The biggest summer boys basketball showcase in Kentucky took place over the weekend as 144 teams came to the Lexington area to close out their summer schedules. Eight Northern Kentucky teams participated in the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches (KABC) Bluegrass Summer Shootout that spanned June 20-22 in and around Lexington. Campbell County, Conner, Covington […]
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NKY golf notebook: Eldridge, Traditions, Triple Crown make some noise on the links
Local senior golfers Jeff Floyd, Cy Mandle and David Throckmorton from Union’s Triple Crown Country Club combined with Triple Crown professional CJ Jones to win June’s Kentucky Professional Golf Association Pro-Senior Event #1. The foursome shot 22-under-par 118 and won the first-place purse of $1,200 at Louisville’s Big Spring Country Club. Seniors age 50 and […]
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50 NKY sports icons in 50 days: Day 13, Kenney Shields
The history of sports in Northern Kentucky goes back a long way. A very long way. Decades. Centuries. We know you’ve seen these lists before, but this is a different and unique way of presenting our “50 sports icons in Northern Kentucky” as we’ll provide you one per day over the next 50 days. Hall […]
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It’s time to vote for Team of the Year!
The 2024-25 school year is at its end which means the high school sports year is officially over. You’ve played a big part in our Team of the Week and Team of the Season voting and have one last request…vote for Team of the Year! OrthoCincy Orthopeadics and Sports Medicine and LINK nky are proud […]
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Highlands happenings: New coaches, college commitments and the latest in softball
Though the 2024-25 high school sports season is in the books, prep news keeps rolling. As summer approaches, here are some recent spring developments from Highlands High School. COACHING VACANCIES FILLED Tanner Hough is the new head boys wrestling coach. Hough is experiencing a promotion from assistant following Colin Roth’s departure after this year’s state […]
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Three from NKY make All-State softball teams
The Kentucky Softball Coaches Association released its All-State teams over the weekend. Unlike what they do during the season, the All-State teams are broken up into three classes for Class A, 2A and 3A with a first and second team and an honorable mention for each class. Highlands had a duo make the 3A team, […]
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50 NKY sports icons in 50 days: Day 5, Jared Lorenzen
The history of sports in Northern Kentucky goes back a long way. A very long way. Decades. Centuries. We know you’ve seen these lists before, but this is a different and unique way of presenting our “50 sports icons in Northern Kentucky” as we’ll provide you one per day over the next 50 days. Hall […]
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50 NKY sports icons in 50 days: Day 3, Homer Rice
The history of sports in Northern Kentucky goes back a long way. A very long way. Decades. Centuries. We know you’ve seen these lists before, but this is a different and unique way of presenting our “50 sports icons in Northern Kentucky” as we’ll provide you one per day over the next 50 days. Hall […]
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Highlands’ Dixon, Simon Kenton’s Mitchell selected to East-West All-Star game
The Kentucky Prep Softball East/West All-Star series will take place June 20-22 at Bowling Green High School and two Northern Kentucky players were selected for it. Highlands’ Kaitlyn Dixon and Simon Kenton’s Larkin Mitchell were selected to the game while Simon Kenton head coach Chris Young was selected to be an assistant. Dixon will represent […]
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Rain delay halts Highlands momentum, drops state tourney game to South Warren
Saved by the rain? South Warren baseball coach Chris Gage tends to think so. In a game that took over five hours to complete thanks to two weather delays, South Warren took down Highlands 6-5 in nine innings in Friday’s Clark’s Pump-n-Shop KHSAA first round state tournament game at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington. “Saved […]
