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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Bishop Brossart girls advance, Holy Cross, Walton-Verona fall at All “A” state
The first round of the girls All “A” Classic state tournament got underway on Wednesday in Owensboro at the Owensboro Sportscenter. Three teams from Northern Kentucky were represented out of the 16 regions, qualifying by winning their respective All “A” region tournaments. Bishop Brossart advanced with a 57-18 victory over Louisville Holy Cross while Holy […]
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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 […]
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Basketball bites: 1,000 point scorers, 500 career rebounds and assists, plus All “A” tourneys and Newport gets a big addition
It was a slow week last week on the hardwood thanks to the snow, but things are heating back up on the courts in Northern Kentucky. We get you caught up on the latest 1,000-point club members, 500 rebound and assist milestones. The All “A” tourneys will crown champions while Newport gets a big addition […]
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LINK nky Top 10: First basketball poll of the 2024-25 season is here
I know you’ve been waiting on the edge of your seats for the first LINK nky Top 10 basketball poll of the season. Just a reminder this is for teams in our coverage area (Boone, Campbell and Kenton County) which consist of teams from the 8th, 9th and 10th Region. Now that we have a […]
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Northern Kentucky Football Coaches Association announces Top 26 award winners
The Northern Kentucky Football Coaches Association announced its Top 26 award, comprised of the top players in the area. The players will be recognized at a banquet on Wednesday night. The Top 26 is an annual award where each of the 20 teams in the association choose one player to receive an award and the […]
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Basketball bites: 1,000-point scorers, hot starts and more
The LINK nky Top 10 will roll out soon, but something new this year here at LINK will be the weekly basketball bites. It will highlight personal accomplishments, milestones, marquee matchups and more. We’ll recap the last week of the action on the hardwood and look for matchups to look out for the rest of […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week: Dec. 1-7
*Note: This is the first poll for Team of the Week for the Winter Sports season. 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, […]
