Area basketball coaching hires continue at a rapid pace. Offers, commitments, transfers and invitations are coming in quickly. A local football player gets the score of his life. I have another fish story. It’s all here in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. FORMER BULLDOG BECOMES BEECHWOOD COACH Celeste Hill Brockett is the new Beechwood […]
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‘Restore the pride’, Elsbernd returning home to lead Holmes boys basketball program
Sam Elsbernd, a former Holmes High School athlete and assistant basketball coach, was named the new head coach of the Holmes High School boys basketball program, with the goal of restoring the pride in the program and bringing it back to prominence.
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports shorts from Holmes, CovCath, Beechwood, Brossart, St. Henry, Walton, NKU, TMU and elsewhere
Covington is in the news on several sporting fronts. Information is coming fast from Covington Catholic and Holmes high schools and the city itself, where an official has received his due. Commitments, offers and transfers are all here and I have a fish story in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. GULLETT STEPS DOWN AS […]
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Holmes grad Dicky Beal among 12 new inductees into Kentucky HS Basketball HOF
Dicky Beal, a 1980 Holmes graduate and NCAA Mideast Regional Most Outstanding Player, is one of the 2024 inductees into the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Boys 35th District Semifinals: Beechwood slugs past Holy Cross, CovCath cruises
Beechwood defeated Holy Cross 40-36 to advance to the 35th district championship, while CovCath blew past Holmes 83-33 to win their 24th victory of the season and a spot in the 35th district championship for the 15th season in a row.
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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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Thursday NKY prep hoops roundup: Lloyd boys edge Conner on Walker’s tip-in
EJ Walker scored 18 points including the game-winning tip-in to lead the Lloyd Memorial boys to a 49-47 victory at Conner. Walker added 17 rebounds while Anthony Blaackar followed with 11 points and Carter Bresser scored nine, making three 3-pointers. Conner put three players in double figures. Finn Louden led the way with 14 points. […]
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William Grant High School’s rich history honored during Holmes basketball game
The Tom Ellis Memorial Foundation and the Covington Independent Public Schools honored the 1964 William Grant High School 9th Region boys basketball championship team during “William Grant Night” at the David Evans Fieldhouse.
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Meet the seven new inductees of the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame
The Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting seven new members at the February meeting to be held Feb. 21 at the Gardens of Park Hills at 1 p.m. The seven to be inducted are Becky Houston (Holy Cross), Bill Curley (Holmes), Mary Jo Hussey Meek, Matt Guy (Campbell County), Richard Tyler (Lloyd […]
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Monday NKY prep hoops roundup: Notre Dame nearly doubles up Grant County
The Notre Dame Pandas shot 52% from the field in an impressive 78-40 victory at Grant County on Monday. Notre Dame had four players reach double figures. Emma Holtzapfel led the way scoring 15 points and Kate Resing scored 13. Kendra Collins and Ryan Burden followed scoring 11 and 10 points, respectively. Notre Dame (17-5) […]