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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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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Wiggins not returning at Brossart after 10 seasons
Bishop Brossart High School announced on Wednesday that Paul Wiggins Jr. will not be returning as the head football coach. Wiggins coached the Mustangs the past 10 seasons and after starting with just 21 players during the 2014 season, built the program up with three district championships in his tenure, including the program’s first ever […]
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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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Wednesday NKY prep hoops roundup: Newport starts King of Bluegrass strong, sets up battle with Great Crossing
The Newport boys basketball team built a 34-15 halftime lead on Washington County to open the King of the Bluegrass Tournament at Fairdale High in Louisville and held off a charge in the second half for a 64-55 win. Newport made the most of its ball pressure forcing 14 Washington County turnovers while committing just […]
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Campbell’s physicality too much for Brossart
Brent Sowder gave credit to the Campbell County football team after the Camels victory on the basketball court Saturday night over Bishop Brossart. Wait? Football? That ended over a month ago for the Camels. Sowder pointed to the physical presence they present, thanks to a couple of football players and guys getting after it in […]
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Campbell County hangs on to take down Bishop Brossart in Crosstown Shootout
Campbell County girls basketball coach Davey Johnson knew the game was far from over, even with a 40-21 advantage with less than four minutes to go in the third quarter. The Camels had dominated the game up to that point, building their largest lead of the night. A young Bishop Brossart team came storming back, […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week for Dec. 4-10
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 […]
