The Kentucky High School Football Media Poll is conducted by 16 sports journalists throughout the state, with one representative for each of the 16 basketball regions in order to provide geographical balance. The poll will be released each Wednesday morning throughout the regular season. In the seventh edition of the media poll, things stayed put […]
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Boys region soccer tournament roundup: Ryle wins 7th straight region tourney game, Conner gets first region tourney win since 2008
The Ryle Raiders defeated Dixie Heights 5-2 in the 9th Region tournament quarterfinals Tuesday night to win their seventh straight region tournament game. An early goal five minutes in from the Colonels Trevor Bolte certainly woke the Raiders up. “Dixie was able to get that early goal which forced us to really dig in early,” […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week for Oct. 6-Oct. 12
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: District play, playoff implications heat up
The next two weeks on the football field will determine a lot of things. Who gets the No. 1 seeds? Who gets a home playoff game? Who gets left out of the playoffs? There’s a lot to be determined in the final two weekends in October, a fun time of year for football as the […]
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Conner holds off Dixie Heights’ comeback on the road
Conner’s dominant run game helped them to a 35-31 victory over Dixie Heights, spoiling the Colonels’ homecoming game.
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District soccer championship Thursday: A roundup of the 10 title games played
A total of 10 district champions were crowned in northern Kentucky on Thursday night, five boys, five girls. Here’s how it went down: 32nd District Boys Simon Kenton 8, Grant County 0 Cole Garnett provided a hat trick as the Pioneers won their fourth straight district championship. Jack Meyers, Tyler Eveland, Santiago Arias-Villaroel, Erick Herrera […]
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Conner sweeps 33rd District soccer titles
After a thrilling penalty shootout in Thursday’s girls 33rd District soccer championship, the Conner Cougars outlasted Cooper to claim their first district title since 2021. As Cooper’s Jessy Nichols’ took the seventh penalty shot for the Jaguars, Conner senior Ally Welch correctly anticipated the shot’s direction, resulting in the save that won the game. “I […]
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Kentucky High School Football media poll: Three NKY teams ranked in 5A, 1A
The Kentucky High School Football Media Poll is conducted by 16 sports journalists throughout the state, with one representative for each of the 16 basketball regions in order to provide geographical balance. The poll will be released each Wednesday morning throughout the regular season. In the sixth edition of the media poll, three northern Kentucky […]
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Cooper outlasts Ryle, advances to 33rd District final against Conner
Cooper defeated Ryle 3-1 at home on Monday night to advance to the 33rd District finals, while Conner defeated Boone County 8-0 to advance to the 33rd District finals.
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week for Sep. 29-Oct. 5
The LINK nky Team of the Week program honors local sports at all levels, and has expanded to include three winners for Team of the Season and one overall winner for Team of the Year for the 2024-25 sports seasons.