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5 minutes ago, Tranquility Base said:

After his hiatus, how long was he at Lloyd? Was it just the one season, or was it even a full season? 

His hiatus took place and then he came back to Beechwood for 2 or 3 years before he stepped down at Beechwood. Then he went straight to Lloyd for the next season, but stepped down there after I want to say like 3 games.

Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field, and Outdoor Track & Field.

The inaugural season of KHSAA's Indoor Track & Field created an unofficial KHSAA Triple Crown in the 2023-2024 school year. Covington Catholic became the first-ever school to complete it by winning the Boys 2A Cross Country title in the fall of 2023, and then winning both the Boys 2024 Indoor Track & Field title and the Boys 2024 Outdoor Track & Field in the spring.

On 4/8/2024 at 1:25 PM, UKato91 said:

Unfortunately, for unknown reasons Isaac has left school. He's been gone for nearly a month. Krallman could be anywhere from MLB, OLB to defensive end. He started out last season at MLB then got moved to OLB and finished at DE. Could see Bessler at OLB, DE or Nose as well , but Bessler is the only senior that can play both the WIL and SAM positions so, not sure where that leaves him.    

My understanding is that Isaac Mason's dad is on the football coaching staff at Campbell County High School now, so I would assume that's where Isaac is playing his senior year.

I was also told that the Cov Cath coaching staff has added on Tyler Morgan as linebackers coach. He played offensive and defensive line at Ryle under Bryson Warner, and was the linebackers coach at Ryle last year. Tanner Morgan's older brother, I believe.

From Cov Cath Football Alumni on social media:

The Covington Catholic football community would like to offer our sincerest condolences to Beechwood High School, the football team, their football alums, and to the family and friends of Coach Mike Yeagle.

Coach Yeagle was a coaching giant in high school football, and a competitor of the highest caliber. As a player, Mike was 1-0 against the Cov Cath. The Tigers defeated the Colonels 8-6 in his senior year at Beechwood - the first time the two football programs ever faced off. As head coach, Yeagle's Beechwood teams were 9-4 against Cov Cath.

With our schools' close proximity and strong sense of rivalry, there was still a strong bond between Covington Catholic and Beechwood all throughout the time Coach Yeagle was at the helm of the Tigers football program. In that era, Covington Catholic was yet to have lights for their football stadium so the Colonels played all of their home games on Saturday afternoons. With all of Beechwood's home games played on Friday nights, it wasn't an uncommon thing to see a small army of boys in their older brothers' Cov Cath t-shirts riding their bikes to watch Yeagle's Tigers play in Fort Mitchell on Saturday nights, and then the following afternoon in Park Hills you would see a similar crowd of kids decked out in Beechwood gear watching the Colonels play. Most Colonel fans were cheering for the Tigers every week of the season except for "Beechwood Week," and most Beechwood fans had the same regard for the Colonels. Much of that attitude of good sportsmanship accompanied by healthy rivalry was garnered thanks to Coach Mike Yeagle, Coach Lynn Ray, and their respective coaching staffs.

Godspeed, Coach Yeagle. And to the Colonel Fans, please join us in offering our prayers for the repose of his soul.

Coach Yeagle, a Beechwood alum, himself, spent 15 years as the Tigers' head football coach. Yeagle's teams accrued 8 titles, 2 runners-up, and win/loss of 183-27 (87.1% winning). Under Yeagle, Beechwood's program also became the 1st football program in state history to win 4-straight championships.

One of the best head coaches in the history of Kentucky high school football.

Rest in peace, Coach.

1 hour ago, WOFOJP61 said:

From what I was, told they will be going to California to play. 

Man I love the thought of a Kentucky football team flying all the way out to California and wooping up on them.

Woodford will be losing time, (aka, kicking off what feels like 3 hours later than normal). Last year Warren came and played here, which would have been gaining 3 hours, and I feel like is an easier adjustment to make on the short term. But Woodford won 40-39 last year. This could be a definite challenge to head to their home field and repeat the win.

I guess we'll see. I was definitely surprised that game turned out to be a home/away series for them.

Aug 23 at Central
Aug 30 vs. Central Hardin
Sep 6 vs. Frederick Douglass
Sep 13 vs. Eastern
Sep 20 at South Warren
Sep 27 vs. Christian Academy Louisville
Oct 4 - BYE
Oct 11 at St. Xavier (District)
Oct 18 vs. Pleasure Ridge Park (District)
Oct 25 vs. Meade County (District)
Nov 1 at Male

Aug 24 at Taylor County
Aug 30 vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar
Sep 6 vs. Atherton
Sep 13 at Warren (CA)
Sep 20 at Pulaski County
Sep 27 - BYE
Oct 4 at South Oldham (District)
Oct 11 vs. Collins (District)
Oct 18 at Scott County (District)
Oct 25 vs. Anderson County (District)
Nov 1 at Ballard

Aug 23 vs. South Warren
Aug 30 vs. Male
Sep 6 at Pleasure Ridge Park
Sep 13 at Bryan Station
Sep 20 vs. George Rogers Clark
Sep 27 at Tates Creek
Oct 4 - BYE
Oct 11 at Trinity (District)
Oct 18 vs. Oldham County (District)
Oct 25 vs. Eastern (District)
Nov 1 vs. Ballard

7 minutes ago, TheConch said:

That’s been the case since 2015 LOL! 

You make an excellent point, lol. But this is the first time I've heard any of his assistants say they heard it come out of Krumps' mouth.

5 minutes ago, Cov_Cath_Hwy said:

I guess fairly safe to say this will be a national search with a wide net cast…..but I have no official info on that.

I would have to assume that is the case, yeah. Personally, I would be pretty seriously surprised to see anyone who is currently a head coach of any NKY high school program get the job.

Like I said, though, it definitely won't be Sullivan or Listerman. Definitely not.

1 hour ago, TheConch said:

Not when it comes to the big 2 at CovCath. (Football/Basketball). Baseball is the same but Krumps is grandfathered in, so that is on standby until after this season.

My understanding is that Coach Krumps is contemplating retirement after this year's juniors graduate next May. Nothing official on that, but that seems to be the hub-bub amongst the baseball folks at Cov Cath.

8 hours ago, GoBucks97 said:

This job is bigger than Goetz. Sorry to say, also getting info that the Diocese was heavily involved. Would be interested to hear if anybody else is hearing this. Or why they would do it. Running off your best coach ever probably needs to be justified. 

The Diocese was not involved. This was entirely Coach Ruthsatz's decision to leave. He was not run off by anyone, and he is leaving still very much on good terms with the school.

7 hours ago, Hoops Junkie said:

Just my humble opinion here, and I will keep it completely local.  I think the CovCath faithful might want someone that has at least some CovCath/local ties.

Sully

Kevin Listerman

Casey Sorrell

Matt Otte

Tony Bacigalupo

To the first two...not a chance. Cov Cath isn't interested in Sully, and the Listerman family has no love for Cov Cath after their patriarch was ousted.

On 5/15/2024 at 2:45 AM, TylerDurden said:

Heard some rumors about some questionable circumstances around all of this. They didn't come from anyone in the Mayfield community though, so they could be baloney. All the same, feels like the Mayfield crowd has been conspicuously quiet about everything since Morris retired. I'dve expected that the first head coaching change for Mayfield football in a quarter century would have the red helmet fans blowing this thread up with discussion. But instead they're very suspiciously hush hush.

I had been hearing some rumors about this as well, but was hesitant to share at the risk that it was all just fabricated rumor mill fodder and could be the type of thing to falsely drag people's names through the mud. Frankly, for Coach Morris' sake I was obviously hoping the rumors weren't true. But this confirms the things I've heard, unfortunately.

Allison Morris, former Mayfield/Graves County Chamber president, indicted for theft exceeding $10,000

From Cov Cath Football Alumni on social media:

9️⃣7️⃣ days until days until the 2024 Covington Catholic football season kicks off!!

3 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

@AirRaidCoach shared this document from the Newport Independent School Board in another thread. From what I would infer, there is a policy with the Kentucky Board of Education (and NOT with the building department) that prohibits restroom facilities being built within a floodplain. Newport applied to have the policy waved, and the state BOE granted their waver. So now they are going to build the restrooms for the stadium on an elevated landing at the bottom of the 9th Street steps.

I'm not quite familiar enough with the stadium to know where the 9th Street steps come down. Anyone know?

The document mentions that the architect is aware of the situation and they're waiting on details from surveying to move forward with things. I'd doubt they'll have construction of a bathroom facility completed prior to the football season if that's still the stage of things they're in, but I don't see why they wouldn't be able to bring in a slew of port-o-lets or even one of those restroom trailers I've seen around a few times now. Still, I'd like to see something definitive about whether or not Newport will have home games this season.

On 2/11/2024 at 10:06 PM, dshoe40 said:

Don't know if it's true or not, but heard that because of being in a flood plain they are having trouble with putting in rest rooms, locker rooms and concession stand.

Something about since they tore out the old ones instead of rebuilding them where they were, they started  from scratch and  new regulations about being in a flood zone won't allow the new construction.

@AirRaidCoach shared this document from the Newport Independent School Board in another thread. From what I would infer, there is a policy with the Kentucky Board of Education (and NOT with the building department) that prohibits restroom facilities being built within a floodplain. Newport applied to have the policy waved, and the state BOE granted their waver. So now they are going to build the restrooms for the stadium on an elevated landing at the bottom of the 9th Street steps.

3 hours ago, 1&ONLY44 said:

Adam Hiedrich?

43 minutes ago, futurecoach said:

Who is that?

9 minutes ago, MaddenCurse44 said:

He coached for Mount St Joe, Scott, SK and another school.

He was on Coach Hahn's staff, wasn't he?

I can't help but wonder if the prospect of a potential third-straight season with zero home games might be playing a significant impact on the kids deciding whether or not to go out for the football team at Newport, as well as Coach Hahn.

Additional Reading:

Newport Football Stadium Has Been Condemned (Posted April 21, 2022)

Will Newport have any home games in 2023? (Posted April 11, 2023)

Will Newport have any home games in 2024? (Posted February 11, 2024)

10 hours ago, Bac2369 said:

When was the last time Mayfield didn’t hire within on a football coach?

9 hours ago, RMRed said:

I'm not sure.  I'm just guessing here, a long long time ago.  

Well if you want to be technical about it, Jack Morris wasn't an "inside hire". He had previously been an assistant at Mayfield under Virgil Rains from 1960-1967 but then he left to join the Ralph Colby's coaching staff at Paducah-Tilghman for the 1968 season before being hired to succeed Rains at Mayfield. So he was hired from Paducah-Tilghman, but came with a primarily Mayfield resume.

Virgil Rains was a complete outside hire back in April of 1958. Rains was a 26 year old Tennessee native and was head coach at Dyersburg High School the year prior. He had three years football coaching experience, total, when he was hired as head coach at Mayfield. Two years as an assistant at DuPont Manual, and then one year as head coach at Dyerburg.

Prior to Rains, Bill Tucker was head coach for a year, 1957. He came from the head coaching job at Corbin along with his fellow UK football teammate Duke Curnette as assistant coach. Tucker, who had previously become a Major in the Army during WWII, resigned at Mayfield after a 3-5-2 season and took take a job AD and football coach at Mitchell Air Force Base in New York.

James "Jess" Crawford also coached for one season, 1956. He was an assistant for 4 years under the previous coach, Ray Mills, so he was an inside hire. Crawford and his staff were all dismissed after they finished the season with a 4-6 record and ending it with a 26-7 loss in their rivalry game against Paducah Tilghman.

Ray Mills coached for 5 seasons, 1951-1955. Mills was an assistant coach for one year under the previous coach, Red Herndon. So that makes Mills another inside hire.

Red Herndon was an outside hire. He coached at Mayfield from 1947-1950. He was hired in August of 1947...was introduced to his team on August 28th, so it was late-August, at that. He was the head coach at Georgetown College the year prior, and had been head coach at Frankfort HS from 1942-1946, head coach at Cumberland HS from 1938-1942, and was an assistant at Loyall High School from 1934-1937.

Henry Cochran (see below).

Dick Bacon was an outside hire for his 1944-1945 tenure. He had coached at Owensboro High School and was head coach at Union College before being hired on at Mayfield. After head coach Ual Killebrew stepped down, Mayfield initially named Grove High School (TN) head coach Kenneth Sidwell as their new coach, but then after learning that he would have to potentially compete with Henry Cochran for the job once Cochran got back from his term in the Navy, Sidwell accepted the head coaching job at Glasgow High School instead, leaving the door open for Bacon.

Ual Killebrew was an inside hire. He was an assistant for a season and a half under Henry Cochran and was promoted towards the end of the 1942 season when Cochran was called up to the Navy, and stayed on to coach the following season. He had previously been head football coach at Fulton High School (while simultaneously serving as an assistant basketball coach at Mayfield) for several seasons, and returned there in 1944 to finish out his teaching and coaching career.

Henry Cochran had two stints as Mayfield's head coach, but originally came in as an outside hire. He was head coach from 1939-1942, then he was drafted into the Navy during WWII, and came back to serve as head coach again. Cochran was given an indefinite leave of absence in 1942 after being drafted, and then returned to reassume the job for one more season in 1946. When he was initially hired in 1939, he was a 25 year old who had played fullback at Paducah High School and then fullback and quarterback at the University of Alabama. He had one year of football coaching experience when he came to Mayfield, having previously been head coach at Huntersville High School in Alabama.

Ray Ross was an outside hire. He had been the AD and football coach at Owensboro High School for four years prior to being hired to replace Carlisle Cutchin. Ross coached Mayfield from 1925-1938.

Carlisle Cutchin was head coach of Mayfield from 1919-1924. Outside hire. He had taught and been an assistant football and basketball coach at Murray High School before being hired at Mayfield, and then would head to Murray State to run their athletic department in addition to serving as head coach of their football, basketball, and baseball teams.

I can't, for the life of me, find any information on who served as head coach prior to Carlisle Cutchin for any of the seasons between 1911 and 1918.

1 minute ago, snakesnot_2000 said:

Leahy had a runnerup to Middlesboro in 1998.

Good catch, you're right.