The Campbell County Camels (20-10 overall) knew they could not let the Paris Greyhounds (7-21) shoot a lot of deep three-pointers like they did in a come-from-behind 63-56 win over Montgomery County in the 40th District semifinals. Campbell County limited Paris to three in a 66-34 10th Region Quarterfinal win at Holmes on Thursday. The […]
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NKY high school Wednesday region tournament games roundup
The 9th Region Girls Basketball Tournament title game Friday will feature one that has been there a number of times in recent years against a trailblazing team that happens to be located just up the road. The two made it happen winning semifinal games. The Ryle Lady Raiders (21-9) will take on their Union rival […]
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Dan Weber: The 10th comes to town but brings its game with it
The 10th Regional had come to town, to Holmes, a bit controversially outside the region’s geography some would say, and yet there was no controversy about how Wednesday’s opening round started. It did so with a tribute – and an appropriate moment of silence – for Mel Webster. An advocate for and coach of girls’ […]
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Norse advance to Horizon League quarterfinals with win over Detroit Mercy
Written by Matthew Dietz, editor-in-chief of The Northerner NKU women’s basketball head coach Camryn Whitaker has seen her fair share of postseason basketball, both as a player and as a coach, and understands what it takes to win when the calendar flips to March. During Whitaker’s lone season at Kentucky before joining the Norse, she […]
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NKY girls regional quarterfinal results: Simon Kenton, Campbell County seasons come to end
The Simon Kenton Lady Pioneers (17-13) put up a good fight against the team ranked 8th in the latest Associated Press poll. Simon Kenton led the Anderson County Lady Bearcats (28-4), 29-19 after the first quarter. But the Lady Pioneers could not keep the lead in a 77-67 loss at Grant County in the 8th […]
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NKU women’s basketball collects Horizon League awards
Written by Matthew Dietz, editor-in-chief of The Northerner On Monday, the Horizon League announced their end of season awards for women’s basketball, with several members of the Norse being named as winners for individual awards. Graduate forward Grayson Rose was named Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the all-defensive team. Redshirt senior guard Lindsey […]
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10th region girls basketball quarterfinals: Bishop Brossart rallies past determined Bracken County
The defending 10th Region champion Bishop Brossart Lady ‘Stangs girls basketball team (20-10 overall) knew it would be a battle to earn that 20th win of the season and advance in the 10th Region Tournament. The 39th District runner-up Bracken County Lady Bears (14-11) led 24-17 at halftime at Nicholas County. But 37th District champion […]
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8th Region girls basketball quarterfinals: Walton-Verona drops tough one to Spencer County
This 8th Region Quarterfinal girls basketball game could have gone either way. The 32nd District champion Walton-Verona Bearcats (15-14 overall) built a 19-14 lead in the second quarter. But the 30th District Runner-up Spencer County Lady Bears (21-11) finished the first half on a 9-0 run to go up 23-19 at halftime. Walton-Verona could not […]
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NKU men’s basketball closes out regular season with win over Penguins
Written by Brendan Connelly, assistant sports editor at The Northerner With chants of “David Wassler” raining down on the court for the entire game, the senior walk-on entered with one minute left to raucous applause, making his lone three point attempt as the men’s basketball team closed out Youngstown State 75-61 on Saturday night. “It […]
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Covington Catholic enters 9th Region Tournament as Favorites
The 35th District champion Covington Catholic Colonels (25-4) finished 7-0 during the regular season against region opponents including a 4-0 record against the region field. During their seven-game winning streak, they’ve beaten last year’s 8th Region champion Oldham County, the defending 11th Region champion Madison Central and 13th Region contender North Laurel. CovCath has motivation […]