Things are starting to get serious. There’s some serious matchups this week in high school football and it will only get better from here on out. There’s eight games with 10 northern Kentucky teams still in the running for a shot at a state title. When it’s all said and done after Friday night, I […]
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KTCCCA releases cross country All-State awards
The Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association have released their All-State awards following the conclusion of the season that ended on Saturday, Nov. 2. The awards are performance based on the Class A, AA and AAA state cross country meets. Here is a list of those that made it from northern Kentucky: Class A […]
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Cooper gets test from South Oldham before pulling away
This wasn’t the typical No. 1 vs No. 4 seed bludgeoning of a KHSAA first round playoff football matchup where the visiting team spends more time on the bus traveling than they do the actual game. When South Oldham was upset by Collins in their final district game of the season, it meant the 7-3 […]
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Let’s have some fun: forecasting region championship matchups in football
Let’s preface this by saying these aren’t predictions or picks. It’s just simply taking the top seed in the first two rounds of the KHSAA football playoffs and having them advance to the region championship round on Nov. 22 (we all know that won’t happen). The way the KHSAA postseason works in football, once the […]
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Final Kentucky High School Football Media Poll
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 10th and final edition of the media poll, you’ll […]
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LINK nky Top 10: Final edition
First, a big thanks to Crown Pointe Remodeling for sponsoring the top 10 again this year. We’ll fire this back up once high school hoops season rolls around in December. Now things get real. The KHSAA football postseason is here in northern Kentucky and around the state. A total of 192 teams make the postseason […]
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Class 3A state cross country: Cooper’s Van Laningham follows family tradition, wins state title
It’s in the blood. Thirty-four years after his father Eric and 32 years after his mother Michelle were state cross country champions, Cooper’s Paul Van Laningham followed suit. The Jaguars junior took home the boys Class 3A KHSAA state title on Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Georgetown. Van Laningham won the meet in […]
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The LINK nky Team of the Week for Oct. 20-Oct. 26: Cooper football
Cooper football team has been named LINK nky Team of the Week for their impressive 10-0 regular season, and is now eligible for Team of the Season (TOS) for the fall, with a chance to win a $500 scholarship for an athlete of their choice.
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Kentucky High School Football Media Poll: Ryle, Newport and Ludlow climb
The Kentucky High School Football Media Poll ranks Cooper as the unanimous No. 1 in Class 5A, with Ryle, Newport, Ludlow, and Bishop Brossart all rising in their respective classes.
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Northern Kentucky boys soccer coaches release all-area teams and awards
The all-region boys soccer teams and awards for northern Kentucky have been released, with Parker Byland of Boone County named Offensive Player of the Year and Tanner Robertson of Covington Catholic named Defensive Player of the Year.