The latest basketball bites, a weekly column of local happenings in hoops hits on a coaching milestone, a team already matching their win totals from the past two seasons combined, The Todd Houston Memorial Freshman Tournament winner, a Lloyd standout on the brink of breaking the program scoring record, a broadcast milestone, holiday tournament winners […]
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Basketball bites: Player milestones, holiday tourneys and more
Due to Christmas and a ton of games being played Sunday and Monday, the weekly basketball column moved to Friday this week, same goes for next week with the New Year holiday. In the latest edition of basketball bites, we take a look at some more milestones, the marquee holiday tournaments taking place, a hot […]
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Top sports stories of the year in NKY
Let’s take a look at some of the top sports stories of the year in Northern Kentucky. From state champions, coaching news, milestones and the start and end of eras, 2024 had it all. Here are some of the top stories of the year: Coaching legends step down Bruce Kozerski and Scott Ruthsatz both brought […]
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CovCath starts hot, then buckles down in win over Simon Kenton
Covington Catholic defeated Simon Kenton 64-53 on Tuesday night, thanks to a white-hot shooting first half and a solid defensive effort in the second half.
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Basketball Bites: Coaching milestones, first wins and more
Coaching milestones, first wins, impressive performances, recaps of action, player milestones, and upcoming games are highlighted in this week’s basketball column.
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Action from the John Turner Classic
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. […]
