The Walton-Verona boys’ basketball team has advanced to a second straight 8th Region semifinal with a 57-44 victory over Anderson County Monday night at Henry County High School. In the battle of the Bearcats, it was the black and blue prevailing over the red and white. Walton-Verona used six 3-pointers from Justin Hester to prevail, […]
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Lloyd clamps down on cold shooting Ryle for third straight trip to region semis
For Lloyd Memorial, the formula is pretty simple. Hold the opponent under 50 points and win a lot of basketball games. The Juggernauts did it again on Saturday in the St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region Tournament quarterfinals, taking down Ryle 51-46. When Lloyd holds the opponent under 50 points, they’re 13-1 this season. During their […]
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Rondon keeps Newport’s 3-peat hopes alive with buzzer-beater
Nothing easy. That’s what the pre-game warmup T-shirts said for Newport. And boy that was certainly the case. Yamil Rondon’s 3-pointer at the buzzer kept Newport’s 3-peat hopes alive with a 50-47 victory over Holy Cross in Saturday’s St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region tournament quarterfinals. Tied at 47, Newport called timeout with 12 seconds left, […]
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CovCath routs Dixie on way to region semis
It wasn’t a full on press or constant trapping. For the majority it was Covington Catholic guarding Dixie Heights mono e mono with the blue and white Colonels (CovCath) locking down the red and white Colonels (Dixie). Covington Catholic stifled Dixie Heights and came away with a 75-36 victory in the St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th […]
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Cooper blocks out noise, advances to region semis with win over Highlands
The mentality the Cooper boys basketball team takes on is 1-0 that day and build for the next day. With the noise going on outside about the program and the status of coach Tim Sullivan’s tenure for the future certainly didn’t go quiet leading into the Jaguars St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region quarterfinal against Highlands, […]
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Cooper makes history, wins fourth straight 9th Region title
History has been made. Cooper’s girls basketball team championship DNA prevailed once again, taking down Notre Dame Friday night 60-57 in the St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region tournament title game. The victory marks their fourth straight 9th Region title, accomplishing something no one else has ever done in the 50 years of girls basketball in […]
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Notre Dame gets revenge on Highlands, heads to 9th Region final
As soon as Notre Dame beat St. Henry on Sunday in the 9th Region quarterfinals, Kes Murphy sent his team a photo through their group messaging app. It was of Highlands’ Marissa Green hitting the game-winning shot against them in last year’s 9th Region tournament and ending their season. Murphy sent photos daily of the […]
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Here they are! Cooper back in 9th Region title game with win over Dixie
About the only thing that went wrong for Haylee Noel on Wednesday night was her nose ring falling out. Otherwise, 23 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and scoring her 1,000th career point. Most importantly, a Cooper 64-54 victory over Dixie Heights in the St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region girls basketball tournament semifinals at Northern Kentucky […]
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Smith, Brossart barrel over Montgomery Co. in 10th Region quarterfinals
Bishop Brossart needed some shots to go down in order to implement their press. Trailing 17-16 a little over a minute into the third quarter, they finally did. With that, they were able to implement their full court pressure and run away from Montgomery County in Tuesday’s 10th Region girls basketball quarterfinal at Campbell County […]
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Covington Catholic claims back-to-back 2A indoor track and field titles
For the second straight year, Covington Catholic is champions of indoor track and field. The Colonels mowed through the competition at the KHSAA Class AA state track and field indoor meet with 90 points, beating the 31-team field by 43 points with Taylor County in second with 47 points. It’s the second year the KHSAA […]
