Trailing by 10 nearly midway through the third quarter, the Ryle girls basketball team needed to figure some things out against Frederick Douglass on Wednesday night in Union. They couldn’t bring Maddie Scherr in from the stands, who was there to be honored with a jersey.Plus she was out of eligibility, currently playing at the […]
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See who moved where in latest statewide media hoops polls
Some top ranked matchups throughout the state caused some movement in the latest statewide media polls. The polls are made up of 16 media members throughout the state, a voter representing one of the 16 regions in the state. Polls will run through the regular season and into district tournament week. See the latest movement […]
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Tuesday NKY prep hoops roundup: Scott, Campbell County girls earn big non-region wins
The Scott girls won for the fourth time in their last five games with a 47-40 home win over the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds. Nakiah Mejia led Scott with 14 points and Kaia Peterson scored 11 to go with five rebounds and four assists. Madeline Spencer scored nine points and Kourtney Peterson grabbed nine rebounds […]
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Simon Kenton girls hoops overwhelms Anderson in 8th region clash
As the final month of the regular season approaches, it seems like the Simon Kenton girls basketball team is peaking at the right time. In a faceoff between two of the top teams in the 8th Region, Simon Kenton made a statement with an emphatic 51-34 victory over Anderson County at home. “Right now, it’s […]
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Balanced scoring leads Ryle to eighth straight victory
Win as a team, lose as a team. That’s exactly what Ryle is doing…but not so much the losing. The Raiders hosted Simon Kenton and were on the winning end once again, 67-55, their eighth straight victory. “It’s all about our guys. They’re connected. They’re friends. They come into practiceand work their tails off. They’ve […]
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Hussey, Miller lead CovCath to third straight win
Covington Catholic’s 65-55 home loss to Cooper on Jan. 23 was one of the Colonels’ ugliest efforts. The Colonels continued to erase the memory of it Tuesday. They ran past Campbell County, 73-50, on 19 points each from Caden Miller and Brady Hussey. “The day after wasn’t pretty,” Miller said of the Cooper loss. Tuesday […]
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LINK nky Top 10: We’ve got a new No. 1 on the boys side
It was quite the week for hoops in Northern Kentucky. The small schools in the 9th Region reigned supreme down in Corbin, both Newport’s boys and Holy Cross’ girls claiming All “A” Classic state titles. It was the first time since 2015 the 9th Region accomplished the feat when Newport Central Catholic’s boys and Holy […]
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He fell in love with Covington Catholic; now the Colonels are crazy about him
This story originally appeared in the Jan. 26 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Caden Miller’s initial visit to Covington Catholic High School came last spring. He traveled from his home in Arkansas to get a first-hand look at the school near his father’s old stomping ground in Cincinnati. […]
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Monday NKY prep hoops roundup: Conner boys win third straight
The Conner boys basketball team won a season-high third in a row with a 55-51 non-region win at Scott. Finn Louden led Conner with 23 points. Mariano Romero and Brady Bushman followed with 11 and eight, respectively. Xarek Sarakatsannis led Scott with 16 points. Carter Eten and Connor Griffin followed with 11 and 10 points, […]
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Ryle’s Jayden McClain: Hoops prodigy and art enthusiast
In her spare time, Jayden McClain, one of the youngest NCAA Division I girls basketball recruits in the country, likes to get creative with things other than her favorite sport. “She likes to make her own stuff,” said her mom, Samantha McClain. “I liked drawing a lot. She likes to do that and other things.” […]