A lot of high school football coaches break their season into three parts: the first being non-district play, the second district play and the third playoffs. Well, the second season is finally here for most after five weeks of action. Some district battles look really intriguing upon onset, can Newport contend with NewCath in the […]
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Cooper girls golf team second in All-State points
Cooper’s girls golf team is entering the postseason on a high note as they currently sit in second of the Kentucky girls golf All-State standings. The Jaguars have played in 13 tournaments this season and collected 1,115 points. The All-State formula takes a team’s top seven finishes in tournament play, Cooper with 680 points in […]
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Conner stays clean in district play, earns No. 1 seed with win over Cooper
Zero. Not only did the Conner girls soccer team shut out Cooper in a 2-0 victory Wednesday night in Union, but they didn’t even allow a shot on goal. Cougars coach Mike Hughes made sure it was the first thing he told his team after the game. “One of the things we stressed was trying […]
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Week 2 statewide media football poll
Each week, 24 media members across the state will vote on the top 10 KHSAA football teams in the state in their respective class. The members are represented from each region in the state, including three members from Northern Kentucky. The polls will run all the way until the end of the regular season and […]
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LINK nky top 10 on the gridiron: Top four remain firm, barely
More mayhem Friday night. From Fort Mitchell to Park Hills, the two had some doozies. The rest? Not so much as plenty of teams in NKY either won or lost comfortably. Shout out this week goes to Scott High. The Eagles winning their first game of the season and doing so convincingly with a 52-8 […]
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Initial state-wide media football rankings released
Each week, 24 media members across the state will vote on the top 10 KHSAA football teams in the state in their respective class. The members are represented from each region in the state, including three members from Northern Kentucky. The polls will run all the way until the end of the regular season and […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week for Aug. 28-Sept. 3
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. This week’s nominated […]
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LINK nky Top 10 on the gridiron: Ryle’s win over Cooper causes shakeup
Some big numbers were put up offensively this week starting with the shootout in Edgewood between Dixie Heights and Beechwood. Some called it one of, if not the best high school football game they’ve ever seen, Beechwood hanging on by a half-yard on a Colonels failed two-point conversion attempt in overtime. That wasn’t even the […]
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Ryle fourth quarter drive ignites rally in win over Cooper
Trailing 10-7 and facing a fourth and 11 in no man’s land on Cooper’s side of the field, Ryle needed a spark. They found it when Logan Verax hit Gavin Lyons for a 28-yard gain to the Jaguars six-yard line. Three plays later, they punched it in from a yard out on a Logan Verax […]
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Tuesday NKY HS round-up: Beechwood volleyball moving in right direction
The Beechwood Tigers volleyball team is off to a good start in Matt Long’s second tenure as head coach. The Tigers (4-2) recorded a 3-1 (25-14, 25-12, 20-25, 25-13) victory over the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds. Their only two losses have come to 9th Region powers Notre Dame and St. Henry. “(NewCath) was very scrappy. […]
