The defending Ninth Region champion Cooper Jaguars girls basketball team has really ramped things up recently. Especially on the defensive end. The Jaguars (27-3) showed the tenacity in a 75-23 victory over Newport Central Catholic (17-11) to open up the Ninth Region tournament quarterfinals on Sunday. Cooper forced 23 turnovers and turned it into 35 […]
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Jared Lorenzen, Derek Smith among five with NKY ties entering KHSAA Hall of Fame
The Dawahares/KHSAA announced its Class of 2023 inductees on Friday. Among them are five who either played or coached at a Northern Kentucky school: Jared Lorenzen and Derek Smith (Highlands), Dave Cowens (Newport Central Catholic), Dan Goble (Lloyd Memorial) and Randy Reese (Ludlow). Lorenzen and Smith led Highlands to the 1998 Class 3A football state […]
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Eaglins lead NewCath on courts/course
A playful sibling rivalry has been percolating at their Cold Spring home. The subject: Has Newport Central Catholic 5-foot-8 sophomore guard Caroline Eaglin ever beaten her older brother Caleb, a 6-foot-5 junior forward, 1-on-1 in pickup games at Northern Kentucky University? “She has not beat me yet,” Caleb said. Caroline countered: “Yes I have…I think […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Highlands girls handle arch-rival NewCath
The Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team (12-5, 2-0) appears to have turned some corners lately. Highlands won its fourth in a row with a convincing 64-37, 36th District seed win on the hill against the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (10-6, 0-1). The Bluebirds have equaled last year’s win total as a result and moved to […]
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Tuesday NKY HS hoops roundup: St. Henry, Newport Advance to All “A” semifinals
The All “A” 9th Region boys quarterfinals at Beechwood featured a tight one and a lopsided battle to determine which teams made it to the semifinals Friday at 6 p.m. The first game had the St. Henry Crusaders (6-8) knock off the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (9-8), 61-57 in a rematch from Dec. 3 in […]
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Monday NKY HS hoops roundup: Season-low good enough for NewCath girls victory
For all the struggles in this game offensively, the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds girls basketball team made the most of their lone bucket in the final 6:55. The Thoroughbreds (9-5) watched a 32-23 lead against the host St. Henry Crusaders (8-6) evaporate over that time. But down 33-32 with less than a minute remaining, NewCath […]
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Newport Central Catholic incoming freshman earn scholarships
Newport Central Catholic announced the eight students that obtained the top scores on the High School Placement Test and their scholarship amounts. Otto Hansbauer: St. Catherine – Scholarship of $1000 a year for 4 years Alex Muench: St. Catherine – Scholarship of $750 a year for 4 years Kyle DeMann: St. Thomas – Scholarship of […]
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NewCath takes home Stephanie Wilson Memorial Championship
Leading by one with under two minutes to play in the third, Newport Central Catholic needed to find a way to separate from Lloyd Memorial in the championship game of the Stephanie Wilson Memorial Holiday Tournament. They found what they needed on the defensive end, holding the Juggernauts to seven points in the last nine-plus […]
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Newport Central Catholic launches $13 million capital fund to upgrade school facilities
Newport Central Catholic High School launched the $13 million “Looking Up” capital campaign, which will fund renovations and significant new construction at the school. Seventeen donors have committed $7.8 million to the fund with the remaining money coming from an upcoming public fundraising effort. Fundraising efforts will continue throughout 2023. Initiatives that will be financed […]
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NewCath class needs 2-liter bottles to help build greenhouse
Newport Central Catholic students are asking for the public’s help in collecting 1,500 2-liter bottles to help construct an upcycled greenhouse. The school’s environmental science class was recently awarded a grant to build the greenhouse, but they still need the 2-liter bottles to complete the project. NewCath trades and vocation students, along with students in […]
