In a tale of the girls basketball team on top of not only the 33rd District, but the 9th Region and the cross-town arch-rival that has been there and is trying to take that spot back. In front of a nice crowd, the defending district and region champion Cooper Jaguars (13-2, 1-0) won their 11th […]
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Dynes, Krohman take over late to lead Simon Kenton past Walton-Verona
In the first meeting between Simon Kenton and Walton-Verona since the Bearcats bounced the Pioneers out of the first round of last season’s 32nd District tournament, the Pioneers got some payback in front of an overflowing crowd at Joe Stark Memorial Gymnasium in Independence on Friday night. “Great atmosphere,” said Simon Kenton Coach Trent Steiner. […]
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Stage is set: Newport, Holy Cross advance to All “A” Final
Newport 53, St. Henry 37 Taylen Kinney has a familial cheering section for every Newport basketball game. The 15-member contingent was at Beechwood on Friday. They – and the rest of the Wildcats – surely left satisfied. They watched Kinney drop 22 points on St. Henry and saw their team take a 53-37 victory in […]
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Thomas More women rally to stay unbeaten, men’s rally comes up short
Thomas More 65, Cumberland 60 (Women) An undefeated season and 23-game winning streak was on the line when Thomas More went into halftime down 11 at Cumberland (Tenn.) on Thursday. But the Saints (18-0, 12-0), outscored the Phoenix 19-7 in the fourth to preserve their perfect season to date. Courtney Hurst led the Saints with […]
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NKU drops one on road, falls out of first in Horizon
With first place on the line in the Horizon League, the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team found itself in a double-digit hole at halftime and was unable to finish off a furious comeback in a 80-75 loss to Milwaukee. The Norse (10-8, 5-2) dug themselves a 12-point halftime deficit, trailing 43-31 at the break. […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Highlands girls handle arch-rival NewCath
The Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team (12-5, 2-0) appears to have turned some corners lately. Highlands won its fourth in a row with a convincing 64-37, 36th District seed win on the hill against the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (10-6, 0-1). The Bluebirds have equaled last year’s win total as a result and moved to […]
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Brossart upholds tradition, claims another All “A”
PARIS – Ben Franzen took a pain pill near the end of Thursday’s game against Paris. “Because I feel like my head’s going to pop off,” Bishop Brossart’s boys basketball coach said. Franzen and the Mustangs eventually felt better. They won the boys 10th Region All “A” title, 74-62, at Earl Redwine Gymnasium. Thursday was Brossart’s […]
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Brossart comes home with All “A” title to advance to EKU
PARIS — Bishop Brossart’s girls made just 57.9% of their free throws before Thursday. Which mattered not a whit, as it turned out. The Lady ‘Stangs made eight of their last 10 – good enough for a 44-38 win over Bracken County in the 10th Region All “A” Classic tournament final at Earl Redwine Gymnasium. Brossart’s […]
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Russell becomes Camels all-time wins leader
Being able to coach at your alma mater for any coach at any program at any level has to be a special thing to do. To become the program’s all-time wins leader? Now that is storybook stuff. Aric Russell became the winningest coach in Campbell County boys’ basketball history on Thursday night with a 68-49 […]
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Ryle pair nominated for McDonald’s All-American game
A pair of Ryle seniors are two of 722 nominees for the prestigious McDonald’s All-American basketball game. Abby Holtman and Austin Johnson were named to the list on Wednesday, nominated for selection to participate in the 45th anniversary McDonald’s All American Games, 48 of them (24 girls and 24 boys) will be selected to play […]