Covington Catholic Director of Athletics Tony Bacigalupo pointed out that even though the Covington Catholic Colonels and Highlands Bluebirds will be playing a game on the court, those two teams and the host Holmes Bulldogs are on the same team in the game of life. That life is for Covington Catholic senior Thomas Burns. Burns […]
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NKU women leave Michigan with victory
The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team (10-7, 4-4) did not want to leave Michigan without a Horizon League victory. On Sunday, the Norse broke their two-game losing streak with a convincing 75-51 victory over the Detroit Mercy Titans (3-14, 1-7). The Norse are in a three-way tie with Milwaukee and Oakland for fifth place […]
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NKU men rebound on road, Oakland Hands NKU women second straight loss
Northern Kentucky 74, Green Bay 53 (men) The Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team got back in the win column on Saturday with a road win at Green Bay. NKU (11-8, 6-2) hit 12 three-pointers, won the rebounding battle 38-27 and forced 15 Green Bay (2-17, 1-7) turnovers in the 21-point victory. Marques Warrick led […]
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Saturday NKY HS hoops round-up: Notre Dame downs North Laurel in MLK Classic
The Notre Dame Pandas (10-4 overall) ventured to Winchester and edged the North Laurel Jaguars (11-4) from the 13th Region in the Martin Luther King Classic at George Rogers Clark, 56-54. Senior forward Noelle Hubert led Notre Dame with 19 points. Junior forward Kendra Collins made four three-pointers on her way to 17 points. Notre […]
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Friday NKY HS Boys Basketball roundup: Cooper earns tough 33rd District win over Ryle
The Cooper Jaguars deflected the game’s final attempted pass making sure their cross-town rival Ryle Raiders did not have the chance to tie the game with 1.3 seconds left. Cooper (9-6, 1-1) earned the needed 33rd District seed win over the Ryle Raiders (5-8, 0-2), 51-48. Cooper will take on Boone County for the second […]
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Friday NKY HS Girls Basketball roundup: Cooper holds off determined Ryle; Conner point guard Hamilton scored 1,000th career point joining older brother
In a tale of the girls basketball team on top of not only the 33rd District, but the 9th Region and the cross-town arch-rival that has been there and is trying to take that spot back. In front of a nice crowd, the defending district and region champion Cooper Jaguars (13-2, 1-0) won their 11th […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Highlands girls handle arch-rival NewCath
The Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team (12-5, 2-0) appears to have turned some corners lately. Highlands won its fourth in a row with a convincing 64-37, 36th District seed win on the hill against the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (10-6, 0-1). The Bluebirds have equaled last year’s win total as a result and moved to […]
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Wednesday NKY HS hoops roundup: Dixie Heights girls down East Central, Ludlow and Holy Cross to meet in All “A” semis
The Dixie Heights Colonels girls basketball team (10-5) knocked off the visiting East Central (Indiana) Trojans, 64-46. Senior Sammy Berman continued to lead the way scoring 19 points on three triples with senior guard Ella Steczynski scoring 16 and freshman guard Aubrey Elkins scoring 14. Junior forward Abby Thelen added nine as seven different Colonels […]
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Tuesday NKY HS hoops roundup: St. Henry, Newport Advance to All “A” semifinals
The All “A” 9th Region boys quarterfinals at Beechwood featured a tight one and a lopsided battle to determine which teams made it to the semifinals Friday at 6 p.m. The first game had the St. Henry Crusaders (6-8) knock off the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (9-8), 61-57 in a rematch from Dec. 3 in […]
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Monday NKY HS hoops roundup: Season-low good enough for NewCath girls victory
For all the struggles in this game offensively, the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds girls basketball team made the most of their lone bucket in the final 6:55. The Thoroughbreds (9-5) watched a 32-23 lead against the host St. Henry Crusaders (8-6) evaporate over that time. But down 33-32 with less than a minute remaining, NewCath […]
