Newport’s intermediate and primary schools hosted mini pep rallies for the Newport High School boys varsity basketball team before they headed to Rupp Arena for the state championship tournament against Lyon County on Thursday.
Newport claimed their first Ninth Region Championship in 13 years with their win over Cooper high school last Tuesday.
After visiting the students and receiving high-fives, the Wildcats boarded the bus for Lexington as fans, friends, and family gathered along Monmouth street in Newport to see them off.
Scroll through to see everything we saw during the send off.