The host Simon Kenton boys took down Oldham County, 79-70, a day after the Colonels defeated who many consider the top team in the 8th Region, North Oldham. Travis Krohman led the way scoring 24 points making three 3-pointers. Jay Bilton scored 18 points and Bode Stone added 16. Simon Kenton (9-13) travels to Grant […]
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Tuesday NKY prep hoops roundup: Conner girls edge Grant County
The Conner girls basketball team started the week off on the right foot edging host Grant County, 58-55 for its sixth win in the last eight games. Anna Hamilton made 10-of-14 free throws on her way to 18 points to lead the Cougars. Aubree Depenbrock and Izelee Kerns followed scoring 14 and 10, respectively. Conner […]
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Wednesday NKY prep hoops roundup: Holy Cross boys edge Conner
The Holy Cross boys basketball team has put together a solid start to the season and the Indians continued it with a tight 58-55 road win at Conner. Nate Rominger led the Indians with 20 points and Luke Arlinghaus scored 19. William McElheney added 14. Finn Louden and Landon Warner scored 13 to lead Conner. […]
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Friday NKY prep hoops roundup: Newport earns another huge victory over out of state opponent
The Newport boys basketball team earned another huge win over a highly-rated out of state opponent taking down Huntington Prep (West Virginia) Irish, 58-55 at Griffin Elite. The Wildcats found themselves down 13 late in the third quarter, but finished with the final five points of the quarter that led to a 16-0 run. Newport […]
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Tuesday NKY prep hoops roundup: Campbell County boys beat Highlands for first time since 2019
Campbell County ended a five-game losing streak against Highlands dating back to 2019 with a 61-54 victory. Connor Weinel led the Camels with 22 points and Broc Sorgenfrei added 19, making three 3-pointers. Nathan Smith scored nine to help the cause. Highlands saw three players score in double figures. Brayden Moeves led the way with […]
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Friday NKY prep football roundup: See who did what in the final week of the regular season
Trailing 13-7 with 2:24 left in the first half, Ryle swung the momentum with 12 points before the break to take a 19-13 lead into halftime. The Raiders pulled away from there for a 53-21 victory against the host Dixie Heights Colonels for the non-district win to enter the postseason. Ryle (6-4) expanded the lead […]
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Friday NKY prep football roundup: Campbell County bounces back from two tough losses to earn district win
The Campbell County Camels found themselves on the wrong end of the final play in Class 6A, District 6 losses the previous two weeks. But the Camels made sure that did not happen in a third straight game, taking care of the visiting Great Crossing Warhawks, 28-22 to earn their first district win this season. […]
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Thursday night football: Cooper, Dixie, Lloyd roll to victories
Cooper 49, Scott 7 The Jaguars (6-2) traversed the 275 loop for a 5A district matchup in an area that once was known for its lumber mills operated and owned by James Taylor, not the grammy award winning music artist, but that original founder of Newport, for an encounter at the Eagles Nest versus Scott […]
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35th District boys soccer semifinals: Holy Cross breaks through against Beechwood, CovCath blanks Holmes
Holy Cross will head to their first district title game since 2020 while Covington Catholic will go for their fourth straight 35th District championship on Thursday night. Here’s how the action played out in the 35th on Tuesday night at Covington Catholic: Holy Cross 2, Beechwood 1 The Indians (12-8-2) snapped a five-game losing streak […]
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35th District girls soccer semifinals: Beechwood takes down Holy Cross in semis for third straight year
For the last 11 seasons, the do-or-die match in the girls 35th District soccer semifinals has pitted Beechwood and Holy Cross. The two well aware of the scenario and the familiarity with each other makes for an intense win or go home scenario. Monday night was no different at Notre Dame, Beechwood getting an early […]