Bishop Brossart’s girls quite possibly had the longest night of any Northern Kentucky basketball team. It was worth it. The Lady ‘Stangs (13-0) remained undefeated and won the Lady Invitational of the South tournament at Allen County-Scottsville on Tuesday. Brossart coach Aaron Stamm said the team didn’t arrive in Alexandria until about 2 a.m. Wednesday […]
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Boys 36th District: Newport copes with lost players, Highlands seeks first title since 2022
Highlands seeks its first boys 36th District title in nearly four years, while defending champion Newport copes with losing two more top players. Bellevue hired a coach from within, and Newport Central Catholic and Dayton deal with major graduation losses. District games to watch include: Highlands at NewCath, Jan. 24; Highlands at Newport, Feb. 6; and two Bellevue-Dayton meetings – Jan. 5 at Dayton and Feb. 3 at Bellevue’s Ben Flora […]
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Cincy Shoots for a Cure to feature 10 NKY teams
John Blackwell has been thinking about the idea for a while. One of Beechwood’s assistant boys basketball coaches wanted to combine his love of high school hoops and a fervent desire to raise money for cancer research. His solution: the inaugural Cincy Shoots for a Cure – a series of 20 games involving teams from […]
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Listerman’s 20 sends Highlands to boys 36th District final
Highlands gave Newport Central Catholic a lot of “L” on Wednesday. Junior Vinny Listerman’s 20 points helped the Bluebirds in a 71-53 “W” over Newport Central Catholic in the 36thDistrict semifinals on NewCath’s court. The Bluebirds’ reward: two-time defending Ninth Region champion Newport, a 69-43 mercy-rule winner over Bellevue, for the trophy at 7 p.m. […]
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Newport hangs on for road win at Highlands
Newport’s boys basketball team almost blew an 18-point lead Wednesday. Thanks to Yamil Rondon’s 17 points and six assists, however, the defending Ninth Region champion Wildcats hung on for a 73-69 win at Highlands. Rondon gave his team a B-minus. “We started off the first quarter bad, came out the second quarter hot,” Rondon said. […]