Highlands hit the road and escaped with a 66-62 win at St. Henry. Every free throw made a difference in this one. Both took 15, but Highlands made 13 and St. Henry made 10. Brayden Moeves made 8-of-9 free throws and four three-pointers on his way to a game-high 26 for Highlands. Lincoln Hicks and […]
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Tuesday NKY prep hoops roundup: Notre Dame takes down Conner for second time in four days
Notre Dame and Conner faced off for the second time in four days. It came by a wider margin than the Friday meeting, the Pandas winning again 51-43 on the road with balanced scoring. Ryan Burden led the way with 11 points and Sophia Gibson had a near double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds. […]
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Beechwood’s girls cross country runners are masters at running it back
This story originally appeared in the Dec. 1 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Members of the Beechwood High School girls cross country team tightened their shoes and affixed numbers to their red tiger-striped uniforms as they prepared for action at the Trimble County meet in Bedford. They jogged […]
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Top storylines to look for headed into the prep basketball season
This story originally appeared in the Nov. 24 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Players, families and fans alike often count down the months, weeks and days to the start of the high school basketball season. Kentucky is a basketball-crazed state and brings a unique touch in crowning just […]
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Mayfield stuns Beechwood at buzzer in 2A semifinal
A week before the game, Beechwood coach Jay Volker and Mayfield coach Joe Morris urged that their heavily-anticipated Class 2A KHSAA semifinal matchup would come down to one final play. Turns out: they were right. Cardinals junior linebacker Carter Morris capped a frenetic final three minutes with an interception of star Tigers quarterback Clay Hayden […]
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Mayfield, Beechwood, and a Clash of Titans
At 7 p.m. Central Standard Time Friday, all hell will break loose at War Memorial Stadium. It’s Mayfield and Beechwood. It’s the Class 2A state semifinals. And it’s the type of game with more story lines than Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones — with just as much royalty, just as much hardware, and just as much […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week for Nov. 13-19
To be the winning team, fan votes play a heavy role, along with consideration from our sports team here at LINK. Nominations are reader-submitted or recommended by our sports team. Our Team of the Week program honors all local sports at all levels, whether it’s youth or adult-oriented recreation, high school or college, professional or amateur. This week’s nominated […]
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Beechwood wins 10th straight regional title, things get real now
Beechwood wasted no time once again. Just 11 seconds into their Class 2A Region championship with Martin County, the Tigers put points up on the board. It was all they needed, but they added 49 more in a 55-0 victory over the Cardinals. The victory was their 10th straight region championship as their quest for […]
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Seven NKY teams vie for region championships
Thirty-three percent of teams from NKY are battling it out for a region championship. They’re spread around five different classes of the last 48 teams standing in the state. There’s a potential for two of them to meet in the state semifinals (Highlands and Cooper). After Friday night, that number of teams in the state […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week for Nov. 6-12
To be the winning team, fan votes play a heavy role, along with consideration from our sports team here at LINK. Nominations are reader-submitted or recommended by our sports team. Our Team of the Week program honors all local sports at all levels, whether it’s youth or adult-oriented recreation, high school or college, professional or amateur. This week’s nominated […]