Izzy Jayasuriya hit a game-winning basket with two seconds left to give Campbell County a 43-41 win over Bishop Brossart in the Crosstown Basketball Classic at Campbell County Middle School.
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Buddenberg’s 31 points leads Dixie past Notre Dame
It might have been Catherine Buddenberg’s defense. It may have been the assists. Or it could’ve been her scoring from near and far. What was certain Friday, Dixie Heights’ senior guard’s 31 points were the main reason the Colonels knocked off Notre Dame, 68-55. Buddenberg said playing defense was most satisfying. “I can have games […]
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Twice as nice: Highlands dance team takes two state titles
Winning one state high school dance title apparently wasn’t enough. So Highlands took two. The Bluebirds grabbed two Kentucky High School Athletic Association trophies – in the Pom and Hip-Hop at the state championships Dec. 15 at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester. The titles were Highlands’ fourth in school history. (The large-school Pom […]
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Gay hooks first professional fishing win
Bailey Gay can skillfully steer a bulldozer, road grader or crane. Earlier this month, he expertly maneuvered a rod and reel. He won his first National Professional Fishing League title – and $100,000 – Dec. 13 on Lake Murray, South Carolina. “It was unbelievable,” Gay said. “I mean, I’ve been chasing this dream since since […]
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Finn-tastic: Louden’s 34 leads Conner past Beechwood
Finn Louden wasn’t sure whether Thursday’s 34 points against Beechwood was a career high. What was certain: Conner’s junior guard led his team to a 70-66 win at Bill Warfield Court. “I think I had somewhere in the 30s last year, but it’s a season high at least,” Louden said. “I think I was getting […]
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NKY swimming preview: Ryle, Highlands vie for Combined team title, Hartig defends state title
Jeff Floyd isn’t satisfied. Ryle’s swimming coach reveled in the Raiders winning the state Combined team title last February, where boys and girls scores are added together. He rejoiced in both teams finishing third in the team standings. None of which matters now. “It was something we chased for a long time, and we had […]
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Camels have faith – and Faith – in win over Walton-Verona
Campbell County had faith they would survive Tuesday’s girls basketball game against Walton-Verona. The Camels had Faith, too. Junior guard Faith Whitford’s two free throws with 5.4 seconds left helped bail out the Camels in Tuesday’s 61-59 win over Walton-Verona. Whitford’s free throws put Campbell County ahead, 60-59. “I tell you what, it’s been a season of close games, and […]
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State football finals: Union takes over Lexington for a day
There’s at least one thing Ryle senior Shane Reim will never do. He’ll never cheer for Cooper. Cooper senior Emily Green was more charitable when asked whether she’d pull for the Raiders. “Yeah, kind of,” Green said. “They’re from Union.” Saturday was nevertheless a chance for the 7,671 Union residents to unite because the Boone County city’s two high schools […]
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‘We can achieve a lot of things’, Ryle making people believe
Ryle head football Mike Engler thinks people are starting to believe. The Raiders take on defending Class 6A champion Louisville Trinity for the title at 4 p.m. Saturday at Kroger Field in Lexington. And no, Engler doesn’t think his team should be called the U-word – underdog. “I think that people have taken notice of […]
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Class 5A semifinals: Cooper overwhelms Highlands with 54-point second half
Thirty-four points in the third quarter and 54 in the second half. It took Cooper a little more than eight minutes to turn a 17-7 halftime deficit against Highlands into a 61-23 running clock win in Friday’s Class 5A semifinals. “To do that against a really good football team that’s well-coached, that says a lot […]
