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Butler edges NewCath, 54-52
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter They came so close to that elusive state tournament win.
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NewCath ready for challenge against Butler
Allen Ramsey Photo. Newport Central Catholic senior post Nikki Kiernan smiles after cutting off a piece of the net following Sunday’s 9th Region championship win over Notre Dame. The Ms. Basketball candidate averages 16.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game for the Thoroughbreds. They take on Louisville Butler in the state tournament at Western Kentucky […]
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Ware’s lay-up lifts NC girls to region crown
Allen Ramsey Photos. Top: NewCath’s Michaela Ware (11) scores the game-winning lay-up in overtime. Center: The Thoroughbreds celebrate their fourth 9th Region title since 2003. Bottom: The team poses with the trophy. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter HIGHLAND HEIGHTS – If the script sounds familiar, it’s because it has happened before.
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CovCath ends magnificant NewCath season
Allen Ramsey Photo. Newport Central Catholic guard Tanner Moeves (23) goes up against Covington Catholic’s Grant Romes (23) in Sunday’s 9th Region Semifinal contest. Moeves scored 15 points in the loss. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter HIGHLAND HEIGHTS – Only a few teams in the 9th Region had the depth and […]
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Thoroughbreds edge Lady Indians, 54-52
Allen Ramsey Photo. Newport Central Catholic’s Nikki Kiernan (24) puts up a shot in Saturday’s 9th Region Semifinal contest against Covington Holy Cross. Kiernan had a double-double of 24 points and 13 rebounds in the 54-52 Thoroughbred win. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter HIGHLAND HEIGHTS – The third meeting would either […]
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Notre Dame extends winning streak to seven against Highlands
Allen Ramsey Photo. Highlands post McKenzie Leigh (31) makes a move in Saturday’s 9th Region semifianls. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter HIGHLAND HEIGHTS – It was a matter of breaking what some may perceive as a hex to advance to the title game for the second straight year. But it didn’t […]
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Highlands gives valiant effort in loss to Holmes
Allen Ramsey Photo. Highlands senior Brandon Hergott (32) battles Holmes post Marcus Hill (23) in Friday’s 9th Region Quaterfinal game at the Bank of Kentucky Center. Hergott scored nine points in the 60-41 Holmes win. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter HIGHLAND HEIGHTS – They may have hit their main goal playing […]
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Region Tournament continues Friday
G. Michael Graham Photo. Newport Central Catholic center Drew McDonald goes up for a shot in Wednesday’s 9th Region quarterfinal game against St. Henry. The Thoroughbreds battle Covington Catholic in the semifinals at Noon on Sunday. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Entering the weekend, all four Highlands and Newport Central Catholic […]
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Thoroughbreds pummel Crusaders, 71-45
G. Michael Graham Photo. Newport Central Catholic guard Zack Pangallo (12) makes a move in Wednesday’s 9th Region quarterfinal contest against St. Henry. Pangallo scored 22 points in the 71-45 Thoroughbred win. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter HIGHLAND HEIGHTS – They have accomplished many goals this year. But the state-ranked Newport […]