To be the winning team, fan votes play a heavy role, along with consideration from our sports team here at LINK. Nominations are reader-submitted or recommended by our sports team. Our Team of the Week program honors all local sports at all levels, whether it’s youth or adult-oriented recreation, high school or college, professional or amateur. The new school […]
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9th Region baseball quarterfinals: Dixie stuns Ryle in 7th
With an early three-run deficit and facing what many consider the best pitcher in Northern Kentucky, Dixie Heights did the unthinkable. The Colonels rallied to score two runs in the bottom of the seventh to knock off defending champ Ryle in the 9th Region baseball tournament quarterfinals on Monday at Thomas More Stadium in Florence, […]
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Notre Dame, Highlands, Ryle and Holy Cross on to 9th Region softball semis
At 2-1 in top of the fifth inning with no outs, Conner had runners on first and third base. Yet Notre Dame found a way to escape the jam without giving up a run—and then flipped the momentum entirely, responding with four runs in the bottom half of the inning en route to a 10-1 […]
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Who won district softball tournaments in NKY?
The KHSAA softball postseason got underway on May 17 with district tournaments taking place across the state. Locally, six district crowns were handed out from the 32nd through 37th District. Here’s how they went down: 32nd District: Grant County 1, Simon Kenton 0 Brianna Knochelman’s complete game, three-hitter halted Simon Kenton’s 18-game winning streak in […]
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Who from NKY qualified for the state tennis tournament?
Northern Kentucky will have a wide variety of representation at the KHSAA state tennis tournament in Lexington. Tennis players from 13 different high schools in Northern Kentucky will be competing in the state tournament. The individual state tennis tournament for boys and girls singles and doubles will be played May 27-29 in Lexington at the […]
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Conner gets 33rd District baseball title back on their side
Since the 33rd District aligned the way it did in 2007, no team had three-peated as district baseball champs. The streak lives on as Conner denied Ryle’s bid at a three-peat, knocking off the Raiders 9-6 on Monday at Meinken Field in Covington. It was a complete team effort from the Cougars as they got […]
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Lightner sparks Conner, Ryle cruises through 33rd District Semifinals
The 33rd District softball semifinals took place Sunday at Conner High School, where No. 1 seed Ryle defeated No. 4 Boone County, and No. 3 seed Conner knocked off No. 2 Cooper. Here’s a closer look at the matchups: Conner 14, Cooper 8 Where there’s Lightner, there’s thunder. There may not have been a storm […]
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Ryle celebrates landmark season despite loss to Trinity
Ryle’s final huddle of the season ended with smiles and cheers. Those cheers followed a 3-0 loss to Louisville Trinity (25-13, 25-19, 25-17) in the first round of the inaugural KHSAA boys’ volleyball state tournament Wednesday night in Union. The scoreboard didn’t favor the Raiders, but the moment was bigger than the match. The celebration […]
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The LINK nky Team of the Week for May 4-10: Ryle baseball
The LINK nky Team of the Week for May 4-10 presented by Ortho Cincy is the Ryle baseball team. A bonus for the Ryle baseball team is that they are now eligible for Team of the Season (TOS) for the spring sports season. Bellevue’s football team won TOS for the fall, Highlands swim and dive team winning […]
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Ryle enters state volleyball tournament battle-tested, ready to compete
After mowing through their competition in region play, Ryle’s boys volleyball team will take center stage on their own court Wednesday night. The Raiders will host Trinity in the inaugural KHSAA boys’ volleyball state tournament at 7 p.m. They’ve earned their spot with a 22-3 record in the inaugural season sanctioned by the KHSAA, their […]