It happened again. For the second time this season, George Rogers Clark knocked off Campbell County. Tuesday’s loss was the most painful – the Cardinals eliminated the defending boys 10th Region champ Camels, 57-52, at Montgomery County High School. Campbell County’s season ended at 22-10. What maybe hurt more: six Camels – Jayden Augsback, Zach Franzen, Gage […]
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Brossart’s ‘astounding’ season ends with loss to Mason County
Bishop Brossart’s boys basketball season was certainly a turnaround year. True, Mason County ended the Mustangs’ run, 67-59, in Monday’s 10th Region quarterfinals at Montgomery County, and yes, Brossart finished at 15-16. Take another look, and you’ll see at least two reasons to smile. Brossart rebounded from last year’s 3-26 nightmare, and the Mustangs won the 10th Region All “A” tournament for the […]
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Make it 4: GRC beats Bishop Brossart for fourth straight 10th Region title
Preparing for George Rogers Clark is one thing. As Bishop Brossart found out Saturday, playing the Cardinals is quite another. GRC won its fourth straight girls 10th Region title, 71-36, at Campbell County Middle School. “There’s really not a way you can do that in practice,” Brossart coach Steve Brown said. “The amount of athletes […]
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GRC overpowers Campbell County in 10th Region semis
It could’ve been George Rogers Clark’s Jailenn Green shredding Campbell County’s defense or the Cardinals holding the Camels to just 11 first-half points. It might have been shutting out all the Camels for nearly eight minutes over the first and second quarters. Actually, it was all three. The three-time defending girls 10th Region champion Lady Cardinals rolled past the Camels, 68-34,in Friday’s semifinal at Campbell County Middle School. The […]
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Brossart meets title fave GRC after eliminating Bracken County in 10th Region semis
Bishop Brossart likely knows what folks from Ashland to Augusta to Alexandria are thinking. The Lady ‘Stangs are surely aware that Kentucky high school basketball fans don’t think they have much chance of dethroning three-time defending girls 10th Region champion George Rogers Clark. Those who go to school at 4 Grove Street in Alexandria believe otherwise. Brossart earned its shot at shocking […]
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Trumble, Moore and Anderson win state wrestling titles
You could describe Ryle’s Rider Trumble and Walton-Verona’s Emma Moore and Sophie Anderson with the same eight-letter word. Champion. Trumble won the 157-pound boys state wrestling title Saturday at Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. On Thursday, Moore won the girls 100-pound gold medal, and Anderson won at 132. “I kind of […]
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CovCath claims sixth straight 35th District trophy
Covington Catholic’s basketball tradition is to not cut down the nets alone after winning a 35th District title. Beechwood High School’s nylon stayed on the rims Friday. The Colonels claimed their sixth straight title, a 64-47 win over Holy Cross. “We expect to win,” CovCath center Donovan Bradshaw said. “We expect to win district.” Cash Harney led the […]
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A four on the floor: Cooper wins another Girls 33rd District title
Joyeux Noel. Christmas 2025 is a little less than 10 months away. Still, whether you say it in French or English, Cooper sophomore Haylee Noel gave the Jaguars an early present on Thursday – her 22 points led the three-time defending Girls Ninth Region champions to a fourth straight 33rd District trophy, a merry 58-39 win […]
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Listerman’s 20 sends Highlands to boys 36th District final
Highlands gave Newport Central Catholic a lot of “L” on Wednesday. Junior Vinny Listerman’s 20 points helped the Bluebirds in a 71-53 “W” over Newport Central Catholic in the 36thDistrict semifinals on NewCath’s court. The Bluebirds’ reward: two-time defending Ninth Region champion Newport, a 69-43 mercy-rule winner over Bellevue, for the trophy at 7 p.m. […]
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Ryle’s J and J duo sends Raiders to the 33rd District girls final against Cooper
For the second time in 32 days, Ryle’s Jayden McClain and Jaelyn Jones bedeviled Conner. McClain’s 16 points and Jones’ 14 was more than enough to give the Raiders a 54-24 win in Tuesday’s girls 33rd District semifinal at Boone County’s Nell Fookes Court. Their second victory over Conner this season. Ryle coach Katie Haitz couldn’t […]
