys final after it, the Ninth Region championship game in girls basketball will be a rematch of an early-season December game. Boone County will play Newport Central Catholic 1 p.m. Sunday at...
View ArticleDefense leads NewCath to girls Sweet 16
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com It wasn’t exactly a shot that was drawn up. Newport Central Catholic junior girls basketball guard Olivia Huber found herself one-on-one near the basket with Boone...
View ArticleCoach proud of NewCath’s resilience in four-OT loss
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com Long after the last shot was taken in a two-hour, 15-minute long epic, Grant Brannen was still lost for words. The Newport Central Catholic head boys basketball coach...
View ArticleNewCath falls in OT, 62-57
Newport Central Catholic has lost 62-57 to Calloway County in overtime in the first round of the Sweet 16 here in Bowling Green. Calloway scored the first six points of the extra period and held on....
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 ArticleCamels dominate Northern Kentucky bowling
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com The Campbell County High School bowling teams dominated the regular season in Northern Kentucky. The Camels had their work cut out for them in the regional tournament...
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 ArticleNewCath makes a run for All ‘A’ title
By Adam Turer • kysports@communitypress.com CAMPBELL COUNTY – Newport Central Catholic’s baseball team travels to Lexington on May 7 to compete in the All “A” Classic State Tournament. The...
View ArticleFired-up Hausfeld leads NCC’s All ‘A’ run
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com NEWPORT – She thought she was about to give her team a 3-0 lead. So when Danielle Hausfeld was tagged out on the third-base line after a long rundown with many tosses,...
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 ArticleKentucky football coach appearing in Covington
(Provided) University of Kentucky football coach Joker Phillips will be at Covington’s Randolph Park late Tuesday afternoon. More details in the UK news release below…. LEXINGTON, Ky. — After a...
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 ArticleBreds shoot for one more title in 10th
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com NEWPORT – The Newport Central Catholic High School volleyball team used a tough schedule last year to get ready for the crucial matches at the end of the year. Although...
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 ArticleNCC reloads for repeat run in 2A
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com NEWPORT – Eddie Eviston knows how it feels to coach a state championship team. The head coach at Newport Central Catholic and his players now have to learn how to reload...
View ArticleReplacing QB key task for Newport
By James Weber • jweber@nky.com NEWPORT – The Newport High School football team lost some of their offensive weapons from last year’s 5-6 campaign – most importantly, standout quarterback Demetri...
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