Highlands’ Marissa Green hit a game-winning shot with 2.4 seconds remaining to give the Bluebirds a 39-37 victory over Notre Dame in the 9th Region tournament girls quarterfinals.
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Boys 36th District championship: Newport goes back-to-back
Newport defeated Highlands 63-48 to win back-to-back 36th District championships, led by Tay Kinney, James Turner, Jabari Covington, and DJ Jackson.
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Girls 9th region basketball tournament: Quarterfinal matchups revealed
The St. Elizabeth Healthcare girls 9th Region basketball tournament begins on Sunday with all four quarterfinal games played at Northern Kentucky University’s Truist Arena, with the semifinals following on Friday, March 8 and the championship game set for Saturday, March 9 at 7 p.m.
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Tuesday NKY girls district semifinal roundup: Bellevue breaks through against NCC
Bellevue’s record-setting season continued with a dramatic win in the 36th District Tournament as Jaylah Dowell scored in the final seconds to lift the Tigers to a 53-51 win over Newport Central Catholic.
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PHOTOS: KHSAA state swim and dive meets
Below is some of the top photos from Charles Bolton at the KHSAA swim and dive state meets at the University of Kentucky’s Lancaster Aquatic Center.
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports news from NKU, Newport, NewCath, 9th Region, 8th Region, Beechwood, Bellevue and points in between
All-region basketball teams are piling up quickly. Bellevue girls basketball is speeding through milestones. Similarly, it didn’t take long for Gia Jones to set a basketball record at Beechwood, and it hasn’t taken Griffin Starks much time to rack up some college basketball offers at Newport. Likewise, here are the fastest thousand words in sports. […]
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LINK nky Top 10: Final edition
Some of the best memories will come over the next four weeks for high school basketball players, coaches, parents, support staff and fans. It’s the best time of the year as the KHSAA basketball postseason is upon us. District tournaments in NKY start on Monday and run through Friday. Come Sunday, the girls teams who […]
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Friday NKY prep hoops roundup: Dixie boys edge Boone County
The Dixie Heights boys basketball team ventured to Boone County, built a double-digit lead, then held on for a 73-72 victory. Junior Max Rubemeyer scored all 17 of his points in the second half for the Colonels. He added a crucial three-point play in the fourth quarter. “I think it all comes from the basics,” […]
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9th Region splits KABC Player of the Year honors for boys, girls
The Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches released their Region players and coaches of the year on Friday, with Covington Catholic’s Caden Miller and Highlands’ Nathan Vinson winning the boys co-KABC 9th Region Player of the Year, Ryle’s Quinn Eubank and Holy Cross’ Julia Hunt winning the girls co-KABC 9th Region Player of the Year, Boone County’s Nathan Browning winning the boys KABC 9th Region Coach
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Tuesday NKY prep hoops roundup: Newport boys end regular season with 19-game winning streak
Newport boys basketball won their 19th in a row, Cooper defeated Dixie Heights, Simon Kenton beat Highlands, Campbell County defeated St. Henry, and Bellevue beat St. Patrick in girls basketball.