Holy Cross had defeated Beechwood 87-60, 19 days ago and entered the postseason hot, winners of 14 of 16 and the leading scorer in the state in Jacob Meyer. Beechwood was 10-18, still trying to figure things out from losing second leading scorer Cash Harney nearly a month ago and going 2-6 without him. None […]
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KABC Region/Coach Players of the Year announced
Mr. and Miss Basketball candidates across the state have been revealed. The Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation (KLEF) and the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches (KABC) announced the senior student athletes selected as the KABC Regional Players of the Year. Each candidate is now up for the Mr. and Miss Basketball award to be announced at […]
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Meyer the new 9th Region scoring king
With all the history and talent in the Ninth Region, Holy Cross guard Jacob Meyer can now claim something no one else can. Meyer surpassed Beechwood’s Scotty Draud Ninth Region scoring record on Saturday night at the Thomas B. Finn Activity Center on the Indians senior night. Meyer entered the Indians contest with Dixie Heights […]
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LINK nky Team of the Week for Jan. 23-29: Holy Cross girls basketball team
The LINK nky Team of the Week for Jan. 23-29 presented by Ortho Cincy is the Holy Cross girls basketball team. The Indians received a whopping 91% of the vote in running away with the poll over the Campbell County boys basketball team, Newport Central Catholic girls bowling team and Dayton boys bowling team. Earning […]
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Spanish teacher wins literacy award for work at Holy Cross High School
As a Spanish teacher at Holy Cross High School, Caroline Mejia is addressing literacy in two languages. Mejia identified a significant and growing population in Northern Kentucky and in her classes – heritage Spanish speakers. These students have learned Spanish informally at home due to one or both parents having immigrated from a Spanish-speaking country […]
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Holy Cross spurts past Owensboro Catholic on way to All ‘A’ finals
The way Holy Cross scores in bunches can catch a team off guard in a hurry. So when the Indians faced an early 14-10 deficit to Owensboro Catholic in the first quarter, a little more than two minutes later and the Aces found themselves in a 24-14 hole. Owensboro was unable to respond from there […]
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“Mad dog” defense gets Holy Cross to All “A” finals
When “Mad Dog” is shouted out from the Holy Cross bench, the opponent better start worrying. It was a half court trapping defense Ted Arlinghaus and his staff picked up at a coaches clinic from Louisville women’s basketball coach Jeff Walz. “When Jeff Walz put that on and he specifically showed that, I turned to […]
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Holy Cross moves on to All “A” semis with win over Hazard
It was a slow start for Holy Cross (15-5) senior guard Jacob Meyer. Taking on a physical Hazard (18-3) team, Meyer may not have got the benefit of the doubt on some calls early on with just two points in the first quarter. But as the game wore on, Meyer imposed his will, started to […]
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Holy Cross avenges loss to Owen County, heads to All “A” semis
Holy Cross girls basketball coach Ted Arlinghaus put last year’s score up on the white board in the pregame discussion prior to their All “A” state tournament quarterfinal contest with Owen County. He wanted his Holy Cross (19-5) team to remember how close they were in last season’s All “A” state tournament, a one-point loss […]
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Holy Cross takes opener of All “A” Classic
With a fury from Danville out of the half, Holy Cross needed a spark from someone not named Jacob Meyer or Javier Ward. Matthew Dreas rose to the occasion. With the Indians (14-5) giving away an 11-point halftime lead and the score knotted at 43, Dreas hit two 3-pointers, Jacob Smith with another as they […]
