For the past five seasons, Covington Catholic has been the top dog in the district, carrying a 25-game winning streak into the 2024-25 season against 35th District foes. The winning streak and five straight district titles from the Colonels will certainly be put to the test this season. Beechwood and Holy Cross return the majority […]
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Holmes High School opts out of varsity girls basketball for 2024-25 season
Holmes High School has decided not to field a varsity girls basketball team and instead play a freshman and JV schedule, due to a roster filled with sophomores, freshman and eighth graders.
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NKY football coaches announce All-Division, All-NKY teams
The Northern Kentucky high school football coaches have spoken. With the season down to the wire, they have decided on their All-Division teams, Division Players of the Year and All-NKY teams. DIVISION I Includes Campbell County, Cooper, Dixie Heights, Ryle and Simon Kenton Player of the Year: Austin Alexander, Cooper — Alexander, a North Carolina […]
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Friday night football roundup/scores: Ryle rally comes up short, Simon Kenton pulls out an OT thriller
St. Xavier 31, Ryle 24 Ryle nearly pulled off another furious rally in Louisville, but came up a touchdown short in their second loss of the season. The Raiders (4-2) trailed 31-10 with 7:41 to play in the third when they mounted their comeback. Nathan Verax rushed for a touchdown and then hit Jacob Savage […]
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High School Football: Week 7 broadcast/streaming links
Week 7 of the high school football season is here. There’s one game to get your palate going on Thursday with 10 games featuring NKY teams on Friday. Listed below is broadcast/streaming links to each game that offers it. Thursday, Oct. 3 Conner at Cooper, 7:30 p.m. Watch/Listen: 859sportsradio.com Friday, Oct. 4 Beechwood at Walton-Verona, […]
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Weekend High School football scores/roundup: Games from Thursday to Monday
Here is the schedule for Week 6 of the KHSAA football season: Thursday, Sept. 26 Lloyd Memorial 39, Newport 7 Coverage of this game can be found here Covington Catholic 56, Holmes 0 The Colonels jumped up 22-0 in the first quarter and rested their starters the rest of the way in this Class 4A, […]
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LINK nky Top 10: Cooper and Ryle a firm top two, Lloyd re-enters
Thanks to Hurricane Helene, it was a wacky scheduling weekend for Kentucky High School football. Games were played on Thursday and all the way through Monday to get games completed. Props to the administrations, coaches, trainers, support staff and officials for getting things in. All but one game featuring NKY teams were able to be […]
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NKY football stats leaders
With the halfway point of the season here, let’s look at the individual and stats leaders in northern Kentucky (Boone, Campbell and Kenton County). All stats are current through week 5 of the regular season. Passing Yards (Minimum 500) Brady Lee, Simon Kenton — 1,417 Cam O’Hara, Cooper — 1,291 Clay Hayden, Beechwood — 1,189 […]
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NKY volleyball stat leaders
The KHSAA volleyball season is winding down as just a little over three weeks remain the regular season. Teams are fine-tuning before their postseason runs are set to begin Oct. 21. Listed below is the stats leaders from northern Kentucky (Boone, Campbell and Kenton County). Stats are as of Sept. 25. (Note: If your team […]
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Hardin Fast: NKY prep football news from Newport, Conner, CovCath, Holmes, Bellevue and elsewhere
Games are fast approaching as Thursday kickoffs become more prevalent. Newport stuns with a quick start. Hartness gets to QBs in a hurry and so does Hurry. Conner’s TD maker is zooming. It’s all here in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. Opportunistic Wildcats Getting It Done Newport High School football coach Paul Wiggins says […]