When walking off Cooper’s football field and to the exit up the steps, a couple of Dunkin’ Donuts were leftover at the exit gate. Cooper added one on the scoreboard Friday night. The Jaguars shut out Ryle in the Battle of Union 11-0, claiming their third straight matchup in the two schools separated by less […]
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Week 3 LINK nky Pick ’em
Week 3 is here! This year at LINK nky, we decided to add some fun to our coverage. We’re going to do a weekly picks contest with the three of the sports writers (Evan Dennison, Ray Schaefer and Josh Kalb) we have here and throw in a little twist…a guest picker each week. The guest […]
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First statewide media football polls are here
The Kentucky High School Football Media Poll is conducted by 16 sports journalists throughout the state, with one representative for each of the 16 basketball regions in order to provide geographical balance. The poll will be released each Wednesday morning throughout the regular season. Here is the first poll of the regular season: Class 6A […]
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Saints and Norse notes
NKU women’s soccer streak ends Northern Kentucky University’s women’s soccer team was part of history Sunday – but not the kind the Norse wanted. Morehead State handed NKU (4-1) its first loss of the season, 2-0. The Eagles beat the Norse for the first time in program history (NKU is still 8-1-1 overall) and scored […]
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Week 2 football standouts/takeaways
Each week, throughout the season, make sure to come here on Monday’s (outside of Labor Day) to check out the weekly standouts and 10 takeaways from Friday night. We’ll highlight the 200-yard passers, 100-yard rushers, 100-yard receivers, defensive standouts and kicking standouts. The criteria has changed for the defensive standout list. The minimum is at […]
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Week 2 football roundup/scores
Elder (OH) 56, Covington Catholic 20 Panthers (2-0) quarterback Kaden Estep tallied 339 passing yards and 114 rushing yards as Elder spoiled CovCath’s home opener. The Colonels (1-1) traded blows early on to get within 21-13 in the second, but Elder took over from there. Estep threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as […]
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Bluebirds roll past Cooper behind Armstrong’s four touchdowns
When Highlands football coach Bob Sphire watched Tayden Lorenzen pick off a pass and carry it 12 yards for a touchdown against Cooper on Friday, he needed only a single word to express himself. “Wow!” Sphire said. “Wow! Wow!” There were “wow” moments aplenty in the Bluebirds’ 45-6 running-clock win at David Cecil Memorial Stadium. […]
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Under-the-radar Pabst shines as Beechwood overwhelms Indian Hill
There were plenty of stars on the field Friday night when Beechwood opened its 2026 football season against Indian Hill in Fort Mitchell. There was Tyler Fryman, the senior standout and University of Kentucky football and baseball commit. On the other sideline was Indian Hill senior quarterback Devlin Daniel, a Mississippi State baseball commit and […]
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Week 2 LINK nky Pick ’em
Week Two has arrived! This year at LINK nky, we decided to add some fun to our coverage. We’re going to do a weekly picks contest with the three of the sports writers (Evan Dennison, Ray Schaefer and Josh Kalb) we have here and throw in a little twist…a guest picker each week. The guest […]
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Week 1 football standouts/takeaways
The first of what many hope is a 16-week football season is in the books. Friday treated us with exceptional weather in NKY as statements were made, suprises were had and some teams were left with more questions than answers. All but one of the 22 teams in Boone, Campbell and Kenton County were in […]
