It was the biggest week of the regular season and Week 10 did not disappoint. A team won their first district title since 1975 while others kept undefeated seasons alive and clinched home playoff games. The week also helped clear up a lot of playoff pictures and paths as the postseason is near. Just one […]
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Friday NKY prep football roundup: Campbell County bounces back from two tough losses to earn district win
The Campbell County Camels found themselves on the wrong end of the final play in Class 6A, District 6 losses the previous two weeks. But the Camels made sure that did not happen in a third straight game, taking care of the visiting Great Crossing Warhawks, 28-22 to earn their first district win this season. […]
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Ryle remains composed to win fourth straight 33rd District title
Composure was a common word echoed from the Ryle postgame interviews. First it was head coach Tasha Lovins, then it was senior Kiana Dinn. The Raiders remain composed throughout Wednesday night’s 33rd District championship volleyball match with Conner at Boone County High School, defeating the Cougars 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-23), winning a fourth straight district […]
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NKY Volleyball District Tournament roundup: Top seeds avoid upsets
Four of the six area district volleyball tournament semifinal games saw third seeds with the chance to avenge regular season losses against the second seeds on their home floors. But only the Dixie Heights Colonels successfully defended their home floor, knocking off the Villa Madonna Vikings, 3-0 (25-16, 25-11, 25-23) to advance to the 34th […]
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LINK nky Top 10: The biggest week of the regular season is here
Week 10 points to the most important week of the season to date. Sure, some have already taken care of business and clinched their district titles (looking at you Beechwood, Newport Central Catholic and Highlands), but Friday sets up to be one important night of football as multiple district championships, home playoff games and postseason […]
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Girls 9th Region semifinals: Notre Dame tops Conner, sets up semifinal showdown with Highlands
When the bracket came out for the 9th Region girls soccer tournament, a district champion knew they were going to have to face Conner, one of the top 15 teams in the state. Notre Dame was the one to pull the Conner pill, setting up a top 15 showdown on Monday in Park Hills. The […]
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LINK nky Top 10: Season winding down, cream rising to the crop
Real football weather is coming. Fall said hello in the latter part of last week and over the weekend and colder Friday nights are coming. We’ve been blessed in seven out of the eight weeks so far with near perfect weather, so regression to the mean is likely. Things are heating up in district play, […]
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Thursday night football: Cooper, Dixie, Lloyd roll to victories
Cooper 49, Scott 7 The Jaguars (6-2) traversed the 275 loop for a 5A district matchup in an area that once was known for its lumber mills operated and owned by James Taylor, not the grammy award winning music artist, but that original founder of Newport, for an encounter at the Eagles Nest versus Scott […]
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LINK nky Top 10: Top dogs flex their muscles
One of the heavier bye weeks for Northern Kentucky took place on Friday with six teams out of action to rest up, heal and get ready for the final four weeks of the regular season. Meanwhile, it was a ho-hum week for the teams at the top of the list of the top 10 as […]
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NKY showing out in statewide polls in volleyball, girls soccer
As the regular season hits its final stretch, programs in Northern Kentucky are getting recognized statewide. In the most recent Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association poll, six Northern Kentucky teams found themselves in the latest KVCA statewide poll. Notre Dame was the highest-ranked team among the six, coming in at No. 2 with three first-place votes […]
