They might still be swapping stories and sharing hugs. For members of Boone County’s 1995-96 boys basketball team, Tuesday’s game between the Rebels and Augusta at Nell Fookes Court was a chance to relive the joy of winning the Ninth Region title 30 seasons ago. The ‘96 title was Boone County’s third of four regional […]
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A tree-rific idea: NKBCA coaches bring holiday happiness to Vanceburg man
Dixie Heights baseball coach Chris Maxwell had a holiday idea. Maxwell’s plan: decorate a Christmas tree with a cap from every Northern Kentucky high school team, drive a little more than 90 minutes to Vanceburg and deliver it to a Lewis County man battling cancer. On Thursday, David Iery looked out his front door and […]
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City of Florence, Landrum part ways on managing World of Golf
Ralph Landrum is proud of what he’s done for golf in Northern Kentucky since 1974. On Tuesday, he found out the City of Florence is not renewing his contract to manage World of Golf on Woodspoint Drive. The current deal expires on Dec. 31, ending a 32-year relationship. (The city owns the World of Golf […]
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Blaackar’s 28 points leads Lloyd over Simon Kenton
Anthony Blaackar had barely left Lloyd Memorial’s locker room Friday when a group of boys begged him for autographs. Blaackar obliged – he handed out shoes and undershirts, each with “AB #2” written with a green marker. “I gave you everything in my locker,” Blaackar told the kids. “I made sure everybody got something.” Blaackar gave […]
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Highlands spoils Sullivan’s St. Henry debut
Tim Sullivan’s first win as St. Henry’s boys basketball coach will have to wait at least until Friday. Highlands emphatically spoiled Sullivan’s debut Tuesday at Dave Faust Court in Erlanger, 71-40, behind Nathan Rickard’s 13 points and Finn Bouldin’s 10. “Hats off to Highlands,” Sullivan said. “Highlands is really, really good.” Sullivan is always nervous […]
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Boys 36th District: Newport copes with lost players, Highlands seeks first title since 2022
Highlands seeks its first boys 36th District title in nearly four years, while defending champion Newport copes with losing two more top players. Bellevue hired a coach from within, and Newport Central Catholic and Dayton deal with major graduation losses. District games to watch include: Highlands at NewCath, Jan. 24; Highlands at Newport, Feb. 6; and two Bellevue-Dayton meetings – Jan. 5 at Dayton and Feb. 3 at Bellevue’s Ben Flora […]
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Girls 36th District: Highlands seeks 12th title
Two words go a long way to describing the girls 36th District – change and creativity. There are significant changes at Newport Central Catholic and Bellevue. The Thoroughbreds will not have 2025 alumna and Northern Kentucky University freshman Caroline Eaglin, and Trevor Gould replaces now-boys coach Tommy Sorrell. Newport will need lots of inventiveness because the Wildcats […]
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Class 3A quarterfinal: Lloyd avenges last year’s loss to Russell
For a year, Lloyd Memorial’s football team had obsessed over the Juggernauts playing Russell. Friday at Cecil Dees Stadium, Lloyd exorcised whatever memories of red devils – or Red Devils – remained. The Juggernauts advanced to next week’s Class 3A state semifinals by subduing Russell, 28-13. Next for Lloyd: hosting Murray, a 20-14 overtime winner over Lexington Catholic, in […]
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Girls 34th District: Dixie Heights seeks 12th straight title
Dixie Heights High School is located at 3010 Dixie Highway in Edgewood but has a Fort Mitchell mailing address. There’s much less confusion about which team dominates the girls 34th District. The Colonels have won the last 11 titles, and the Colonels are 50-0 within the district dating back to the 2016-17 season. Dixie Heights (21-9 in 2024-25) Colonels coach Joel Steczynski has a simple philosophy about […]
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Boys 34th District: Coaches in new places, heavy graduation losses
A look at the rosters show two distinct trends in the boys 34th District: two coaches in different places and heavy graduation losses. There are a pair of not-new Sullivans on the sidelines this season. Dan Sullivan returns to Ludlow, and Tim Sullivan (no relation) comes to St. Henry from Cooper, where he led the Jaguars to a […]
