Tayah Smith is a Dayton Greendevils basketball player, but nearly half her playing uniform is black. It sets her apart from teammates, as does her playing style, which necessitates all the black gear. “Tayah gives 100%,” Dayton coach Laura Hall said. “This girl plays really hard.” That means diving for loose balls and hitting the […]
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Catching up with the Dayton Greendevils
Change is the watchword at Dayton, a small high school with big plans. Even though the Greendevils represent one of the tiniest high schools in the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference with fewer then 300 students, changes of late have been massive. Since last April, Dayton has broken ground on transformative million-dollar projects. The 101-year-old school […]
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Newport considers reconstituting parks division, Covington to discuss Duveneck House structural repair
Newport is considering reconstituting the parks and recreation division, Covington is discussing executing a contract with a structural repair group for the Duveneck House, and Dayton is considering a franchise agreement with Duke Energy.
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PHOTOS/SCORES/SCHEDULE: Girls 9th Region All “A” Classic Tournament
The girls 9th Region All “A” Classic tournament got underway on Tuesday at St. Henry. The winner of the tournament heads to the Owensboro Sportscenter for the All “A” state tournament that begins on Jan. 22. The 9th Region winner faces the 5th Region winner on Jan. 22 at 10 a.m. Here are the results […]
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Northern Kentucky Football Coaches Association announces Top 26 award winners
The Northern Kentucky Football Coaches Association announced its Top 26 award, comprised of the top players in the area. The players will be recognized at a banquet on Wednesday night. The Top 26 is an annual award where each of the 20 teams in the association choose one player to receive an award and the […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week: Dec. 1-7
*Note: This is the first poll for Team of the Week for the Winter Sports season. 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, […]
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Campbell County partners with cities to expand police social worker roles
Campbell County is partnering with its cities to provide police social worker roles, which are expanding across Northern Kentucky, with Bellevue and Dayton being the first cities to join the program.
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36th District girls basketball preview: Highlands will get tested
Highlands enters with a lot of potential to not only win a third straight 36th District title, but have their name in the mix for a 9th Region title. The most interesting race though in the 36th could be who makes it to the region tournament. Last year, Bellevue stunned Newport Central Catholic in the […]
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36th District boys basketball preview: Target remains on Newport’s back
The biggest news in the offseason regarding 9th Region hoops was Newport junior Taylen Kinney deciding to make the move to prep school with Overtime Elite in Atlanta. The highly-touted guard will not be with the Wildcats this season, opening things up for not only the rest of the region, but creating some optimism for […]
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NKY football coaches announce All-Division, All-NKY teams
The Northern Kentucky high school football coaches have spoken. With the season down to the wire, they have decided on their All-Division teams, Division Players of the Year and All-NKY teams. DIVISION I Includes Campbell County, Cooper, Dixie Heights, Ryle and Simon Kenton Player of the Year: Austin Alexander, Cooper — Alexander, a North Carolina […]