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The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner
The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner
Clayton Castle

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor

Clayton admits he got bit by The Northerner bug a little late, but that’s okay. Having attended NKU since 2011, Clayton finally joined The Northerner in 2014 as a Reporter, assigned to the Men’s Basketball beat, before being promoted to Sports Editor this spring. Clayton is a senior journalism major, with a minor in Electronic Media & Broadcasting. He expects to graduate in May of 2015.

All content by Clayton Castle
From loss to victory in four years: the Clayton Castle story

From loss to victory in four years: the Clayton Castle story

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
May 1, 2015
Hot Seat: Hailey Shanahan

Hot Seat: Hailey Shanahan

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
April 30, 2015
NKU guards Chad Jackson (top right), Tyler White (left) and center Jalen Billups (bottom right) struggle to rebound the ball against FGCU's Marc-Eddy Norelia (center) during NKU's 59-65 loss to FGCU. NKU lost to Florida Gulf Coast 59-65 at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015.

NKU athletics progress in third year of Division I

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
April 29, 2015
David Head Baseball Senior Communication Studies

Hot Seat: David Head

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
April 23, 2015
Hot Seat: Cole Bauml

Hot Seat: Cole Bauml

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
April 20, 2015
NKU guard Tayler Persons dribbles the ball while holding off a West Virginia University defender during NKU's loss to WVU.

A-Sun freshman of the year leaving NKU

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
April 15, 2015

Lauren Hill taught us more than how to shoot a lay-up

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
April 10, 2015
Hot Seat: Kaitlyn Hooper

Hot Seat: Kaitlyn Hooper

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
April 10, 2015
DI coaching changes not uncommon

DI coaching changes not uncommon

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
April 9, 2015
Hot Seat: Allie Conner

Hot Seat: Allie Conner

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
April 2, 2015
Jordan Jackson dribbles the ball up the court in NKU's match-up against West Virginia. NKU took on WVU on Dec. 7, 2014, losing 67-42.

Who might replace Bezold as head coach?

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
April 1, 2015

Hot Seat: Landon Osbourne

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
March 26, 2015
NKU forward Kaitlyn Gerrety shoots the ball while being defended by two Marshall defenders. NKU lost to Marshall 81-79 in the first round of the WBI at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Thursday, Mar. 19, 2015.

NKU women end strong season with loss in WBI

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
March 25, 2015

Hot Seat: KC Straley

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
March 23, 2015
NKU forward Kaitlyn Gerrety shoots the ball while being defended by two Marshall defenders. NKU lost to Marshall 81-79 in the first round of the WBI at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Thursday, Mar. 19, 2015.

Uetrecht’s career night not enough for Norse

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
March 19, 2015
NKU player Sarah Kinch drives to the basket during NKU Women's Basketball Throwback game in Regents Hall. NKU defeated North Florida 67-29 in Regents Hall on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015.

Women successful in tournament appearance, men lose early

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
March 18, 2015
NKU community reacts to Bezold's release

NKU community reacts to Bezold’s release

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
March 18, 2015
NKU and Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Jim Kelch talks to Reds fans at the annual Redsfest. Kelch is the "Voice of the Norse" for NKU men's basketball radio broadcasts. Photo provided by the Cincinnati Reds.

Jim Kelch: The Man Behind the Mic

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
March 10, 2015
NKU guard Tyler White (3) led the Norse with 17 points in its season-opening loss to West Virginia.

NKU loses heartbreaker to Lipscomb

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
March 4, 2015
NKU guard Jordan Jackson goes up for the layup during the second half of today's win over Stetson. NKU defeated Stetson 82-57 on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 at The Bank of Kentucky Center

PREVIEW: Lipscomb at Northern Kentucky

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
March 3, 2015
NKU guard Todd Johnson dribbles up the court after stealing the ball from USC Upstate. Johnson had a game high 24 points in NKU's 84-65 win over USC Upstate on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015 at The Bank of Kentucky Center

Sharp shooting leads NKU to Senior Night win

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 28, 2015
NKU player Sarah Kinch drives to the basket during NKU Women's Basketball Throwback game in Regents Hall. NKU defeated North Florida 67-29 in Regents Hall on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015.

A Throwback to Classic Norse Basketball

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 25, 2015
Hot Seat: Daniel Camps

Hot Seat: Daniel Camps

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 24, 2015

Norse women throw up points in win at Regents Hall

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 21, 2015
Hot Seat: Tyler White

Hot Seat: Tyler White

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 15, 2015
NKU guards Chad Jackson (top right), Tyler White (left) and center Jalen Billups (bottom right) struggle to rebound the ball against FGCU's Marc-Eddy Norelia (center) during NKU's 59-65 loss to FGCU. NKU lost to Florida Gulf Coast 59-65 at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015.

Norse lose thriller to Florida Gulf Coast

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 12, 2015
NKU guard Chad Jackson scores game high 26 points in NKU's loss to North Florida. North Florida defeated NKU 74-66 on Jan. 22, 2015 in The Bank of Kentucky Center.

PREVIEW: Florida Gulf Coast at Northern Kentucky

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 11, 2015
NKU Head Coach Dave Bezold talks to Tayler Persons (2) during the second half of NKU's 68-55 win. NKU defeated North Carolina A&T 68-55 in their home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 at the Bank of Kentucky Center.

Coaches Bezold and Plitzuweit take part in weekly radio show

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 11, 2015
NKU guard Jordan Jackson shoots the ball in NKU's 77-60 win over Lipscomb. NKU defeated Lipscomb 77-60 at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015.

Norse thrill at homecoming, beat Lipscomb 77-60

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 7, 2015
Hot Seat: Rianna Gayheart

Hot Seat: Rianna Gayheart

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 6, 2015
Shar'Rae Davis gets ready to shoot the ball during the first half of NKU's loss to FGCU. Northern Kentucky lost to Florida Gulf Coast 46-76 on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 at The Bank of Kentucky Center

The Bank of Ky. Center to change its name

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 5, 2015
Melody Doss scored her 1,000th point of her NKU career from the free throw line during the second half of NKU's loss to FGCU. Northern Kentucky lost to Florida Gulf Coast 46-76 on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 at The Bank of Kentucky Center

Melody Doss makes history with thousandth point

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
February 4, 2015
Melody Doss scored her 1,000th point of her NKU career from the free throw line during the second half of NKU's loss to FGCU. Northern Kentucky lost to Florida Gulf Coast 46-76 on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 at The Bank of Kentucky Center

Doss scores 1,000th career point in loss to Florida Gulf Coast

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
January 31, 2015
NKU guard Christine Roush passes the ball to a teammate during NKU's win over Stetson. NKU defeated Stetson 68-62 at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Jan. 29, 2015.

Women’s basketball in second with win over Stetson

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
January 29, 2015
Hot Seat: Deontae Cole

Hot Seat: Deontae Cole

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
January 29, 2015
Student-athletes break department GPA record

Student-athletes break department GPA record

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
January 28, 2015
NKU guard Rianna Gayheart (5) and her teammates prepare to open the 2015-16 basketball season Friday at Miami University.

Norse women battle for close win over USC Upstate

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
January 17, 2015
Hot Seat: Melody Doss

Hot Seat: Melody Doss

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
January 16, 2015
NKU player Jalen Billups drives to the net against UT Martin in the second half of NKU's 56-71 loss. NKU lost to UT Martin 56-71 at The Bank of Kentucky Center on December 3, 2014.

Norse pick up first conference win, beat Kennesaw State

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
January 14, 2015

Athletics announces 2015 Hall of Fame class

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
January 14, 2015
NKU's Melody Doss drives the lane to the basket during NKU's victory over Georgetown College. NKU defeated Georgetown College 78-57 on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015 at The Bank of Kentucky Center.

Doss, Davis lead NKU to win over Georgetown

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
January 6, 2015
NKU's Tyler White looks to pass the ball during NKU's loss to Toledo 57-55. NKU lost to University of Toledo 57-55 on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015 at The Bank of Kentucky Center.

Norse lose heartbreaker to Toledo

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
January 3, 2015
NKU's Melody Doss goes up for a shot during the second half of NKU's win over IUPUI. NKU defeated IUPUI 57-43 at the Bank of Kentucky Center on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014.

Norse women end 2014 with win over IUPUI

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
December 30, 2014
NKU's Tayler Persons shoots the ball during the first half of NKU's home win over Idaho. NKU defeated Idaho 81-68 on Monday, Dec 22, 2014 at The Bank of Kentucky Center.

Persons, Monaco lead NKU to win over Idaho

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
December 22, 2014
NKU junior Christine Roush passes the ball to a teammate during NKU's 38-45 loss to Loyola (Chicago). NKU lost to Loyola (Chicago) 35-45 at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Nov. 22, 2014.

Norse defeat local rival Cincinnati

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
December 17, 2014
NKU men's basketball player Anthony Monaco faces a defender during the first half of NKU's 42-67 loss to West Virginia University. NKU was defeated by West Virginia University 42-67 at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014.

Norse rebound after loss to West Virginia, win big over UC-Clermont

Clayton Castle, Sports Editor
December 14, 2014
NKU player Jalen Billups drives to the net against UT Martin in the second half of NKU's 56-71 loss. NKU lost to UT Martin 56-71 at The Bank of Kentucky Center on December 3, 2014.

PREVIEW: West Virginia at Northern Kentucky

Clayton Castle, Reporter
December 5, 2014
NKU player Daniel Camps goes up for the shot against UT Martin in the second half of NKU's 56-71 loss. NKU lost to UT Martin 56-71 at The Bank of Kentucky Center on December 3, 2014.

Norse struggle against UT-Martin

Clayton Castle, Reporter
December 3, 2014
Ethan Faulkner drives to the basket during the 2012-2013 season against Lipscomb University. Faulkner is now an assistant coach for the Norse.

Assistant coaches bring DI experience

Clayton Castle, Reporter
November 12, 2014

Same game, different footing

Clayton Castle, Reporter
November 7, 2014
NKU midfielder Cian McDonald scores the lone goal in NKU's 1-0 victory over Eastern Illinois. NKU defeated Eastern Illinois 1-0 at NKU Soccer Stadium on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014.

McDonald’s lone goal enough for NKU

Clayton Castle, Reporter
October 29, 2014
NKU's Keely Creamer goes up to spike the ball over the net. She and the Norse will look to start the season strong tonight vs. Indiana

Volleyball picks up 3-1 win over EKU

Clayton Castle, Reporter
October 28, 2014
NKU player Diego Martinez dribbles against a defender in the second half of NKU's 2-0 win over UNC Asheville. NKU defeated UNC Asheville 2-0 on Oct. 22, 2014 at NKU Soccer Stadium.

Men’s soccer pick up win, break five game slump

Clayton Castle, Reporter
October 22, 2014

Travel impacts budget

Clayton Castle, Reporter
October 17, 2014
NKU men's basketball player Jalen Billups goes up for the dunk, finishing 4th in the NKU Dunk Contest at Black and Gold Madness. NKU's 2014 Black and Gold Madness was held at the Bank of Kentucky Center on October 9, 2014 celebrating the start of the 2014-15 season.

Madness takes over the BOK Center

Clayton Castle, Reporter
October 10, 2014
NKU player Kelsey Laumann dribbles against a defender in NKU's 1-0 loss to Jacksonville Friday night. NKU lost to Jacksonville 1-0 at NKU Soccer Stadium on Oct. 3, 2014.

Norse women’s soccer misses opportunities and lose to Jacksonville 1-0

Clayton Castle, Contributor
October 3, 2014
NKU player Cian McDonald scores the winning goal in NKU's come from behind overtime win on Tuesday night. The Norse beat Wright State 4-3 in overtime on September 23, 2014 at NKU Soccer Stadium.

Norse fight for intense victory over Wright State

Clayton Castle, Contributor
September 23, 2014

Athletic director’s first year spent meeting his department

Clayton Castle, Contributor
September 16, 2014

Big name school to play at NKU

Clayton Castle, Contributor
September 16, 2014
Dean Danos (#44) dribbles the ball in the second half waiting for a teammate to get open. The Norse lost 74-61 to Morehead State on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at the Bank of Kentucky Center in Highland Heights, KY.

Norse fall to in-state rival Morehead in a 74-61 loss

Clayton Castle, Staff Writer
November 19, 2013
NKU Men's Soccer senior Brendan Murphy dribbles the ball towards the goal in NKU's Senior Night 2-1 win over Jacksonville Saturday night. The Norse played Jacksonville at home on Saturday, October 26, 2013, winning 2-1.

Norse escape Jacksonville comeback, beat Dolphins 2-1

Clayton Castle, Contributing Writer
October 28, 2013
Northern Kentucky's home basketball games sometimes look like an empty gym, but looks can be deceiving, leading the A-Sun in attendance last year for men's basketball with an average of 3,551 people.

Crowd size appearance at Norse home games may be deceiving

Clayton Castle, Contributing writer
October 24, 2013

Norse fans looking within A-Sun Conference for newest rival

Clayton Castle, Contributing writer
September 26, 2013
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