Friday’s Beechwood-Holy Cross game had a little of a lot. The Indians held on for a 61-59 win behind Luke Arlinghaus’ 19 points and Nate Rominger’s 16. Holy Cross clinched the 2-seed in the boys 35th District beginning Feb. 26 in Fort Mitchell. (Covington Catholic clinched the top seed with Tuesday’s 78-55 win over Holy Cross, and Holmes is the […]
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Notre Dame, Highlands, Ryle dominate Region 7 swimming
Ryle swimming coach Jeff Floyd felt great Tuesday. So did Notre Dame’s Jamie Kelly and Highlands’ Kevin Kampschmidt. Notre Dame, Highlands and Ryle dominated last Saturday’s Region 7 meet at Scott. The Pandas defeated the Bluebirds for the girls team title, 438-344 with Ryle finishing third with 271. The Raider boys beat Highlands, 507-487; Covington […]
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Newport hangs on for road win at Highlands
Newport’s boys basketball team almost blew an 18-point lead Wednesday. Thanks to Yamil Rondon’s 17 points and six assists, however, the defending Ninth Region champion Wildcats hung on for a 73-69 win at Highlands. Rondon gave his team a B-minus. “We started off the first quarter bad, came out the second quarter hot,” Rondon said. […]
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Juggernauts snap Dixie’s eight-game winning streak
Dixie Heights wore black shooting shirts with “Beat Yesterday” on the front. Lloyd Memorial, however, beat the Colonels. The Juggernauts rode an 18-2 third quarter run in Tuesday’s 52-31, 34th District win at Scheben Gymnasium. Lloyd (14-6, 3-0), ranked fourth in the LINK nky poll, not only emphatically snapped No. 8 Dixie’s (12-4, 1-1) eight-game winning streak, the Juggernauts won their third straight and […]
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‘Connected’ Pandas knock off Campbell County behind Holtzapfel’s 19 points
Notre Dame assistant basketball coach Marty Rankin needed just one word Friday to describe what the Pandas did to visiting Campbell County. Connected. Notre Dame connected early and often. Especially junior Emma Holtzapfel – her 19 points led a 54-39 win. “It’s five girls connected, that’s what we have to be every time,” Rankin said. “And when we’re […]
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Conner’s 11-0 first-quarter run leads Cougars past Campbell County
Conner boys basketball coach Nate Browning and Campbell County counterpart Brent Sowder agreed on one thing. The first three minutes of Tuesday’s Cougars vs. Camels game largely determined the outcome. Conner was on the winning side – an 11-0 run on the way to a 68-57 win at Bill Warfield Court. “We hit a couple 3s, shot […]
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Lady ‘Stangs complete 10th Region All “A” title sweep
For a few seconds Thursday, it was Jan. 12, 2023. Thank Bishop Brossart’s girls basketball team. The Lady ‘Stangs not only won the 10th Region All “A” final with a 60-51 win over Bracken County at Robertson County School – they completed the small-school sweep for the first time since 2023. Brossart coach Steve Brown said […]
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From 3-26 to Owensboro: Brossart boys win 10th Region All “A”
Maybe now folks will quit talking about Bishop Brossart’s 3-26 record last season. The Mustangs silenced any doubters in Thursday’s 10th Region All “A” final – they knocked off Paris, 77-63, at Robertson County and earned a trip to the state small-school tournament beginning Jan. 23 in Owensboro. Brossart claimed its second All “A” region title in three years. To […]
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Eaglin sets NewCath career scoring records
Caroline Eaglin set the Newport Central Catholic’s girls basketball career scoring record Tuesday. She’s the school’s all-time leading scorer now, too. Eaglin’s 28 points in the Thoroughbreds’ 64-46 win over Beechwood in the opening round of the girls Ninth Region All “A” tournament gives her 2,125 in nearly five seasons at 13 Carothers Road – […]
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Johnson rebounds from injury, leads Cooper in scoring, rebounds
The 23 games Andy Johnson missed last season were as painful as the wrist injury that kept him off the basketball court. Cooper’s senior guard/forward is taking out any lingering frustration on the Jaguars’ foes. Through nine games, he leads the Jaguars with 25.1 points a game – good for 14th in the state – […]
