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'We're ready.' Highlands, Notre Dame set to play for Ninth Region softball title
It was a perfect day for high school softball at Thomas More University field on Monday. The turf field in Crestview Hills, which is playing host to the Ninth Region semifinals and championship for the first time, couldn't have seen better games as Notre Dame and Conner, and Highlands and Cooper took...
Conner gets first 9th Region softball tournament win since 2019 in opening round games on Sunday
A busy week of high school sports tournaments got under way Sunday when first-round games in the 9th Region softball playoffs were completed at four different sites despite afternoon rain showers.
TMU to host two-week Summer Theater Workshop for high schoolers — an all-star cast of teachers await
Thomas More University will be hosting a Theater Workshop for high schoolers this summer. This two-week long workshop will be a fantastic opportunity for students to explore and enhance their performing arts skills in a fun and supportive environment.
Dixie Heights wins its 24th, and the 34th District, over St. Henry behind senior leaders . . . and a sophomore
Brach Rice is a 6-foot-3, 240-pound linebacker headed to Miami of Ohio on a football scholarship this summer. As such, he wasn’t planning to play baseball this spring. Then he sat down with Dixie Heights’ legendary baseball coach Chris Maxwell and had a talk. And then he decided to come back and finish out his senior season in baseball.
Stephens Elementary School dedicates new Outdoor Classroom, provided by Rotary Club of Florence
“I just really can’t stop smiling,” said Dr. Jim Detwiler, Chief Academic Officer at Boone County Schools. “It warmed my heart to see the representatives of the Rotary Club and the school leadership and the teachers — this partnership doesn’t exist in most places around the country, and it really makes our community unique.”
Thomas More University graduates 320 students in ceremonies at Thomas More Stadium
Thomas More University honored its graduating class in a Commencement Ceremony held last weekend at Thomas More Stadium in Florence and was joined by families from across the United States and around the globe, as well as faculty, staff and friends of the University.
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