Cooper Jaguars head coach Tim Sullivan calls every game in the 33rd District dog fights. His second-seeded Jaguars (15-12) and the top-seeded Conner Cougars (19-7) survived the semifinal games and will play for the district championship back at Cooper for the fourth time in the past five years on Friday at 7 p.m. Conner has […]
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Brossart girls edge Scott for third straight 37th District Tournament crown
Both teams struggled dribbling toward the basket and finishing shots in the paint thanks to hard-nosed defenses. They still had their chances despite all the turnovers and missed shots near the rim. But the Bishop Brossart Mustangs (21-11) made a few more plays to knock off the Scott Eagles (14-15), 43-41 in overtime to win […]
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Tuesday NKY HS hoops tournament roundup: No upsets in district semifinal action
There were no upsets in the district semifinal action in the area. But two girls scored their 1,000th career points and two familiar teams in the Ninth Region girls tournament extended their longest run of consecutive region tournament appearances. Girls Basketball 34th District semifinals at St. Henry Dixie Heights 64, Ludlow 28 The Colonels (24-7) […]
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Boys 37th District Semifinals: Campbell County, Scott to meet for championship
The one constant in the 37th District for 10 years in a row has been the Campbell County Camels (20-11 overall). The Camels will try for that number of consecutive district tournament championships Thursday at 7 p.m. back at Campbell County Middle School. The opponent will be the Scott Eagles (14-17) for the eighth time […]
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Simon Kenton girls explode in second half to advance in Girls 32nd District Tournament
The Simon Kenton (16-13) and Walton-Verona (16-14) girls basketball teams normally meet for the 32nd District championship. With Grant County knocking off both during the regular season, it meant the two met in the 32nd District semifinals on Monday trying to keep their seasons alive for the first time since 2017. After a tight game […]
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Holmes cites injuries in ending season
Holmes High school announced the girls’ basketball team (4-22) will not participate in the 35th District semifinals at Notre Dame against Holy Cross on Tuesday because of injuries. Holmes concluded the season with a 65-42 loss at Tates Creek on Friday. The Bulldogs played that game with two sophomores, three eighth graders and one seventh […]
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NKU women fall to .500 in Horizon League with road loss
The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team (15-12) can finish no worse than a sixth seed in the Horizon League Tournament. The Norse had been trying to keep pace with Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis for the fourth seed in the league tournament and the right to host a tournament quarterfinal game. But with two […]
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Girls 32nd-37th District tournament previews and storylines
It’s once again that time of the year when the season ends if you do not make it to the district tournament championship game. Some districts have heavy favorites. But others will see good games in the semifinals and leave some good teams out of the region tournaments. Before things begin Monday, here is a […]
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Friday NKY HS roundup: Walton-Verona girls head to postseason with four consecutive wins
The teams came into the final regular season game knowing they had two different postseason destinies. The visiting Walton-Verona Bearcats girls basketball team (16-13) knows it has to win at 32nd District Tournament host Simon Kenton (15-13) on Monday at 7 p.m. to advance to the 8th Region Tournament at Gallatin County. The host Scott […]
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Thursday NKY HS hoops roundup: St. Henry stuns Holy Cross with 26-point comeback
St. Henry 90, Holy Cross 86 The Crusaders rallied from a 26-point halftime deficit to stun the Indians on Thursday night. Trailing 57-31 at the half and 68-52 after three, St. Henry outscored Holy Cross 38-18 in the fourth as they close the regular season with a 13-12 record. Holy Cross closes their regular season […]
