The Scott Eagles baseball team (4-6) has a chance to put some momentum together with a big 37th District seed game on the horizon in a week. The host Eagles knocked off the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds, 10-4 for their third win in four games. This marked the 100th win for fourth-year head coach Kevin […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Brossart baseball wins rivalry battle with NewCath
Both head coaches agreed neither team put great contact on the ball in the rivalry game at Newport’s Ralph Mussman Recreation Complex. But that’s not a surprise when the starting pitchers consistently hit their spots and dictate the game. The starters gave both the Bishop Brossart Mustangs (6-5) and Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (3-3) a […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Beechwood softball makes history
Head coach Mary Beth Odom did the Jack Sparrow for the Beechwood Tigers softball team like she promised on St. Henry’s Wink Kramer Field. The Tigers (3-2 overall) had just made history winning the All “A” 9th Region Tournament championship for the first time in program history with a five-inning 12-2 run-ruling of the Newport […]
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Thursday NKY HS hoops roundup: Newport boys beat NewCath in crucial 36th District seed game
The Newport Wildcats (15-4) downed the host Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (9-10) for the second time this year and fifth time in a row with a 76-58 victory in a key 36th District seed game. Newport had four players score in double figures making 63 percent of its shots as senior forward Marquez Miller led […]
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Monday NKY HS hoops round-up: Covington Catholic withstands 9th Region road challenge from NewCath
It is nothing new for the Covington Catholic basketball team. The state’s second-ranked team in the latest Associated Press poll has been receiving the best shots from opponents, especially in the 9th Region, starting in 2014 when the undefeated Colonels (8-0 overall) started their run of six region crowns in the last nine years and […]
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Wednesday NKY HS basketball roundup: Balanced Cooper outlasts Newport Central Catholic, Holy Cross gets win at Billy Hicks Classic
Cooper boys’ basketball coach Tim Sullivan wants people to understand that while he despises losing, he is not as concerned about the team’s record as much as playing tough competition and finding ways to improve every game and practice. Cooper (2-2) has consistently displayed balanced scoring for years, typically slowing the pace down and working […]
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Newport Central Catholic falls at Pikeville in state semifinals
The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds relied on their quickness up front to run around bigger defensive linemen and create havoc in the backfield. It helped the Thoroughbreds (11-3 overall) make it to the Kentucky Class 1A football state semifinals. But the state’s top-ranked Pikeville Panthers (11-2) have linemen on both sides that are big and […]
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Weekend NKY sports round-up: Notre Dame volleyball learns lessons in loss; Brossart volleyball, NewCath boys soccer win All “A” region crowns
The Notre Dame Pandas (4-2 overall) may not have earned the desired result in the 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-22) loss to the Cincinnati Mercy McAuley Wolves (2-0) from the Girls Greater Catholic League on Saturday, but the host Pandas left knowing the loss will benefit them better in the long run. Notre Dame made Mercy […]
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Saturday sports round-Up: Dixie Heights, Newport Central Catholic go 1-1 in Doc Morris Invitational
The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (10-6) and Dixie Heights Colonels (11-6) baseball teams met for the second of two games in the Doc Morris Invitational in the scorching heat in Crestview Hills. The teams wound up experiencing the thrill of victory and agony of defeat going 1-1 on the day. The second game for both […]
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NKY high school Wednesday region tournament games roundup
The 9th Region Girls Basketball Tournament title game Friday will feature one that has been there a number of times in recent years against a trailblazing team that happens to be located just up the road. The two made it happen winning semifinal games. The Ryle Lady Raiders (21-9) will take on their Union rival […]
