Winners of the last 13 Ninth Region girls soccer championships will meet again. After watching their longtime rival Notre Dame advance past Conner in the first semifinal, Highlands wasted little time securing its own return to the regional final, rolling past Dixie Heights 4-0 in Thursday’s second semifinal at St. Henry. The Bluebirds dominated after […]
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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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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 […]
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Dixie Heights rolls past Conner, moves closer to home playoff game
The mission was clear for both Dixie Heights and Conner heading into Thursday night’s district matchup in Edgewood — win, take care of business in the next district game, and earn the right to host a playoff game. With that goal squarely in sight, and the added buzz of Homecoming night, Dixie Heights came out […]
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Shorthanded Dixie fights past St. Henry for eighth straight title
One word kept coming up from Dixie Heights head coach Trey Crone after the match: fight. Playing without two key contributors — one sidelined for the entire game and another lost after 60 minutes — Dixie still found a way to win a battle over St. Henry, 1-1 (5-4 in penalty kicks), that stretched beyond […]
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Schmidt strikes in OT, Dixie claims 34th District trophy
When Dixie Heights and St. Henry met in the regular season, Dixie rolled to a 4-0 win in regulation. This time, it took just over 85 minutes to find the breakthrough. Tournament MVP Tessa Schmidt delivered the decisive moment, slotting home the match’s lone goal 15 seconds into the second overtime to secure the Colonels’ […]
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Ryle’s Okuda top NKY finisher at girls state golf tourney
Ryle senior Anika Okuda closed out her high school golf career as the top finisher from Northern Kentucky in the KHSAA girls state golf tournament at Bowling Green Country Club Oct. 7-8. Okuda finished with a 36-hole score of 17-over-par, which put her in a tie for 29th place. Okuda shot a 78 on Tuesday […]
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Dixie explodes past Scott to open district play
Dynamite, fireworks, and Dixie Heights. They all have one thing in common — explosiveness. The Colonels delivered big play after big play Friday night, opening Class 5A, District 5 action with a 62-13 rout of Scott in Taylor Mill. Not a single Dixie touchdown came from close range. The shortest was from 14 yards out, […]
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Ryle responds to CovCath challenge, claims 7th Region golf title
For much of the season, it looked as though nobody in the 7th Region would come close to challenging Ryle. The Raiders were rolling through region foes with wide margins, setting the tone as the clear favorite. But as the season progressed, Covington Catholic emerged as a legitimate contender. The Colonels surged down the stretch, […]
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Okuda leads Ryle’s repeat run to Region 7 golf crown
At this point, the word solid might as well be stitched across the backs of Ryle’s golf bags. It’s the word that has defined their season, and it’s the word that rang true again on a riany Monday afternoon at the Kenton County’s Pioneer Course as the Lady Raiders defended their Region 7 crown in […]
