Thirteen days ago, Lloyd Memorial’s girls basketball team was 6-8. Things looked better Wednesday. A 45-40 win over Conner at Scheben Gymnasium put the Juggernauts above .500 (9-8) for the first time since Dec. 30 and was their third straight victory . Brooklyn Jackson and Kenya Williams led Lloyd with 11 points each. To Jackson, […]
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Brossart, Holy Cross advance at All “A” state girls tourney
Bishop Brossart and Holy Cross are on to the quarterfinals in Owensboro at the All “A” state tournament. The Lady ‘Stangs improved to 19-1 with a 56-49 victory over Green County in the morning and into the afternoon while Holy Cross jumped to 15-2 with a 60-20 victory over Kentucky Country Day late in the […]
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NKY district basketball standings
BOYS 32nd District TEAM DISTRICT RECORD OVERALL RECORD Simon Kenton 2-0 11-6 Walton-Verona 1-0 11-7 Grant County 1-1 12-8 Williamstown 0-3 0-16 Remaining district games: Simon Kenton at Walton-Verona, Jan. 30 Walton-Verona at Grant County, Feb. 3 33rd District TEAM DISTRICT RECORD OVERALL RECORD Ryle 2-0 11-6 Conner 2-0 9-6 Boone County 0-2 5-12 Cooper […]
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Six NKY girls teams in the latest statewide media ‘Elite 16’ poll
Each week through the end of the regular season, the Kentucky prep basketball poll will be released every Tuesday (Wednesday this week due to the holiday on Monday). It’s been rebranded as the ‘Elite 16’ media poll, taking votes from 16 media members throughout the state with 16 teams ranked. Below each poll is the […]
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Four NKY teams head to All “A” state tourney looking for hardware
Newport and Walton-Verona on the boys side and Holy Cross and Bishop Brossart on the girls side will make the long drive to Owensboro over the next 24 hours for the All “A” state tournament set to begin on Wednesday. The eight first round girls games will be played on Wednesday, the boys first round […]
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Adversity fades as Newport slips past Holy Cross for 9th Region All “A” Crown
As the scoreboards on both ends of the Thomas B. Finn Center in Covington read all zeroes and the final buzzer echoed through the gym, months of adversity faded away for Newport. From losing players to prep schools in the offseason, to battling injuries and illness, to rarely having a full roster on the floor […]
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9th Region All “A” Semifinals: Newport, Holy Cross to the championship
A new champion will be crowned in the 9th Region All “A” Tournament. In the two semifinal matchups Friday at The Finn, Newport knocked off St. Henry, while host Holy Cross defeated defending champion Beechwood. Newport and Holy Cross will meet in the championship game Saturday night at 7 p.m. Here’s a recap of the […]
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CovCath’s explosiveness pushes them past Highlands
Scoring in bunches can certainly help deflate the opponent. It’s something Covington Catholic excels in and they were able to do so on Friday night in Fort Thomas, taking down Highlands 88-66 in front of a packed house and standing room only gym. The Colonels (17-1) put up points in bunches as four hit double […]
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Boys 10th Region All “A”: Brossart falls to Nicholas County
In January 1994, the only other time Nicholas County won a boys 10th Region All “A” title, a gallon of gasoline cost around $0.63. The Blue Jackets ended the 32-year drought Thursday with a 74-61 win over Bishop Brossart at Bracken County High School behind Braxton Martin’s 25 points. Despite the loss, Brossart (6-9) is 4-2 over its last six […]
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Girls 10th Region All “A”: Brossart wins 19th title
Bishop Brossart’s girls basketball team celebrated Hadley Eviston’s 17th birthday Thursday with postgame sugar cookies. The only thing sweeter was what the Lady ‘Stangs did on the court. They won the 10th Region All “A” title over Nicholas County, 61-55, at Bracken County. Brossart meets Fifth Region champion Green County in the state “A” at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday […]
