Holy Cross finished second in the All “A” state volleyball tournament, falling 2-1 (17-25, 26-24, 25-18) to the Paintsville Tigers (24-2). The Indians are now 20-3 on the season. Holy Cross fell behind 14-8 in the first game but rallied behind two kills from junior middle blocker Julia Hunt. The Indians scored seven straight to […]
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Soccer: Newport Catholic shuts out Bishop Brossart
Newport Catholic defeated Bishop Brossart, 3-0, Saturday afternoon at Morscher Park behind a strong effort from senior goalkeeper Ryan Mullen and goals from Ryan Desmond, Owen Roeder, and Jonathan Green. “Ryan has been awesome this year and he’s made a huge leap from last year. We told him specifically that he has to be a […]
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Friday NKY football Round-Up: Campbell Co. picks up win over Conner
LINK nky’s round-up of Friday night’s high school football games. For our coverage of the Beechwood-Covington Catholic game, click here. For our coverage of the Lloyd-Bishop Brossart game, click here. For our coverage of the Ryle-Highlands game, click here. Correction: An earlier version of this story included a headline that said that Campbell Co. evened […]
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Thursday NKY sports round-up: Cooper boys soccer bests Conner
The Cooper Jaguars boys soccer team (9-0-3 overall) is rising up strong to challenges lately and it led to a huge road 33rd District seed win on Thursday. Cooper ventured north to Hebron and downed the host Conner Cougars (8-3-2), 2-0 taking a step toward that top seed in the district tournament to be played […]
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Wednesday NKY sports round-up: Cooper girls soccer wins district seed contest
The Cooper Jaguars (10-3-1 overall) scored just 71 seconds into the game and never looked back on their way to a 3-1 win over the host Conner Cougars (11-5-1). Cooper clinched the top seed in the 33rd District tournament in October at Boone County, with a 2-0 record and Conner finishes district seed play 2-1 […]
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Tuesday NKY sports round-up: Ryle Volleyball pushes to victory at Cooper
Down 2-0 (25-22, 25-19) in the huge 33rd District volleyball battle on the other side of town, Ryle Raiders Head Coach Tasha Lovins and staff let assistant Jesse Parmley talked to the players before starting the third set. Parmley’s speech worked as Ryle (9-6) won the next three sets by 25-18, 25-15, 15-5 scores over […]
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Monday NKY sports round-up: Campbell Co. girls soccer takes down Brossart
Fans from both teams left Campbell County Stadium after witnessing an exciting ending in the rivalry girls soccer game. But it might not be the final one this season. They could twice meet again in the post-season like last season. But in terms of the 37th District tournament seedings, the Campbell County Camels (6-3-2 overall) […]
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FC Cincinnati to build soccer pitch in Covington park
Soccer is one of the most rapidly growing sports in the United States, and the city of Covington is hoping to give enthusiasts of the game a new outlet to play. The city of Covington is projected to enter an agreement with the FC Cincinnati Foundation to build a soccer pitch at Austinburg Park. “I’m […]
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Weekend NKY sports round-up: Simon Kenton boys soccer holds on for win against Scott
This annual county battle between the Simon Kenton Pioneers (6-6-1 overall) and Scott Eagles (3-8-1) at Chlorine B. Menefee Stadium in Independence had the usual tenacity. The result stayed in doubt all the way until the end but the Pioneers broke their three-game losing streak to the Eagles with a 2-1 victory. Simon Kenton had […]
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Thursday NKY sports round-up: NewCath boys soccer continues to roll
Just more than halfway through the regular season, the Newport Central Catholic boys soccer team still has no losses on its record. The Thoroughbreds (9-0-2 overall) ventured on the road out of the 9th Region and shut out the Scott Eagles, 5-0, for their sixth shutout of the season. They have outscored opponents, 43-7 on […]