The latest basketball bites, a weekly column of local happenings in hoops hits on a coaching milestone, a team already matching their win totals from the past two seasons combined, The Todd Houston Memorial Freshman Tournament winner, a Lloyd standout on the brink of breaking the program scoring record, a broadcast milestone, holiday tournament winners […]
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Brothers and sisters capture crowns at NKAC wrestling championships
For the Brinkman family in Union, the holidays are a special time of celebration, gift-giving and shared traditions, filling their home with warmth and laughter. Their home is also filled with wrestlers. That’s because one of the newer traditions for the Brinkmans is getting on the floor at Ryle High School and taking wrestling opponents […]
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Basketball bites: Player milestones, holiday tourneys and more
Due to Christmas and a ton of games being played Sunday and Monday, the weekly basketball column moved to Friday this week, same goes for next week with the New Year holiday. In the latest edition of basketball bites, we take a look at some more milestones, the marquee holiday tournaments taking place, a hot […]
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Top sports stories of the year in NKY
Let’s take a look at some of the top sports stories of the year in Northern Kentucky. From state champions, coaching news, milestones and the start and end of eras, 2024 had it all. Here are some of the top stories of the year: Coaching legends step down Bruce Kozerski and Scott Ruthsatz both brought […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week: Dec. 15-21
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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Holy Cross ends Cooper’s 9th Region streak at 33
The Cooper girls basketball team came into Thursday night’s contest at the Thomas B. Finn Activity Center with Holy Cross on a 33-game winning streak against 9th Region opponents. Holy Cross (4-1) put an end to it with a 66-54 victory, using balanced scoring to take down the Jaguars (2-1). Four players hit double figures […]
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Salute to seniors: Top 56 northern Kentucky high school football players in 2024
Boyle County High School senior Montavin Quisenberry is the favorite to win Kentucky’s Mr. Football award this year, but Northern Kentucky has some quality candidates. The award is presented in mid-December by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association. However, there won’t be a local Mr. Football winner in 2024 as the area was shut out of […]
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‘Surreal’ | Father of Cooper High School star discusses Bill Belichick as new UNC head coach
UNC has officially hired six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Belichick as their new head coach, and Austin Alexander, a highly recruited football player, is excited to join the Tar Heels and play under Belichick.
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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 […]
