Thomas More men’s basketball beat Lindsey Wilson on Thursday night, 87-77. With the win, the #10-ranked Saints improve to 16-2 on the season and 10-1 in the Mid-South Conference. Ryan Batte led TMU with 26 points. Garren Bertsch put in 15 for the Saints. Jacob Jones added 13 points and Luke Rudy scored 12. Thomas […]
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Vinson’s Career High Leads NKU Men to OT Win; Norse Women Beat Wright St.
Freshman Sam Vinson’s career high 24 points boosted the Northern Kentucky Norse to an overtime win at UIC, 74-70, on Thursday night. With the victory, NKU improves to 7-9 overall and 3-4 in the Horizon League. Northern Kentucky fell behind by five points in the extra period but the Norse held the Flames scoreless for […]
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Highlands Handles Dayton in District Battle
Bluebirds Move to 2-0 in District Action PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands junior guard Seth Ryan (5) and senior forward Cole Kocher (2) get in position in a recent game. The Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team (12-6 overall) again did not start off the greatest. But the Bluebirds ultimately pulled away for […]
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Thomas More Women, Men Extend Winning Streaks
The Thomas More women’s basketball team picked up its sixteenth consecutive win by downing Freed-Hardeman, 80-56 on Saturday. The Saints are now 17-1 overall and 10-0 in the Mid-South Conference. TMU nailed 14 of 28 shots from three-point range in the win. Sophomore Alex Smith led the team with 20 points, including six threes on […]
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NKU Basketball: Women on a Roll, Men Continue to Struggle
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team picked up its seventh-straight win on Saturday in a 79-67 victory at Oakland. The Norse are now 11-3 overall and 5-2 in the Horizon League. Ivy Turner led NKU, putting up 17 points on Oakland (7-8, 5-3). Lindsey Duvall added 16, while Emmy Souder (13), Carissa Garcia (10), and […]
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Highlands Drops First Region Contest of Season
Bluebirds Face Greendevils Next PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands senior forward Cole Kocher (2) gets in position in a recent game. The Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team (11-6 overall) had not lost a region game entering the contest at Dixie Heights on Friday. But the red Colonels (12-3) fought back to take […]
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Thomas More’s #1 Women, #10 Men Pick Up Wins at Bethel
The top=ranked Thomas More women’s basketball team escaped with a win at Bethel on Thursday. Summer Secrist hit two late free-throws and scored the final points of the game to seal a 55-53 victory. With the win, the #1-ranked Saints are now 16-1 on the season and 9-0 in the Mid-South Conference. Secrist led TMU […]
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Lay-Up in Final Seconds Lift NKU Over Youngstown State
Northern Kentucky picked up its first win on the road this season in dramatic fashion Thursday night at Youngstown State. The Penguins’ Tevin Olison knocked down a three-pointer and a layup in the game’s waning moments to put Youngstown State on top, 67-66, with just 8.7 seconds to play. But the Norse were able to […]
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Herald’s Triple at Buzzer Lifts Highlands to Road Win
Highlands Escapes Independence with Win PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands junior guard Will Herald (15) passes the ball in the win at Simon Kenton on Tuesday. Herald made the game-winning three from the left corner at the buzzer. The Blue and White prefers not to be in this situation. But the Highlands […]
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Highlands Drops Road Game at Ashland
Bluebirds 0-2 in State Tournament Rematches PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands senior guard Zach Barth (10) gets in position in a recent game. Halfway through the season, the Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team owns a respectable 10-5 record. But two of those losses have come in state tournament rematches. Highlands ventured east […]