We enter year three of partnering up with OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in expanding the Team of the Week awards! Through the first two years, $4,000 in scholarships have been handed out to the Team of the Season and Team of the Year award winners. In order to get to that point, it starts […]
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Week 3 NKY 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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The LINK nky Team of the Week: Calvary Christian boys soccer
The LINK nky Team of the Week for August 24-30 presented by Ortho Cincy is the Calvary Christian boys soccer team. A bonus for the Calvary Christian boys soccer team is that they are now eligible for Team of the Season (TOS) for the fall sports season. The weekly nominations and winners for fall will run in […]
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Norse, Saints notes
One streak continued Sunday, and another ended. The University of Cincinnati women’s soccer team was responsible for both. The Bearcats defeated Northern KentuckyUniversity, 2-1, in the Riverboat Rivalry match at Scudamore Field at NKU Soccer Stadium, ending the Norse’s 14-game home winning string and extending UC’s record against NKU to 5-0-1. “I think it’s important […]
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Hundemer, NewCath give Brown his first win
“Finish this off!” Newport Central Catholic coach Terry Brown screamed late in Friday’s game at Boone County. The Thoroughbreds emphatically did – they gave Brown his first varsity win by scoring 48 unanswered points in a 55-28 win at Irv Goode Field at Owen Hauck Stadium. “It’s a lot of weight off the shoulders and […]
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Week 3 NKY football scores/roundup
St. Henry 43, Bishop Brossart 40 The Crusaders (1-2) got their first win of the season in a wild night in Alexandria. Lucas Pate’s 22-yard touchdown run with 3:22 remaining proved to be the game-winning score as St. Henry forced a Mustangs (1-2) fumble late to seal it. Brossart led throughout with leads of 6-0 […]
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Cooper wins third straight Battle of Union
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 […]
Posted inSoccer
Ryle brings the storm, knocks off Covington Catholic
Lightning had the final say Thursday night in a boys soccer matchup between Ryle and Covington Catholic, but the storm that mattered most came before it. Though the match ended early with 29:33 remaining at C.R. Borland Stadium in Union, No. 20 Ryle was credited with a 2-1 victory over No. 12 CovCath, rallying from […]
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Which local golfers were in the swing of things at the All “A” Classic Statewide Tournaments?
The Kentucky high school golf season moves quickly, blazing from opening day on July 20 through the state tournaments on Oct. 10. Many teams made the turn into the back half of the regular‑season schedule last week, and the stretch run is fast approaching with postseason play beginning Sept. 21. The 2026 All “A” Classic […]
