Boone County hasn’t had a football winning season since 2011. Holmes is on a 22-game losing streak and won’t be in the playoffs until 2027, and Scott is on its fourth coach since 2020. The Rebels, Bulldogs and Eagles obviously share a common desire: to restore their programs to competitiveness and get students, players and […]
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The time is now: Ryle seeks first 6A title for NKY
Simon Kenton in 2008, Dixie Heights in 2014 and Ryle in 2024. What do the three have in common? They’re the closest to claim a Class 6A KHSAA state football title, unable to clear the final hurdle of beating Trinity, finishing runner-up in those respective seasons. Since the KHSAA expanded to six classes in 2007, […]
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Cam O’Hara turns the page, but the story isn’t over
Cam O’Hara has already rewritten the northern Kentucky record books. Now, as he enters his senior season at Cooper, he’s turning the page to a new chapter, this time with a mostly new supporting cast. O’Hara begins the 2025 season with 8,996 career passing yards and 120 touchdown passes, both standing as northern Kentucky records […]
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Same faces, different places…Conner, Holmes, Simon Kenton have new coaches
Across northern Kentucky, several high school football programs will enter the fall with new leadership with each change driven by different circumstances, but none involving a stranger to the sidelines. From Hebron to Covington to Independence, veteran coaches and longtime assistants with deep local ties are stepping into new roles. Noel Rash, Conner Conner will […]
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What are the marquee football games this season week-to-week?
Our football series jumps right in and takes a look at the marquee games on a week-to-week basis. Over the next three weeks, we’re looking at the top storylines for the 2025 prep football season. We’ll have a story a day over the next 22 days. The season is a little over three weeks away, […]
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Storylines we’re watching heading into the 2025 prep football season
While 2024 brought quite the excitement for high school football fans in Northern Kentucky, 2025 has the potential to bring even more elation to the pigskin watchers for arguably the best region the state has to offer. Three teams made it to the KHSAA state championship in their respective class in 2024, the first time […]
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Kinney hosts basketball camp, talks recruitment, being back home
Former Newport High School basketball standout Taylen Kinney is back home after a busy summer playing basketball all over the country on the AAU circuit. Kinney is hosting a two-day basketball camp that started on Thursday called “Tay Kinney Basketball ProCamp” at Town and Country Sports Complex in Wilder. Kinney and a staff of coaches […]
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The last of the 50 NKY sports icons is up to YOU!
We hope you’ve enjoyed our 50 NKY sports icons in 50 days series. As we approach the final days of it, we wanted our readers to play a part in it. By the time this vote ends, 49 of the 50 NKY sports icons will have been revealed. This is where we’re asking for your […]
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Notre Dame Academy appoints Stoll as next girls basketball coach
Notre Dame Academy has named a familiar face to the Ninth Region to be the next girls’ basketball coach of the program. The school announced George Stoll to be the next leader of the Pandas. He replaces Kes Murphy, who was not retained in June. Stoll led the Newport Central Catholic girls for six seasons […]
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Campbell County’s Beane wins KY JR Amateur
Talen Beane’s senior golf season got off to a superb start last week as he claimed the 46th Kentucky Boys Junior Amateur at Persimmon Ridge Golf Club in Louisville. The Campbell County rising senior finished with a 54-hole score of two-under par, winning in a field with 109 competitors at the start. Beane shot a […]
