Who Can Catch The Colonels? In Northern I<zntucky boys' track and field, it looks like everyone will again be chasing th e Covington Catholic Colonels for the top spot in Class AAA, where th e Colonels have won seve n straight regional titl es. Chris Davis should excel in th e longer distanc2s
while senior Mike
Albanese should excel in th e high jump. Ryle should be strong, and returns several stron g distance runners, led by sen ior Daniel Tracy. Highlands returns seniors Brent Grover and Nathan Clinkenbeard in Class AA. Grover won at state last year in th e discus, whi e Clinkenbeard is one of
tive.
NCC's depth and balances is its
biggest asset.
The 'Breds will look to
Greaham Niemer and Rob chumacher in distance and sprints, and Matt Herms in th e shot put and discus.
Talent Abounds In Girls' Track And Field Eleven state champions return in Northern Kentucky girls' track and field,
th e better middle distance runn ers in the area.
and Bishop Brossart has eight of them in Class A. It's no surprise the Mustangs are
Class A appears to be loaded, wi th Bishop Brossart, St. Henry and Newport
the favorites to win th eir fifth straight state title. Stephanie Clark won a state titl e in
Betbann Murphy. Va lerie Raisor (state shot put champ) of Newport shou ld again
Central Catholic all right at th e top. The Mustangs return four state qualifiers, led
th e 800-meter run and was a part of the
sh ine in Class AA. In Class AAA, Scott boasts the talented distance tandem of
by Tim Kaiser and Joe Seiter on the track, and Tyler Boesch in th e pole vault. St. Henry (see p. 32) will again be competi-
Back To Back State Appearances For Anderson Gymnasts Anderson capped off a successful season in gymnastics by finishing second at th e distri ct meet, and advanced to th e state meet for th e second straight year, where th ey finished ninth overall. Junior Kristen Doidge finished second at districts on the bars (9.075) and sixth on
I ,600 and 3,200 relay teams. St. Henry retu rns state champion Julie Armstrong (100 hurdles) and have stron g distance runn ers in Ch rissy Cum mings and
Crystal Brefeld and Lauren Crook, wh ile Notre Dame has possibly th e top distance runner in Meghan Crowe. <C:c
the beam (8.9) . Janice Gillis finished first overall at districts on the vault (8. 775) . At the state meet, th e Redskins had their best showing in th e floor exercises, where they scored a 34.625. Kim Madden had a team-high 8.750 in th e event. Doidge was a standou t for Anderson . She had the highest score among her team on the beam and bars.
New High School Bowling League Rolling Along
Pucks -N- Stuff
A total of 19 Cincinnati schools competed in the Greater Cincinnati High School Bowling Con ference this yea r, On the boys' side, Northwest defeated Oak Hills in th e City Championship, 25-2, while La Salle downed Fairfield, 20.5 to 6.5. In gi rls' competition, Fairfi eld beat Glen Este, 23-4, while Seton took care of McAuley in a close match, 14.5 to 12.5 .
Moell r finished the year at 13-1 9-3, and was hit with. a rash of injuries that mad lor a tough year, according to coach Andy Pokupec. "We had a lot of inju ri es, it definitely made for a challenging season ," he said. The Crusaders did manage to finish - -4-2 in league play, good enough for a fifth place finish. Th e season end ed with
a 3-2 loss to p ren nial powerhouse Centerville. <C:(
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