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Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky high school sports reporter for @ENQSports . Story ideas/ tips/ breaking news? Email bconnelly @gannett .com

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Brendan Connelly
7 months
The Kings Knights are headed to the Division I state championship! They defeat St. Joseph’s 25-23, 25-27, 27-29, 27-25, 15-9 in a two and a half hour match. #cincyvb @kingsathletics @kingsvb @ENQSports
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STATE CHAMPIONS!!! The Kings Knights defeat Olentangy Orange 25-16, 25-10, 25-21 for their first state championship! #cincyvb @kingsathletics @kingsvball @ENQSports
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7 months
According to the all-time state tournament results on the OHSAA’s website, Kings is the first non-GGCL team to represent Cincinnati at the state tournament since Lakota in 1994. #cincyvb
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Kings Athletic Department
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REGIONAL CHAMPIONS AND HEADING TO STATE FINAL 4
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1 year
Northern Kentucky has their first state champion in Class 3A! Covington Catholic wins the boys 4x800 relay, with Conner coming in second. #nkytrack
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7 months
Here’s the moment Elise Marchal set the all-division record for individual kills in a three-set state tournament match. She finished with 28. #cincyvb @kingsathletics @kingsvball @enqsports
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7 months
STATE CHAMPIONS!!! Mercy McAuley defeats Gilmour 25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 22-25, 16-14 to win the schools first state championship. #cincyvb @MercyMcAuleyHS @mmhs_athletics_ @mercymcauleyvb @ENQSports
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Lebanon’s Calvin Kilgallon set a blistering pace in the boys 800 and wins in 1:51:53! #cincytrack @Warriors_Track @LebanonAthDept
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10 months
I didn’t have time to post this last night, but I presented former Beechwood football head coach Noel Rash with The Enquirer’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award. @ENQSports @hssportsawards @BeechwoodA @beechwoodhs
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Brendan Connelly
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Kings completes the reverse sweep! Elise Marchal ends the match with a powerful swing. Kings is on to Saturday’s regional final. @ENQSports #cincyvb
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8 months
Lakota West’s Evelyn Prodoehl takes the girls’ D-I race in 17:22.99. #cincyxc
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2 years
The Elder Panthers are regional champions, defeating the Sycamore Aviators in three sets. @ElderVball #cincyvball
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7 months
Herbstreit pass falls incomplete on 4th & 3. FINAL: Moeller 10, St. Xavier 7. #cincyfb
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In honor of Mother’s Day this Sunday, I talked to several parents in Greater Cincinnati who are their daughter’s or son’s head coach. Thanks to all who made this possible!
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FINAL: @stx_lacrosse 13, Upper Arlington 11 The Bombers are headed to the state championship game for the second straight year! #cincylax @stxsports
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With this 11-yard run, Jordan Marshall is now the all-time leading rusher in Moeller school history. #cincyfb @MoellerFootball @LetsGoBigMoe @BigMoBarrett
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4 months
Roger Bacon’s Reese Reilly is a state champion! She touches the wall in 1:03.76 to win the 100 breaststroke. @RBSpartans @RBHS_President Other finishers: 4th: Corinne Rieskamp, Taylor 7th: Gabby Henz, Indian Hill #cincyswim
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Brendan Connelly
1 year
Cooper wins 68-62 in overtime. Head coach @coachsully11 with some major appreciation for the student section. Jaguars will play Cov Cath Sunday at 4:00 in the regional semifinal. #nkyhoops
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Brendan Connelly
1 year
Jason Salyer of Tipp City, Ohio wins the men’s #runflyingpig marathon in 2:27:10. @ENQSports
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Brendan Connelly
2 years
Summit Country Day boys 4x200 relay team wins the D-III state title out of lane six with a time of 1:29.40. #cincytrack
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Turpin has a girls track and field state champion! Here’s Claire Iaciofano’s winning vault at 12 feet, four inches. #cincytrack @TurpinRunning @TurpinSpartans
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Brendan Connelly
7 months
Carter Cuozzo with his second turnover of the night! He intercepts Herbstreit to give Moeller the ball with 8:51 left.
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Brendan Connelly
15 days
Ethan Long with another lethal kick! @CovCathColonels wins the 4x400-meter relay in 3:27.84 for their second state title of the day! #nkytrack
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2 months
@ECentralTrack @ECTrojanSports @CoachMeganEC I saw Jenna Weiler’s 3200 time is also in the top 10!
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Brendan Connelly
1 year
Lakota West’s Nathan Dudukovich and Madison Central’s Jaylen Davis take MVP honors.
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7 months
#24 with the 24-yard completion of fourth and seven. #cincyfb
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Brendan Connelly
8 months
In addition to @24sbarrett breaking the single-season record for aces, senior setter @AbbyYoder11 recorded her 3,000th career assist. She is now top-10 in state history for career assists. #cincyvb
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Brendan Connelly
2 years
SCD qualified third in yesterday’s prelims. Here’s how they improved to win the state title. #cincytrack
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Brendan Connelly
1 year
Newport survives! The Wildcats are headed to Rupp for the first time since 2010, beating Cooper 44-42. #nkyhoops
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Brendan Connelly
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Ross’s Myah Boze closes strong to grab third in the 300-meter hurdles in 43.58 seconds! #cincytrack @RossRams1 @RossTrack @RossRamsAD
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Brendan Connelly
7 months
Caroline Moore sends the Wolves to Saturday’s state championship. Mercy McAuley wins 22-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-15. #cincyvb @mmhs_athletics_ @MercyMcAuleyHS @ENQSports
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Brendan Connelly
1 year
Seth Elking wins the mens #runflyingpig half marathon in 1:10:56. He’s from Miamisburg, Ohio and a sophomore on the University of Cincinnati track and cross country teams.
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Brendan Connelly
8 months
If Prodoehl isn’t the favorite to win the D-I individual title, I don’t know who is. That’s one of the fastest times in OHSAA girls cross country history.
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Scott Kaufman
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Congratulations to Lakota West’s Evelyn Proedhl on finishing first in the @gmcsports Cross Country Championship with an impressive time of 16:59!! #AAGF
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Brendan Connelly
7 months
FINAL: Moeller 22, Lakota West 0. Crusaders win their third straight regional title and will face the Springfield Wildcats in the state semifinal, also for the third straight year. #cincyfb
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Brendan Connelly
8 months
Carolyn Federle used the word “relentless” to describe Summit Country Day’s girls soccer team. The Silver Knights scored goals in the first three minutes of both halves to beat Badin. For @ENQSports . #cincysoccer @SCDAthletics @SCDgirlssoccer @tonyphotos
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Brendan Connelly
7 months
The injured player is senior Drew Robinson. He gave a thumbs up as he was stretchered off the field. Say a prayer for the young man. @stxsports @StXFB @LetsGoBigMoe @MoellerFootball
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Brendan Connelly
1 year
Cooper is your back-to-back Ninth Region champions! #nkyhoops
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Brendan Connelly
5 months
Maya Lawrie and Amelia Stallard have both had partial hearing loss since they were young. It hasn’t stopped them from playing basketball at a high level. “It’s not one of those things that they really even think about. They’re just Amelia and Maya.”
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Brendan Connelly
8 months
Jewett Hayes strip-sacks Joshua Papesh. Kyler Paul recovers inside the 10. Ponatoski finds Preston Smith in the corner for another TD. Moeller 40, St. Ignatius 7, 10:46 left in 3Q. #cincyfb
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Brendan Connelly
2 years
Whaley puts in a strong effort but can’t pull off the double. She does get 2nd in a time of 2:08.82 as three girls dip under the 2:10 mark. #cincytrack @bphelps_IH @IH_TracknField
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Brendan Connelly
4 months
Maya Schweikert gives Kings its second title of the day! The sophomore wins the 100 back in 54.79 seconds. #cincyswim @kingsathletics @AquaKnights1
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Brendan Connelly
7 months
Lakota West is allowing seven points per game this season. That number looked to be in jeopardy after the first half of its game against Princeton, but the Firebirds playmakers stepped up once again. For @ENQSports . #cincyfb @LakotaWestAD @LakotaWestFB
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1 year
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Brendan Connelly
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CovCath has its first state champion as Jake Heitker, Garrett Gallagher, Jackson Schmid and Ethan Long win the 4x200 in 1:29.73! They entered the meet with the top seed time. Long chased down Taylor County in the final 50 meters. #nkytrack @CovCathColonels @AdBacigalupo
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Brendan Connelly
1 year
Boys Ninth Region field is set: Conner Cooper St. Henry Lloyd Covington Catholic Beechwood Highlands Newport Draw is Saturday morning. Games begin Monday evening. Even without Holy Cross, this is going to be one of the best Ninth Region tournaments in years. #nkyhoops
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Brendan Connelly
2 years
Badin sophomore Abby Mathews, who entered the state meet seeded 46th, took 10th place in the girls Division II race. Waynesville placed eighth as a team (Samantha Erbach was runner-up), Mercy McAuley ninth. #cincyxc
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Brendan Connelly
2 years
Here’s what Whaley had to say about the final lap of her state meet record 1600 race. #cincytrack @IH_TracknField
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Brendan Connelly
1 year
NKAC All-Region baseball teams. #nkybaseball
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2 months
Quite the season unfolding in Kings Mills. #cincysoftball
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Kings Athletic Department
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Kings Softball with a huge 7-6 win over Mason. The Knights improve to 15-1 on the season @KingsSoftball @Kings_HS @Kings_Schools
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Brendan Connelly
3 months
Breaking: @PMCavs_GBB junior Dee Alexander has won Ohio Miss Basketball for the second year in a row. She is the seventh player in history to do so and the third from Cincinnati (Michelle Munoz, K.K. Bransford) #cincyhoops @PMCavs @CoachJamar @dee__2025
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Brendan Connelly
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Allie Meyers with the play of the game, to end the game! For the first time since 2010-2012, the Ninth Region has a three-peat champion in softball! FINAL: Highlands 6, Notre Dame 2 #nkysb
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Brendan Connelly
7 months
Former @TurpinRunning standout Samantha Bush is a three-time cross country national champion as a member of the Wolfpack.
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CITIUS MAG
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NC STATE wins the women’s team title by ONE POINT over NAU. The final score was 123-124. #NCAAXC
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Brendan Connelly
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FINAL: @FairfieldSB 1, Centerville 0 The Indians take down Centerville and are headed to their first state tournament since 1991!!! #cincysb @fcsdathletics
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Brendan Connelly
11 months
Covington Catholic has announced that their new turf field, to be used for football, soccer and lacrosse, has been named Art’s Rental Field. The field features a “cutting-edge shock pad” for increased player safety. #nkyfootball
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Brendan Connelly
1 year
Finally, Covington Catholic sophomores Kelei Christensen and Alex Yeager are through to the semifinals after defeating their opponent from Lafayette. Yeager will be making his second semifinal appearance, having made it with Jackson Poulos in 2022. #nkytennis
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Brendan Connelly
1 year
I caught up with @w_rodriguez10 after his fifth place finish at the KHSAA wrestling championships to talk about his dual sport career, goals for his senior year, and life as a recruit. For @ENQSports .
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7 months
Ohio Prep Sports Writers Association names All-Southwest District teams. Moeller’s Jordan Marshall is the district’s nominee for Ohio Mr. Football. #cincyfb
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Brendan Connelly
3 months
BREAKING: @NKUNorseMBB all-time leading scorer @marques_warrick has declared for the NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility. He is also entering the transfer portal with one year of eligibility remaining. #nkunorse
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Brendan Connelly
1 year
Mid 6: Highlands 2, Dixie 2 *Scheduled tweet about Ella Steczynski* She’s making a case for the defensive all-state team, if there was such an honor.
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Brendan Connelly
9 months
Former Beechwood Tiger Cash Harney with the big hit on fourth down to force an incompletion and a turnover on downs. CovCath takes over at the 31 with 1:01 remaining. #nkyfb
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Brendan Connelly
7 months
Kings goes up 2-0 after winning 25-10. Barrett with the winner. Get ready Kings fans… #cincyvb
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1 year
Dixie Heights with a pair of field results. Freshman Aubrey Elkins takes third in the long jump. Junior Caroline Hooper ties for eighth in the high jump.
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Kings junior Faith Rudowski is a state champion! She wins the 100 freestyle in 50.35 seconds. #cincyswim @kingsathletics
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8 months
@LetsGoBigMoe honors longtime football coach Steve Klonne at halftime.
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Mercy McAuley made the first set interesting, but a Morgan Sunderman block wins it for Roger Bacon. Spartans 25, Wolves 19. #cincyvb @RogerBaconGVB
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Brendan Connelly
1 year
Alley-oop from Covington to Turner. Newport leads 44-16. #nkyhoops
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Brendan Connelly
2 years
Moeller is the Division I south region champion! They avoid the reverse sweep and take down St X to return to the state tournament. @MoellerVball #cincyvball
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Brendan Connelly
8 months
Breidenbach’s fourth down pass is intercepted be Levi Smiley. #cincyfb
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Brendan Connelly
11 months
The Jay Volker era is underway at Beechwood. The Tigers face five new opponents in Class 2A, District 6 this year. Lots of roster turnover and schedule turnover. #nkyfb
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1 year
Beechwood has done it! They beat Highlands 6-5 for their fourth straight Ninth Region championship. #nkybaseball @ENQSports
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1 year
Logan Luebbers Palmer closes out the third quarter with her second three of the night. Cooper on top 45-30. #nkyhoops
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1 year
Jakayla Thompson with the play of the game. She gets the steal, then completes a pass while falling down to Love Mays for a lay up. Kentucky on a 11-0 run and leads 104-87 with 4:51 left. #nkyhoops
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Brendan Connelly
8 months
Isaac Shade with a five-yard TD run. Moeller 47, St. Ignatius 7, 2:48 left in 3Q. #cincyfb
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