It was a Kentucky versus Ohio battle for the first four games of the day at the John Turner Classic at Newport on Saturday. The final game was a rematch of last year’s first round state tournament game between Newport and Campbell County. Here’s how the first three games went down on the day, featuring […]
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Holy Cross ends Cooper’s 9th Region streak at 33
The Cooper girls basketball team came into Thursday night’s contest at the Thomas B. Finn Activity Center with Holy Cross on a 33-game winning streak against 9th Region opponents. Holy Cross (4-1) put an end to it with a 66-54 victory, using balanced scoring to take down the Jaguars (2-1). Four players hit double figures […]
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Ryle earns gutsy win at Newport
Ryle defeated Newport 49-43 in a tight matchup, with the Raiders outscoring the Wildcats 14-3 in the final 5:14 to seal the victory.
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Basketball bites: 1,000-point scorers, hot starts and more
The LINK nky Top 10 will roll out soon, but something new this year here at LINK will be the weekly basketball bites. It will highlight personal accomplishments, milestones, marquee matchups and more. We’ll recap the last week of the action on the hardwood and look for matchups to look out for the rest of […]
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Cooper still can’t get over the Bowling Green hump
This one might sting a little more than Cooper’s prior two trips to the state championship game. Coming in at 14-0 and the undisputed No. 1 team in Class 5A, the Jaguars took one on the chin in a 37-20 defeat to Bowling Green on Saturday at Kroger Field in Lexington for the 5A championship. […]
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Trinity rallies past Ryle for 29th state title
What was a promising start turned into a disappointing finish for the Ryle football team on Saturday in the Class 6A state championship against Trinity at Kroger Field in Lexington. The Raiders jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the game’s opening quarter, but the Shamrocks went on a 42-9 run from there to win […]
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Title town! Beechwood wins state title No. 18
Beechwood knew things needed to change after Nov. 24, 2023. A 31-28 loss to Mayfield in the Class 2A state semifinals revealed a glaring issue. They needed to get stronger up front in order to be able to run the football more effectively. A little more than a year later — mission accomplished as the […]
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‘Not too high, not too low’, Cooper all business headed to Kroger Field
Cooper football coach Randy Borchers described last year’s run to the state championship as playing with house money. Now it’s all business when they’ll load the bus and head to Kroger Field in Lexington on Saturday in a Class 5A title game rematch with Bowling Green. The Jaguars expected to be in this spot, running […]
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36th District girls basketball preview: Highlands will get tested
Highlands enters with a lot of potential to not only win a third straight 36th District title, but have their name in the mix for a 9th Region title. The most interesting race though in the 36th could be who makes it to the region tournament. Last year, Bellevue stunned Newport Central Catholic in the […]
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36th District boys basketball preview: Target remains on Newport’s back
The biggest news in the offseason regarding 9th Region hoops was Newport junior Taylen Kinney deciding to make the move to prep school with Overtime Elite in Atlanta. The highly-touted guard will not be with the Wildcats this season, opening things up for not only the rest of the region, but creating some optimism for […]