We gave you the 50 greatest sports icons from NKY last summer. Since we had so much fun with that, we’re bringing you another list of the 50 greatest things this summer…The 50 greatest prep sports teams from NKY. Each day for the next 50 days, we’ll release one of the area’s 50 greatest prep sports […]
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The LINK nky Team of the spring sports season: Campbell County softball
With the spring high school sports season at its end, the LINK nky Team of the Season (TOS) winner is the Campbell County softball team. The Lady Camels were one of nine teams during the winter season that won LINK nky Team of the Week and came away as the TOS, after compiling 25,967 votes. […]
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First-ever Covington Catholic volleyball coach leans into new job
Volleyball is a game of rotation, relentless energy, and keeping the ball alive at all costs. It’s a dynamic that former local prep and college player Tara Leen knows by heart. “I love the sport,” said Leen, the recently appointed head coach of the Covington Catholic High School boys volleyball team. “It’s a beautiful game.” […]
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Highlands’ Dixon highlights All-State softball team, wins Region Player of the Year
The Kentucky Softball Coaches Association have made their selections for the All-State teams and Region and Player of the Year in each respective region. While softball in the state isn’t classified, the KSCA splits the state into three classes to form the All-State teams. Each class has a first and second team along with an […]
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Highlands’ historic season ends in state semifinals against unbeaten South Warren
Highlands came into Friday’s KHSAA state softball tournament semifinal with a monumental task at hand. The first pitch reaffirmed it. Taking on top five nationally ranked and undefeated South Warren, the Bluebirds offered little resistance to one of the best Kentucky high school softball teams ever assembled in a 10-0, five-inning loss. Regardless of what […]
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Campbell County’s Tiemeier wins Johnny Bench award as state’s top catcher
The Johnny Bench Awards, which honors the top NCAA Division I male and female college catchers along with the top high school baseball and softball catchers from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia have been announced. Campbell County’s Camden Tiemeier was selected in Kentucky as the top backstop. The Camels senior hit .446 for the […]
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Record-breaking slugger Payton Brown has Highlands softball on the cusp of history
It’s not as much of a problem anymore, but there was a time when Highlands High School softball standout Payton Brown had her first name misspelled. Not all the time, and usually by people outside her inner circle, but just enough to be annoying. “Oh, it still happens. But, yeah, not as much,” said Brown, […]
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Prep roundup: Soccer coaching hires, all-star game news and a former Bluebird soars back to the majors
CovCath’s Gaiser Senior Bowl MVP The Blue Team got a snappy performance from Covington Catholic running back Dylan Gaiser and beat the Red Team 23-22 at the Northern Kentucky Football Coaches Association’s newly christened senior all-star football game. The annual event, which raises scholarship money for graduating seniors, was Thursday at Dixie Heights High School. […]
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It’s time! Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Season
You’ve voted for nine Team of the Week spring sports winners. Now is your time to weigh in on who the Team of the Season should be! Thanks to OrthoCincy Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, we are again proud to partner and celebrate the remarkable achievements of our local high school athletes and teams! For the […]
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Braxton Brewing to host World Cup Village in Union throughout tournament
With the world’s most-watched sporting event returning to the United States for the first time since 1994, many businesses in Northern Kentucky are looking to capitalize. The FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11. To mark the occasion, Braxton Brewing Co. will host its World Cup Village celebration, a six-week watch party that runs […]
