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High School Sports

Ohio high school student-athletes could receive paid endorsements if proposal is approved

Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 6:06 AM EDT
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By Chris Anderson and Sia Nyorkor
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is considering a proposal that would allow student-athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness.

High School Basketball

Mount Notre Dame star Bransford repeats as Ohio Ms. Basketball

Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 11:37 AM EDT
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By Jeremy Rauch
Bransford helped lead Mount Notre Dame to a 98-game win streak – the second-longest consecutive win streak in Ohio high school girls basketball history.

News

NKY basketball star draws strength from hardship after losing both parents

Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 10:22 PM EDT
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By Joe Danneman and Brian Planalp
‘That kid lifts everybody up that’s around him.’

News

NKY high-schooler beloved by teammates makes first basket on senior night

Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 11:10 PM EST
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By Payton Marshall
‘He loves being with the guys. We love being around him.’

High School Football

DeWine, Department of Education recommend AG investigation into Bishop Sycamore scandal

Updated: Dec. 17, 2021 at 1:14 PM EST
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By WTVG Staff
The recommendation of investigation findings calls for Ohio Attorney General to investigate whether any criminal or civil offenses occurred.

High School Football

State champs! Winton Woods wins Division II football title

Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 10:22 PM EST
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By Jeremy Rauch
It’s the second state title in program history for the Warriors.

High School Football

Tri-State prep quarterback leads the nation in passing—and he’s just getting started

Updated: Nov. 11, 2021 at 11:17 PM EST
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By Jeremy Rauch
“Video game numbers” is usually a cliché. This time it’s not.

High School Football

High school marching band member, blind since birth, inspires with humility

Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 10:12 PM EST
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By Joe Danneman and Brian Planalp
St. Xavier freshman Andrew Gillespie is marching to the same beat as everyone else... and loving every second of it.

High School Sports

Middletown High School cancels football games due to player quarantines

Updated: Oct. 8, 2021 at 12:18 PM EDT
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By Jared Goffinet
The school said the hope is for its teams to be back on the field for next week’s games.

High School Football

West High football program, rocked by hazing scandal, returns to field

Updated: Sep. 24, 2021 at 9:29 PM EDT
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By Kody Fisher
The month-long pause didn’t just impact the football team. Band members are happy to be able to play again.
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News

Decision to move Middletown’s football game made for safety reasons, police chief says

Updated: Sep. 24, 2021 at 12:50 PM EDT
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By Jared Goffinet and Joanna Bouras
The decision to move the game was announced Thursday.

News

Middletown moves high-school football game at police urging

Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 8:18 PM EDT
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By FOX19 Digital Staff
The game now will be held at Colerain High School Football Stadium.

Northern Kentucky

Tri-State senior quarterback makes good on vow to return after rare diagnosis

Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 8:28 PM EDT
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By Joe Danneman
Drew Warth was told he would never play football again. He told his coaches something else.

Ohio

High school football teams across Ohio to wear camouflage jerseys to honor 9/11 first responders

Updated: Sep. 9, 2021 at 11:34 AM EDT
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By FOX19 Digital Staff
Currently, 17 high school teams are scheduled to wear the jerseys during their weekend game.

High School Football

Players rally to keep Tri-State football coach following alleged hazing incident

Updated: Sep. 4, 2021 at 9:24 AM EDT
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By Jared Goffinet and Kody Fisher
‘We definitely failed him as a football team.”

Sports

Lakota West football star playing through pain of father’s loss

Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 9:35 PM EDT
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By Jeremy Rauch
“When I’m out there, I keep him in my head all the time... I play for him.”

State

Tri-State football coach relieved of duties, program put ‘on pause’ following alleged hazing incident

Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 5:10 PM EDT
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By Jared Goffinet and Joanna Bouras
The incident is still being investigated.

High School Football

25% of Lockland High School students will likely need to quarantine, superintendent says

Updated: Aug. 20, 2021 at 4:35 PM EDT
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By Jared Goffinet
Friday's game is postponed.

High School Football

Lebanon’s week 1 football game canceled due to players in quarantine

Updated: Aug. 16, 2021 at 1:54 PM EDT
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By Jared Goffinet
Both the varsity and JV games were canceled.

Final Quarter Sports

Field dedication ceremony at Conner High School

Updated: Aug. 13, 2021 at 10:15 AM EDT
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By Drew Amman
The Cougars will name their new synthetic turf field after Tom Stellman.

Final Quarter Sports

Lawmakers push for Ohio’s schools to retire use of Native American mascots

Updated: Aug. 11, 2021 at 12:09 PM EDT
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By Chris Anderson
A pair of Ohio representatives introduced a resolution calling on schools across the state to retire the use of Native Americans for team mascots.

Final Quarter Sports

Socks of Love: Elder volleyball team rallies around teammate

Updated: May. 20, 2021 at 10:42 PM EDT
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By Jeremy Rauch
When he needed them the most, his teammates were there.

High School Sports

Moeller High School names new athletic director

Updated: May. 10, 2021 at 10:36 AM EDT
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By FOX19 Digital Staff
Justin Bayer will begin work July 1

State

Bills would prevent transgender females in Ohio from competing in girls-only sports

Updated: May. 5, 2021 at 5:44 PM EDT
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By Joanna Bouras and Jared Goffinet
The bills would prevent transgender females from competing against biological females in girls-only sports.

High School Football

Beechwood’s Cam Hergott named AP Mr. Football in Kentucky

Updated: Apr. 15, 2021 at 8:49 PM EDT
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By Jeremy Rauch
Hergott led Beechwood to a state championship in 2020.

Final Quarter Basketball

Son surpasses father’s point total on way to all-time NKY record: ‘It’s beyond unique’

Updated: Mar. 11, 2021 at 11:10 PM EST
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By Jeremy Rauch and Brian Planalp
Scotty Draud is now 26th on Kentucky’s all-time scoring list. He has his father to thank.

Indiana

Milan ’54 Hoosiers Museum hopes to attract March Madness crowd

Updated: Mar. 9, 2021 at 3:14 PM EST
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By Trevor Peters
As Indiana prepares to host a historic NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the Milan ’54 Hoosiers Museum wants in on the madness.

News

‘I broke down:’ Brotherly love forces rare forfeit of high-school wrestling match

Updated: Mar. 5, 2021 at 8:37 PM EST
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By Joe Danneman and Brian Planalp
One last-minute change of heart upturned a result that had already been decided.

Final Quarter Basketball

Long-time Cincinnati personality back behind the mic

Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 at 12:23 PM EST
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By Joe Danneman
It’s a voice as unique as his personality and now he’s back on the mic.

Final Quarter Basketball

‘All in, all the time:’ Anderson community rallies around family of fallen coach

Updated: Feb. 17, 2021 at 10:22 PM EST
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By Jeremy Rauch
Coach Calenza was the sort of man who lifted others up. Now the community he loved is lifting up his family in his absence.

Final Quarter Basketball

Announcing his presence: Blanchester student make PA announcer debut

Updated: Feb. 10, 2021 at 1:02 PM EST
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By Joe Danneman
The sophomore student is often referred to as the “assistant AD.”

Final Quarter Sports

Former Lex Cath head football coach takes reins at Highlands

Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 3:22 PM EST
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By Jeremy Rauch
Sphire started the football program at Lexington Catholic (KY) High School in 1992 and coached the team to a 2005 state championship.

Final Quarter Basketball

Hamilton High School basketball team must forfeit current season victories for rules violation

Updated: Jan. 22, 2021 at 11:08 AM EST
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By FOX19 Digital Staff
According to the district, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) notified them of a possible rules violation.

News

#ParkerStrong: Loveland HS basketball coach attacking cancer during winning season

Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 7:34 PM EST
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By Jeremy Rauch
Coach Darnell Parker is a true competitor. Now he's using that competitive spirit in the fight of his life.

High School Football

Beechwood wins 15th state title in OT thriller

Updated: Dec. 18, 2020 at 6:14 PM EST
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By Jeremy Rauch
It’s the Tigers’ 15th state championship in program history - their first-ever state title in Class 2A.

Kentucky

KHSAA announces winter sports practices can resume Monday

Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 3:34 PM EST
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By John P. Wise
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association announced Thursday that winter sports practices can resume next week.

High School Football

Roger Bacon’s Corey Kiner named Ohio’s Mr. Football

Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 1:13 PM EST
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By Jared Goffinet
During his senior year, Kiner rushed for 35 touchdowns with 28 of them coming in the first half of a game.

State

Former soccer coach remembered by community after his unexpected death

Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 4:55 PM EST
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By Andrea Medina and Jared Goffinet
Dozens of people lined up Thursday to pay respects to the long-time coach.

Northern Kentucky

Winning through loss: NKY boys find strength in football after father’s death

Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 10:35 PM EST
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By Joe Danneman and Brian Planalp
"I felt like I was obligated,” said Trey Hatmaker on playing the night after his father's death. “I had to be there for my team.”

High School Football

Brian Weinrich will not return as Highlands’ head coach

Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 5:15 PM EST
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By Joe Danneman
Spent seven seasons as Bluebirds’ head football coach

News

High-school girls forge friendship during long-distance 'buddy’ races

Updated: Nov. 11, 2020 at 11:44 PM EST
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By Joe Danneman
Tricia Verst lives with a rare chromosomal abnormality, but she wanted to race. Sydney McKinney was there for her every step of the way.

Health

Family asks for prayers after Tri-State football coach hospitalized with pneumonia, COVID-19 symptoms

Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 1:19 PM EDT
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By Jared Goffinet and Morgan Parrish
His wife said it started with a cough, but it didn't get better and he eventually had to be hospitalized.

Final Quarter Football

Tri-State school cancels remainder of football season after positive COVID-19 test

Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 3:16 PM EDT
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By Jared Goffinet
The school announced on Monday a coach on the high school team tested positive for COVID-19.

News

West High brings back girls soccer team after 10-year absence

Updated: Oct. 5, 2020 at 9:15 PM EDT
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By Morgan Parrish
The girls hasn't played a game yet and already they say they feel like part of a family.

Final Quarter Football

Tri-State football games canceled after positive COVID-19 tests, schools say

Updated: Sep. 24, 2020 at 3:11 PM EDT
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By Jared Goffinet
Several student-athletes from the schools are also in quarantine due to close contact, the schools said.

News

‘True Patriots’: Scholarship awarded to football players who carried police, fire flags on field

Updated: Sep. 20, 2020 at 12:23 PM EDT
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By Kim Schupp
Holiday for Heroes offered the scholarship to Brady Williams and Jarad Bentley.

Warren County

First responders honored as Little Miami faces Loveland

Updated: Sep. 18, 2020 at 10:15 PM EDT
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By Kody Fisher and Jared Goffinet
On Friday, the team took the field against Loveland for the first time since Williams and Bentley ran onto the field with the flags.

Warren County

Football players say carrying thin blue line, thin red line flags was to honor first responders, not make statement

Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 6:42 AM EDT
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By Kody Fisher and Jared Goffinet
Both players say they are surprised by the national response of support pouring in for them, but they insist on having the focus be on remembering first responders.

Final Quarter Sports

CPS parent voices concern after school board’s decision on athletics

Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 5:20 PM EDT
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By Andrea Medina and Jared Goffinet
One parent, who talked to FOX19 Now, said not allowing spectators could hurt a player's chances of being recruited.

Final Quarter Sports

Football players' suspension lifted after carrying thin blue line, thin red line flags onto field

Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 1:08 PM EDT
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By Amber Jayanth and Jared Goffinet
The school says the players were told not to do it, but they did it anyway.
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