A late rut did Notre Dame no favors. The Pandas went cold at the wrong time and ulitmately their season came to a close in the girls KHSAA Clark’s Pump-n-Shop Sweet 16 quarterfinals in a loss to Taylor County, 44-36. Going into the fourth with a 32-29 lead, the Pandas hit just 2-of-11 shots from […]
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Fryman, Corpus, Amin selected as top players in their respective region
The Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association has released their preseason watch lists for each respective region. Three from Northern Kentucky landed at the top of those lists, Walton-Verona’s Bronson Corpus in the 8th Region, Beechwood’s Tyler Fryman in the 9th Region and Bishop Brossart’s Isaac Amin in the 10th Region. 8th Region 9th Region […]
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Kabeya’s career-high 29 points helps Simon Kenton get over Sweet 16 hump
Not this time. Trying to erase past state tournament demons, Simon Kenton was able to prevail on Thursday afternoon at Rupp Arena in the girls KHSAA Clark’s Pump-n-Shop Sweet 16 over Ashland Blazer, 70-61. In a physical battle that featured 37 fouls, it was an eighth grader playing the role of hero as Angela Kabeya […]
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NKU Athletic Director to depart university
Northern Kentucky University’s Athletics Director Christina Roybal, who has occupied the position since 2022, will step down at the end of May, according to a university announcement, to “pursue other opportunities.” “Christina has achieved what she came to accomplish and will complete her service at NKU on May 30,” according to a statement from University […]
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‘Be us’: Simon Kenton seeks first-round win over Ashland
Simon Kenton’s basketball philosophy is simple. Just Be Us. Those two words are working well enough. The Eighth Region champion Pioneers meet 16th Region winner Ashland in the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Girls Sweet 16® first round at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Simon Kenton (31-2) coach Jeff Stowers coined the phrase after Simon Kenton’s […]
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A 3-point barrage: Notre Dame sets 3-point Sweet 16 record in win over Pikeville
So much for teams shooting lower percentages at Rupp Arena. Notre Dame Academy burned the nets down on Wednesday night in the girls KHSAA Clark’s Pump-n-Shop Sweet 16. They hit 17 three-pointers on their way to a 77-38 victory over Pikeville to advance to the quarterfinals. The 17 triples made broke Mercer County’s record against […]
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Ninth Region softball preview: Highlands resets and ramps up
If you’re looking for mystery in the Ninth Region high school softball race, you won’t find it at the top. Not with this roster and not with this returning ace. Highlands enters 2026 as the Ninth Region’s preseason No. 1 in Kentucky Prep Softball’s statewide rankings. The Bluebirds wear that label with the kind of […]
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CovCath rolls into state: Colonels overwhelm Ryle in 9th Region championship
Dominant could be the easy word to choose. How about annihilation? That’s exactly what Covington Catholic did to 9th Region opponents this season. It didn’t stop on Tuesday night either, routing Ryle 82-51 on their way to a region title at Northern Kentucky University’s Truist Arena. It was a typical region contest for the Colonels […]
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Girls Sweet 16: Notre Dame likes being defensive
Go ahead, call Notre Dame “defensive” about basketball. It’s not a character flaw. The Ninth Region champion Pandas are preparing for Wednesday’s Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Girls Sweet 16® first round game against 15th Region winner Pikeville (6 p.m. at Rupp Arena in Lexington) because of their stinginess. Notre Dame averaged 50.7 points a game this season, including […]
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10th Region semis: Campbell, Scott can’t keep up with MoCo, GRC
Two Northern Kentucky teams traveled East down the AA Highway on Monday looking to earn a spot in Tuesday’s 10th Region championship. Campbell County and Scott came up short, however, in Monday’s 10th Region semifinals played at the Mason County Fieldhouse. The Eagles fell to George Rogers Clark, 81-53, while the Camels dropped their contest […]
