The Walton-Verona and Newport boys basketball teams won their first round All “A” State Tournament games at The Corbin Arena. Here’s how they went down: Walton-Verona 65, Augusta 39 The Bearcats outscored the Panthers, 36-19 in the second and third quarters to pull away and advance to Friday’s quarterfinals. “We started out sluggish – tight […]
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Wednesday NKY prep hoops roundup: Boone County boys down Beechwood
Boone County shot 51% from the field to down visiting Beechwood, 66-51 for a 9th Region win. Boone County had three players reach double-digits in the win. Maddox Jones led the way scoring 19 points with Hunter Moore and Thomas Williams scoring 16 and 13 points, respectively, and Elijah Bodkin scoring nine. The Rebels won […]
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Tuesday NKY prep hoops roundup: Conner girls edge Grant County
The Conner girls basketball team started the week off on the right foot edging host Grant County, 58-55 for its sixth win in the last eight games. Anna Hamilton made 10-of-14 free throws on her way to 18 points to lead the Cougars. Aubree Depenbrock and Izelee Kerns followed scoring 14 and 10, respectively. Conner […]
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Monday NKY prep hoops roundup: Lloyd wins eighth straight
Boys Basketball Lloyd Memorial 66, Preble Shawnee (Ohio) 48 The Juggernauts displayed their talents in the Flyin’ to the Hoop Invitational at Trent Arena in Kettering, Ohio. Lloyd Memorial shot 48% from the field in the win. EJ Walker led the Juggernauts with 21 points and Isaiah Sebastian scored 14. Lloyd Memorial (13-4) has won […]
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Friday NKY prep hoops roundup: Conner girls win third straight, Holy Cross-NewCath set for All “A” final
The Conner girls have turned things around recently. They won their third straight with a sound 70-48 road win at Campbell County. Anna Hamilton led the charge making three 3-pointers and 7-of-8 free throws on her way to 24 points. Senior Aubree Depenbrock broke out to score 19 points and Payton Gutzwiller scored nine. Izzy […]
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Wednesday NKY prep hoops roundup: Holy Cross boys edge Conner
The Holy Cross boys basketball team has put together a solid start to the season and the Indians continued it with a tight 58-55 road win at Conner. Nate Rominger led the Indians with 20 points and Luke Arlinghaus scored 19. William McElheney added 14. Finn Louden and Landon Warner scored 13 to lead Conner. […]
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Oh, Snapp! Newport lineup just got bigger ahead of All “A” Classic, just as coach was hoping
Newport High School boys basketball coach Rod Snapp has always been a big believer in scheduling in-season tournaments. He scheduled six tournaments this season, matching last season’s total. Eleven of Newport’s first 15 games were played in a tournament setting, almost all of them against top-notch opponents. They compiled an 8-3 record combined at the […]
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Local All “A” Classic girls basketball tournaments ring in new year with top small-school teams and big stars
The Holy Cross High School girls basketball team is back in the hunt for another championship at the 9th Region All “A” Classic Tournament, held Jan. 2-6 at Newport Central Catholic. The two-time defending champion Indians (8-4) begin play Jan. 3 in a 7:45 pm quarterfinal contest against the Jan. 2 Bellevue-St. Henry winner. Leading […]
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Action from the Stephanie Wilson Memorial Tournament on Saturday: NewCath takes the title, Ludlow, Augusta get wins
By Nazario Pangallo With the game tied 21-21 midway through the second quarter, Newport Central Catholic guard Caroline Eaglin took charge scoring 10 straight points. The Thoroughbreds never let their lead dip below seven for the rest of the game and captured the Stephanie Wilson Memorial Tournament Championship with a 66-46 victory over Bellevue. “We […]
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Beechwood Board of Education chair resigns after OD allegation
Beechwood Board of Education chair Ron Savignano has announced his resignation, according to a letter the superintendent sent to families on Dec. 20. The letter was sent nine days after a Beechwood parent called for an investigation into an alleged incident in October in which she said Savignano overdosed and had to be revived with […]