The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team (9-6, 3-3) found itself down 36-27 at halftime to Horizon League power Green Bay Phoenix (12-3, 5-1). But unlike Thursday when the Norse came back for the win, they lost the third quarter on their way to a 70-53 loss. NKU has struggled for the most part against […]
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Thomas More picks up pair of wins at Lindsey Wilson
The Thomas More men’s and women’s basketball teams notched Mid-South conference victories in Columbia on Saturday. The women remained undefeated with a 70-56 victory while the men improved to 14-2 with a 78-72 triumph. Thomas More 70, Lindsey Wilson 56 (Women) The Saints (17-0, 11-0) methodically pulled away from Lindsey Wilson (8-9, 2-9) on Saturday. […]
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Newport controls tempo, Highlands in big district win
Newport coach Rod Snapp won his 200th career game on Tuesday, No. 201 probably felt a little bit better on Saturday. The Wildcats traveled a few miles down the road and came away with a win at Highlands, 57-50. Newport (12-3, 1-0) controlled tempo, held the third highest scoring team in the state to 50 […]
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Friday NKY HS boys basketball roundup: Ryle earns road win at Dixie Heights
The Ryle Raiders and Dixie Heights Colonels came into the season with different, but familiar head coaches. The respective administrations at Ryle and Dixie Heights promoted Nick Dorning and Chad Fields to those spots after they served as assistants last year. Both knew they took over rosters with limited varsity experience with the graduation of […]
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Friday NKY Girls Basketball HS roundup: Ryle records another fourth quarter comeback win
Similar to Tuesday, the Ryle Raiders (13-3) found themselves trailing a 9th Region opponent entering the fourth quarter. In this case, the deficit was five points against the Dixie Heights Colonels (9-5). But the experienced Raiders outscored the Colonels, 18-8 in that final quarter on their way to a 61-51 win to stay undefeated in […]
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Ipsaro scores 32 to lead CovCath past Beechwood
Covington Catholic senior Evan Ipsaro hit buzzer beaters to close out the first, second and third quarters on the way to 32 points as the Colonels extended their win streak over Beechwood to seven straight, 70-52. “I’ve watched him for three years. He’s the only guy that I can say consistently does that,” said CovCath […]
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Norse let one slip away late against Oakland
The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team was 95 seconds away from doing something they hadn’t achieved in Division I before with a 5-0 start in Horizon League play. But Oakland’s Jalen Moore had other plans. The Norse (9-7, 4-1) let a 62-55 lead slip away with 1:35 to play, the Golden Grizzlies (5-11, 3-2) finishing […]
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From D-1 to NAIA, Saints bench proves valuable in win over Campbellsville
Making the jump from Division I to NAIA can’t be an easy one. A matter of pride to go from the pinnacle of college sports to a lower level. Tack in coming off the bench, it really takes a buy-in to the program. For Matt Smith, a transfer from Murray State, he’s just grateful to […]
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Hans more focused on the “0” for Thomas More women
It had been so long since Thomas More played a home game, Saints coach Jeff Hans was already five wins past the 300th victory he was recognized for prior to their showdown with No. 3 Campbellsville Thursday night. Make it No. 306 for Hans in his 12th season with the team in a 78-66 victory […]
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Thursday NKY HS hoops round-up: Walton-Verona girls fall short in All “A” 8th Region semifinals, Highlands 1-0 in district play
The Walton-Verona Bearcats girls basketball team (7-8) knew this game would be a tough challenge to get back to the All “A” State Tournament. The Owen County Rebels (9-5) eliminated the Bearcats in the region championship game last year. Walton-Verona saw senior standout wing Grace Brewer post a double-double of 28 points and 10 rebounds. […]