The LINK nky Team of the Week presented by OrthoCincy continues to roll on through January.
We had more All “A” regional basketball champions crowned as well as a state dance champion and an archery winner to round out our nominees from the past week.
LINK nky is once again excited to partner with OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and announce the highly popular Team of the Week, Team of the Season and Team of the Year awards!
Nominations and Voting
Each week, a call for Team of the Week nominations will be announced via LINK nky’s online and printed editions with links shared on all of LINK nky social media platforms. The inclusive nomination and selection process will highlight the team’s achievements from the prior week with a supported photo of the team to represent them.
Voting instructions along with each nominated team’s accomplishment(s) will be published online every Monday and posted in that week’s print edition. A link will be shared via social media as well. The voting process is open to the public through Friday at noon each week, and the newest TOTW will be announced with a featured article on Friday and featured in the following week’s print edition.
Participants can vote multiple times a day and can vote every day leading up to the close of voting. All are encouraged to share voting links to help promote the team of their choice.
Team of the Season and Team of the Year
Again this year, the program will include Team of the Season (TOTS) and Team of the Year (TOTY) awards. Sports seasons are considered fall, winter and spring for the purpose of this awards program. At the conclusion of each sports season, an overall TOTS winner will be chosen from all previous TOTW winners for that season. Their school will also receive a $500 scholarship to be presented to the athlete of their choice at the end of the school year.
Finally, the program culminates by selecting one TOTY from the three TOTS award winners. Online and print articles will again be published, a large commemorative plaque will be presented and the school will receive an additional $500 scholarship to be presented to the athlete of their choice at the end of the school year.
The call for nominations, voting and winning announcement for each will follow the same format as the TOTW.
OrthoCincy Orthopeadics and Sports Medicine and LINK nky are again proud to partner and celebrate the remarkable achievements of our local high school athletes and teams!
Here are the nominees…(voting poll at the bottom)
NEWPORT BOYS BASKETBALL
The Wildcats won the 9th Region All “A” title for the second time in three years as they outlasted Holy Cross on their home floor, 62-59.
Amontae Lowe was named Tournament MVP while Davae Andrews-Glover and Keegan Farrell were named to the All-Tournament team. They also got big performances from DeMarco Jackson in the championship game with 14 points and Irvan Nichols in the quarterfinals against Bellevue with 20 points.
They advance to the All “A” state tournament in Owensboro to face Lexington Christian Academy on Thursday at 5 p.m. CST.
HIGHLANDS DANCE
The Bluebirds dance team won a state championship in Pom for back-to-back titles. They also claimed a state runner-up finish in Hip Hop, bringing back two trophies to Fort Thomas.
COOPER ARCHERY
The Cooper archery team won the Scott High “Let Em Fly” Invitational over the weekend, edging out Ryle with a score of 3,315 to 3,309.
Brayden Nevels finished second with a personal best 288. Joannah Hibbett was sixth in the girls division with a 280, Kyle Kirkpatrick ninth with a 279. Colton Lancaster rounded out the top 10 finishers for boys for Cooper, also with a 279. Emily Grindstaff finished eighth in girls with a 278, a personal best for her.
BISHOP BROSSART GIRLS BASKETBALL
The Lady ‘Stangs won another 10th Region All “A” title with a 61-55 victory over Nicholas County at Bracken County High School on Jan. 15.
Kylie Smith, Greylee Kramer and Lilee Meyers made the All-Tournament team for Brossart. It improved their record to 17-1 on the season as they’ll head to Owensboro and face Green County in the first round on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. CST.
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