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News from the Hill…
Updates as of July 17, 2025
ENGINGER NAMED NEWCATH BASEBALL COACH
Newport Central Catholic High School is pleased to announce the hiring of Nick Enginger as the new Head Coach of its Baseball Program.
Coach Enginger has been teaching Social Studies at Newport Central Catholic since 1997. He played baseball at Elder High School and went on to play at Northern Kentucky University. After graduating, he stayed on at NKU as an assistant coach for the late Coach Bill Aker and Coach Todd Asalon. He previously held assistant coaching roles in both the NewCath football and baseball programs.
Athletic Director Jeff Schulkens said, “I am excited for Coach Enginger to take over the baseball program. He was an assistant coach for me here at NewCath and has a vast knowledge of the game.”
Coach Enginger said, “I am excited to teach these young men baseball and life lessons along the way.” He and his wife, Marianne and daughters Madeline, Karly and Ashton reside in Cold Spring, KY.
NEWCATH TO INDUCT 2nd CLASS INTO FINE ARTS HALL OF FAME
Newport Central Catholic High School is proud to announce its 2nd class of inductees into its Fine Arts Hall of Fame: Mary Kate Collopy Blank ’06, Scott Froendhoff ’80 (Inaugural Father Hinds /Riesenberg Service Award Winner), Cara Gilday Harker ’95, Galadriel Stineman Joy ’02, Danny Keller ’94, and Mike Murphy ’66. Also being honored as the “Show of Distinction” is the 2005 Production of Footloose.
The induction ceremony for these men and women will occur on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at Newport Central Catholic. The evening will begin with a social hour at 5:30 PM followed by dinner and the induction ceremony will begin at 7 PM. The cost of the event is $35.00, and reservations and payment will be accepted online only at: http://ncchs.com/events
All proceeds from the event directly support the Fine Arts programs at Newport Central Catholic. Any questions please feel free to contact Rob Howard at 859-957-3335.