After two seasons at post of the Holmes girls basketball team, Zuri Hill has resigned. She took over a young team in 2024 with six of the nine players on the roster freshman or sophomores as they worked their way up to playing varsity basketball for the 2025-26 season. They won nine games this past […]
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Some tidbits from the Sweet 16
High school basketball season is over in the Commonwealth. George Rogers Clark pulled off a feat that hadn’t been done in nearly 100 years as they pulled off the double in winning both boys and girls titles. Ashland Blazer was the last to do that…in 1928. In case you missed what happened in Lexington, here’s […]
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Holy Cross wins defensive battle with Beechwood, faces CovCath in 35th finals
When you face a team for the ninth time in the last three seasons, there’s not many secrets left. With that many matchups between Beechwood and Holy Cross in the 35th District, the two pretty much know what the other is eating for breakfast. In a game that came down to defense, it was the […]
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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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Holmes welcomes back iconic Bulldogs from historic 1976–78 run
Some call them the greatest teams the 9th Region has ever seen. On Friday night inside David Evans Fieldhouse in Covington, the band got back together. Holmes High School welcomed back the Bulldogs of 1976–78, the three straight region championship basketball teams that helped define an era and reshape the program’s legacy. There were hugs, […]
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Lickert resigns at NewCath after eight seasons
The fall will feel a little different for Stephen Lickert. After 22 seasons as a head football coach, the last eight with Newport Central Catholic, Lickert has decided to resign and focus on his duties as a principal at Withrow High School in Cincinnati. Lickert informed the school and the team on Monday. “Adding that […]
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Bishop Brossart celebrates ‘Mr. Mustang’ with The Dave Schabell Classic
In 1965, a senior graduated from Bishop Brossart High School. Sixty years later, that same graduate is now known as “Mr. Mustang,” a figure whose impact on athletics at the school runs so deep that he is honored with a two-day boys’ basketball showcase bearing his name. That man is Dave Schabell. “I graduated from […]
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Girls 35th District: Pandas, Indians lead the pack
Notre Dame Academy, winner of five district championships in the 2000s and 2010s, can go one better. The Pandas are already chasing their sixth district crown this decade, and seventh in eight years. They’re attempting to claw their way to another under new coach George Stoll, who brings tournament-winning experience. The Pandas haven’t dominated the […]
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Boys 35th District: Who can catch CovCath?
Parity whispers through 9th Region high school boys basketball, but Covington Catholic looms as a frontrunner. The Colonels are heavy favorites in the 35th District where they have won six consecutive tournament championships, 10 of the last 11, and 18 of 27. Holy Cross, a local and state All “A” Classic contender, is a threat. […]
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Tuition-free program reopens doors for NKY students with college dreams
Growing up, Chris Cannon said he always thought college would be out of the realm of possibilities for him. In fact, Cannon was on the trajectory of going to trade school and becoming a welder before he was introduced to the River City Promise program between Gateway Community & Technical College and Northern Kentucky University. […]