Josh Kalb
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@nkuedu Graduate | Sports Media & Broadcasting | Former Voice of Bracken County 🏀 | @Linknky Sports Contributor
Checking out a program from the 2014 10th Region All “A” Classic. The Big Trains!


The 45th of our 50 NKY sports icons is the Maile family. Three members of the Maile family reached the pro ranks with their distinguished careers in basketball, baseball and football. linknky.com/sports/2025/07…
The 42nd of our 50 NKY sports icons is Bill Krumpelbeck. The longtime Covington Catholic baseball coach finished his career second all-time in KHSAA baseball history in wins. linknky.com/sports/2025/07…
The 41st of our 50 NKY sports icons is the Draud family. From Jon to Scott to Kimberly to Scotty, meet one of NKY's most accomplished families. linknky.com/sports/2025/07…
The 34th of our 50 NKY sports icons is the Walz family, one of the strongest family legacies in Northern Kentucky. linknky.com/sports/2025/07…
The 33rd of our 50 NKY sports icons is Bob Schneider. Schneider is the winningest coach in NKY high school football history. linknky.com/sports/2025/07…
The 32nd of our 50 NKY sports icons is Sydney Moss. The Boone County girls' basketball legend who won a Miss Kentucky Basketball and national championship at Thomas More. linknky.com/sports/2025/07…
The 30th of our 50 NKY sports icons is Becky Ruehl. The Villa Madonna grad is regarded as one of Kentucky's greatest high school divers. She was a five-time state champion from 1991-95. She was also an Olympian in 1996. linknky.com/uncategorized/…
The 31st of our 50 NKY sports icons is Tom Thacker. Thacker, who attended William Grant High School in Covington, is the only basketball player to ever win an NCAA, NBA and ABA title. linknky.com/sports/2025/07…
The 29th of our 50 NKY sports icons is Owen Hauck. A longtime football coach who may have tallied 284 wins, but instilled toughness and values that shaped young men's careers and lives. linknky.com/sports/50-spor…
The 28th of our 50 NKY sports icons is Nell Fookes. The longtime Boone County girls' basketball coach who is top five in wins in KHSAA history. linknky.com/sports/2025/07…
The 27th of our 50 NKY sports icons is Martin "Mote" Hils. Hils pioneered NKU basketball to get where it is now. He also led Covington Catholic to five straight regional championships. linknky.com/sports/2025/07…
The 20th of our 50 NKY sports icons is Randy Marsh. The Holmes grad was an MLB umpire for more than three decades and umpired in five World Series. linknky.com/sports/2025/06…
The 19th of our 50 NKY sports icons is Donna Murphy. The Newport grad was the first-ever Miss Kentucky Basketball winner. linknky.com/sports/50-spor…
The 18th of our 50 NKY sports icons is Steve Flesch. Flesch, a Covington Catholic grad, is the most accomplished golfer out of NKY. He won Rookie of the Year on the PGA Tour and owns four victories on tour. linknky.com/sports/50-spor…
The 17th of our 50 NKY sports icons is Nancy Winstel. Winstel put NKU women's basketball on the map, winning two national championships and 636 games in her 29-year tenure. linknky.com/sports/2025/06…
Day 10 of our 50 NKY sports icons is Steve Cauthen. The “Six Million Dollar Man” who guided Affirmed to the Triple Crown in 1978. linknky.com/sports/50-spor…
Day nine of our 50 NKY sports icons highlights Jim Connor. Connor's coaching accolades included three state championships with NewCath baseball and over 1,500 career wins combining baseball and basketball. The gym at Thomas More is named after him. linknky.com/sports/50-spor…
The eighth of our 50 NKY sports icons is Covington Catholic grad Nate Dusing. Dusing owns a pair of Olympic medals for his swimming prowess in the pool. linknky.com/sports/50-spor…
The seventh of our 50 sports icons is Tom Ellis, who wore many hats at Holmes High School. linknky.com/sports/50-spor…