Notre Dame Academy has named a familiar face to the Ninth Region to be the next girls’ basketball coach of the program. The school announced George Stoll to be the next leader of the Pandas. He replaces Kes Murphy, who was not retained in June. Stoll led the Newport Central Catholic girls for six seasons […]
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Newport losing two more via the prep school route
The domino effect started August 19, 2024 when Newport boys’ basketball standout Taylen Kinney announced he was going to prep school with Overtime Elite in Atlanta. Nearly a year later, two more Newport boys’ basketball players announced they are going the prep school route as James Turner and Griffin Starks recently made their decisions public. […]
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Cincy Shoots for a Cure to feature 10 NKY teams
John Blackwell has been thinking about the idea for a while. One of Beechwood’s assistant boys basketball coaches wanted to combine his love of high school hoops and a fervent desire to raise money for cancer research. His solution: the inaugural Cincy Shoots for a Cure – a series of 20 games involving teams from […]
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Ludlow brings back Sullivan to lead boys basketball program
A familiar face will be back on the Ludlow sidelines next season. The Panthers hired Dan Sullivan to be the next boys’ basketball coach, replacing Aaron Stamm, who took the Bishop Brossart girls’ basketball job last month. Sullivan coached the Panthers from 2018-22. He carries more than 30 years of coaching experience with him. He […]
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Kenton County prep roundup: Top talent at new schools and college commitments
The KHSAA dead period is June 25-July 9. All school-related athletics are prohibited. It restricts organized team activities, but athletes can choose to participate in personal workouts or training independently, so long as they aren’t organized or supervised by school personnel. With that, here’s some pre-dead period news to tide you over for a while. […]
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KABC Bluegrass Summer Shootout Roundup
The biggest summer boys basketball showcase in Kentucky took place over the weekend as 144 teams came to the Lexington area to close out their summer schedules. Eight Northern Kentucky teams participated in the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches (KABC) Bluegrass Summer Shootout that spanned June 20-22 in and around Lexington. Campbell County, Conner, Covington […]
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Murphy let go at Notre Dame after seven seasons
Notre Dame Academy has decided to part ways with girls’ basketball coach Kes Murphy. Murphy guided the Pandas the past seven seasons and was informed of the decision on Friday. He started with the program in the 2018-19 season and led the Pandas to six district championships and three Ninth Region championship games, the most […]
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Brossart tabs Stamm to lead Lady ‘Stangs basketball program
A little more than three weeks removed from being informed Steve Brown wasn’t returning, Bishop Brossart has found their new leader of the girls’ basketball program. Aaron Stamm was named the next head coach on Monday, replacing Brown, who resigned on May 23 after three seasons with the team to take an assistant coaching position […]
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Newport’s Starks adds UC offer
Newport rising junior Griffin Starks’ basketball recruitment continues to heat up. He recently added a scholarship offer from the University of Cincinnati, bringing his total up to six Division I offers now. He also holds offers from Ohio State, West Virginia, Penn State, Florida State and Ohio. The name of Starks’ game is versatility. Listed […]
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Sydney Moss headed to the D1 coaching ranks
Boone County grad and former Miss Kentucky Basketball Sydney Moss is making the jump to the Division I coaching ranks. After three seasons with Wilmington College in Ohio, one as an assistant and two as head coach, Moss recently accepted an assistant coaching position with Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. “I’m extremely excited to join […]
