Boone County has had quite the turnaround this season and it doesn’t look like theRebels plan on slowing down anytime soon. After losing the last eleven meetings to Conner, the Rebels survived a thriller todefeat the Cougars 84-82 at home on Friday night. It was their first win against the district foe since 2018. “Our […]
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LINK nky Top 10: Who are the top teams in NKY halfway through the season?
Believe it or not, we’ve hit the halfway point of the regular season for Kentucky high school hoops. The top dogs are flexing their muscles while we’ve seen some surprising teams making a name for themselves through the first six weeks of the season. Others are noticing, too. A good handful of teams are recognized […]
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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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Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame to induct eight new members
Tom Ferguson (Dayton), Megan Desola (Conner), Angela Tullis Hummeldorf (Newport Central Catholic), Mike Bramlage (Boone County), Jesse Herbst (Dayton), Hallie Hundermer Booth (Bellevue), Steve Crittendon (Bellevue) and Amy Michelle Carpenter (Conner) will be the newest members of the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame on Jan. 17 at the Gardens of Park Hills. Ferguson played […]
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Thursday NKY prep hoops roundup: Cooper, Scott girls to play for holiday tourney crowns
The Cooper and Scott girls basketball teams will be playing for holiday tournament championships Friday. Here is how they made it to this point. Cooper 60, Bullitt East 34 The Jaguars won their fifth straight in convincing fashion in the Queen of the Commonwealth Tournament over the hosts. Cooper once again did it with solid […]
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Scott Winter Classic: Day 1 action
The first of three days of basketball at the Scott Winter Classic at Scott High School in Taylor Mill took place on Wednesday. Originally slated to be a tournament, a late cancellation has caused it to be a three-day classic. Four games will take place each day. Thursday’s schedule is: 3 p.m. – Dixie Heights […]
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Monday NKY prep hoops roundup: Highlands, Campbell County girls come away with road wins
The Highlands girls basketball team used sound defense to go to Hebron and beat Conner, 48-41 for its first 9th Region win in four tries this year. Marissa Green continued her consistent play in the middle for the Bluebirds with 14 points and nine rebounds. Point guard Kaylee Mills made the difference on the outside […]
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Weekend NKY prep hoops roundup: Simon Kenton girls win Billy Hicks Classic
The Simon Kenton girls basketball team faced 32nd District rival Grant County for the Billy Hicks Classic championship in Georgetown and came away with a 53-42 win. Free throws made a big difference, Simon Kenton hit 14-of-18 attempts from the charity stripe while Grant County went 3-of-9. The Pioneers defeated West Jessamine, Scott County and […]
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John Turner Classic: Cooper, Campbell County get wins while Conner and Ryle suffer close defeats
Cooper’s been in this position before. With their backs against the wall due to injuries and coming off a 32-point defeat to Elder (Ohio) on Tuesday, the Jaguars needed a response and found one in a big way with a 74-56 victory over St. Xavier (Ohio) in the John Turner Classic at Newport. Down leading […]
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Friday NKY prep hoops roundup: Newport boys take down nationally ranked Richmond Heights
Newport put an end to a 49-game winning streak on Friday night at the Ohio Valley Hoops Classic in Mason, taking down Richmond Heights (Ohio), 74-69. Richmond Heights has won consecutive Ohio Division IV state championships and were ranked ninth in the country by MaxPreps. Newport (2-0) stood up to the challenge. “Here is the […]
