For the first time since 2021, the girls basketball 9th Region champion won’t reside from Longbranch Road in Union. Highlands stunned Cooper on Sunday at Northern Kentucky University’s Truist Arena in the 9th Region quarterfinals. The other three games went as expected as Notre Dame, Holy Cross and Ryle all advanced to Tuesday’s semifinals, setting […]
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NKBBCA releases All-Conference selections
The Northern Kentucky Boys Basketball Coaches Association has released its Northern Kentucky All-Conference selections. The teams compete within the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference (NKAC), which is divided into three classifications based on school enrollment. Division I includes the conference’s largest schools, followed by Division II and Division III. The full list of selections below: Division […]
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Sam Vinson heading to The Land Down Under
It’s been quite a taxing year for Sam Vinson. The Highlands and Northern Kentucky University grad has had to deal with recovering from a knee injury and eligibility appeals to the NCAA. He recently got some relief as he’s headed to Australia to begin his professional basketball career. Vinson signed with the Northern Star Resources […]
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Ryle, Highlands form solid 1–2 punch in state swimming and diving return
Ryle coach Jeff Floyd has viewed the psyche sheets and reviewed last year’s results at the KHSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships. He has seen many of the competitors before they take the stage Friday and Saturday at University of Kentucky’s Lancaster Aquatic Center in Lexington. Floyd has watched his own swimmers and divers over […]
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NKHSGBCA All-Division teams released
The Northern Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Coaches Association has announced its selections for the Northern Kentucky All-Division teams. Competing under the umbrella of the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference (NKAC), the association recognizes standout performances across three divisions. The NKAC is structured by school size, with Division I consisting of the largest schools in the […]
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Notre Dame, Boone County semifinalists at girls state bowling tourney
Notre Dame Academy and Boone County both made runs through the bracket and are bringing home some hardware with them. Both reached the semifinal round of Tuesday’s KHSAA girls state bowling tournament in Louisville before dropping their Final Four matchups. Notre Dame earned the No. 6 seed in the qualifying round and defeated Apollo and […]
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Boys Elite 16: Covington Catholic ascends to No. 1
Each week through the end of the regular season, the Kentucky prep basketball poll will be released every Tuesday. It’s been rebranded as the ‘Elite 16’ media poll, taking votes from 16 media members throughout the state with 16 teams ranked. Below each poll is the top five teams in their respective region, voted on […]
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Flagrant foul, free throws turn final seconds as Lloyd edges Highlands
One team walked out of Fort Thomas with a victory, the other thought they surely didn’t give it away. In a back-and-forth battle at Highlands High School, Lloyd Memorial’s Isiah Golsby sank two free throws with seven seconds left to give the Juggernauts a 69-68 victory over the Bluebirds. Highlands had a 3-point lead and […]
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After three seasons, Highlands finally clears Newport hurdle
For four seasons, Newport had been a hurdle Highlands just couldn’t clear. Finally, the Bluebirds soared over it with ease. For the first time since Feb. 25, 2022 — when the two met in the 36th District Championship for what would be Highlands’ last win over the Wildcats — the Bluebirds broke a six-game drought […]
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Who won region bowling titles in NKY?
Region bowling tournaments took place over the last week as bowlers vied for region titles with an opportunity to make the state tournament February 9-11 in Louisville. Quite a few Northern Kentucky teams and individuals either won region titles or qualified for the state tournament. Here they are: 5th Region Campbell County boys and girls […]
