Highlands enters with a lot of potential to not only win a third straight 36th District title, but have their name in the mix for a 9th Region title. The most interesting race though in the 36th could be who makes it to the region tournament. Last year, Bellevue stunned Newport Central Catholic in the […]
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36th District boys basketball preview: Target remains on Newport’s back
The biggest news in the offseason regarding 9th Region hoops was Newport junior Taylen Kinney deciding to make the move to prep school with Overtime Elite in Atlanta. The highly-touted guard will not be with the Wildcats this season, opening things up for not only the rest of the region, but creating some optimism for […]
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Class 1A region finals: NewCath, Newport fall in heartbreakers
Newport Central Catholic and Newport both lost their respective Class 1A region championship games, with Campbellsville coming from behind to beat NewCath 27-24, and Kentucky Country Day edging out Newport 14-12 due to their successful extra point conversions.
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It’s region championship week: Friday’s prep football matchups, links to watch or listen
Three wins. That’s it. That’s how far seven northern Kentucky teams are away from claiming a state championship. Three of them will have to go on the road this week, four of them will be hosting region championship games as they try to move the magic number from three to two. Below is links you […]
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NKY football coaches announce All-Division, All-NKY teams
The Northern Kentucky high school football coaches have spoken. With the season down to the wire, they have decided on their All-Division teams, Division Players of the Year and All-NKY teams. DIVISION I Includes Campbell County, Cooper, Dixie Heights, Ryle and Simon Kenton Player of the Year: Austin Alexander, Cooper — Alexander, a North Carolina […]
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End of season NKY boys soccer stat leaders
With the 2024 KHSAA soccer season come and gone, let’s take a look at who stood out in the pitch in northern Kentucky (Boone, Campbell and Kenton County) for boys soccer. Below is individual leaders in goals, assists, saves and goals against average. Team leaders is goals scored, goals allowed, shutouts, goals scored per game […]
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Third round playoff football matchups
Teams in Kentucky are now three wins away from a state championship as we head to the region championship round, the third round or state quarterfinals, whatever you want to call it. There’s 48 football teams left standing in the state, seven of them are from northern Kentucky. Here are the matchups for Friday, Nov. […]
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Playoff football round 2 scores/roundup: Flaherty’s six touchdowns help Beechwood into 3rd round
Beechwood 56, Breathitt County 28 Chase Flaherty’s monster night earned Beechwood a blowout victory over the Bobcats (6-6). Flaherty ran for five touchdowns…in the first half as the Tigers were able to put up a running clock in the second round Class 2A victory. Flaherty would add a receiving touchdown for good measure in the […]
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Week 2 playoff football matchups in NKY: How to watch/listen, what to know
Things are starting to get serious. There’s some serious matchups this week in high school football and it will only get better from here on out. There’s eight games with 10 northern Kentucky teams still in the running for a shot at a state title. When it’s all said and done after Friday night, I […]
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Friday playoff football roundup/scores:
Class 6A Ryle 39, Pleasure Ridge Park 0 Ryle earns their fifth straight running clock victory as they take care of the visitors from Louisville. The Raiders victory sets up a top five showdown with St. Xavier in the second round. Ryle (9-2) is ranked No. 5 in 6A, St. Xavier (7-4) is No. 4. […]
