When the scoreboard read 0-0 after regulation and two overtime periods, Covington Catholic didn’t panic — they smiled. For the third time this postseason, the Colonels turned a deadlock into a victory from the penalty spot, knocking off South Oldham 4-3 in a dramatic penalty kick shootout in Tuesday night’s KHSAA Boys’ Soccer State Tournament […]
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CovCath, Highlands advance to state soccer semis
Trips to Eastern Kentucky for Covington Catholic and the Highlands girls soccer program were quite the success on Saturday. The Colonels disposed of Prestonsburg 5-0 in the boys KHSAA state soccer tournament quarterfinals while Highlands defeated Johnson Central 6-0 in the girls KHSAA state soccer tournament quarterfinals. Both are now headed to Lexington. CovCath faces […]
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Covington Catholic fights off West Jessamine in penalty kicks
Having already faced penalty kicks once this postseason in a do-or-die situation, Covington Catholic is pretty confident when their goalie Booker Gifford is in net with their season on the line. Gifford stopped West Jessamine’s final two penalty kicks to win the shootout 4-3 in Tuesday’s KHSAA boys state soccer tournament first round matchup played […]
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Statewide media prep football polls: Cooper climbin’, NewCath cracks top 10
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. Here are the polls after nine weeks of action: Class 6A […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week for Oct. 12-18
Last season, OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and LINK nky expanded the Team of the Week program to include three Team of the Season winners and one overall winner for Team of the Year. LINK nky is once again excited to partner with OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and announce the highly popular Team of […]
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CovCath finds its form, rolls past Conner for back-to-back region titles
After two games that left them searching for their trademark sharpness, Covington Catholic finally looked every bit the defending 9th Region champion on Saturday. The Colonels delivered a complete performance when it mattered most, overwhelming Conner 4–1 to claim a second consecutive boys soccer region title and return to the state tournament. “Very few teams […]
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Grit and Gifford: CovCath leans on keeper to defeat NewCath in region semis
Covington Catholic continues to learn just how difficult it is to go back-to-back in the 9th Region. Every match feels like a test of patience, resilience, and focus — but the Colonels keep finding ways to pass. On Wednesday night at Holmes High School, the defending region champions survived a tense semifinal battle with Newport […]
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Prep football statewide media rankings
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. Here are the polls after eight weeks of action: Class 6A […]
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Ryle 6th, Li top NKY finisher at boys state golf tournament
Ryle closed out their KHSAA golf season with a sixth place finish at the boys KHSAA state golf tournament in Bowling Green over the weekend while Raiders eighth grader Hayden Li was the top individual finisher out of the Northern Kentucky golfers to participate. The Raiders sixth place finish in the nine-team field came with […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week for Oct. 5-11
Last season, OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and LINK nky expanded the Team of the Week program to include three Team of the Season winners and one overall winner for Team of the Year. LINK nky is once again excited to partner with OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and announce the highly popular Team of […]
