Keeping up with fast-paced prep sports news in northern Kentucky is a daunting task. To wit: Notre Dame has a rapid rise. College commitments arrive in swift succession. Offers are coming in quickly, especially at Holy Cross where a ring ceremony is in the plans. Scott has a new baseball coach. Football, football, football. It’s […]
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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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A century of gridiron history: Locally born NKY athletes who played in the NFL
Northern Kentucky-born athletes have been playing in the National Football League for 100 years. The NFL took its name in 1922 after being founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA). In 1925, Bill Knecht from Newport made his NFL debut as a lineman after playing college football at Xavier. He attended high […]
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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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LINK nky Top 10: CovCath, Conner rise, Beechwood, Simon Kenton fall
Cooper remains undefeated and will face Highlands in a rematch of last season’s 5A semifinals, while Ryle, Covington Catholic, and Conner are also in the top five of the big school rankings.
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Friday night football roundup/scores from NKY: Ryle wins thriller, Cooper hangs 62
Ryle 28, Christian Academy-Louisville 24 Ryle trailed 24-7 with 9:01 left in the fourth quarter before mounting a furious comeback and pulling out the road victory in Louisville. It was the Raiders second win in a row over a top five ranked team in their respective class, CAL the No. 1 ranked team in Class […]
