One goal decided three of the four semifinal games in the 9th and 10th Region boys soccer tournaments. And now the stage is set for the regional title games on Saturday. 9th Region final Covington Catholic (11-10-1) will try to defend its 9th Region title on Saturday at home at 1 p.m. against Ryle (16-4-2). […]
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Wednesday NKY sports round-up: Girls soccer regional title match-ups set
These four girls soccer teams battled for regional championships last year and will do it again this year after they earned semifinal wins in their respective tournaments. The 9th Region title game at Dixie Heights on Saturday at 5 p.m. will once again feature the Highlands Bluebirds (14-6-3) and the defending state champion Notre Dame […]
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Bellevue cancels rest of football season citing safety concerns
On Wednesday, Bellevue High School announced that the rest of its football season is canceled. The Bellevue High School football team’s roster was already small, coming into the season with just nineteen players from across all four grades. Now, as the regular season is winding down, the Tigers have just 15 players available, with some […]
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Tuesday NKY sports round-up: Simon Kenton girls, Campbell boys advance in regional soccer tournaments
The Simon Kenton Pioneers girls soccer team (14-4-4 overall) could not have asked to be in a better spot at this point in the post-season. Simon Kenton is back in the 8th Region championships after shutting out the 9-9-1 Oldham County Colonels, 4-0 at Carroll County in the semifinals. The Pioneers are back in the […]
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Boys soccer 9th Region quarterfinals: Dixie overpowers NewCath; All four district champs advance
A rematch awaits Dixie Heights on Thursday in the 9th Region semifinals after the Colonels (16-2-3 overall) shut out the Newport Catholic Thoroughbreds, 4-0, Tuesday evening at Mountjoy Stadium in Edgewood in the 9th Region Soccer Quarterfinals. Junior Andrew Kohls led the way for Dixie with two goals and senior goalkeeper Braden Blackburn recorded another […]
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Monday NKY sports round-up: Girls soccer regional tournaments results
When the drawing took place Saturday morning at Dixie Heights, all indications pointed to this one turning into the tightest of the four 9th Region girls soccer quarterfinal games. It lived up to the billing as the host Highlands Bluebirds (13-6-3 overall) pulled out the tight 1-0 victory over the Conner Cougars (13-9-2) at Tower […]
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NKU sports round-up: Norse volleyball wins two road games
The Northern Kentucky University Norse volleyball team won a pair of road games on Friday and Saturday to improve to 7-11 overall and 5-2 in Horizon League play, good for third place overall in the conference. NKU lost 3-0 (27-25, 25-15, 25-23) to Horizon League leader Wright State on Tuesday at Regents Hall. “We just […]
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Saturday NKY sports round-up: Cooper girls golf takes third at state
The Cooper Jaguars girls golf team has a new standard finishing a program-best third in the state tournament that took place Friday and Saturday at the Bowling Green Country Club. Cooper shot 341 on the par 72 course on Friday then came back to shoot 326 on the second day for a total of 667. […]
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Friday NKY football round-up: Ryle takes down Campbell County; Brossart escapes again
Another week of NKY high school football is in the books. Here is a look at how it played out. For our coverage of Lloyd’s victory over Newport, click here. For our coverage of Dayton’s win over Bellevue, click here. For our coverage of Highlands’s win over Boone County, click here. Ryle 35, Campbell County […]
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Dayton dominates start to finish in 148th meeting at rival Bellevue
From the start of the 148th meeting between the two neighboring Ohio River rivals, the Dayton Greendevils (3-4 overall) dominated both lines of scrimmage and used their depth to squash the host Bellevue Tigers (0-7), 46-0. Dayton has won three straight in the “Battle for the Paddle” series outscoring Bellevue, 90-7 in the last two […]
