Highlands defeated Dixie Heights 2-1 in the girls soccer 9th Region tournament semifinals, with Gabby Simon scoring the game-winning goal in the 69th minute.
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Kentucky High School Football Media Poll: Where do teams in NKY rank?
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. In the seventh edition of the media poll, things stayed put […]
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Boys region soccer tournament roundup: Ryle wins 7th straight region tourney game, Conner gets first region tourney win since 2008
The Ryle Raiders defeated Dixie Heights 5-2 in the 9th Region tournament quarterfinals Tuesday night to win their seventh straight region tournament game. An early goal five minutes in from the Colonels Trevor Bolte certainly woke the Raiders up. “Dixie was able to get that early goal which forced us to really dig in early,” […]
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NKU men 3rd in Horizon League preseason basketball poll
The Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team was voted third in the Horizon League Preseason Poll, voted on by the league’s head coaches, SIDs and media members. Milwaukee and Purdue Fort Wayne share the top spot with the Norse trailing them. NKU returns the majority of their nucleus from an 18-15 season in 2023-24. Seven […]
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Region soccer tournament roundup: Dixie Heights girls take down Holy Cross in PKs
With four 9th Region girls soccer teams moving to play another day, the other four going home for good, it made for a manic Monday. The thriller came from Edgewood, Dixie Heights taking down Holy Cross 4-3 in a penalty kick shootout after a 1-1 tie wasn’t decided after regulation or extra time. Down to […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week for Oct. 6-Oct. 12
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, whether it’s youth or adult-oriented recreation, high school or college, professional or amateur. The new school […]
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LINK nky Top 10: District play, playoff implications heat up
The next two weeks on the football field will determine a lot of things. Who gets the No. 1 seeds? Who gets a home playoff game? Who gets left out of the playoffs? There’s a lot to be determined in the final two weekends in October, a fun time of year for football as the […]
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KHSAA Boys state golf tournament: Surrey caps off season with top 20 finish, St. Henry finishes 8th
In describing Highlands golfer Nate Surrey, “solid” was the adjective used by Bluebirds coach Bert Richey. The Bluebirds could count on Surrey all season long to post a strong score, the senior doing so again this week at the Leachman-Buick-Cadillac/KHSAA Boys’ State Golf Championship at Bowling Green Country Club. Surrey finished off the 36-hole tournament […]
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Kentucky High School Football media poll: Three NKY teams ranked in 5A, 1A
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. In the sixth edition of the media poll, three northern Kentucky […]
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Boys state golf tournament first round: Highlands’ Surrey posts top score among area golfers
Bowling Green Country Club punishes players if the ball is not kept on the fairway. Nine northern Kentucky golfers learned that on Tuesday as did the majority of the field with just five of 90 players finishing under par at the 2024 Leachman Buick-GMC-Cadillac KHSAA Boys’ state golf championship. The 36-hole tournament runs through Wednesday. […]
