The snowbirds made for a somewhat lighter week in Northern Kentucky, but the three counties (Boone, Campbell and Kenton) were fortunate compared to other parts of the state in being able to get games in. While most of the state was snowed out all week, many of the teams in the NKY area were able […]
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Ten from NKY nominated for Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year
The Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year nominees are out, and 10 from Northern Kentucky are on the list. The Sports Figure of the Year Award recognizes athletes, coaches or sports administrators at any level if he or she plays for a team in Kentucky, is from Kentucky or played for a college […]
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Clean looks hard to come by as Holy Cross tops Notre Dame
Whenever Holy Cross and Notre Dame meet, you’re guaranteed to see a low scoring, physical battle. The last 20 times they’ve met, the winning team has scored more than 60 just once, more than 50 four times while the other 15 games has seen the winner score 49 or below. Wednesday was no different as […]
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Latest statewide Kentucky basketball poll released
Covington Catholic and Newport stayed put in the boys poll, as did Cooper in the girls poll while Notre Dame and Ryle dropped a spot or two and Holy Cross remained at No. 11. Here’s a look at the statewide polls with the top five teams in each region below it. Boys statewide poll First-place […]
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LINK nky Top 10: Not an easy task this week
There’s only about two things certain for the area top 10 boys and girls, the boys top two is pretty comfortably in place while the top girls team is a no-brainer. From there? Good luck. Some upsets took place either in district or region play, or even out of region play. Deciphering who should go […]
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Hardin Fast — The fastest 500 words in sports: NKY news from Ryle, Simon Kenton, Newport, NDA, NKU, TMU
Vroom, vroom. Let’s go. The rest of Kentucky better get ready to grapple with this. Northern Kentucky high schools boast one top-ranked wrestler, three second-ranked wrestlers, one top 10 team and four top 20 teams in the latest rankings by Kentuckywrestling.com. Simon Kenton sophomore Brayden Blevins is No. 1 at 120 pounds. A trio of […]
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Weekend NKY prep hoops roundup: Cooper, CovCath winners at Hardwood Classic
The Cooper boys basketball team didn’t waste much time in putting the loss at Ryle on Friday behind them. The Jaguars used balanced scoring to knock off Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (Ohio), 79-63 in the Holiday Hardwood Classic at Xavier University’s Cintas Center. Head coach Tim Sullivan credited the ball movement for the win, giving […]
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NKY girls teams showing out in latest statewide media poll
The Ninth Region in girls basketball has four of the top 11 teams in the state in the latest Kentucky High School basketball statewide media poll. Cooper comes in at No. 3, Notre Dame No. 8, Ryle in a tie for No. 9 and Holy Cross sitting at 11th. On the boys side, Covington Catholic […]
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LINK nky Top 10: Who are the top teams in NKY halfway through the season?
Believe it or not, we’ve hit the halfway point of the regular season for Kentucky high school hoops. The top dogs are flexing their muscles while we’ve seen some surprising teams making a name for themselves through the first six weeks of the season. Others are noticing, too. A good handful of teams are recognized […]
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Initial prep basketball media poll released
Starting today and through the end of the regular season leading into district tournament play, media spread throughout the state will be conducting a poll of the top 15 boys and girls basketball teams in the state. In addition, the 16 media members who vote also represent a region to vote the top five teams […]
