The Kentucky-Indiana All-Star basketball series will take place in June and four from Northern Kentucky will be participating in it. The teams will face off in the two-game series on June 9 at the Owensboro Sports Center and June 10 at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Lloyd Memorial’s Jeremiah Israel and Holy Cross’ Jacob Meyer […]
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Ryle posts a pair of top 10 finishes at state archery tourney, Cooper’s Hudelson 11th individually
The KHSAA state archery tournament took place on Tuesday at Ephram White Gymnasium in Bowling Green with the Ryle and Simon Kenton boys and girls teams competing along with several individuals from Northern Kentucky. In the boys tournament, Ryle finished sixth with a score of 1,975, just 29 points off first place Harrison County. Logan County […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week for March 20-26
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. Want to get […]
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Ryle boys claim Region 6 archery title
All season long, the Ryle High School archery team has been posting impressive results. The Raiders did so again on Wednesday, winning the KHSAA Region 6 boys title at Beechwood High School. The Raiders pulled through by posting a team score of 2,006 and defeating the 12-team field by 64, Simon Kenton finished second with […]
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Cold shooting Cooper drops Sweet 16 opener to Mercy
Coming into Thursday’s KHSAA Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Sweet 16 matchup with Mercy, Cooper knew they’d have to knockdown the outside shot. Cooper struggled to do so and a 70-64 defeat came with it, effectively ending their season on the Rupp Arena floor in Lexington in the first round. Cooper shot 19-of-55 in the contest, […]
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Cooper no longer the darlings, headed to Rupp for business
After the Cooper girls’ basketball team wrapped up their final practice in preparations for their first round state tournament game on Thursday against Mercy, they were getting sent out in their travels to Lexington by police escort. “They do it right, we’ll be escorted all the way out of the county,” Jaguars coach Justin Holthaus […]
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Newport wins first region title since 2010
The play to get Newport to Rupp Arena and win a Ninth Region title was originally set up for their lone senior Marquez Miller. But when things broke down, Jabari Covington needed to make a play and he delivered. The junior guard’s fadeaway mid-range jumper with 2.3 seconds remaining gave Newport a 44-42 victory over […]
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Cooper’s resolve, resiliency has them into 9th Region final
It was February 14, Cooper had just lost their fifth of the last six games to a 7-18 Dixie Heights team in double overtime. Caleb Brooks was already lost for the season to a knee injury in December, then the Jaguars got some good news, JaShaun Pouncy ruled eligible right before the 33rd District tournament. […]
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BACK TO BACK: Cooper repeats in the 9th
Seeing their lead dwindle down to two with under two minutes to play, Cooper never flinched. They got a couple stops when needed, rebounded the basketball and hit a couple free throws down the stretch to defeat Ryle, 48-42 in the girls Ninth Region championship game. It’s the little things that mattered on Saturday night […]
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Cooper starts title defense with rout of NewCath
The defending Ninth Region champion Cooper Jaguars girls basketball team has really ramped things up recently. Especially on the defensive end. The Jaguars (27-3) showed the tenacity in a 75-23 victory over Newport Central Catholic (17-11) to open up the Ninth Region tournament quarterfinals on Sunday. Cooper forced 23 turnovers and turned it into 35 […]