A hot shooting first quarter mixed in with stingy defense throughout has Bishop Brossart’s girls basketball team moving on in the 37th District tournament. The Lady ‘Stangs were throwing it into the ocean in the first quarter, scoring 29 points and off to a lead as much as 17 in the first eight minutes against […]
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Thelen, Arlinghaus, Johnson picked as KABC Region Coaches of the Year
The Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches have made their votes and the Coach of the Year selections are in for each region. In the 9th Region, Covington Catholic’s Jake Thelen and Holy Cross’ Ted Arlinghaus won boys and girls Region Coach of the Year, respectively. Campbell County’s Davey Johnson won the 10th Region girls Coach […]
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McGillis, Jones, Jayasuriya KABC Players of the Year
The Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches released their Region Players of the Year on Friday, those selected also now nominees for Mr. and Miss Kentucky Basketball. Three from Northern Kentucky won Region Players of the Year. The 9th Region boys winner was Covington Catholic’s Athens McGillis. The 9th Region girls winner was Ryle’s Jaelyn Jones. […]
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NKBCA releases preseason top 10
The Northern Kentucky Baseball Coaches Association have released their preseason top 10 teams in Northern Kentucky. The 2026 season is slated to start March 16. Here is the top 10: Beechwood opens the season with the target on their back coming off a 9th Region championship appearance, finishing runner-up to Highlands. They went 25-11 in […]
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Newport keeps surprising, takes down Beechwood
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 […]