While Covington Catholic won the KHSAA Class AA indoor track and field title on Tuesday, the Class A and AAA meets took place on Wednesday and Thursday in Louisville, respectively. The Colonels were the team champs, obliterating the field. Bishop Brossart’s girls finished runner-up in the Class A meet, Beechwood’s girls in fourth, St. Henry […]
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Holy Cross, CovCath cruise to 35th District Final
The boys’ 35th District tournament semifinals played out Wednesday night in Fort Mitchell. Holy Cross earned a spot in the district championship with a win over Beechwood, while Covington Catholic took down Holmes. Here’s how they went down: Holy Cross 76, Beechwood 57 The third time was the charm for Holy Cross. After back-to-back heartbreaks […]
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NKBCA releases preseason top 10
Baseball is right around the corner. The Northern Kentucky Baseball Coaches Association have released their top 10 teams in NKY. Reigning 9th Region champ Ryle holds the top spot while Beechwood is right behind them at No. 2. Covington Catholic is No. 3. Following in order to round out the rest of the top 10 […]
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PHOTOS: Newport-Beechwood boys hoops
Newport took down Beechwood on Tuesday night in Fort Mitchell, 66-50. The Wildcats got revenge from the 9th Region All “A” championship game where the Tigers came out victorious. Yamil Rondon led Newport with 26 points as he hit 10-of-13 shots from the field. James Turner added 12 points and six rebounds. Jack Sullivan led […]
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LINK nky Top 10: A familiar face back at the top in girls
And we’re down to three…just three weeks remain in the KHSAA 2024-25 regular season for basketball. And the picture couldn’t get more cloudier. Ranking the top 10 teams in Kentucky, boys or girls, is not an easy task. The only thing I feel certain about is who is at the top in boys and girls, […]
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LINK nky Top 10: There’s a new No. 1 in boys
This past week provided us some great matchups on the hardwood and there’s many more to come over the next few weeks before things get real in the postseason late February. I’ll say it again, the parity in Northern Kentucky means there’s no nights off. One through 10 (and beyond) on the boys side, you […]
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All “A” state boys roundup: Walton-Verona advances, Beechwood, Brossart tumble
The first round of the boys All “A” tournament got underway on Thursday in Owensboro with three Northern Kentucky teams qualifying. Walton-Verona is representing the 8th Region, Beechwood the 9th Region and Bishop Brossart the 10th Region. The Bearcats were the lone team to advance with a 64-45 victory over Ballard Memorial while Beechwood lost […]
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Basketball bites: Your weekly basketball happenings in NKY
Small school state tournament, coaching milestones, player milestones and more in the latest basketball bites, a weekly column dedicated to all the happenings on the hardwood in Northern Kentucky. Hester gets 100th win The 100th win for Walton-Verona boys basketball coach Mike Hester came at the perfect time. It was in the Bearcats 8th Region […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week for Jan. 12-18
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. The new school […]
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LINK nky Top 10: No. 1 vs No. 2 on Wednesday
We skipped a week because there wasn’t many games the prior week due to the winter weather, but the LINK nky Top 10 is back. Shew, this is not easy and that shows how much parity there is in Northern Kentucky this year. The marquee matchup this week is when Covington Catholic travels to Union […]