Conner, Notre Dame, Highlands, and Cooper all advanced to the semifinals of the 9th Region softball tournament with victories over Dixie Heights, Dayton, Holy Cross, and Lloyd Memorial, respectively.
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9th Region softball tournament set
Will it be Highlands-Dixie Heights Part III or will someone spoil the potential of the trilogy for the 9th Region softball final? That’s been the case the prior two seasons with the Bluebirds and Colonels advancing to the championship, Highlands winning both matchups to earn a state tournament berth. Highlands was looking to be the […]
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33rd District softball tournament: Conner moves on after down to last strike, Cooper’s team effort helps them cruise past Boone
Cooper defeated Boone County 10-1 in the 33rd District softball tournament, while Conner defeated Ryle 2-1 in extra innings to advance to Monday’s championship game.
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84th Northern Kentucky Amateur Championship tees off Monday at Highland Country Club
Mike Kessling. Lance Lucas. Rylan Wotherspoon. Those are just some of the familiar local names teeing it up at next week’s 84th Northern Kentucky Amateur Championship. All are former winners at Northern Kentucky’s marquee annual golf event. “I’m ready to play,” said Lucas, a 62-year-old attorney from Union. “But I’m a work in progress this […]
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Baseball/softball state tournament pairings set
With the baseball and softball seasons in their last week of regular season play, it’s time to start looking forward to the postseason. Most, if not all teams know who their first round district tournament opponent will be in hopes of making their respective regional tournament. From there, they’ll need to win three games in […]
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports shorts from NKU, TMU, Newport, NewCath, Beechwood, Cooper, CovCath, Scott and elsewhere
You can’t stop athletic news in Northern Kentucky, you can only hope to contain it. This week’s edition of the fastest 1,000 words in sports contains a quick look at coaching changes. It has fast happenings in Newport not to mention the lowdown on local triathlon news and other action. NEWPORT LOOKING FOR A FOOTBALL […]
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KHSAA elects new president Matt Wilhoite
Matt Wilhoite, student engagement coordinator for the Kenton County School District, has been named the new president of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control, with plans to focus on realignment, sanctioning new sports, and monitoring the trend of homeschool programs.
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Photos: Ryle vs Cooper boys/girls lacrosse
The Battle of Union for lacrosse took place Thursday night. Here’s some photos provided by Charles Bolton.
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports shorts from NKU, TMU, Beechwood, CovCath, Ryle, Highlands, Newport and points in between
Area basketball coaching hires continue at a rapid pace. Offers, commitments, transfers and invitations are coming in quickly. A local football player gets the score of his life. I have another fish story. It’s all here in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. FORMER BULLDOG BECOMES BEECHWOOD COACH Celeste Hill Brockett is the new Beechwood […]
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A 33rd District reunion at the KY-OH All-Star game
Four Northern Kentucky players from the 33rd District combined for 24 points as Kentucky defeated Ohio 103-80 in the Kentucky-Ohio All-Star game, with Claire Johnson taking home MVP honors.
