The Bellevue and Ludlow girls basketball teams advance to the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference championship game at 6 p.m. Saturday back at Ludlow. Here is how they happened: Bellevue 70, Villa Madonna 32 The Tigers dominated the battle against the Vikings behind 21 points from Sydni Massey. Jayda Dowell and Courtney McCarty followed with 12 […]
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Campbell County wins battle of senior heavy teams with Boone County
This game lived up to its billing as a good one between the fifth and sixth-ranked squads in the latest Link NKY Top 10 boys basketball poll. Both teams had their chances, but the host Campbell County outlasted Boone County, 64-58 in a battle that saw both teams start five seniors. The Camels have won […]
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Wednesday NKY prep hoops roundup: Walton-Verona boys wrap up top seed in 32nd District
Walton-Verona trailed 35-30 at halftime against the host Grant County Braves, but came back to win 73-70 to nab the undisputed top seed in the 32nd District Tournament, finishing 3-0 in district seed play. Aaron Gutman led the way scoring 29 points. Zach Smith and Julian Dixon followed scoring 17 and 10 points, respectively. Walton-Verona […]
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Monday NKY prep hoops roundup: Notre Dame nearly doubles up Grant County
The Notre Dame Pandas shot 52% from the field in an impressive 78-40 victory at Grant County on Monday. Notre Dame had four players reach double figures. Emma Holtzapfel led the way scoring 15 points and Kate Resing scored 13. Kendra Collins and Ryan Burden followed scoring 11 and 10 points, respectively. Notre Dame (17-5) […]
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Weekend NKY prep hoops roundup: CovCath concludes week with fourth straight win
Host Covington Catholic won its fourth straight to move to 8-1 in 9th Region play with a 77-55 victory over Ryle. The Colonels shot 55% from the field including 50% from three-point range in the win and outrebounded the Raiders, 36-28. Caden Miller led CovCath with a double-double of 19 points and 16 rebounds to […]
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NKU women win two straight for first time this season
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team won a second straight game for the first time this year, outgunning Oakland 90-82 on Friday at Truist Arena for their highest point total this year. “Obviously, things got a little dicey there at the end,” Northern Kentucky head coach Camryn Volz said. “We don’t quite know how to […]
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Justin Franklin targets grit, aggression for Scott football
Justin Franklin opened his introductory meeting as head coach of the Scott program Wednesday talking about three characteristics of an eagle. The 43-year-old said eagles have tremendous vision, are the only birds that fly into storms and are master engineers. Franklin wants to bring those traits to Scott. He told the players, parents and administration […]
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NKU women earn first road win of season
The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team ventured to northeast Ohio and beat Youngstown State, 62-56 for its first road win this year. Macey Blevins led the way scoring 20 points and recorded a career-high four steals. Center Carter McCray posted her fourth straight double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. McCray also dished off […]
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NKU legends Winstel and Shields recognized for impact on basketball programs
Two Northern Kentucky University coaching legends were honored at halftime of the men’s and women’s games on Saturday at Truist Arena. First up was the women’s game as the Norse took on Wright State in a Saturday afternoon Horizon League conference battle. At halftime, the administration unveiled a banner honoring longtime women’s head coach Nancy […]
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Friday NKY prep hoops roundup: St. Henry girls celebrate Senior Night with win
The St. Henry girls basketball team celebrated senior night with a convincing 55-19 win over Holmes. Kayla Unkraut led with 14 points and Liz Mason scored 12 as nine different Crusaders scored. Anjali Faehr led Holmes with nine points. St. Henry (8-8) snapped a four-game losing streak with the win. The Crusaders travel to Boone […]