Trailing 35-30 with under six minutes remaining, Simon Kenton head coach Brenden Stowers turned to his star sophomore guard Brynli Pernell. Pernell delivered, scoring 11 of the team’s 15 fourth quarter points in a 45-37 comeback victory for the Pioneers. After being held to just three first half points, Pernell, who is the team’s leading […]
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Simon Kenton walks the (free throw) line in win over Frederick Douglass
When Simon Kenton freshman guard Brynli Pernell was asked what she learned from Saturday’s game against Frederick Douglass, she saw Pioneers coach Brenden Stowers flexing his arms. “I learned that we’re really, really strong when we’re under pressure and that we can take pressure really, really well,” Pernell said. Pernell was plenty strong. Her 24 […]
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Girls 32nd District preview: Simon Kenton seeks second straight 8th Region title
Grant County won the girls 32nd District last year, but Simon Kenton nicely rebounded – the Pioneers won the 8th Region for the first time in five years. Simon Kenton coach Brenden Stowers didn’t celebrate long. After the police escort and dinner with the team, he went home and watched Henderson County, which ended Simon Kenton’s […]
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Simon Kenton ‘keeping it in the family’ in promoting Brenden Stowers to head girls basketball coach
The word out in the community was Brenden Stowers would be promoted to this position once his father Jeffrey Stowers announced his retirement as the head coach of the Simon Kenton Lady Pioneers basketball program. The Simon Kenton administration made it official Thursday for the 1999 Simon Kenton graduate. The 41-year-old former Simon Kenton and […]
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Northern Kentucky district basketball results: Walton-Verona, Simon Kenton girls advance in 32nd semifinals
The survive and advance phrase more than applied to the Walton-Verona girls basketball team (14-13 overall) in the 32nd District semifinals. Walton-Verona found itself down 18-11 at halftime against the Grant County Lady Braves (11-17). But the host Bearcats came back in the second half to record a 48-44 win Monday. “I think we definitely […]