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: 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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Beechwood hangs on by a foot to beat Dixie Heights in OT
Dixie Heights was less than a foot away. Unfortunately for the Colonels, it was a foot too far. Beechwood stopped quarterback Armani Gregg on a two-point conversion and thus escaped with Friday’s 49-48 overtime win. Colonels running back David Anderson scored from 12 yards out. Dixie coach Pat Burke though going for the win was the obvious […]
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LINK nky Top 10 on the gridiron: CovCath takes top spot, Cooper lurking
It was hot out there, but luckily for NKY, they avoided the lightning and the delays that came with it for the majority of the rest of the state. The only team impacted by the lightning was Simon Kenton, who had their game with Woodford County canceled and won’t be made up. As for the […]
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LINK nky Top 10 on the gridiron: Highlands opens in the top spot
The LINK nky Top 10 is back! Each week throughout the regular season we’ll provide rankings throughout the football season. The first list will be a top 10 of the 21 area football schools in Boone, Campbell and Kenton County with a top five below it for the bigger and smaller schools. Adding more to […]
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Simon Kenton rallies from turnover plagued first half to beat Dixie Heights
Things were going sideways for Simon Kenton in the first half. Five turnovers, an injured quarterback and a 19-7 halftime deficit. But the Pioneers figured things out, stopped Dixie Heights aerial attack and scored 22 unanswered in the second half for a 29-19 victory over the Colonels. They even huddled on offense. “We haven’t done […]
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Friday Night Lights are back! Storylines to look for this prep football season
This story originally appeared in the August 11 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. Friday Night Lights are upon us. Cue up the band, the rowdy student sections, mom, dad, grandma and grandpa pulling out their seats with a backrest – and those cotton candy skies. Not much […]
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21 teams in 21 days: Dixie Heights football preview
Development and depth. Those two words were a constant when talking to Dixie Heights football coach Pat Burke. That’s what the Colonels did in 2022 in Burke’s first year and they’re hoping to reap the benefits of it after taking their lumps during a 3-8 season, the first under .500 since 2019. “We’ve gone from […]
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34th District volleyball preview: St. Henry returns loaded team
St. Henry has won the 34th District in the 12 of 13 years the way it’s currently aligned and with what the Crusaders have returning, 13 out of 14 will not be a stretch by any imagination. But with Dixie Heights returning all but one player and Ludlow and Villa Madonna coming off 20-win seasons […]
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Steczynski’s Dixie Heights journey awakens memories for coach Osborne
This story originally appeared in the July 21 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Leadoff-hitting shortstop Ella Steczynski brought back a lot of fun, sepia-toned memories for Dixie Heights coach Sarah Osborne last month. Steczynski was named Northern Kentucky Softball Coaches Association Division I player of the year […]
