If you’re at a beach in the southern parts of the United States over the next two weeks, you’re more than likely to run into some folks from Kentucky. For two weeks starting on June 25 at 12:01 a.m., the mandatory Kentucky High School Athletic Association dead period begins and runs through July 9 at […]
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KABC Bluegrass Summer Shootout Roundup
The biggest summer boys basketball showcase in Kentucky took place over the weekend as 144 teams came to the Lexington area to close out their summer schedules. Eight Northern Kentucky teams participated in the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches (KABC) Bluegrass Summer Shootout that spanned June 20-22 in and around Lexington. Campbell County, Conner, Covington […]
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50 NKY sports icons in 50 days: Day 10, Steve Cauthen
The history of sports in Northern Kentucky goes back a long way. A very long way. Decades. Centuries. We know you’ve seen these lists before, but this is a different and unique way of presenting our “50 sports icons in Northern Kentucky” as we’ll provide you one per day over the next 50 days. Hall […]
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Conner hires Rash as next football coach
It’s been a rough week and a half for the Conner community with the passing of longtime football coach Dave Trosper, but Thursday offered some good news as they’ve found a highly acclaimed replacement. The high school announced that they’ve hired Noel Rash to be the next head coach of the program, replacing Trosper who […]
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Brossart tabs Stamm to lead Lady ‘Stangs basketball program
A little more than three weeks removed from being informed Steve Brown wasn’t returning, Bishop Brossart has found their new leader of the girls’ basketball program. Aaron Stamm was named the next head coach on Monday, replacing Brown, who resigned on May 23 after three seasons with the team to take an assistant coaching position […]
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Rain delay halts Highlands momentum, drops state tourney game to South Warren
Saved by the rain? South Warren baseball coach Chris Gage tends to think so. In a game that took over five hours to complete thanks to two weather delays, South Warren took down Highlands 6-5 in nine innings in Friday’s Clark’s Pump-n-Shop KHSAA first round state tournament game at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington. “Saved […]
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Harrison County ends Holy Cross’ magical run
The Ninth Region softball winless drought at the KHSAA state tournament continues. Friday’s result was Harrison County 13, Holy Cross 0, in six innings, marking the seventh straight season the contingent of teams come back home to Northern Kentucky winless. For Holy Cross to be to this point was nothing short of magical, defeating three […]
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Bucher gets one last call for Highlands
He’s called hundreds of games for Highlands athletics. His last one will be on the grand stage at the KHSAA state baseball tournament in Lexington. Brennan Bucher has been on the air for years on bluebirdsradio.com, whether it be football, basketball or baseball. Friday against South Warren or however long the Bluebirds baseball team goes […]
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Cooper brings in college veteran assistant to lead girls hoops program
Cooper High School announced on Monday that Christian Stefanopoulos Prohaska will be the next girls’ basketball coach. She’ll take over for Justin Holthaus, who was named the boys’ basketball coach at the school on May 22. Stefanopoulos Prohaska, a Boone County alum, enters the program with 13 years of Division I coaching experience with stops […]
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Birds are back! Highlands wins 9th Region baseball title
It wasn’t winning 17 of their last 19 games or having an arsenal of arms at his disposal or a deadly hitting attack. Highlands baseball coach Brian Benzinger knew he had something special back in October. “Our offseason workouts we had 40 something, 50 guys there and I’m like, ‘Okay, these guys are really dedicated […]