Contractor selected for NewCath athletic complex that will include field named in honor of former football coach

By Terry Boehmker
NKyTribune sports reporter

During a blessing ceremony at the construction site for the Newport Central Catholic athletic complex on Friday, principal Kenny Collopy announced that the playing field would be named in honor of Bob Schneider, head coach of the high school’s football team for 44 years.

Schneider passed away in 2021, but his wife, Nancy, and son, Dave, were among the people at the ceremony to officially announce the high school’s first on-campus athletic complex for football, soccer and track.

Bob Schneider

Mrs. Schneider said her husband “would be very honored” by the announcement that r...