2B ❚ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018 ❚ KENTON RECORDER
Sold out Honor Run to pay tribute to veterans Rebecca Huff
Special to Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
FLORENCE -- The St. Elizabeth Healthcare Honor Run Half Marathon is hosting its fifth-year anniversary on Nov. 11. Scott Spicher, executive director of Honor Run Half Marathon, is expecting 1,500 participants at the event. The event is sold out and registration has closed. The Honor Run Half Marathon may be sold out, but families and friends are still encouraged to come cheer on the runners and enjoy the post-race festivities. Skyline Chili, Jersey Mikes, Crossroads Coffee and others will be in busi-
ness after the race serving those with an appetite and in need of a caffeine fix. The Honor Run Half Marathon and the Honor Run Two-Person Relay begins at 7 a.m. The 5K will start at 7:30 and the Honor Run Kids One Mile will start at 10:45 a.m. All events start and finish under the Florence Y’All water tower at Florence Mall. “Come out and be a part of the event, dress up in patriotic gear and really cheer these people on. We want it to be a very festive, a very party-like atmosphere,” said Spicher from Burlington, Kentucky. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Honor Flight Tri-State and Habitat for Humanity of Cincinnati. Habitat for Humanity will use its donations to help a local veteran with home
repairs. Honor Flight Tri-State offers a free trip for World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans to see their memorials in Washington, D.C. “It's a visceral time in our country and this is certainly one cause we can all rally around and agree that no matter where you fall politically, or no matter what you think about anything else, we should absolutely be taking care of and honoring those who have served us,” Spicher said. This Florence tradition attracts people from all over the country that want to honor veterans. “We talk to people from Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and Louisville. They come in vans and they stay overnight,” said Cheryl Popp, executive director of Hon-
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Beck said. “It’s not about one person, it’s about all of them. We had an amazing crowd come support us. It’s amazing to have that love and support.” The 2A girls race was close between the top four finishers. Scott edged 11time champion Highlands by nine points. Bourbon County, also in Region 4, was fourth. The three teams were separated by six points in the regional meet, with Highlands winning and Scott third. Highlands had won five of the previous six state championships. “Coming out of our region with three very strong teams, we knew how close we were,” Triplett said. “We knew that if we worked, we could do it, and we got the push. For practices, we go out no matter what. We’re training in it. They push no matter what the weather. They want to be out there.” Scott is a very young team with two sophomores, two freshmen, two eighthgraders and one seventh-grader in the starting seven. Freshman Dyllan Hasler finished sixth to lead the Eagles and win an individual medal.
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that we’ve played so many great teams, that is going to pay dividends in the tournament.” Playing a national schedule this year now that they are no longer members of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference has helped to prepare the Saints for tournament play. “We knew we were going to have a really tough schedule and we would have to perform every night we were on the court. We all know that we can do it now,” said junior outside hitter Madison Krumpelman (Holy Cross). “Last year with us being in the PAC, we conquered that conference but I don’t think going into the tournament we really knew what we were getting into. Playing this schedule this year is really setting us up for the tournament this year.” The Saints have pushed themselves in practices and offseason workouts since last season ended. The internal
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Dixie Heights bowed to Montgomery County 35-28 Nov. 2. Andrew Helton and Reid Jolly hooked up for two touchdowns in Campbell County’s 36-13 loss to Scott County Nov. 2. Christian Webster ran for 167 yards and three touchdowns in Conner’s 28-7 first-round win over Lafayette Nov. 2. Cooper handled George Rogers Clark 48-21 Nov. 2. Jerry Cortez ran for 102 yards and
Bishop Brossart senior Ashley Beck, 394, early in the race. JAMES WEBER/THE ENQUIRER
More information: ❚ St. Elizabeth Healthcare Honor Run Half Marathon http://www.honorrunhalf.com/ ❚ Honor Flight Tr-State https://www.honorflighttristate.org/ Watch Cincinnati.com for information about race-related traffic changes as we get closer to the Honor Run Half Marathon.
or Flight Tri-State and Symmes Township resident. “(This event) has a reputation that you want to be here to run especially on Veterans Day."
the Bluebirds girls program. She ran 19 minutes, 7.68 seconds, a 17-second margin over the runner-up. She did that despite making a wrong turn late in the race that cost her a few seconds. Eighth-grader Alyssa Harris also won a medal for Highlands, finishing ninth. Northern Kentucky brought home several other state medals. Walton-Verona finished third in 1A girls, led by junior Ashley Akins, who won a medal in 11th. Three locals medaled in 1A boys: Walton-Verona senior Andrew Schultz (ninth), Brossart senior Joe Curtsinger (12th) and St. Henry junior Sean Ryan (13th). In 3A boys, regional champion Conner finished sixth as a team and Covington Catholic was seventh. All four of Conner’s standout juniors finished in the top 49, led by regional champion Peyton Fairchild in 17th. In 3A girls, Simon Kenton senior Sophia DeLisio won her fourth career medal, finishing eighth. She ended her cross country career with her sixth state appearance and third regional championship. Cooper teammates Macey Ruth (13th) and Megan Kelter (14th) also medaled, leading the regional champion Jaguars to ninth place, best among Northern Kentucky teams.
“I felt pretty confident we had a shot at this,” said Hasler, who has been running for three years. “We just had to go out there and have fun.” Scott had three others in the top 27 and the fifth score was 49th. Seventhgrader Maddie Strong, who finished second in the regional meet, had trouble
staying on her feet as she approached to the finish line. Although she was passed by a couple of runners in the last few yards, she got to the line and earned the Eagles crucial points. Highlands was led by sophomore Maggie Schroeder, who became the first individual champion in the history of
competition has been a driving force in getting the starters ready to face such a challenging regular season slate. “We have such amazing talent in the gym every day. Even the girls who don’t play bring so much to the table and push us to be as great as we are. This team is gritty,” said junior middle hitter Jenna Mummert (Clermont Northeastern). "Everybody is really focused on doing their specific job, every day. We have a mentality to just play our game. We have a special thing here and that’s what we need to stay true to, our team identity which is our heart. We all have that heart to win and the fearlessness that it takes to beat a team like Calvin.” In that meeting against the topranked team in the nation, Krumpelman was meeting 6’3” blockers at the net. The Saints do not walk off the bus looking like a top five program. Mummert and freshman hitter Emily Mohs (Seton) are the only players list at six feet tall or above. “There are a lot of teams that are bigger and stronger than us and we have to be fearless to win,” said Mummert. “I
would say that I knew we were great going into the season and we had a lot of potential. We knew this was going to be an exciting year with all the good teams we were playing, but I don’t think I knew we’d have a legit chance at winning a national championship.” Avenging last year’s first round exit has been on the players’ minds all season. “Falling just short in fifth set against Christopher Newport gave us experience that we needed. It showed us that we were right there, but we just didn’t finish,” said Krumpelman. “Coming into this year, we knew that there is more than practice that has to go into it. Working really hard helped set up our mentality that we can compete and go far in the tournament. “The leadership we have with our seniors has really pushed us to be better every day. We have one of the most competitive teams and most competitive practices. We’re all making each other better every day.” That senior leadership starts with Jenna Fessler. The Beechwood graduate
is in her fifth year and had to take an entire year off after battling through a scary bout of West Nile Virus. One of the nation’s top setters did not know if she would ever be able to play volleyball again. She was honored at the team’s Senior Night on Oct. 24. “She’s been through a lot. She’s meant a ton to our program,” Spinney said. “For her to be playing as a senior is a miracle in itself and to be playing so well. She loves the sport of volleyball. For her to be able to come back is a great story.” The Saints enter the 2018 postseason with as much confidence as ever. In their last season competing in Division III, they intend to keep this season going as long as they can. “That Calvin win was a watershed moment. We know that we’re a tough out. We also know that if we don’t play well, we get into trouble. We’re not going to be able to phone it in and win,” said Spinney. “But they also realize that they can beat anybody in the country and win a national title.”
John Mark Shutt had a 56-yard touchdown run in Boone County’s 21-14 firstround loss to Henry Clay Nov. 2. Ryle fell to Tates Creek 43-20 Nov. 2. Jon Sergent ran for 197 yards and three touchdowns and Caleb Farfsing ran for 215 yards and a score in Simon Kenton’s 48-34 first-round playoff win over Bryan Station Nov. 2.
Nov. 3 in the KHSAA state title game.
Morgan, a Ryle High School grad, was named Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week, sharing the honor with Michigan State signal-caller Rocky Lombardi. As a senior at Ryle in 2016, Morgan threw for 2,747 yards and 27 touchdowns, leading the Raiders to a 12-1 record and a trip to the Class 6A state quarterfinals. As a junior, Morgan threw for 2,674 yards and 21 scores and is one of only a few Kentucky high school quarterbacks to throw for 10,000-plus yards in his career.
Girls Soccer Maria Broering scored two goals in Highlands’ 3-0 win over Bethlehem in the KHSAA state semifinals Oct. 31. Highlands bowed to Sacred Heart 2-1
Boys Soccer Highlands edged Hopkinsville 2-1 Nov. 1 in the KHSAA state semifinals. Highlands fell to St. Xavier 1-0 Nov. 3 in the KHSAA state title game. Ryle grad Tanner Morgan named CoBig Ten Freshman of the Week Making his first career collegiate start, University of Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan went 17-for-24 with 302 passing yards and three touchdowns to help the Gophers beat Indiana, 38-31.