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Cool!

Congratulations to everyone that made the team especially Owen Finke from Covington Holy Cross. Huge honor.

The Eagle parents/fans are very hospitable. Thank you for making us feel welcome after a long drive. As ukfan70 pointed out, the Eagles didn't have their starting QB. We were able to give many of our younger guys some playing time and try some new things on the field. Looking forward to next week.

Good luck Lady Bulldogs!

Congratulations Lady Bulldogs!

a St. X kid's foot hit the board. When that happens you should be get penalized and score no higher than 2s. Kid came over to judges to address them and said he didn't hit the board. He is not penalized. Kid tells other divers that he definitely hit the board. He wins. Cov Cath diver should have been the winner.

Northern Kentucky typically has strong showing with divers. This year is no exception. Allyson Heger, Holy Cross, was named top coach of the Kentucky High School Meet for the boys. Katie Uthe Mcgonigal, Notre Dame, won the award for the women. Region 7 boys had 4 of the top 6 places and 5 of the top 16...pretty damn impressive. Evan Brungs, Covington Catholic was 2nd. Gus Staubitz, Holy Cross was 5th. Owen Finke, Holy Cross was 6th. Holy Cross has never medaled in swim/dive before. Finn Murphy, Highlands was 7th and he's only an 8th grader. On the girls side we had 5 out of the top 10 divers in the state and 6 out of 16 in the state. Lindsey Fox, Scott was 1st and no one was close. Francie Case from NDA was 6th. Sophie Middendorf from NDA was 7th. Marian Tiemeyer, Campbell County was 8th. This speaks volumes about the diving program up here in Northern Kentucky. Congrats to all the coaches and divers.

She did great!

Yes. Sorry Northern Ky is now region 7. Robby did well at Regionals. Looks like he picked up a few medals. Here is the Psych sheet for state. http://khsaa.org/swimming/2016/16psychesheetswimming.pdf

I know that basketball gets more looks but swimming is pretty exciting. Who are the top contenders this year in swimming and diving? The 9th region looks to have a solid year again with this group. Brendan Meyer, Covington Catholic Evan Brungs - Covington Catholic, diving Nick Smith, Covington Catholic Josh Smith, Covington Catholic Jack Johnson, Covington Latin Ty Grubbs, Scott Owen Downard, Highlands Nick Berry, Boone County Sophi Skinner, Notre Dame Mallory Beil, Dixie Samantha Glass, Notre Dame Amanda Smith, Notre Dame Katie Summe, Notre Dame Madeleline Vonderhaar, Notre Dame Krista Borchers, Covington Latin Mollie Bushelman, Beechwood Markie Duffy, Scott Bailey Fessler, Highlands Beth Ann Griffith, Highlands Abby Shoyat, Beechwood Shelby Whitt, Highlands Bray Zimmerman, Beechwood Lindsey Fox - Scott, diving

Hamilton is a great young man. Very talented athlete and great leader.

Megan Nielander joins 1,000-point club Holy Cross swimmer Nielander joins 1,000-point club

I wonder why Barnes hasn't played much lately? He really plays great defense. I haven't seen him get much time in last few games.

I have nephews that play basketball for a Kenton County middle school. One is a great student, the other struggles. Over 50 kids tried out for basketball for the 7th grade team. If I talk with my sister about the benefits of her kids making the switch to Holy Cross for high school to benefit those kids both from an academic standpoint (on both ends of the spectrum) and to allow them less competition to try out for basketball, is that recruiting? Oh by the way, they can probably play football too because at a small school you get more athletes playing multiple sports. According to your interpretation of the rules, it is.

The academic enhancement program that helps struggling students is THE BEST program in the greater Cincinnati area. Do your research.

That is correct. But Holy Cross has many kids that come from these schools. Just because you "feed" to a school, doesn't make it the best fit for every kid. Covington Catholic and NDA are fantastic schools! However, they are not a fit for every student and families at St. Pius and BSS have chosen HC.

Derrick Barnes - Holy Cross 125 tackles last year as LB, big contributor on defense in basketball, big contributor for track & field

The Alliance for Catholic Urban Education (ACUE) provides an opportunity to financially assist parents so they can choose a Catholic education for their child. Many families benefit from this great program, some of those kids just happen to play basketball. The majority of families that benefit, do not play basketball. Is that what you are referring to? If yes, I have no problem with families applying for assistance so they can choose a great school like Holy Cross.

If you have concerns. Take it through the appropriate channels. There is an avenue to do that.

I didn't say anything about jealousy. I simply was reminding everyone that there are transfers happening all over the school, not just girls basketball. It is not unusual to see transfers at Holy Cross. My kids transfered to HC at the middle school level. One, in the middle of the year. It may appear on the surface to the girls basketball community that these transfers have to do with playing basketball. All I'm saying is that basketball may be one factor out of many. Please, stop with accusations. Again, if you have concerns, take it through the appropriate channels.

Here is a look at the 2015 All-Northern Kentucky Football Coaches Association (NKCA) squad. First Team Offense QB – Kyle Fieger – Beechwood RB – Dillon Powell- Simon Kenton RB – Ethan Stringer- Beechwood WR – Brett Slusher- Beechwood WR – Dante Hendrix- Cooper WR – Charles Gaines- Lloyd TE – Cam Pitzer- Cov. Cath OL – David Sandlin- Simon Kenton OL – Ron Rice- Scott OL – Justin Overstreet- Beechwood OL – Sander Roksvag- Cooper OL – Chris Reisiger – Cov. Cath OL – Bo Hebel- Highlands K – Jared Dougherty- Highlands Newport Central Catholic DL Maleek Lawrence DL – Marcus Watson- Cooper DL – Tucker Mueller- Simon Kenton DL – Maleek Lawrence- NCC DL – Jacob Steins- Cov. Cath LB – Dalton Finnell- Simon Kenton LB – Brett Slusher- Beechwood LB – Trey Hicks- Scott LB – Aidan Keller- Cooper DB – Trent Kincaid- Simon Kenton DB – Isaiah Ebarb- Conner DB – Deondre Pleasant- Scott DB – Adam Piccirillo- Cov. Cath P – Aaron O’Hara- Ryle ATH – Carson Plessinger- Campbell Co. Second Team Offense QB – Tanner Morgan- Ryle QB – Kyler Padgett- Conner RB – Roberto London- Scott RB – Jake Smith- NCC WR – Luke Vance- Simon Kenton WR – Tanner Nyers- Conner WR – LaShunn Townsend- Lloyd WR – Nelson Perrin- Scott TE – Jake Long- Ryle OL – Kyle Sand- Cooper OL – Tyler Kunkel- Conner OL – Evan Richardson- Highlands OL – Jacob Newberry- Campbell Co. OL – Eric Bruner- Lloyd OL – Bryson Hightchew-NCC OL – Jakob Turner- Lloyd Scott OL/DL Ron Rice Second Team Defense DL – Justin Overstreet- Beechwood DL – Ron Rice- Scott DL – Tyler Robinson- Highlands DL – Elliot Smith- Cooper DL – Jack Lohre- Dixie Heights LB – Carson Plessinger- Campbell Co. LB – Cam Pitzer- Cov. Cath LB – Kobe Tallon- NCC LB – Johnny Meiman- Ryle LB- Derrick Barnes- Holy Cross DB – Dante Hendrix- Cooper DB – Austin Beal- Highlands DB – Chad Michels- Cooper DB – Jacob Harney- Simon Kenton P – Trent Wrobleski- NCC ATH – Deondre Pleasant- Scott

It is disturbing to read accusations about Holy Cross and ethics. Holy Cross High School is amazing. We have students from Kenton County, Campbell County, Boone County, Grant County and Hamilton County. I understand this thread is about the girls basketball team but kids transfer in all of the time for different reasons. Many of those kids are NOT on the basketball team. Do you know about all of the transfers on the tennis team, track team, football team, cheerleading team or those involved in the school play? Nope, because they didn't just recently win a state championship. To hear that someone comes from a school nearby like Holmes, St. Pius, Blessed Sacrament or St. Agnes (right up the street from NDA) is not uncommon. Parents and students choose Holy Cross for a variety of reasons. You do not know what that student athlete is going through to prompt a parent to choose a transfer. Holy Cross offers an amazing academic support for struggling students. That program is superior to anything offered in the greater Cincinnati area. It could be that a kid was bullied, has friends from church, etc. (even friends from an AAU team) Or... maybe the parent feels that a small school gives their student athlete an opportunity to compete... so what?? We are lucky in Northern Kentucky that we have options for kids. Last year, a Senior transfered to HC April. Graduation was in May. No one talked about this kid, because he wasn't involved with the girls basketball program. Those involved with our school know how great of an environment it is for kids. Stop trashing the school and coaches. If you are that concerned, contact the KHSAA and log a formal complaint. I'm sure any investigation will conclude no wrong doing.

Congratulations Cov Cath!

Good luck CC!

How 'bout those Indians? I can't wait to see what the season holds.