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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Volz earns 100th win in Northern Kentucky victory
Camryn Volz admitted it was not really on her radar. Volz is more focused the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team improving daily, but the Norse earned her 100th career victory with a 73-54 win over Detroit Mercy on Wednesday. “I did know last game because I caught some of the celebration things in the […]
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Monday NKY prep hoops roundup: Conner boys win third straight
The Conner boys basketball team won a season-high third in a row with a 55-51 non-region win at Scott. Finn Louden led Conner with 23 points. Mariano Romero and Brady Bushman followed with 11 and eight, respectively. Xarek Sarakatsannis led Scott with 16 points. Carter Eten and Connor Griffin followed with 11 and 10 points, […]
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Weekend NKY prep hoops roundup: NewCath girls rally past Bishop Brossart
The Newport Central Catholic girls only led the rivalry game against Bishop Brossart for 1:45. Luckily for the Thoroughbreds, they happened to the be the final 105 seconds of the game. Once they grabbed it, they did not let go, rallying past the Mustangs for a 52-47 win on the Hill. The key for NewCath […]