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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Statewide media basketball poll: See who is ranked from NKY
The fifth statewide media poll of the prep basketball season is out. Votes are pulled from 16 media members representing each region of the state. In a bit of a change from prior years, the 16-member panel submits their top 15 in boys and girls basketball and presents a top five for the region they […]
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LINK nky Top 10: A familiar face back at the top in girls
And we’re down to three…just three weeks remain in the KHSAA 2024-25 regular season for basketball. And the picture couldn’t get more cloudier. Ranking the top 10 teams in Kentucky, boys or girls, is not an easy task. The only thing I feel certain about is who is at the top in boys and girls, […]
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Basketball bites: More 1,000 point scorers, program records, scholarship info and more
It’s been quite the past couple weeks for 1,000-point scorers. Plenty have hit the milestone in January and we’ll highlight those that have among the others that have already hit the mark. Some program records were set, whether career or single-game along with some impressive stat lines in games. Here’s the latest edition of Basketball […]
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Statewide media basketball poll: Four NKY boys teams, five NKY girls teams show up
The fourth statewide media poll of the prep basketball season is out. Votes are pulled from 16 media members representing each region of the state. In a bit of a change from prior years, the 16-member panel submits their top 15 in boys and girls basketball and presents a top five for the region they […]
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LINK nky Top 10: There’s a new No. 1 in boys
This past week provided us some great matchups on the hardwood and there’s many more to come over the next few weeks before things get real in the postseason late February. I’ll say it again, the parity in Northern Kentucky means there’s no nights off. One through 10 (and beyond) on the boys side, you […]
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Cooper edges CovCath in OT in battle of heavyweights
Call it a battle, a war, or anything you like—Cooper vs. Covington Catholic is a 32-minute tussle. On Wednesday, it needed 36 minutes to decide it. Facing off against sixth-ranked Covington Catholic (per the statewide media poll), the Jaguars clawed their way to a thrilling 69-65 overtime victory over the Colonels. “It’s good, old-fashioned Ninth […]
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Statewide basketball media poll: CovCath, Cooper and Holy Cross girls hold strong in top 10
The third statewide media poll of the prep basketball season is out. Votes are pulled from 16 media members representing each region of the state. In a bit of a change from prior years, the 16-member panel submits their top 15 in boys and girls basketball and presents a top five for the region they […]
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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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Cooper sweeps Ryle as they get off on right foot in 33rd District action
Cooper and Ryle met Friday night at Cooper in a 33rd District boy-girl basketball doubleheader showdown. The Jaguars earned the sweep on the evening as the boys opened with a 63-49 victory and the girls followed with a 56-51 win. Here’s how they went down: BOYS Cooper 63, Ryle 49 Playing their first home game […]