Bellevue held its third annual Winter Carnival and Chili Cookoff on Feb 24, despite below-freezing temperatures. That didn’t stop community members, like Philip Lanz, from stopping by. “I just like to be involved with the city,” Lanz said. “It brings a lot of people and makes a lot of people happy.” Bellevue Police Officer Jon […]
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New Riff Distilling founder reflects on tenure as CEO
The head of one of Northern Kentucky’s most prominent distilleries is stepping down this week. The founder and CEO of Newport-based New Riff Distilling, Ken Lewis, is officially retiring after ten years at the head of the company. His last day as CEO will be Wednesday, March 6. He first announced his intention to retire […]
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Esporta Fitness in Bellevue to close
Esporta Fitness is closing its Bellevue location at Fairfield Avenue, and membership holders will have access to all Esporta Fitness Clubs in Kentucky and Ohio at no additional charge.
Posted inTrack & Field
Inaugural KHSAA indoor state track and field meet nets several titles for NKY athletes
The inaugural KHSAA indoor state track and field meets took place over the weekend at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center in Louisville, with Covington Catholic taking home the Class AA boys title while Beechwood finished runner-up in Class A in both the boys and girls meet.
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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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Girls 9th region basketball tournament: Quarterfinal matchups revealed
The St. Elizabeth Healthcare girls 9th Region basketball tournament begins on Sunday with all four quarterfinal games played at Northern Kentucky University’s Truist Arena, with the semifinals following on Friday, March 8 and the championship game set for Saturday, March 9 at 7 p.m.
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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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Monday NKY district tournament roundup: Newport girls advance to 36th District semifinals
Newport girls basketball team avenged two regular season losses to Dayton with a 56-44 victory in the 36th District tournament quarterfinals, while Lloyd Memorial and Bellevue won their respective games in the 34th District quarterfinals.
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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 […]
