Feeling left out since Northern Kentucky University or University of Cincinnati didn’t make the NCAA tournament? Well here’s a guide to give the NKY basketball fans some rooting interest if your team isn’t dancing. Several players that played on the hardwood in the region on the prep scene are playing at the next level and […]
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Boys region basketball tournament schedule/scores
Keep this page bookmarked throughout the region tournaments as the scores and schedule will be updated nightly. The boys state tournament will be at Rupp Arena in Lexington March 26-29. 8th Region Tournament at Henry County Quarterfinals Monday, March 10 North Oldham 73, Gallatin County 45 Walton-Verona 57, Anderson County 44 Tuesday, March 11 South […]
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For the culture: Cooper claims 9th Region crown
Whatever the culture may be at Cooper High School, it has come with a lot of success. From the boys basketball program to the girls, the Jaguars are at the pinnacle of the 9th Region, each winning region titles in the same season for the first time since 2012 when Boone County accomplished the double. […]
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Walton-Verona falls to North Oldham in hard-fought 8th Region semifinal
One thing was certain about Walton-Verona’s season: they weren’t going down without a fight. The Bearcats gave everything they had in a hard-fought, 48-45 loss to North Oldham in the 8th Region boys’ semifinals at Henry County on Monday night. North Oldham entered the game as one of the favorites to win the region title, […]
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Cooper can’t slay the dragon, falls in Sweet 16 quarterfinals
The Cooper girls’ basketball team has been able to beat pretty much anyone in their way over the last four years. Except Sacred Heart. The Valkyries ended the Lady Jaguars season once again for the third time in four years in the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop girls’ Sweet 16 quarterfinals Friday night at Rupp Arena in Lexington, […]
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Miracle on Taylor Mill Road
Chayse Lambert stood at the free throw line in the Kentucky Christian Athletic Association boys basketball state tournament final. Community Christian Academy’s only senior was waiting to receive the ball from an official in the waning seconds. The Crusaders’ lead over Galilean Christian Academy was growing with each made free throw. Lambert was given the […]
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Community defends Cooper basketball coach Tim Sullivan amid uncertain future
From the perspective of several Cooper High School boys’ basketball players and parents, head coach Tim Sullivan built a program with a strong internal culture. Sullivan and the Jaguars will play Lloyd Memorial High School in the 9th Region championship game Tuesday, which could be his last game with the program. On March 3, Sullivan’s […]
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Cooper adds another Sweet 16 victory, Sacred Heart looms in quarterfinals
Playing like a team that’s been here for four straight years, Cooper’s girls basketball team rolled in their Clark’s Pump-N-Shop girls’ Sweet 16 first round opener over Mercy. The red and yellow Jaguars spread it around among their starting five, playing unselfish basketball in a 70-45 victory over the blue and white Jaguars on Thursday […]
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Frederick Douglass ends Simon Kenton’s season in Sweet 16
It was a blistering start for the Simon Kenton girls’ basketball team. Then it turned into ice cold, much like the temperature on the Rupp Arena floor. The Lady Pioneers opened their Clark’s Pump-N-Shop girls’ Sweet 16 first round contest with a 21-8 lead, but couldn’t continue from there as they lost to Frederick Douglass […]
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GRC dethrones Campbell County in 10th Region first round
It happened again. For the second time this season, George Rogers Clark knocked off Campbell County. Tuesday’s loss was the most painful – the Cardinals eliminated the defending boys 10th Region champ Camels, 57-52, at Montgomery County High School. Campbell County’s season ended at 22-10. What maybe hurt more: six Camels – Jayden Augsback, Zach Franzen, Gage […]
