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Covington Catholic
Journal
Hunter Pasek, senior, representing CCH at the
State Swim and Dive Meet. The Colonels came
home as State runners up for the 5th time
in 11 years!
Winter 2012 Issue 14
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upComIng events
march 14 alumni association meeting in the griffin Centre
march 22 sports Fest - Bob Hurley, sr.
march 23-25 alumni march madness Basketball tournament
april 6 First Friday mass
april 11 alumni association meeting in the griffin Centre
april 14 10 year reunion of 2002 state Championship Baseball team
april 25 Covington Catholic scholarship / tuition aid reception
may 2 Blue out at the reds game. reds vs. Cubs
may 4 First Friday mass
may 9 alumni association meeting in the griffin Centre
may 11 northern Kentuckian of the Year luncheon honoring Bob Hoffer
may 22 Baccalaureate and graduation

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While sitting in a funeral
mass for the mother of
an alumnus, it occurred
to me that there were a
large number of Covington
Catholic alumni in attendance. The Colonel community
is never more pronounced than when one of our
brothers is in need. In such instances, our collective
compassion comes to the forefront to offer support and
to underscore the notion that our brotherhood, while
made up of a collection of individuals, is one entity.
The support we give one another causes our neighbors
to look up to our Colonel community. We are respected
and we should take this admiration as a compliment,
but also as a challenge to make a difference-- the type of
difference our parents and the parents of current CCH
students have made by investing in a Covington Catholic
experience.
Covington Catholic has come a long way since I walked
the halls as a student. Huge strides have been made
in creating the total package. academics, athletics,
facilities, community service and overall pride have been
taken to a new level. While these changes have been
substantial, the mission of our alma mater has not been
forgotten. each year Covington Catholic’s fiscal budget
has its challenges, but it is always focused on providing
a superior and affordable educational experience for our
young men. Covington Catholic strives to never turn
any young man away because of his inability to pay the
cost of tuition.
While my position as Director of alumni relations is
focused on building relationships with and supporting
alumni, I find that the success of my work is directly
reflected in the annual appeal results. The annual
appeal is a fund-raising mechanism that targets alumni
to help meet the needs of Covington Catholic’s annual
budget that tuition is unable to cover. our goal is to
A Message From The Director of Alumni Relations
Richard Dickmann
use the annual appeal funds to improve the school by
making purchases for educational enhancements or any
campus improvements. Currently though, the majority
of the appeal dollars are allocated to subsidize our
tuition assistance program. last year alone, 60% of the
annual appeal dollars were utilized for this program. In
keeping with our mission, one out of every eight students
was able to attend Covington Catholic with assistance
from You, our alumni. I was a recipient of the tuition
assistance program in the late 1970’s and I can assure
you that it makes a difference in the lives of these young
men. I thank those alumni that came before me for the
opportunity to be a part of this brotherhood. I ask you to
join me in fulfilling this aspect of our legacy.
In closing, I would like to reflect back to the warm
feelings that I experienced during that funeral mass.
as a member of the Colonel Community, I am proud
of our unified faith and compassion for each other,
and I continue to move forward in making our alumni
association a network of men working as one for the
betterment of the Covington Catholic experience and the
community in which we live.
Alumni Socials
alumni socials are held on the second
Wednesday of the month in the alumni
Center at 7pm. This alumni activity is open
to all alumni. Theses socials are a way to
reconnect with classmates, and to establish
new relationships within the community of our
Colonel brothers. our bond is deeply rooted
and these alumni socials are a staple in the
alumni association’s movement to bring all
alumni back. please bring a classmate and join
us each month for these socials.
Did you know that the 500
students that stand together
as our present student body
represent 45 different grade
schools? They have made
informed decisions and have
sought out what we provide at
Covington Catholic, thereby becoming part of a brotherhood
and a legacy of over 8,500 alumni. These remarkable
facts motivate me to reflect on what causes students from
throughout the greater Cincinnati area to seek us out.
Certainly our superior Catholic identity and community
service programs play major roles in the decision making
process, as do our high academic standards, excellent athletic
programs, and the 42 different clubs/activities that we offer.
one of our academic components that certainly continues to
attract young men to our learning community is our fine arts
program. This department, made up of visual and performing
arts, has established itself as one of the best fine arts programs
in the tri-state, a testament that can be confirmed by both
our current students and our alumni. under the direction
of mr. tim Haders, fine arts department chairperson and
the sole teacher of visual arts for the last twenty-five plus
years, many CCH visual art students have earned prestigious
awards and college scholarships, ultimately entering careers
that have allowed them to utilize the lessons learned in his
classroom. any student that has taken one of mr. Haders’
classes can attest that he is an individual who wears many hats
as a teacher, counselor, and role model. He influences current
students on a daily basis and he is visited regularly by alums
home on break seeking advice. This influence also extends
to many art classrooms throughout the area, many of which
contain teachers that discovered their initial passion for art
in mr. Haders’ classes. one such example is current graphic
Design and Computer aided Design teacher and CovCath
alum Craig Cleveland ’83, who cites mr. Haders as a major
influence on his career path. not coincidentally, mr. Haders
was vital in the creation and implementation of the courses
Craig now teaches at CCH.
also included in our fine arts program is a strong performing
arts segment, consisting of band, chorus and drama. The band
component is made up of both middle school and high school
students and includes a jazz ensemble, concert band, and a
pep band, all orchestrated by greg Cerimele. This ensemble
A MessAge FroM The PrinciPAl
BoB rowe
of hard working young men and women play at a variety of
sporting events and social functions for both CCH and nDa.
each year the band continues to grow and improve on its
previous successes.
our chorus and chamber choir also continue to make news for
the outstanding work they produce under the direction of Jim
Wolfe. our chamber choir’s performances are not only staples
at CCH and nDa, but are also common throughout greater
Cincinnati. They recently won the Warm 98 Christmas Carol
competition and as a result, had their version of “I’ll Be Home
for Christmas” played repeatedly over the airwaves as well
as winning a new piano. They have released their third CD
in as many years, which was unveiled on February 26 at our
annual spaghetti dinner. The chamber choir was also recently
featured on Cet’s (Cincinnati public television) Cincinnati
High notes, a production that highlights outstanding high
school choirs from our area.
not to be outdone, our drama program, which works in
concert with nDa, maintains its excellent reputation by
producing four theatrical performances throughout the school
year under the direction of alene mosko. although incredibly
demanding, actors from both schools regularly produce highly
skilled theatrical performances that are well-received and
well-attended by members of our learning communities. It
is through this drama opportunity that our students receive
exposure to acting, production, set design, lights and music
that often provide career paths.
our entire faculty goes above and beyond the call of duty on
a daily basis enriching the lives of our student body. In this
article, featuring the merits of our Fine arts Department,
we have merely scratched the surface of all of the wonderful
things being accomplished here at your alma mater. as
principal, I not only have responsibility for, but the privilege
of observing our teachers interacting with young men, be
it tutoring prior to or following classes, collaborating with
guidance counselors or colleagues, designing lesson plans
geared to multiple ways of learning, providing feedback to
our young men, or just being there for them, while making
a difference in their lives. We are indeed blessed to have
instructors who take pride in their work, skilled as well
as passionate in developing young men with outstanding
character. It is the dedication of our faculty and staff that help
transition our boys into men.

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CoaCh Dan Tieman
honoreD
on Friday, January 6th, the alumni of Covington
Catholic High school held a reception after the
home basketball game vs. Beechwood in the school’s
griffin alumni Centre. The event celebrated and
paid tribute to fellow alum, former teacher and
coach Dan tieman ’58. a display was unveiled
to honor “Coach t” for his dedication to the
Covington Catholic community. turnout for this
event was 240 people, making it the largest event
yet to be hosted by the Covington Catholic alumni
association.
Dan started coaching at Covington Catholic in
1978. From 1978 to 1985 he coached freshman
football and Jv baseball until becoming the head
basketball coach in 1985. During his time as head
basketball coach, Coach t became “the winningest
coach” in CCH history. In 1992, mr. tieman was
named “nKY Coach of the Year” after winning the
region. upon retiring as head basketball coach, mr.
tieman offered this advice to coaches: “patience and
fundamentals take you a long way.”
Alumni Spotlight:
alumni TribuTe To
JaCk “DoC” brueggemann
saturday, november 5th, immediately following
the CovCath vs rowan County playoff game,
fans were welcomed to a reception in the griffin
alumni Centre to honor Carl J. “Doc” Brueggeman,
Class of ’49. “Doc” and his family were in alumni
Hall for a special dedication in his honor for all
of the years that he has given to the Covington
Catholic community.
member of the school Board, sCore Committee,
CCH Hall of Fame, and Development Committee,
and team doctor are just some roles that Dr.
Brueggemann has undertaken as a member of
the CovCath community since graduating over
sixty years ago. “Doc Brueggs”, as all Colonels
know him, was the first “alumni legend” to have a
display erected in the alumni Hall in his honor.
The tribute displays to Coach Tieman and Doc Brueggmann
were designed by alumni director Richard Dickmann. The
following volunteers built the displays: Randy Ellison ’79, Rich
Heidrich ’80, Joe Melching ’83, Dan Melching ’90, Joe Fischer ’78,
Todd Nienaber ’86 and Ken Hardcorn ’86.
Craig ClevelanD
since coming on staff two years ago, professional
graphic designer and CCH alum Craig Cleveland
’87 has not only established the graphic design
curriculum at CCH, but he has also exposed
students to real world work.
perhaps the most compelling example of Craig’s
success is the partnership with local company
“tung toos,” which sells candy tongue tattoos
aimed at adolescents and teenagers. to sell this
unique product, they have enlisted the partnership
of CCH graphic design students. students created
designs from sketches, then submitted the designs
to the company owner and received feedback.
approximately ten students had their work selected
for professional
use. These
students
eventually
produced final
art in adobe
Illustrator
and lead
designers were
compensated for
their work.
Craig reports
that CCH
designs have
been getting
great reactions at
trade shows. The
products will be
sold worldwide at Walmart and rite aid locations.
The product was also recently featured on “The
today show” with Kathy lee gifford.
CCH graphic design students have also had the
privilege of expanding their classroom learning
through a field trip to great american Ballpark. The
focus of the trip was the role of graphic design in the
“reds” franchise. While touring the ballpark, mr.
Cleveland and his classes experienced creativity on
a ‘major-league level.’ They were given a private tour
of the Cincinnati reds Hall of Fame and ballpark
where they were treated to the sights and sounds of
the oldest professional baseball franchise. The topics
of discussion during the field trip included aspects of
signage, logos and fan communication.
Craig has been able to expose students to a variety
of real-life design scenarios because he also has a
thriving career in the industry. For eight years he
worked for gibson greetings, he was the original
designer for “silly slammers,” and he owns his own
graphic design firm, “Design Drive-in”. The past six
years he has been working at Hosea in the afternoons
as their head designer/ art director/ creative guru.
Craig credits his interest in illustration and design
to his years as a student at CCH. He was particularly
influenced by mr. Haders and his passion for art. He
also developed deep friendships with many of his
classmates and he continues to be involved with the
Class of ’87.
We’re proud that alums like Craig have chosen to
serve our students with their professional skills.
Attention Alums:
We are looking for old yearbooks and CCH
memorabilia for alumni Hall in the griffin Centre.
Would you like to get rid of that box of CCH items in
the basement? If so, then share your memories
with us. Call richard Dickmann to arrange
for your donation: 859-448-2247
or email rdickmann@covcath.org

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Annual Appeal
by Class
congratulations to the following
classes who have risen to the
occasion on Annual Appeal
gifts for 2011/12!
Top 10 classes
by total amount given
1967 $15,150.00
1964 $13,885.90
1978 $10,170.00
1974 $9,033.55
1973 $8,820.00
1970 $8,200.00
1975 $8,150.00
1983 $7,060.90
1980 $5,712.70
Top 10 classes
by total number of participants
1970 25
1964 22
1968 21
1967 17
1974 17
1961 17
1962 17
1966 16
1998 15
1972 14
Top 10 classes
by % participation of living graduates
1931 50.00%
1938 50.00%
1944 40.00%
1949 33.33%
1943 33.33%
1948 31.58%
1946 30.77%
1953 26.32%
1945 25.00%
1942 25.00%
sports Fest is set for march 22. guest speaker
is Bob Hurley, sr. Coach of saint anthony High
school of new Jersey, defending High school
national Champion Basketball team. This
event is sure to be a sell-out! get your table of
classmates and co-workers together. We are currently seeking event sponsors
and items for the silent and live auction. table sales will be available. please
contact Chris Cleves at ccleves@ferno.com if you would like more information.
where: Drawbridge – london Hall
when: Thursday, march 22, 2012
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
cost: $75 per person. Cost includes open bar and dinner.
to register online visit www.covcath.org/sportsfest
Bob Hurley has amassed 26 state championships and more than 1,000 wins in 39
years as a coach, creating a national powerhouse. on February 2, 2011, Hurley
became the 10th coach in high school history to win 1,000 games. Five of his
teams have gone undefeated, including his 2007-08 team. on april 5, 2010,
he was announced as the only coach to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of
Fame that year and only the third high-school coach in history to be so honored.
Hurley’s undefeated 1989 team, which featured Jerry Walker, Hurley’s son
Bobby, terry Dehere, and rodrick rhodes, was ranked first in the nation by
usa today. Three of the players on that team — Bobby Hurley, Dehere and
rhodes — were first round draft choices in the nBa draft. That team won new
Jersey’s first tournament of Champions and amassed 50 straight victories in a
two-year span. It is generally considered one of the best teams in new Jersey
history.
Hurley’s 2007-08 squad was also undefeated, finishing with 32 wins and no
losses and ranked number one in the u.s. even though no starter is taller than
6’6”. The ’08 team, with six seniors accepting Division I basketball scholarships,
also won Hurley’s 10th tournament of Champions, winning its state tournament
games by an average of more than 27 points per game. The team also won st.
anthony’s 25th state championship, more than any other school in u.s. history.
Hurley was the coach for 23 of those teams and an assistant coach on the other
two. His teams are known for their speed, defensive intensity, and precise ball
movement. He is known for his intense calls from the sideline to players during
stoppages in play.
Proceeds from this event support the CCH Booster Association, which provides
funding for our athletic programs and facilities.
park Hills, KY - Covington
Catholic High school is
proud to announce that mr.
robert m. Hoffer has been
named “The 2012 northern
Kentuckian of the Year.” mr. Hoffer will be honored on
Friday, may 11, 2012 at the northern Kentucky Convention
Center. The ceremony will include a reception at 11:15 a.m.
and a noon luncheon.
robert m. Hoffer (Bob) is widely known for his work in
employment law as a partner at Dressman Benzinger
lavelle psC (DBl law). His employment law practice
covers all issues impacting employers of all sizes on a daily
basis. He has also represented hospitals and physicians for
over thirty years on employment and medical negligence
issues and has successfully litigated numerous employment
cases in federal and state courts. He is the current president
of the Kentucky Defense Counsel, chair of the northern
Kentucky Chamber’s labor and employment committee
and a member of the northern Kentucky Human resource
association.
Bob is a graduate of the Covington latin school. He earned
a Bachelor’s Degree from Xavier university, Cum laude, in
1976. He went on to study law at salmon p. Chase College
of law, and graduated with a J.D. in 1980. He has practiced
law with DBl since.
send check to:
Covington Catholic High school
1600 Dixie Highway
park Hills, Kentucky 41011
859-448-2247
reception begins at 11:15 a.m.
2 0 1 2
NortherN KeNtucKiaN of the Year
Robert M. Hoffer
hoNorarY LuNcheoN
Bob’s philanthropic and community commitments are
varied and significant. He is the co-chair of the Diocesan
Catholic Children’s Home Foundation and co-chair of the
Children’s Home capital campaign. He is a member of
the Carmel manor Council ethics Committee and serves
on the Board of Directors of Carmel manor, notre Dame
academy, northern Kentucky Bar association and tri-
County economic Development Corporation (tri-ed). He
is a former member of the Diocesan pro-life Commission
and a former member of the advisory Board for the sisters
of Divine providence.
Bob was honored in 2010 with the Covington latin school
“Bonitatem award” for outstanding Community service
and in 2009 with the northern Kentucky Chamber “leader
of Distinction” award. He was also the elected vice-president
of “leadership northern Kentucky Class of 2007.”
Bob resides in Ft. mitchell with his wife, Diane and four
children: eric, Kevin, Brittany and Jordan. He is a member
of Blessed sacrament parish and a former member of
the Blessed sacrament Church pastoral Council, where he
served for three years as the president. He continues to be
active with the Blessed sacrament CrHp retreat program
and the Diocesan Cursillo movement . His father, ralph, is
a 1943 graduate of CCH, as are his three sons, Jordan ’11,
Kevin ’04 and eric ’01. as a Covington Catholic parent, Bob
has been active in the senior awakening retreat program at
CCH for over ten years.
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Checks payable to: Covington Catholic High school $100 per attendee is tax deductible.
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JUNIOR PARENT WINS $25,296 in CASH EXPLOSION RAFFLE!
Congratulations to Pamela Hodge, mother of Alex ’13
and Andrew ’09 for winning the grand prize in the
Colonel Cash Explosion! The pot reached a new record
of $63,240, surpassing last year’s total by $5,000! The
2nd Place winner of $4,426 was Mike Emark ’64 and
the 3rd place winner of $1,897 was Jim Cooper ’68.
Ken Williams ’63 drew the winners at the first annual
Alumni Turkey Bash that was held the night before
Thanksgiving at the Drawbridge Inn. This event serves
as a continuation of the Kenny and Brian Williams
event, which was held on the same date the previous ten
years.
Students started selling Cash Explosion tickets in the
fall. Each week students received prizes for their
efforts. Over 100 students sold at least 10 tickets and
In the middle of a northern Kentucky winter, the word
“Jamaica” conjures up images of red stripe beer, white
sand beaches, and blue Caribbean waters. But for the
ten men departing Cvg for montego Bay on January
7, many with CovCath connections, “Jamaica” meant a
they were rewarded with a ride on Big Blue to Chipotle
for lunch in January. The battle to sell the most tickets
was a real competition. We had two students that put
forth exceptional effort by selling over 90 chances for
the raffle! With only 4 tickets between them, the school
decided to reward BOTH boys with new iPad 2’s!
Congratulations to sophomore Max Boyle and junior
Bryson White!
Thanks to everyone who participated in this school
fundraiser and a special thank you to parent Betsy
Weber who established and organized this important
fundraiser! The real winners are the students who will
benefit from the $31,000 infusion of new technology
into the school’s language lab and additional classroom
technology.
week of hard work, cold showers, and the chance to see
the Holy spirit in action at two different facilities run by
the mustard seed Communities.
The first, Blessed assurance, cares for young children
and unwed pregnant women who have been abandoned
on the streets. The second location, Jacob’s ladder,
cares for adult men and women with special needs
ranging from cerebral palsy to Down’s syndrome
to schizophrenia. The group spent most of its
time working at a laundry facility at Jacob’s ladder
performing manual labor such as carpentry, tile work,
painting, installing water and sewer lines, and mapping
the existing utility lines on the property. They also
had a chance to visit with the residents and to witness
firsthand the love and dignity with which the caregivers
tend to the residents.
CCH Choir Shines
our chamber choir has received much good press and
publicity over the last year. In December, the choir won
a new piano for the school in a Warm 98 online contest.
The choir entered the song “I’ll be Home for Christmas”
and won the contest with the most number of votes on the
Warm 98 website. For their efforts, the chamber choir
won a piano that was provided by Henderson music Com-
more importantly, they had a chance to grow
spiritually through daily mass, rosary, and time
spent reflecting on the lessons learned at the end
of each tiring day. They all agreed that the chance
to be “the hands of Christ” for their less fortunate
brothers and sisters was the greatest gift of all.
members of the CovCath family who made the
journey included John Quast ’75, father of adam
’01, steve gongola ’69, greg Hiltz ’02, Bob Hoffer,
father of
eric ’01, Kevin ’04 and Jordan ’11, Dan Hiltz,
father of John’98, Jimi’99 and greg’02, and mike
maier, father of John ’04. other members of the
team were scott menkhaus, Jim Klosterman,
father of Daniel ’13, glen taylor, and Fr. Jacob
varghese, parochial vicar of st. timothy’s parish.
For more information, including how you can join
a future trip, please contact any of these men.
pany and they had their version of the song played extensively
during the Christmas season.
In January, the chamber choir was featured on the Cet
arts program “Cincinnati High notes”, a television show
that features local choirs. The segment was filmed at st.
mary’s Church in alexandria and aired on Cet on January
29th at 8:30 p.m.
The choir released a new CD on February 26 entitled “The
road I travel.” This CD will include songs recorded with
the 2011-2012 Chamber choir, songs with the current choir
and a few with the choral group from nDa. song titles
will include “Kiss from a rose,” “she’s got a Way,” “Danny
Boy,” “stand by me,” “It’s so Hard to say goodbye to Yesterday,”
“I Can only Imagine,” “Kyrie,” “I Will remember You,”
“shenandoah,” and “Walking in memphis.”
This new CD, along with “to Where You are,” which was
produced in memory of maria schaffstein, and “god with
us,” a CD of Christmas music, can be purchased for $10
each and are available in the main office at Covington
Catholic or through the CCH website, www.covcath.org/
ordercd.

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2011-2012 HAll of fAme inductees
PAt Anneken ’85
pat ran cross country in his junior
and senior years at CCH and was a
member of the 1984 state runnerup
team. In 1989 he returned to
Covington Catholic to assist Coach
Jack Kaelin. For the next 13 seasons
he served in that role and in 2001
he became the head coach, holding
that position through the 2010 season. During those 22
years, the CCH cross country teams won seven regional
titles, a state title, and were state runner-up twice.
With all the successes of the teams and the trophies won,
the true measure of Coach anneken’s coaching career is
the impact he has had on hundreds of young men who
were fortunate enough to participate in cross country
during his coaching career. His passion for CCH and for
running was evident every day. each and every athlete
was encouraged not only to be the best possible runner,
but more importantly to be the best possible Colonel.
Summer Athletic Camps
The CCH athletic Department is pleased to offer summer athletic
camps for the community.
Camps to be offered:
soccer: grades 1st - 8th June 11 - 15
Baseball: grades 1st - 8th June 18-21
Basketball: 2nd & 3rd grades: June 4-7
4th-6th grades: July 10-13
7th & 8th grades: July 16-19
individual skill Development
Basketball camp:
august 2nd & 4th
registration is available online at
covcath.org/camps. prices vary for each
camp. all camps are held on the
CCH campus.
tom BeecHem ’99
tom was an outstanding player in
both baseball and football. a threeyear
varsity letterman in football,
tom was a starting safety on the 1997
state Championship team, setting a
school record for most interceptions
in a season (9). as a senior he was
named to numerous all-star teams
including the northern Ky. top 24 which led to his
selection as the recipient of the prestigious “That’s my Boy”
award. In baseball, tom was a two- year starter in center
field where he led the team to a regional Championship
in his junior year and was named mvp of the tournament.
In his senior year he became the first Colonel to hit over
.500 for a season. His career offensive statistics place him
in the top 10 in five categories: Batting average: .432; runs
scored:108; Doubles: 25: stolen Bases: 44; and Bases on
Balls: 59.
The griffin alumni Centre
will be open during the alumni
basketball tournament on
march 23 and 24th and will
have the big screen tv’s on
with all of the nCaa action!
pizza, beer and soft drinks
will be available for purchase.
even if you are not part of the
tournament, plan on spending
the weekend hanging out
with your Colonel brothers
watching the best of college
hoops! Families are welcome.
2002
Baseball State
Champions Reunion
The 2002 state champion baseball
team will have a ten-year reunion
on saturday, april 14, following
the last game of the scott
Knochelmann tournament.
The last game will feature
Covington Catholic vs. st. Henry
at 4 pm at tom Berger Field.
all players, baseball alumni, family
members, and fans are invited to
attend the game and the reunion.
more details will be on the website
at www.covcath.org.
please rsvp to tom eckerle,
teckerle@covcath.org.
kurt kreyling ’99
Kurt was a four-year varsity
letterman as a goalkeeper on the
soccer team from 1995-98. In his
junior and senior seasons, CCH won
back-to-back regional titles, and
finished as state runner-up in 1998.
During his senior year he received
numerous accolades, including allregion
and all-state. In addition to soccer, Kurt was an
outstanding performer for the track team, setting school
records at the time in both the triple jump and high jump.
as a senior he won the individual state Championship
in the high jump and was 4th in the triple jump. For his
efforts, he was selected to both the all-region and allstate
teams.
NEW
SOCCER
COACH
dAve legeAy ’88
Dave was a three-year varsity
letterman in football on teams that
combined for a 30-6 record. as a twoway
starter his senior year, he caught
33 passes and scored 7 touchdowns
from his tight end position and was a
major force on defense as well. more
importantly, the 1987 team compiled
a 14-1 record and won the first CCH Football state
Championship. Dave was selected to many all-star teams,
most notably first team all-state by the Courier-Journal
and second team all-state by the associated press. David
also earned two varsity letters in basketball. He earned a
football scholarship to vanderbilt university.
tim vAnsAnt ’74
tim was a four-year varsity letterman in swimming. During his sophomore year he won an
individual state championship in the 100 yard breaststroke and was on a winning relay team as well.
as a senior he won the 100 yard backstroke in the state meet and he was also a member of the 200
yard medley relay team that not only won the event, but also set a state record. These performances
were key factors in leading the team to the 1974 state title. In addition to swimming, tim was
a three-year varsity letterman in tennis. He earned a swimming scholarship to morehead state
university.
CCH is excited to introduce mr.
Jeremy robertson as the new
head varsity soccer coach of
the Colonels. mr. robertson is
currently the Director of soccer
operations for the Kings soccer
academy and town & Country
sports in Wilder, Kentucky, a
position he has held since 2004.
mr. robertson was also the
head boys coach at Highlands
High school from 2003-2009,
compiling a record of 82-49-
15. During his tenure, his teams
won four district titles, two regional
championships, one sectional
championship and one state runnerup.
Coach robertson takes over
the most successful soccer program
in northern Kentucky, a program
that has captured twenty-four
district championships, seventeen
regional championships, 10 state
final four appearances and two
state final appearances. prior to
his coaching career, mr. robertson
earned a Bachelor’s Degree in
Communications from northern
Kentucky university, where he
was a letterman on the soccer
team, earning honors as the nKu
offensive player of the Year in 2004
and serving as a
co-captain of the
team.
upon hiring
Coach robertson,
principal rowe
noted, “Jeremy is
a very innovative and passionate
coach. Through his leadership,
Jeremy will continue to foster the
winning tradition that has been
established by previous coaches
and players at Covington Catholic
High school. He possesses the
confidence and student-centered
approach necessary to help our
student-athletes reach their full
potential.”

12 Covington Catholic Journal Covington Catholic Journal 13
Eighth Grade High
School Placement
Test Scholarships
CCH is proud to announce that
it is awarding fifteen young men
in-diocese scholarships for the
2012/2013 school year. These
students earned scores that
placed them in the top 10% of all
the students that took the High
school placement test (Hspt) on
campus in December of 2011.
congratulations to the following
students, their families, their
schools, and their parishes:
logan Boyle (tim ’84)
Benjamin Darpel (paul ’85)
andrew epplen (David ’87)
Chris Fagin
adam Flynn (Kevin ’77)
austin Flynn (Kevin ’77)
mitchell macKnight
ryan massie
nathan montelisciani
samuel romes (timothy ’87)
peter schaefer
austin stacy
nicholas stegman (gary ’82)
nathan sucher (michael ’83)
lucas timmerman
(Students are listed in
alphabetical order.)
AlUMni
richard Bohman ’38
Donald Brake ’60
tim Carl ’72
paul Creeden ’59
David guenther ’67
Joseph Haglage ’62
William Hoppenjans ’66
paul Humpert ’37
Brian list ’78
robert lutz ’66
Bob Wiechman ’42
wiFe
Charles mann ’52
gus meier ’40
FATher
ed Buechel ’70
tim Buechel ’71
tim Carl ’02
greg Deglow ’84
Jeff Deglow ’81
steve gurren ’70
Bryan Heeb ’83
Chris Heeb ’81
Bill Heeb ’76
Jeb Holbrook ’93
Zach Holbrook ’95
Jacob list ’13
tim macke ’78
Brent rutemiller ’74
Brian rutemiller ’77
robert rutemiller ’67
David schulte ’79
tim schulte ’83
todd schulte ’83
luke summe ’03
Bob Wiechman ’74
andrew Whitacre ’14
MoTher
gary Duechle ’73
John geisen ’73
Jack grosser ’11
steve gurren ’70
mark Henry ’71
Kevin Henry ’75
Bill Hoppenjans ’66
gerald lea ’70
James lea ’67
mark lea ’74
andy linnemann ’86
In Memoriam Endowments
gary linnemann ’75
Ken linnemann ’77
steve meier ’72
Jim muck ’64
Jim nageleisen ’65
lee nageleisen ’63
Jeffery peeno ’96
steve plummer ’86
Dan schwartz ’77
Kevin schwartz ’83
mark schwartz ’73
steve schwartz ’72
g. rick trumble ’68
michael trumble ’71
Jack Wehr ’81
William Wehr ’68
BroTher
Bill Brake ’57
Harry Humpert ’44
Joe Kinney ’90
robert Koenig ’59
Denny laake ’69
John lahm ’59
Bill lutz ’67
Fred scheper ’45
sisTer
elmer Cleves ’44
richard eilers ’60
larry Fritz ’65
louis Fritz ’53
steve Fritz ’59
steve gurren ’70
vincent Kuhmann ’50
David Thiel ’60
michael Thiel ’63
robert Zimmer ’60
grAnDFATher
Blake Bir ’13
luke Bir ’14
andrew Buechel ’99
David Crawford ’01
John Crawford ’97
Kevin Crawford ’91
patrick Crawford ’93
andrew Deglow ’10
nick Heeb ’15
michael Henn ’14
Jason Knasel ’91
Jeff Knasel ’96
Collin macke ’10
Justin macke ’08
Ben mullen ’05
greg mullen ’07
sam mullen ’12
Joseph lange ’04
andrew reilly ’08
Blake reilly ’03
Cory reilly ’08
adam scheper ’09
Christian schulte ’11
parker sommerkamp ’15
Jonathon Thiel ’14
elliott Wellbrock ’07
trevor Wellbrock ’10
grAnDMoTher
Brian Berling ’07
greg Berling ’00
Kevin Berling ’10
David Brewer ’91
marc Brewer ’95
mike Brewer ’90
Chris Chase ’96
eric Chase ’05
Beau geisen ’10
Will geisen ’07
David Hamm ’07
sean Hamm ’11
robert Isler ’84
William Isler ’81
Daniel Klosterman ’13
Brian lea ’98
Denny marschner ’01
Jacob muck ’05
pat muck ’88
stephen muck ’04
Ben schieman ’10
eric schieman ’12
andrew schwartz ’13
Jay vonlehman ’08
sam vonlehman ’15
michael Walsh ’09
robby Walsh ’10
Kent Wessels ’09
greAT grAnDMoTher
Zack Isler ’09
in Memory of raymond Bergman
mrs. susan Bergman
Jon Biedenharn scholarship Fund
class of 1961 - 50th Year reunion
mr. & mrs. robert lang
in Memory of Phillip A. Bir
Friends and Co-workers of tony Bir Family
in Memory of nicholas w. Brake
Class of 1954
mr. & mrs. leo meyers
in Memory of chris Buecker
mr. & mrs. Barry Dyas
in Memory of Paul creeden
mr. & mrs. martin Due
Jon gallenstein scholarship Fund
mr. & mrs. Kenneth schmidt
mr. & mrs. mark miller
in Memory of Jo Ann geisen
mr. & mrs. patrick Carroll
mr. & mrs. patrick Flannery
mr. & mrs. robert Heimbrock
mrs. Julie Kapur
mr. & mrs. C. tim larkin
mr. & mrs. Christopher pieper
mr. & mrs. mark schaber
mr. & mrs. William schult
mr. & mrs. phillip smith
mr. & mrs. michael sutton
mr. & mrs. Hank Wise
in Memory of Paul hehman
mr. & mrs. luke Hehman
in Memory of Allison hellings
mr. & mrs. Thomas gallenstein
in Memory of lanny holbrook
ms. Kristi arthur
ashley Commercial group
mr. & mrs. John Bain
mr. & mrs. David Borgmann
ms. Janet Callif
ms. mary Coulson
mr. Dennis Deye
ms. shannon Deye
mr. raymond Dickerson
mr. & mrs. andrew Dusing
mrs. patricia eckerle
mr. terry egan
mr. & mrs. michael Finke
mr. & mrs. michael Finn
mr. & mrs. James gallagher
mr. & mrs. Thomas gallenstein
mr & mrs. marvin grant
mr. & mrs. Zachary Holbrook
ms. linda Ireland
mr. Jack Kaelin
meredith l. lawrence, p.s.C.
Keating, muething & Klekamp pll
mr. richard maile
mr. & mrs. William mcBee
mr. & mrs. leo meyers
mr. & mrs. michael moffitt
mr. & mrs. paul muething
o’Hara, ruberg, taylor, sloan and sergent
parry, Deering, Futscher & sparks psC
mr. & mrs. lee Quinn
ms. Kimberly Quinn
len riegler Blacktop, Inc.
mr. & mrs. Wil schroder
mr. & mrs. Thomas tepe
mr. Frank Wichmann
ms. Joan Wurtenberger
mr. & mrs. anthony Zembrodt
mr. & mrs. robert Zembrodt
in Memory of Paul humpert
mr. & mrs. William snyder
in Memory of Mary Jo isler
ms. linda Biddle
ms. linda Crump
Friends from twenhofel school
mr. gerald C. Isler
ms. patricia a. orth
mr. & mrs. ronald J. schneider
ms. audrey K. Wayland
in Memory of charles Macke
mr. & mrs. luke Hehman
in Memory of Mary Muck
mr. & mrs. William snyder
in Memory of Maxwell Kanter
mr. anthony Cox
in Memory of scott Knochelman
annoymous
in Memory of James Korfhagen
mr. & mrs. Barry Dyas
in Memory of Betty lea
mr. & mrs. Barry Dyas
mr. & mrs. tim gormley
mr. Jack Kaelin
mr. & mrs. Don Kiely, Jr.
in Memory of Brian list
mr. & mrs. Fred Fischer
stanley & ellen Meihaus scholarship Fund
mr. robert J. meihaus
in Memory of gerald and John Muething
mr. & mrs. gerald Higdon
in Memory of Bill ralston
mr. & mrs. mark miller
in Memory of Maria schaffstein
mr. & mrs. Barry Dyas
in Memory of Tim shields ’61
Class of 1961 - 50th Year reunion
mr. & mrs. Ken shields
in Memory of Betty schieman
mr. & mrs. luke Hehman
in Memory of gwynn strunk
mr. & mrs. steve ahr
Drs. gordon & Dorothy air
ms. eva Kinman-anneken
ms. marja Wade Barrett
mr. & mrs. Jerry Bowles
mr. shawn Broering
mr. & mrs. Jim Cogswell
mr. & mrs. C.l. Daly
mr. & mrs. edward elicker
mr. & mrs. richard Fagan
ms. Thelma Farney
mr. andy Fricke
mr. & mrs. Donald Fritz
mr. anthony gerstner
mr. & mrs. rodney geier
mr. & mrs. Charles goettsch
mr. gary guenther
mr. & mrs. Jack Hanser
mr. & mrs. Bill Hardman
mr. Colin Hennessey
mr. & mrs. tom Hoppenjans
ms. Cheryl Johnson
mr. & mrs. andrew listes
ms. linda mcDarby
miss mary alice manley
mr. & mrs. luke mcmillen
mr. & mrs. Joseph milburn
mr. richard murgatroyd
ms. alice murphy
mr. & mrs. Dick nieberding
mr. michael parrett
ms. ann purdy
mr. gerald rapien
mr. & mrs. Carl robinson
mrs. amy Farney rock
mr. Clem saalfeld
ms. esther saalfeld
mr. & mrs. michael J. strunk
ms. Judith Thompson
The mike trotta Family
mr. & mrs. Bill Walsh
ms. rosa lee Weaver
mr. & mrs. stephen Wolnitzek
mr. Herb Works
Dan Tieman scholarship Fund
mr. & mrs. Casey Cooper
in Memory of helen wilde
mr. & mrs. mark miller
in Memory of Marcia wirth
mr. & mrs. rich richards
in Memory of laura woeste
mr. & mrs. mark miller

14 Covington Catholic Journal Covington Catholic Journal 15
1947 Frank sommerkamp received
the Thomas more College
alumni association award in
the category of tmC service.
Frank has served Thomas more
College for over 50 years as an
adjunct professor from 1960-
1984, as a member of the Board
of overseers and he chaired
the annual Fund drive in 1971
and 1972. Frank served on the
College’s Board of trustees
throughout much of the 1990s.
Frank currently serves on tmC’s
major gifts Committee.
1957 gerry Thelen will be inducted
into the Thomas more athletic
Hall of Fame for basketball
February 2012.
1970 eric summe was named
president & Ceo of the northern
Kentucky Convention & visitors
Bureau.
1971 The northern Kentucky sports
Hall of Fame inducted five new
members in December 2011.
Bill Topmiller was inducted
for his achievements in football,
basketball and baseball as a
student-athlete at CovCath. He
attended vanderbilt university
and also coached knothole
baseball teams in the northern
Kentucky area. steve sorrell ’75 is
also to be inducted.
1973 Joe Zerhusen is the Cincinnati
reds Broadcast and affiliates
manager. He led the effort to
expand the reds radio network
from 45 stations to 86.
tom Wurtz is running for u.s.
Congress, Kentucky’s 4th District.
1979 erlanger/Crescent springs police
sgt. greg Pohlman ’79 and
villa Hills Fire Chief Jeff Wendt
’85 serve on the committee for
the northern Kentucky 9/11
memorial project. The project
was launched to incorporate a
piece of history to memorialize
those who lost their lives on sept.
11, 2001 and to represent all
northern Kentucky communities
at the Crescent springs park at
Buttermilk pike and Collins road.
What’s Happening
1986 police officer Matt hugenberg
was honored for saving the
life of an infant while on duty
by performing Cpr when he
responded to an emergency call
that the baby was not breathing.
1988 steve Knipper has filed to run for
Kentucky’s 63rd District House
seat.
1989 Adam Koenig announced that
he will seek re-election to his
position in the Kentucky House
of representatives.
1991 Michael loos acted in an
independent film “In a Cage,”
which is set for release in april of
2012.
chris eilerman will be inducted
into the Thomas more College
athletic Hall of Fame for tennis.
shane sidebottom received the
volunteer of the Year award for
his contributions to the mission
of the northern Kentucky Bar
association (nKBa). He is
an attorney with Wolnitzek
& rowekamp in Covington.
shane has served as chair of the
Continuing legal education
Committee and has served on the
nKBa board of directors.
1992 eric Andriot entered his first
year of theology as a seminarian
with the Diocese of Covington.
eric attends st. vincent seminary.
letters of encouragement can
be sent to eric at st. vincent
seminary, 300 Fraser purchase
road, latrobe, pa 15650.
Matt Berger was named to
the sports Hall of Fame at the
university of louisville. matt
was a baseball player for the
Cardinals.
1993 Brad eilerman was listed for the
second year in a row in Cincinnati
magazine’s “top Doctors” for
his endocrinology work at st.
elizabeth’s in Covington.
1995 Matt Danneman and wife
amanda had a boy, leo anthony
who was born on January 26,
2012, weighing 1lb. 12 oz. He
joins sister tory 7 and older
brother Will 3.
1998 Tony robke announces the birth
of a daughter, Kate elizabeth, on
october 13, 2011.
1999 Brian King and wife nikki
welcomed new baby Jackson
patrick on January 3, 2012.
2000 owen serey writes in that he
was recently married to Jennifer
merkle. His wedding was quite
the CovCath reunion with Kevin
tuemler ’00, paul reis ’00, Brett
Dietz ’00, andy schworer ’00,
and matt lonneman ’00 all
serving as groomsmen!
2002 rob harmon opened a franchise
of “Hot Head Burritos” in Ft.
Wright.
2004 greg neiheisel and Brad Kirn
are co-founders of trippo Inc.
They specialize in branding,
marketing and web design
services.
Matt ryan is in the u.s. army
and is stationed in Ft. Bragg, nC.
He was promoted to the rank of
Captain. matt is the brother of
sean ryan ’02, who also serves in
the u.s. army.
2006 Alex Frommeyer graduated
with his masters degree from the
speed school of engineering the
university of louisville in 2011.
He is now the co-founder and
Ceo of Beam technologies, a
tech start-up based in louisville
that is developing wireless
medical devices.
2008 Kevin Murray was accepted
into the university of louisville
medical school. He also
completed his third marathon in
December of 2011.
Jay Vonlehman will graduate in
may 2012 from the us military
academy at West point. He is
ranked in the top 25% in his class
and will be commissioned as a
2nd lieutenant in the engineering
Corp of the us army.
The georgetown College football
team finished 12-1 this season
and reached the second round
of the naIa playoffs. The tigers
were conference champions
and were led by alums Alex
connelly ’11, Alex slabaugh
’11, Pat Van sant ’09 and Kevin
connaughton ’10.
2011 Jake Thelen currently leads the
spring Hill College Badgers with
17.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per
game. Thelen stands 6th in naIa
Division 1 with a 65.8% (98-149)
overall shooting percentage this
season.
Faculty
Father william Fitzgerald
sends his greetings to all. He has
moved from Christentum College
outside of Washington, DC to
silverado, California where he
will live at st. michaels abbey.
He expresses fond memories of
his four years at CovCath and
looks forward to returning to
CCH for a visit.
Reunion Updates
Class of 1957: tom Collins
tcollins@isupplyco.com will be chairing
the 55th reunion. Details will follow at a
later date.
Class of 1962: plans are
underway for the golden Colonel
reunion. Who can believe it has
already been 50 years! tom Whelan
thomaswhelan@insightbb.com, roger
roeding rroeding@roeding.com, and t.J.
Burke tom_b_41091@yahoo.com have
stepped up to chair the event. tentative
plans have been made for a golf outing,
stag and tour of the school on Friday,
september 21 followed by mass and a
dinner dance on saturday, september
22. This is a milestone, so please plan to
attend. Details will follow mid-summer.
Class of 1967: on september
29, the Class of 1967 will be celebrating
their 45th reunion as part of CCH
Homecoming Weekend. The day will
begin with a football game against
pendleton County followed by a social
at the griffin Centre. please mark your
calendar and make plans to attend. If you
have any questions, feel free to contact
reunion co-chairs tom lonneman at
tomlonneman@hotmail.com and gary
menne at gmenne@fuse.net.
Swim and Dive Reunion
Makes a Big Splash
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1962 state Championship swim
and Dive team. to celebrate CCH held a reunion of all swimmers and divers on
saturday, January 28th, beginning with recognition at the CovCath vs trinity swim
meet and ending with a cocktail party and dinner at the alumni center. This event
was a huge success with 66 former swimmers and/or divers in attendance at one or
both events. The 1962 team was the first team in any sport at Covington Catholic
to win a state championship.
Reunion attendees from the 1962 Championship Team.
Class of 1972: lou Ferrante is
heading up the planning committee for
the 40th reunion. He would love to get
some input from a few classmates. He
can be reached by email at ferrantelou@
gmail.com or phone (815-690-0376).
Class of 1977: on september
8, the Class of 1977 will be celebrating
their 35th reunion as part of our reunion
Weekend. Festivities begin with a football
game against Boone County, followed by
a cookout at the griffin Centre. please
mark your calendar and make plans
to attend. If you have any questions,
feel free to contact reunion chair scott
schilling at scott41017@yahoo.com.
Class of 1982: Chris Fischer
cfischer@systemsinsight.com and his
committee have already been working
on plans for the 30th reunion. Join the
Facebook group “CCH ’82” and make
plans to attend.
Class of 1987: Brian northcutt
bmichaelnorthcutt@yahoo.com and
patrick noll pnoll13@hotmail.com have
been busy making plans for the BIg 25th
reunion. a golf outing (men only) is
scheduled for Friday, september 7 along
with a combined CCH/nDa dinner
dance on saturday, september 8 (spouses
welcome). mark your calendar and plan
to attend. anyone that is interested in
helping out with the reunion events can
contact Brian or patrick.
Class of 1992: If you would
like to offer any input or help with the
planning for the 20th reunion, please
contact reunion chair Frank mcDermott
frank.mcdermott@emicap.com.
Class of 1997: matt Zumbiel
mattzumbiel@aol.com is making plans
for the 15th reunion. If you would be
interested in helping out, he would love
to hear from you.
Class of 2002: We are still
looking for someone to chair the 10th
reunion. please contact Christa ellison
in the Development office at cellison@
covcath.org or 859-448-2247 ext. 3.
Class of 2007: mark
messingschlager mark.messingschlager@
thomasmore.edu has gladly accepted
the role as reunion chair for the five year
reunion. If you would be interested in
being a member of this committee, send
mark an email or check out the Facebook
group he created “CCH Class of 2007
reunion”.

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