The fifth LINK nky Team of the Week (TOW) for the spring sports season presented by Ortho Cincy is the Campbell County girls track and field team. A bonus for the Campbell County girls track and field team is that they are now eligible for Team of the Season (TOS) for the spring sports season. St. Henry’s […]
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Cooper promotes Begley to lead football program
For the first time in program history, Cooper football is undergoing a head coaching change. After Randy Borchers resigned in April, the lone coach in the 18-year history of the program, Cooper announced the hiring of Adam Begley to head football coach on Friday. Begley was the freshman coach for the Jaguars and the assistant […]
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Bottoms up! Beechwood’s back half of lineup powers them past CovCath for No. 1 seed
They know each other well and expect the chaos, but in the Beechwood–Covington Catholic rivalry, the Tigers have still been finding the last word. Thursday evening, Beechwood walked into Tom Berger Stadium in Park Hills and left with their fourth straight win in the series and the No. 1 seed in the 35th District tournament […]
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Final approval for football realignment set
Nothing changed for Northern Kentucky high school football teams when it came to the final football realignment decisions from April’s KHSAA Board of Control meeting. At Wednesday’s final Board of Control meeting for the school calendar year, the realignment was updated to address any comments or requests made by member schools. The minimal changes were: […]
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Girls flag football, pickleball to become KHSAA sports
The days of powder puff football being the closest thing many Kentucky girls had to the gridiron are coming to an end. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association took a major step toward expanding opportunities for female athletes Wednesday, approving girls flag football and pickleball as sanctioned state championship sports beginning with the 2027-28 school […]
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Walton-Verona wins the night, and the No. 1 seed, over Simon Kenton
The atmosphere in Independence felt more like late May than early May, but that’s the expectation whenever Walton-Verona and Simon Kenton face off, no matter the sport. Fueled by the energy of the rivalry and with the top seed in the 32nd District Tournament on the line, Wednesday night carried the feel of a postseason […]
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Tigers, Vikings split NKAC track titles
From Bellevue to Belfry to Bardstown, public school children took state achievement tests this week. Bellevue’s boys track team passed an extra exam Tuesday – the Tigers won the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Division III team title at Ludlow over Villa Madonna Academy, 107-87. The Tigers’ win was the first since 1997 – a goal […]
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Mustangs corral NKAC track team titles
Storms and a downed tree did not prevent Bishop Brossart from taking two Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Division II track and field team titles. In an event that began April 27 at St. Henry and was postponed until Monday at Holmes, the Mustangs completed their sweep. The girls beat Beechwood, 126-69, and the boys did […]
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Kaai, Kidd earn KVCA Region Player, Coach of the Year awards
Simon Kenton’s Nehemiah Kaai and Ryle’s Heather Kidd have earned the Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association Region Player and Coach of the Year awards. Announced Tuesday afternoon, the two were voted on by KVCA member coaches and will be honored at the KHSAA state tournament at George Rogers Clark on May 16 in between the semifinal […]
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Elsbernd to step down at Holmes
Over the last 20 years, basketball has been in the front seat for Sam Elsbernd. Now, basketball will take the back seat for Elsbernd, resigning as head coach of the Holmes boys basketball program on Tuesday. “I’m in a position right now where I have family and personal things I need to take care of […]
