From Juggernaut to Gamecock to Hilltopper. EJ Walker’s mascot collection will certainly be one for the books. Lloyd Memorial’s all-time scorer in basketball announced his commitment to Western Kentucky University on Wednesday, transferring from South Carolina after one season with the Gamecocks. Walker’s suitors were plenty, the 6-foot-8 forward picking up valuable playing experience in […]
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Gabe Dynes hitting the portal, DeShaun Jackson finds a home, Evan Ipsaro, Andy Johnson stay home
By the time this story is published, things could change. That’s how the ever so changing transfer portal in college sports works these days. Hit the portal, take your name out and stay home, or…what many don’t realize, never find another home. That’s life in the portal. For a handful from Northern Kentucky, they’re learning […]
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Former NKY prep standouts hitting transfer portal
One will be headed to his fourth school in four years while the other two are hitting the transfer portal for the first time in their college careers. Holy Cross alum Jacob Meyer, Lloyd Memorial alum EJ Walker and Newport alum DeShaun Jackson have all announced their intentions to hit the transfer portal and potentially […]
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KY-OH All-Star game features eight from NKY
The 33rd annual Kentucky-Ohio high school All-Star basketball games set for Saturday, April 11 taking place at Thomas More will have quite a few from Northern Kentucky in it. The rosters were released last week and has three boys from NKY on the Kentucky roster and five girls from NKY on the Kentucky roster. Covington […]
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Anticlimactic semis sets up CovCath-Ryle region final
The first game of the boys 9th Region basketball tournament was a doozy, since then the next five games have all been decided by double-digits. Covington Catholic and Ryle handled business in Sunday night’s semifinals at Northern Kentucky University’s Truist Arena, setting up a championship matchup between the two on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. […]
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Boys 9th Region quarterfinals: Conner, CovCath, Lloyd and Ryle advance
The most drama of the day at the boys 9th Region tournament quarterfinals came on the first game of the day while the other three spared us any late game defining moments. Conner took down Highlands in a high scoring affair that came down to the last shot while Covington Catholic cruised past Dixie Heights, […]
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Dixie does it all, Lloyd survives first-half scare to advance to 34th District championship
The top two teams in the 34th District all season long will be the last two standing in the district tournament. In Wednesday’s 34th District semifinals at Scheben Gymnasium in Erlanger, the top two seeds delivered when it mattered most: No. 1 Lloyd Memorial used a dominant second half to pull away from No. 4 […]
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Carner, Dixie surge past Lloyd, St. Henry cruises in 34th District semifinals
For the fourth consecutive season, Dixie Heights and St. Henry will meet in the 34th District championship. Top-seeded St. Henry advanced with a victory over Ludlow, while No. 2 seed Dixie used a late surge to defeat No. 3 Lloyd Memorial, with both games played at Lloyd Memorial High School in Erlanger. The championship matchup […]
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Lynn Ray to be inducted into 2026 KHSAA Hall of Fame Class
The man who built Covington Catholic into a football powerhouse is headed to the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame. Lynn Ray is among the inductees for the 2026 class to be inducted Sunday, April 26, at the Central Bank Center Ballroom in Lexington. Ray began his coaching tenure at Covington Catholic in 1975 as a program […]
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NKBBCA releases All-Conference selections
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 […]