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Girls 9th Region Quarterfinals: Cooper blanks Bellevue in first, wins 30th in a row over 9th Region foes

With their 70-27 win over Bellevue in the 9th Region girls basketball tournament quarterfinal round on Sunday , Cooper picked up a seventh straight region tournament victory and paired it with a 30-game winning streak over 9th Region opponents. It was nothing short of dominance by Cooper from beginning to end at Truist Arena, facing […]

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Hardin Fast: NKY sports news from NKU, Newport, NewCath, 9th Region, 8th Region, Beechwood, Bellevue and points in between

All-region basketball teams are piling up quickly. Bellevue girls basketball is speeding through milestones. Similarly, it didn’t take long for Gia Jones to set a basketball record at Beechwood, and it hasn’t taken Griffin Starks much time to rack up some college basketball offers at Newport. Likewise, here are the fastest thousand words in sports. […]

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Friday NKY prep hoops roundup: Ludlow, Bellevue boys to meet for NKAC championship; Campbell County girls stun Ryle

The Ludlow and Bellevue boys basketball teams advanced to the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Classic championship game back at Ludlow on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Here’s how it happened: Ludlow 64, Heritage Academy 45 The Panthers won behind 24 points from Elijah Perrin. Ethan Powell scored 15 points and Joseph Scott added 13 for the […]

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Wednesday NKY prep hoops roundup: Walton-Verona boys wrap up top seed in 32nd District

Walton-Verona trailed 35-30 at halftime against the host Grant County Braves, but came back to win 73-70 to nab the undisputed top seed in the 32nd District Tournament, finishing 3-0 in district seed play. Aaron Gutman led the way scoring 29 points. Zach Smith and Julian Dixon followed scoring 17 and 10 points, respectively. Walton-Verona […]

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NewCath defeats Bellevue 67-54, secures No. 2 seed in district tourney

In the second meeting between 36th district teams, this one counting for seeding, the Newport Central Catholic girls basketball team swept the regular season series against Bellevue. The Thoroughbreds won the first one on December 30 in the Stephanie WilsonMemorial Tournament, 66-46. This time the margin was a bit closer, NewCathwinning 67-54. NewCath was led […]

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Thursday NKY prep hoops roundup: Webb, Pernell combine for 38 points in Simon Kenton girls win

The inside-out tandem of Haylie Webb and Brynli Pernell nearly outscored Bishop Brossart by themselves in Simon Kenton’s 56-39 non-region home win. Webb scored 23 points dominating the paint and Pernell scored 15. Webb scored 13 in the first half and Pernell scored 10. Rachel Shewmaker led Bishop Brossart with 15 points. Simon Kenton (14-5) […]

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