Some of the best officials in the state hail from Northern Kentucky and the Kentucky High School Athletic Association has taken notice. Two officials from Northern Kentucky have been named Outstanding Officials of the Year while two others were finalists for the awards. Daniel Brummett was named the 2025-26 Outstanding official in football in January […]
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Hill resigns at Holmes after two seasons
After two seasons at post of the Holmes girls basketball team, Zuri Hill has resigned. She took over a young team in 2024 with six of the nine players on the roster freshman or sophomores as they worked their way up to playing varsity basketball for the 2025-26 season. They won nine games this past […]
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Former NKY prep standouts hitting transfer portal
One will be headed to his fourth school in four years while the other two are hitting the transfer portal for the first time in their college careers. Holy Cross alum Jacob Meyer, Lloyd Memorial alum EJ Walker and Newport alum DeShaun Jackson have all announced their intentions to hit the transfer portal and potentially […]
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KY-OH All-Star game features eight from NKY
The 33rd annual Kentucky-Ohio high school All-Star basketball games set for Saturday, April 11 taking place at Thomas More will have quite a few from Northern Kentucky in it. The rosters were released last week and has three boys from NKY on the Kentucky roster and five girls from NKY on the Kentucky roster. Covington […]
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Trame steps down at St. Henry
After two seasons with the girls basketball program at St. Henry, Dan Trame has resigned as head coach of the program. Trame led the Crusaders to a 31-30 record in his two seasons, most notably ending an 18-game losing streak to Dixie Heights with a win over the Colonels in the regular season this past […]
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Some tidbits from the Sweet 16
High school basketball season is over in the Commonwealth. George Rogers Clark pulled off a feat that hadn’t been done in nearly 100 years as they pulled off the double in winning both boys and girls titles. Ashland Blazer was the last to do that…in 1928. In case you missed what happened in Lexington, here’s […]
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Cooper’s Prohaska resigns after one season
After having just two coaches from 2013-25, Cooper’s girls basketball program will be looking for their third coach in three seasons. Christian Prohaska resigned on Friday after one season with the team. She led the Lady Jaguars to a 20-9 record in her one season in Union. Prohaska came in for Justin Holthaus, who moved […]
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Hall steps down as Dayton girls basketball coach
With more than three decades shaping young athletes behind her, Laura Hall is stepping down as girls basketball coach at Dayton High School. Hall, a 1986 Dayton graduate, ends her two-year run as head coach with an 18–25 record. It’s the program’s strongest two-year stretch since 2018–20. Her departure marks a transition in a 33-year […]
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Red-hot St. X buries CovCath in heavyweight Sweet 16 matchup
St. Xavier’s Ethan Petter hitting a 3-pointer in mop up time pretty much summed up the day. The Tigers hit nearly everything in their 75-61 victory over Covington Catholic in the UK Healthcare boys Sweet 16 tournament opening round on Wednesday at Rupp Arena in Lexington. St. Xavier (27-7) hit 62% of their shots from […]
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Wednesday morning mayhem: CovCath, St. Xavier start Sweet 16 with a bang
The UK HealthCare Boys Sweet 16 comes out swinging Wednesday morning at 11 with Rupp Arena still waking up, and the basketball tournament wasting zero time easing anyone into the madness of March. The blind draw tossed subtlety aside and delivered the matchup most everyone was hoping to see days later: No. 2 Covington Catholic […]