The ball was in Jacob Meyer’s hands in a two-point game with under 10 seconds to play. It’s an ideal situation for Holy Cross (16-6), Meyer the best scorer in the the state for the last two seasons and counting. Evangel Christian’s bigs of 6-foot-11 Cyr Malonga, 6-foot-9 Johnny Djema and 6-foot-8 Ben Mukadi tried […]
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Holy Cross girls win second All “A” title in program history
Maybe it was the near miss for the All “A” state title in volleyball or the one-point loss in the All “A” basketball state semifinals last season. None of that crossed Holy Cross senior Julia Hunt’s mind. Headed to the line with six seconds left with the All “A” state championship on the line and […]
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Holy Cross spurts past Owensboro Catholic on way to All ‘A’ finals
The way Holy Cross scores in bunches can catch a team off guard in a hurry. So when the Indians faced an early 14-10 deficit to Owensboro Catholic in the first quarter, a little more than two minutes later and the Aces found themselves in a 24-14 hole. Owensboro was unable to respond from there […]
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“Mad dog” defense gets Holy Cross to All “A” finals
When “Mad Dog” is shouted out from the Holy Cross bench, the opponent better start worrying. It was a half court trapping defense Ted Arlinghaus and his staff picked up at a coaches clinic from Louisville women’s basketball coach Jeff Walz. “When Jeff Walz put that on and he specifically showed that, I turned to […]
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Holy Cross moves on to All “A” semis with win over Hazard
It was a slow start for Holy Cross (15-5) senior guard Jacob Meyer. Taking on a physical Hazard (18-3) team, Meyer may not have got the benefit of the doubt on some calls early on with just two points in the first quarter. But as the game wore on, Meyer imposed his will, started to […]
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Brossart shot out of All “A” quarters by Bethlehem
Bishop Brossart got off to a hot start, thing is, Bethlehem was on fire. The Banshees (16-6) didn’t miss much in the first half against the Mustangs (17-6), shooting out to a 41-26 halftime lead on their way to a 66-49 victory in Friday’s girls All “A” state tournament quarterfinals at Eastern Kentucky University. Bethlehem […]
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Holy Cross avenges loss to Owen County, heads to All “A” semis
Holy Cross girls basketball coach Ted Arlinghaus put last year’s score up on the white board in the pregame discussion prior to their All “A” state tournament quarterfinal contest with Owen County. He wanted his Holy Cross (19-5) team to remember how close they were in last season’s All “A” state tournament, a one-point loss […]
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Brossart drops opener in All “A” Classic
Bishop Brossart (12-8) was unable to overcome a dreadful start on Thursday in the first round of the All “A” state tournament in a 68-62 loss to Hazard (18-2). It was 18-1 before the Mustangs first field goal from Parker Mulberry came over six minutes into the game. “Too many mental errors on our behalf […]
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Holy Cross takes opener of All “A” Classic
With a fury from Danville out of the half, Holy Cross needed a spark from someone not named Jacob Meyer or Javier Ward. Matthew Dreas rose to the occasion. With the Indians (14-5) giving away an 11-point halftime lead and the score knotted at 43, Dreas hit two 3-pointers, Jacob Smith with another as they […]
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Craddock’s bounce beats Highlands at buzzer in OT
Alexis Craddock hadn’t scored all game. She missed a buzzer-beater in the JV game. But when the sophomore guard caught the ball on the wing with time winding down in overtime of Conner’s (13-6) varsity game with Highlands (15-7), she didn’t hesitate. Craddock took two dribbles, pulled up from about 15-feet and drained a buzzer-beating […]