In the year 2025, sports once again helped bring us together. From championship runs and record-breaking performances to unforgettable buzzer-beaters and breakout stars, high school sports in Northern Kentucky once again delivered moments that defined the year. Local athletes etched their names into school and regional history, teams rose to the occasion on the biggest […]
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Basketball bites: the weekly NKY hoops column
High school hoops don’t stop over the holidays, in fact, they get even busier. In the latest edition of basketball bites, we look at some milestones, program records, college standouts and freshman tournaments on the horizon. Next week will be a week off from basketball bites due to some vacation time, but we’ll be back […]
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Cooper wins QOC again, St. Henry, Campbell Co. and Holy Cross also holiday tourney winners
Holiday tournaments were on full go over the weekend and into Monday with some more action on Tuesday before Christmas will give way to a couple day break for teams on the hardwood. Before presents get opened on Thursday morning, some teams got some early gifts with holiday hardware. Cooper repeats in Queen of the […]
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Who’s headed where over the holidays? Christmas basketball tournament schedules
Last minute shopping, Santa, family, elves, presents, get togethers, and of course…hoops! While the holiday season is quite the busy time, it is as well on the hardwood as holiday tournaments and classics will take place over the next two weeks. Here’s where each team will be over Christmas break: Beechwood boys: Berea Holiday Classic […]
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Dixie closes strong on Conner for Code’s 100th win
Getting Hunter Seng involved early and often helped open things up on Tuesday night for the Dixie Heights Colonels. In search of their fifth straight win, the Colonels closed the game on a 18-4 run over the final four-plus minutes for a 65-54 victory over Conner in Edgewood. It improves Dixie to 5-1 on the […]
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Basketball bites: A big week for Simon Kenton girls, other hoops happenings
We’re now two weeks into the season and here comes the second edition of basketball bites, a weekly hoops column dedicated to prep hoops in Northern Kentucky along with some college and even pro info. Snow derailed the latter part of the week last week, leaving teams scrambling to try and get games in before […]
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Savage, O’Hara, Merz up for lofty awards
Ryle’s Jacob Savage and Cooper’s Cam O’Hara are up for the coveted Mr. Football award while Highlands’ Max Merz is up for the offensive lineman of the year award. The three nominees were announced on Wednesday by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association and the winners will be named later this month. Savage and O’Hara are […]
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Basketball bites: The weekly basketball column is back!
With the first week of the basketball season in the books, it means the weekly basketball column is back! Each week we’ll take a look at what happened the past week on the hardcourt in Northern Kentucky and highlight big performances, milestones, program records, coaching milestones and from time to time take a peak at […]
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Camels get a gauge of where they need to be with loss to GRC
It’s an early season test the two have scheduled for many years. It’s also a gauge of where the two are, knowing a matchup in March is inevitable. When Campbell County and George Rogers Clark meet, it’s typically the top two teams in the 10th Region, evidenced by a combined nine region titles between the […]
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Five NKY football players sign on for Division I football
Five northern Kentucky high school football players put ink to paper on National Signing Day on Wednesday, the first day for football players to sign their National Letter of Intent to their respective schools in Division I. Highlands’ Max Merz is headed to Louisville, Ryle’s Jacob Savage is going west to Indiana, his teammate Dylan […]