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 […]
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Wednesday NKY sports round-up: Holy Cross volleyball claims All “A” 9th Region crown
Everyone in attendance at Newport High’s Stan Arnzen Sports Complex heard the sound that has unsurprisingly become a theme for the red and black this season just four serves into the Holy Cross-Villa Madonna volleyball game. Holy Cross senior setter and Marshall University commit Maya Hunt sets the ball to junior middle hitter and sister […]
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Tuesday NKY sports round-up: Cooper soccer beats CovCath for first time ever
The Cooper Jaguars boys soccer team (5-0-3 overall) may not be where it wants to be yet, but the Jaguars left Wooten Field in Park Hills knowing they just made history in the 14th meeting ever against the Covington Catholic Colonels (4-6). For the first time since the Union school opened in 2008, Cooper knocked […]
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Highlands, Simon Kenton girls soccer drop games at Lexington Catholic
The Lexington Catholic Cup generally sees some of the best competition from around the state including two or more from Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties. Four from the area will venture down this year to play a guaranteed three games. Two of them could not come home with wins on the first night that took […]
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Thursday NKY sports round-up: Dixie Soccer, Volleyball teams pull trifecta
Dixie Heights (4-3 overall) won a thrilling 9th Region volleyball game against the visiting Highlands Bluebirds (2-3) by the slimmest 3-2 (19-25, 25-19, 7-25, 25-22, 15-13) score. Dixie has won its last four games after dropping the first three to solid 9th Region opponents. “We made some adjustments throughout the game,” said Julie Kelly, Dixie […]
