Trailing by eight after a Notre Dame basket to start the second half, it looked as if Holy Cross would be staring down a ninth straight loss to their 35th District rival. But the Indians (16-5, 2-0) turned up the full court press on the Pandas (11-5, 2-1), finally started to make some shots and […]
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Pair of NKY small school hoopers among state’s leading scorers
If you had a few guesses at who is leading Kentucky high school boys’ basketball in scoring this season, a few of the common responses might be an obvious one first with Holy Cross senior Jacob Meyer, North Laurel’s Reed Sheppard, Lyon County’s Travis Perry or maybe even Covington Catholic’s Evan Ipsaro. Sheppard is 22nd […]
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Wednesday NKY HS hoops roundup: Holy Cross boys down Campbell County
The Holy Cross Indians (12-5) downed the visiting Campbell County Camels (12-8), 90-75 in non-region action. The Indians shot 62 percent from the field, 45 percent from three-point range and made 50 percent of their free throws to go with 35 rebounds. Senior standout guard Jacob Meyer led the way scoring 37 points with senior […]
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Burns wins big in CovCath victory over Highlands
Thomas Burns watched at midcourt of the historic David Evans Gymasium Court at Holmes High School with his family knowing every person in attendance at the basketball game stood in his corner. The Covington Catholic senior lacrosse player is battling a rare form of cancer called Ewing Sarcoma that primarily attacks the bones. The stands […]
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Dixie’s depth helps them prevail over Scott
It wasn’t quite the usual suspects for Dixie Heights against Scott on Tuesday night in Taylor Mill. And that could be a good thing in the long run for Joel Steczynski and his Colonels as they flexed their depth in a tight 57-55 win over the Eagles. Samantha Berman and Ella Steczynski were held under […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Highlands girls beat Walton-Verona for second time this year
The Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team (13-6) may be sneaking in under the radar to an extent compared to other teams in the 9th Region. But the bottom line is the Bluebirds are performing near their standards following a 66-55 home win over the Walton-Verona Bearcats (7-10). Highlands built a 13-point lead in the first […]
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Check out the movement this week in the statewide media basketball poll
The 16-media member panel casted their ballots for the boys’ and girls’ state’s top 10 teams, also each media member representing one of the 16 regions across the state and posting their top five teams in their respective regions. The poll will run throughout the regular season and leading into the postseason. BOYS First-place votes […]
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Highlands-CovCath basketball game moved to Holmes; proceeds benefit CovCath student battling cancer
Covington Catholic Director of Athletics Tony Bacigalupo pointed out that even though the Covington Catholic Colonels and Highlands Bluebirds will be playing a game on the court, those two teams and the host Holmes Bulldogs are on the same team in the game of life. That life is for Covington Catholic senior Thomas Burns. Burns […]
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LINK nky top 10 features new No. 1 on boys side
What a week. Matchups of No. 1 vs No. 2 on both the boys and girls side, an All “A” region championship down to the final seconds and three other NKY teams headed to Richmond for the All “A” state tournament as both the Holy Cross and Bishop Brossart boys and girls teams will participate. […]
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Saturday NKY HS hoops round-up: Notre Dame downs North Laurel in MLK Classic
The Notre Dame Pandas (10-4 overall) ventured to Winchester and edged the North Laurel Jaguars (11-4) from the 13th Region in the Martin Luther King Classic at George Rogers Clark, 56-54. Senior forward Noelle Hubert led Notre Dame with 19 points. Junior forward Kendra Collins made four three-pointers on her way to 17 points. Notre […]