This story originally appeared in the Jan. 26 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Caden Miller’s initial visit to Covington Catholic High School came last spring. He traveled from his home in Arkansas to get a first-hand look at the school near his father’s old stomping ground in Cincinnati. […]
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Monday NKY prep hoops roundup: Conner boys win third straight
The Conner boys basketball team won a season-high third in a row with a 55-51 non-region win at Scott. Finn Louden led Conner with 23 points. Mariano Romero and Brady Bushman followed with 11 and eight, respectively. Xarek Sarakatsannis led Scott with 16 points. Carter Eten and Connor Griffin followed with 11 and 10 points, […]
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Ryle’s Jayden McClain: Hoops prodigy and art enthusiast
In her spare time, Jayden McClain, one of the youngest NCAA Division I girls basketball recruits in the country, likes to get creative with things other than her favorite sport. “She likes to make her own stuff,” said her mom, Samantha McClain. “I liked drawing a lot. She likes to do that and other things.” […]
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Weekend NKY prep hoops roundup: NewCath girls rally past Bishop Brossart
The Newport Central Catholic girls only led the rivalry game against Bishop Brossart for 1:45. Luckily for the Thoroughbreds, they happened to the be the final 105 seconds of the game. Once they grabbed it, they did not let go, rallying past the Mustangs for a 52-47 win on the Hill. The key for NewCath […]
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PHOTOS: All “A” Classic Tournament
All photos provided by Charles Bolton, who freelances for LINK nky.
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Newport claims program’s first ever All “A” title
Headed into overtime, Newport’s boys basketball team had to be thinking, ‘here we go again.’ With a nine-point fourth quarter lead that slipped away and two missed free throws to win the game with two seconds remaining, the Wildcats found themselves tied with Evangel Christian as the final horn sounded in regulation. But earlier games […]
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BACK-TO-BACK: Holy Cross girls repeat as All “A” state champs
Championship DNA. When the Holy Cross girls basketball team needed championship caliber plays down the stretch of their All “A” Classic state championship game with Pikeville, they delivered and are headed home from Corbin with the title in a 56-55 dogfight. “It’s championship DNA,” Indians coach Ted Arlinghaus said. “These girls just fight and fight […]
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Newport’s patient gameplan pays off in upset win over Lyon County
It may have not been the most exciting way to do it, but Newport’s boys basketball team followed the gameplan and took down All “A” Classic tournament favorite Lyon County on Saturday at Corbin Arena. The Wildcats grinded out possessions and presented all kinds of problems on the defensive end as they took down the […]
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Holy Cross back in All “A” title game
Despite the lopsided affairs so far in Corbin this week, the Holy Cross girls basketball team is learning things as they go. The Indians tweaked something with their half court trap after watching film from Friday’s contest against Owsley County and adjusted nicely in a 67-30 victory over Nicholas County in the All “A” Classic […]
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Friday NKY prep hoops roundup: Holy Cross girls, Newport boys advance to All “A” State semifinals
The Holy Cross girls and Newport boys will be playing in the All “A” State Tournament semifinals Saturday back at The Corbin Arena. Here is how they both made it past the quarterfinals: Boys Newport 46, Danville Christian 34 The Wildcats advanced past the quarterfinals for the first time in program history. “In the first […]