Highlands seeks its first boys 36th District title in nearly four years, while defending champion Newport copes with losing two more top players. Bellevue hired a coach from within, and Newport Central Catholic and Dayton deal with major graduation losses. District games to watch include: Highlands at NewCath, Jan. 24; Highlands at Newport, Feb. 6; and two Bellevue-Dayton meetings – Jan. 5 at Dayton and Feb. 3 at Bellevue’s Ben Flora […]
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Cincy Shoots for a Cure to feature 10 NKY teams
John Blackwell has been thinking about the idea for a while. One of Beechwood’s assistant boys basketball coaches wanted to combine his love of high school hoops and a fervent desire to raise money for cancer research. His solution: the inaugural Cincy Shoots for a Cure – a series of 20 games involving teams from […]
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Listerman’s 20 sends Highlands to boys 36th District final
Highlands gave Newport Central Catholic a lot of “L” on Wednesday. Junior Vinny Listerman’s 20 points helped the Bluebirds in a 71-53 “W” over Newport Central Catholic in the 36thDistrict semifinals on NewCath’s court. The Bluebirds’ reward: two-time defending Ninth Region champion Newport, a 69-43 mercy-rule winner over Bellevue, for the trophy at 7 p.m. […]
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Newport hangs on for road win at Highlands
Newport’s boys basketball team almost blew an 18-point lead Wednesday. Thanks to Yamil Rondon’s 17 points and six assists, however, the defending Ninth Region champion Wildcats hung on for a 73-69 win at Highlands. Rondon gave his team a B-minus. “We started off the first quarter bad, came out the second quarter hot,” Rondon said. […]