As she walked through the upstairs hallway facing the Ryle High School gymnasium, Maddie Scherr was looking at pictures of past teams and memories made. Those memories include three straight 9th Region titles from 2018-20 and a state championship in 2019, the lone state title in program history. After playing across the country for two […]
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Kassidy Peters shines with 18 points as Ryle defeats Conner 67-52
After heading on the road to Hebron, Ryle’s girls basketball team came home with the No. 2 seed in the 33rd district tournament. It was much more competitive than the final score says, but the Lady Raiders prevailed for a 67-52 win over Conner. On a Ryle team that has many stars, it wasn’t just […]
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Weekend NKY prep hoops roundup: CovCath concludes week with fourth straight win
Host Covington Catholic won its fourth straight to move to 8-1 in 9th Region play with a 77-55 victory over Ryle. The Colonels shot 55% from the field including 50% from three-point range in the win and outrebounded the Raiders, 36-28. Caden Miller led CovCath with a double-double of 19 points and 16 rebounds to […]
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Friday NKY prep hoops roundup: Simon Kenton boys earns impressive home region win
The host Simon Kenton boys took down Oldham County, 79-70, a day after the Colonels defeated who many consider the top team in the 8th Region, North Oldham. Travis Krohman led the way scoring 24 points making three 3-pointers. Jay Bilton scored 18 points and Bode Stone added 16. Simon Kenton (9-13) travels to Grant […]
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Highlands puts an end to Ryle’s winning streak
Ryle’s boys basketball team’s eight game winning streak came to an end on Thursday night in Union. Highlands knocked off the Raiders, 65-52, in one of their more significant wins ofthe season. “This is a very big win.” Bluebirds head coach, Kevin Listerman said “They’ve had asolid season and won some tough games against really […]
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Ryle rallies against Douglass, Scherr honored
Trailing by 10 nearly midway through the third quarter, the Ryle girls basketball team needed to figure some things out against Frederick Douglass on Wednesday night in Union. They couldn’t bring Maddie Scherr in from the stands, who was there to be honored with a jersey.Plus she was out of eligibility, currently playing at the […]
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See who moved where in latest statewide media hoops polls
Some top ranked matchups throughout the state caused some movement in the latest statewide media polls. The polls are made up of 16 media members throughout the state, a voter representing one of the 16 regions in the state. Polls will run through the regular season and into district tournament week. See the latest movement […]
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Balanced scoring leads Ryle to eighth straight victory
Win as a team, lose as a team. That’s exactly what Ryle is doing…but not so much the losing. The Raiders hosted Simon Kenton and were on the winning end once again, 67-55, their eighth straight victory. “It’s all about our guys. They’re connected. They’re friends. They come into practiceand work their tails off. They’ve […]
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LINK nky Top 10: We’ve got a new No. 1 on the boys side
It was quite the week for hoops in Northern Kentucky. The small schools in the 9th Region reigned supreme down in Corbin, both Newport’s boys and Holy Cross’ girls claiming All “A” Classic state titles. It was the first time since 2015 the 9th Region accomplished the feat when Newport Central Catholic’s boys and Holy […]
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Ryle’s Jayden McClain: Hoops prodigy and art enthusiast
In her spare time, Jayden McClain, one of the youngest NCAA Division I girls basketball recruits in the country, likes to get creative with things other than her favorite sport. “She likes to make her own stuff,” said her mom, Samantha McClain. “I liked drawing a lot. She likes to do that and other things.” […]