NKYSports.com Golf Outing

We are planning our first annual golf outing this coming summer for NKYSports.com. The golf outing will be played at Royal Oak Country Club, located on the east side of Cincinnati. More details to come. If you have any interest in participating in the outing please contact Ben Bleser.

Best Ballers in NKY

From QueenCityHigh.Rivals.com

8. Luke Maile- F- CovCath- 6'3" 200lbs SR - Maile had said that he was not going to play basketball this year to focus on baseball (committed to UK), but at the beginning of practices a few weeks ago Maile decided he wanted to come back and his coach and fellow seniors allowed him to. Maile provides the Colonels with size and athleticism that can't be found elsewhere in the program, who without Maile might have been an afterthought in the Ninth Region this year. Maile will have to work on bringing this team together and playing within the team concept; something he has been known for struggling with.

I like this list, but I think Maile should be a little higher. He's a great athlete and very fun to watch. You won't be surprised to see who #1 is.

Hug Your Kids!

This past week, my two step children (ages 11 & 13) lost their father to a sudden death at the very young age of 41. I usually use this forum to discuss sports and the like, but this time I'm using it to send another message. Hug your kids and tell them you love them! Not tomorrow or next week . . today . . every day! You never know when your life will end, and most of us take everyday life for granted. Go to their ball games, events, etc. and show them your support, encourage them and show them how much they mean to you.

Thank you for spending the time to read this.

2008-09 Grade School Basketball Tournaments

I'm trying to compile a list of all the Northern Kentucky grade school basketball tournaments. If you have any to add please email me at ben@nkysports.com.

Silver Grove HS Tournament
When: 1st and 2nd Weekends of November
Contact: John Ruck - jruck2754@yahoo.com

Campbell County MS Tournament
When: November
Contact: Karen Henderson - camelbasketball@zoomtown.com

St. Henry Grade School Tournament
When: November
Contact: Jeff Grayson - jgrayson@vintage-vfi.com

NKU Women's Basketball Tournament
When: Thanksgiving Weekend
Contact:

St. Catherine Grade School Tournament
When: Early December

Dayton HS Tournament
When: Mid-December
Contact: Tom Dilts tld@fuse.net

St. Mary Grade School Tournament
When: End of December

St. Thomas Grade School Tournament
When: January

St. Joe Cold Spring Tournament
When: January

St. Therese Grade School Tournament
When: February

St. Peter & Paul Grade School Tournament
When: February

Holy Trinity Grade School Tournament
When: Early March

Great Rivalries

Ryan Ernst breaks down the great rivalries in the area. This is in lieu of the Highlands-CovCath bout coming up this weekend.

Beechwood vs. Newport Central Catholic, football

It seems almost impossible for these two squads to play a bad game against each other. Six of their last eight meetings have been decided by one touchdown or less.

Boone's Quainoo Is Making Heads Turn

And Quainoo did get better as the game went on turning those 44 carries into 330 yards and three touchdowns in Boone County's 28-18 win.

"It is not about records or anything like that, it was just what you have to do to win the game. We gave the ball to Cory (Farris) 40-some times in a playoff game before. It just kind of depends on the way things are going in the game, but certainly we didn't go into the game anticipating handing him the ball 44 times," Thompson said.

When I saw the story about this kid I was taken back. Are you serious? 44 carries and 330 yards, plus 3 TD's. Now that's a star in the making. Wow!

A Late Bloomer Waits

John Erardi- Enquirer/ NKY.com

"It was rough at first," Eten recalls. "The coaches were just starting to install the offense when I was told that not only couldn't I practice, I had to go home. I couldn't stay at the university. ... I'm making up for it now, but it definitely hurt me at the time."


A very well written article by Erardi. The most important piece of information in the article is to make sure if you're a HS senior or prospective college athlete that you double check your transcript and be aware problems may arise during the transfer phase.