Hard to beat a team three times in a season? Don’t tell Highlands that. The Bluebirds baseball team dismantled Covington Catholic on Monday in the Ninth Region tournament quarterfinals for the third time this season, 7-2. It marked the third time the Bluebirds took down the Colonels this season, also defeating them 11-4 on March […]
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Cooper brings Holthaus over from girls hoops to coach boys
Cooper High School has decided to stay in house to fill the boys’ basketball head coacing position. The school named Justin Holthaus as the next boys’ basketball coach on Thursday. Holthaus slots over from the girls’ side, where he coached the past five seasons and guided the Lady Jags to four straight 9th Region titles. […]
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Who won district softball tournaments in NKY?
The KHSAA softball postseason got underway on May 17 with district tournaments taking place across the state. Locally, six district crowns were handed out from the 32nd through 37th District. Here’s how they went down: 32nd District: Grant County 1, Simon Kenton 0 Brianna Knochelman’s complete game, three-hitter halted Simon Kenton’s 18-game winning streak in […]
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Who won district baseball tournaments in NKY?
District baseball tournaments took place from Saturday through Wednesday, with six district winners crowned from the 32nd through 37th District. Here are your winners: 32nd District: Simon Kenton 6, Walton-Verona 2 For full coverage of this one, go here 33rd District: Conner 9, Ryle 6 For full coverage of this one, go here 34th District: […]
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Beechwood turns rivalry into repeat, wins 35th District Championship over CovCath
Beechwood and Covington Catholic have made the 35th District final feel more like a tradition than a tournament, and once again, the Tigers turned a rivalry into a celebration. Facing each other for the 12th consecutive season in the 35th District baseball championship game, Beechwood defended its home field in Fort Mitchell with an 8-4 […]
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Conner gets 33rd District baseball title back on their side
Since the 33rd District aligned the way it did in 2007, no team had three-peated as district baseball champs. The streak lives on as Conner denied Ryle’s bid at a three-peat, knocking off the Raiders 9-6 on Monday at Meinken Field in Covington. It was a complete team effort from the Cougars as they got […]
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Lightner sparks Conner, Ryle cruises through 33rd District Semifinals
The 33rd District softball semifinals took place Sunday at Conner High School, where No. 1 seed Ryle defeated No. 4 Boone County, and No. 3 seed Conner knocked off No. 2 Cooper. Here’s a closer look at the matchups: Conner 14, Cooper 8 Where there’s Lightner, there’s thunder. There may not have been a storm […]
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Nevels resigns as Holmes football coach after 12 seasons
After 12 seasons as head coach of the Holmes High School football program, Ben Nevels has decided to resign from the position, the school posting the opening for the position on Friday. Nevels guided the Bulldogs to 50 wins, including a playoff victory in 2019, their first since 2009 when current Newport Central Catholic coach […]
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Cooper grad Held makes WNBA roster
Lexi Held is officially on the Phoenix Mercury’s opening day WNBA roster. Held was invited to training camp in April after playing professionally overseas in Hungary and on Thursday was named to the Opening Day roster. The Mercury open their regular season on Saturday at home against the Seattle Storm. After trying out for the […]
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NKY Baseball awards announced
The Northern Kentucky regular season baseball awards were announced on Thursday morning. Below you’ll see a list from the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference (NKAC), Northern Kentucky Baseball Coaches Association (NKBCA) and the Ninth Region and their honorees. (the honorees were selected by each organization and coaches in the region) Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference (NKAC) Division […]