Caden Miller had missed Covington Catholic’s last three games and helped lead the Colonels to a fifth straight 35th District championship with a 77-55 win over Beechwood. Miller, the co-KABC Player of the Year scored 18 points and grab nine rebounds as he recovered from an injury. The Colonels shot over 50% from the field, […]
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Girls 35th District Preview: Notre Dame, Holy Cross could once again have big battles for crown
The rival Notre Dame Pandas and Holy Cross Indians had two big battles last year, splitting them. Holy Cross ended a nine-game losing streak in the series with a 37-29 win during the regular season. Notre Dame responded to win its fifth straight district championship, edging Holy Cross, 53-49 in the championship game. The two […]
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Cooper holds on for second region tournament win in program history
Soccer works in mysterious ways sometimes. It was evident Monday night in Union, Cooper scoring 13 seconds into their game with Beechwood in the girls 9th Region soccer tournament quarterfinals, which also happened to be the final score. The host Jaguars held on for a 1-0 victory over the Tigers, just the second region tournament […]
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Monday NKY HS round-up: Highlands, Beechwood girls soccer team start week with shutouts
The Highlands Bluebirds girls soccer team won its first of two big 9th Region games over the Cooper Jaguars, 3-0 at Tower Park. Highlands outshot Cooper, 12-5. Goalkeepers Natalie Hinegardner and Bailey Markus made three and two saves, respectively, for the Bluebirds (12-2-1) and Allie Ames made seven for the Jaguars (7-5-2). The three leading […]
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Monday NKY HS round-up: St. Henry volleyball tops Beechwood, Walton-Verona girls soccer defeats Ryle
The St. Henry Crusaders volleyball team got back on the winning track after two tough home losses last week with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-18) win on the road against the Beechwood Tigers. Head coach Maureen Kaiser pointed out the losses to Assumption and Mercy McAuley showed the Crusaders (4-2) what they needed to work […]
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Ninth Region softball quarterfinals: Ryle, Dixie Heights to meet in semifinals for second straight year
There turned out to be no big surprises in the 9th Region softball quarterfinals as the Ryle Raiders (17-11) and Dixie Heights Colonels (20-13) run-ruled their quarterfinal opponents Thursday on their home fields. The two meet again in the region semifinals Saturday at Highlands at Noon. Dixie Heights won the semifinal meeting 2-0 last year […]
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Watanabe, Fullenkamp-Meenach win 9th Region tennis titles, Notre Dame takes team title
Sara Watanabe and Tapanee Boonyawat had been talking about Friday for at least a week. Watanabe, a Covington Latin senior, and Boonyawat, a Dixie Heights junior, figured they would share a Boone Woods court and battle for the Ninth Region girls singles title. They forevermore did, with Watanabe winning her third straight championship, 6-4, 2-6, […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Ninth Region’s two longest district tournament championship streaks continue
For the last several seasons, three 9th Region softball teams have dominated their district opponents. The two longest streaks continued Thursday when Notre Dame and Highlands collected run-rule victories. 35th District Championship at George Bowman Park Notre Dame 18, Beechwood 3 (3 innings) The Pandas (14-9) have won 10 straight district championships continuing the longest […]
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Ninth Region boys tennis finals set, CovCath clinches team title
One of the boys Ninth Region tennis finalists goes for his third straight singles title. The other is in the finals for the first time. Two-time defending champion Brady Hussey of Covington Catholic takes on Beechwood freshman Neel Reddy at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Colonels’ courts. Hussey and Reddy had little trouble dispatching […]
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Watanabe, Hussey go for third straight Ninth Region tennis singles titles
Covington Latin senior Sara Watanabe lost just two games on the way to last year’s girls Ninth Region singles tennis title. So it makes sense that she’s the top seed in this year’s regional tournament that begins Monday at Boone Woods Park near Burlington. As it did in 2021, Watanabe’s 2022 run ended in the […]