Trailing by 10 on the road in a district championship, Brenden Stowers and his Simon Kenton girls basketball team needed a timeout. Things changed for the visitors rather quickly from there and the Pioneers never relinquished control. Simon Kenton turned a 24-14 deficit into a 25-24 halftime lead then blitzed host Grant County in the […]
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Girls 32nd District Semifinal: Simon Kenton rolls past Walton-Verona
Simon Kenton girls basketball coach Brenden Stowers has talked to his players all season about playing with both energy and effort consistently. Simon Kenton combined the two on Monday in the 32nd District semifinals with a 84-58 victory over Walton-Verona. It turned out to be Simon Kenton’s highest point total this season. “I know that […]
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Thursday NKY prep hoops roundup: Webb, Pernell combine for 38 points in Simon Kenton girls win
The inside-out tandem of Haylie Webb and Brynli Pernell nearly outscored Bishop Brossart by themselves in Simon Kenton’s 56-39 non-region home win. Webb scored 23 points dominating the paint and Pernell scored 15. Webb scored 13 in the first half and Pernell scored 10. Rachel Shewmaker led Bishop Brossart with 15 points. Simon Kenton (14-5) […]
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Wednesday NKY prep hoops roundup:Â Eaglin scores season-high 34 in latest NCC girls victory
Caroline Eaglin continuously finds ways to score when the Newport Central Catholic girls basketball team needs points. Eaglin reached a season-high 34 points making 15-of-17 free throws helping the Thoroughbreds knock off visiting St. Henry, 64-43 in 9th Region action. NewCath has won eight of its last nine games. Eaglin had some help in the […]
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Weekend NKY prep hoops roundup: Simon Kenton girls win Billy Hicks Classic
The Simon Kenton girls basketball team faced 32nd District rival Grant County for the Billy Hicks Classic championship in Georgetown and came away with a 53-42 win. Free throws made a big difference, Simon Kenton hit 14-of-18 attempts from the charity stripe while Grant County went 3-of-9. The Pioneers defeated West Jessamine, Scott County and […]
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Simon Kenton drops double-overtime state tourney battle with Henderson County
How teams respond to the state tournament environment is an understandable concern for any coach. For Simon Kenton head coach Brenden Stowers starting three freshman and an eighth grader, that factor was even further magnified. On the other side, the Henderson County Colonels (27-4) made their 10th appearance in the last 11 years and 18th […]
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Simon Kenton finds some offensive identity to go with pesky defense in 8th Region Championship victory
Some may consider the Simon Kenton Pioneers (19-14) a surprise team in the girls basketball state tournament that begins Wednesday at Rupp Arena in Lexington. But it many ways, it is not. The Pioneers showed some potential throughout the season with big wins over the likes of Ryle, Notre Dame, Montgomery County and Spencer County. […]
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Simon Kenton girls continue run to 8th Region championship
Editor’s Note: Oldham Era Sports Editor Josiah Koenig contributed to this report. When Spencer County and three-time region champion Anderson County lost in the region quarterfinals, things really opened up in the Eighth Region girls basketball tournament at Gallatin County. The Simon Kenton Pioneers (18-14) will be one of the teams battling for the Eighth […]
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Simon Kenton girls gut out first 8th Region Tournament win since 2019
First-year head coach Brenden Stowers has talked all year about the young Simon Kenton Pioneers girls basketball team (17-14) learning what to do and what not to do in tough situations. Those lessons paid off in a tight Eighth Region quarterfinal 50-46 win over the Owen County Rebels (20-11) on Monday at Gallatin County. That […]
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Simon Kenton girls face Owen County in 8th Region Quarterfinals at Gallatin County
The 32nd District Tournament showed prime examples of the type of season the Simon Kenton Pioneers girls basketball has had. The host Pioneers (16-14) played really well in the semifinals knocking off the rival Walton-Verona Bearcats, 66-47. They shot 40% from the field and made 10 three-point tries to go with a 71% clip from […]