If you found a person outside of Newport’s locker room that thought they’d be 18-8 headed into their last two games of the regular season, I’d love to meet them. The Wildcats added another marquee 9th Region victory on Monday night in Newport, defeating Beechwood 54-47. Newport has now taken down Conner, Dixie Heights, Beechwood […]
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Straight out of a movie: St. Henry’s Kunstek’s buzzer-beater gives Sullivan win over former team Cooper
Hollywood called. They want the script. It starts like this: Coach of 17 years builds a program up from its infancy into a two-time region champion and nearly 300 wins. Gets non-renewed after 17 seasons and heads to a different program. The program he’s with now faces old program that let him go on a […]
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CovCath gets defensive in win over Holy Cross
Sure, they boast the top offense in the state, scoring 83 points per game. But what Covington Catholic does defensively sometimes goes unnoticed with the offensive firepower they have. The Colonels held Holy Cross to 30% shooting in a 80-45 victory, securing the No. 1 seed for the 35th District Tournament. No. 1 was something […]
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Flagrant foul, free throws turn final seconds as Lloyd edges Highlands
One team walked out of Fort Thomas with a victory, the other thought they surely didn’t give it away. In a back-and-forth battle at Highlands High School, Lloyd Memorial’s Isiah Golsby sank two free throws with seven seconds left to give the Juggernauts a 69-68 victory over the Bluebirds. Highlands had a 3-point lead and […]
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Holmes welcomes back iconic Bulldogs from historic 1976–78 run
Some call them the greatest teams the 9th Region has ever seen. On Friday night inside David Evans Fieldhouse in Covington, the band got back together. Holmes High School welcomed back the Bulldogs of 1976–78, the three straight region championship basketball teams that helped define an era and reshape the program’s legacy. There were hugs, […]
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The new Queens of NKY? Simon Kenton makes their case with win over Cooper
Not only was it a matchup of two top 10 teams in the state, but bragging rights for the best girls basketball team in the Northern Kentucky area were on the line when Simon Kenton traveled to Cooper on Thursday night. As the Lady Jaguars have held firm to the crown for years on that […]
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Forecasting the Sweet 16
These are just projections. Nothing more, nothing less. Upsets will happen, they do every year. But…let’s take the chalk from the top picks in each region by the statewide media poll and see what each KHSAA Sweet 16 basketball tournament would look like. BOYS First Round Top half of bracket (in order) Covington Catholic vs […]
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Holy Cross claims third All “A” title in four years
The Holy Cross girls basketball team can now claim something no one else in the state can. With their fourth All “A” state championship in a 60-42 victory over Owensboro Catholic, they became the first girls basketball program in state history with four All “A” state titles. It marks their third title in the last […]
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Conner hires from within, Floyd named next football coach
Being instrumental in player development, game preparation and building a culture rooted in accountability and teamwork made this an easy decision for Conner. Chase Floyd has demonstrated those qualities for the Conner football team since joining the staff in 2018 and is now the head coach of the program. The school made the hiring official […]
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Scott High tabs Trimnell to lead football program
The scoreboard operator in Taylor Mill will get a little bit of a break now. Scott High School has named Dustin Trimnell the next football coach of the program. Trimnell comes over from Bellevue, where he was the defensive coordinator under Chad Montgomery the past couple of seasons. Prior to that, he was an assistant […]