Winning in the trenches, the battle of the boards, boxing out. Whatever you want to call it, Cooper mastered the art of rebounding this week in the boys 33rd District basketball tournament at Conner High School. The Jaguars outrebounded their two opponents a combined 73-31 in winning their second straight district title on Friday night […]
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Girls 9th region basketball tournament: Quarterfinal matchups revealed
The St. Elizabeth Healthcare girls 9th Region basketball tournament begins on Sunday with all four quarterfinal games played at Northern Kentucky University’s Truist Arena, with the semifinals following on Friday, March 8 and the championship game set for Saturday, March 9 at 7 p.m.
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Girls 33rd District Championship: Cooper 3-peats
Cooper defeated Ryle 45-34 in the 33rd District championship, led by Liz Freihofer and Logan Palmer, with a strong defense and fast break points.
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Boys 33rd District semifinals: “QB1” lifts Ryle to thrilling victory, Cooper locks down Conner
No. 1 seed Cooper defeated host Conner 53-39, while No. 2 seed Ryle rallied late to beat Boone County 49-47 in the 33rd District tournament semifinals.
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Smiles all around for close-knit senior-laden Cooper girls basketball team
This story originally appeared in the Feb. 23 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Cooper High School girls basketball coach Justin Holthaus has a lot going on between the ears. The former longtime Cooper boys assistant takes a cerebral approach to coaching while leaning heavily on preparation. When he […]
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LINK nky Top 10: Final edition
Some of the best memories will come over the next four weeks for high school basketball players, coaches, parents, support staff and fans. It’s the best time of the year as the KHSAA basketball postseason is upon us. District tournaments in NKY start on Monday and run through Friday. Come Sunday, the girls teams who […]
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Who’s going to Rupp? Statewide media weighs in
In a little over two weeks, 16 girls teams will make their way to Rupp Arena in Lexington while 16 boys teams head that way in a little over three weeks. But first, the media weighs in on who they think will get there from the 16 regions across the state. Each media member who […]
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Final statewide Kentucky hoops media poll
The final statewide Kentucky basketball media polls below, voted on by 16 media members across the state. Each media member represents a region across the state, with their top five boys and girls teams in their respective region picked below. Boys statewide poll First-place votes in parentheses; records through Friday’s games Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts […]
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Friday NKY prep hoops roundup: Dixie boys edge Boone County
The Dixie Heights boys basketball team ventured to Boone County, built a double-digit lead, then held on for a 73-72 victory. Junior Max Rubemeyer scored all 17 of his points in the second half for the Colonels. He added a crucial three-point play in the fourth quarter. “I think it all comes from the basics,” […]
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Thursday NKY prep hoops roundup: Lloyd boys edge Conner on Walker’s tip-in
EJ Walker scored 18 points including the game-winning tip-in to lead the Lloyd Memorial boys to a 49-47 victory at Conner. Walker added 17 rebounds while Anthony Blaackar followed with 11 points and Carter Bresser scored nine, making three 3-pointers. Conner put three players in double figures. Finn Louden led the way with 14 points. […]
