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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NKHSGBCA All-Division teams released
The Northern Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Coaches Association has announced its selections for the Northern Kentucky All-Division teams. Competing under the umbrella of the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference (NKAC), the association recognizes standout performances across three divisions. The NKAC is structured by school size, with Division I consisting of the largest schools in the […]
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CovCath gets defensive in win over Holy Cross
Sure, they boast the top offense in the state, scoring 83 points per game. But what Covington Catholic does defensively sometimes goes unnoticed with the offensive firepower they have. The Colonels held Holy Cross to 30% shooting in a 80-45 victory, securing the No. 1 seed for the 35th District Tournament. No. 1 was something […]
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Boys Elite 16: Covington Catholic ascends to No. 1
Each week through the end of the regular season, the Kentucky prep basketball poll will be released every Tuesday. It’s been rebranded as the ‘Elite 16’ media poll, taking votes from 16 media members throughout the state with 16 teams ranked. Below each poll is the top five teams in their respective region, voted on […]
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Holy Cross claims third All “A” title in four years
The Holy Cross girls basketball team can now claim something no one else in the state can. With their fourth All “A” state championship in a 60-42 victory over Owensboro Catholic, they became the first girls basketball program in state history with four All “A” state titles. It marks their third title in the last […]
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4-for-4, all NKY teams advance to All “A” semifinals
It will have to wait a week, but there’s potential for an All-NKY boys and girls final in the All ” A” state tournament. The Walton-Verona and Newport boys and the Bishop Brossart and Holy Cross girls took care of business in the quarterfinals on Friday to advance to next week’s semifinals, postponed a week […]
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Brossart, Holy Cross advance at All “A” state girls tourney
Bishop Brossart and Holy Cross are on to the quarterfinals in Owensboro at the All “A” state tournament. The Lady ‘Stangs improved to 19-1 with a 56-49 victory over Green County in the morning and into the afternoon while Holy Cross jumped to 15-2 with a 60-20 victory over Kentucky Country Day late in the […]
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Highlands sweeps NKAC swimming and diving meet
The pool decks at Scott High School were buzzing Friday and Saturday at the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference swimming and diving meet, even though not every team arrived at full strength. Some programs had swimmers competing downstate and in Ohio. Others sent only divers, and a few split their rosters across multiple events on a […]
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Four NKY teams head to All “A” state tourney looking for hardware
Newport and Walton-Verona on the boys side and Holy Cross and Bishop Brossart on the girls side will make the long drive to Owensboro over the next 24 hours for the All “A” state tournament set to begin on Wednesday. The eight first round girls games will be played on Wednesday, the boys first round […]
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Adversity fades as Newport slips past Holy Cross for 9th Region All “A” Crown
As the scoreboards on both ends of the Thomas B. Finn Center in Covington read all zeroes and the final buzzer echoed through the gym, months of adversity faded away for Newport. From losing players to prep schools in the offseason, to battling injuries and illness, to rarely having a full roster on the floor […]