The Campbell County Camels baseball team (2-1) downed the previously undefeated Mason County Royals (4-1), 4-0 in a early season 10th Region battle. Sophomore pitcher Zach Franzen (1-0) threw a one-hit complete game striking out six and walking five. Franzen also pitched around two Camel errors. Campbell County collected five hits with senior shortstop Aydan […]
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Blevins, Evans win state wrestling gold
Three of Northern Kentucky’s lightest high school wrestlers turned in large performances Saturday. Simon Kenton freshman Braden Blevins won the state 106-pound title at George Rogers Clark High School by defeating Harrison County’s George Dennis, 7-5. A few minutes later, Ryle sophomore Landon Evans captured the 113 crown with a 7-0 win over Great Crossing’s […]
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Boys basketball District Championship roundup: Simon Kenton, Lloyd Memorial claim titles
The Simon Kenton Pioneers (21-10) did everything possible to earn the top seed in the rugged 32nd District Tournament, winning all three district seed games knowing the postseason would take place on their home Joe Stark Memorial Gymnasium. But when the postseason came around, the Pioneers did not just want to make it back to […]
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Tuesday NKY HS hoops tournament roundup: No upsets in district semifinal action
There were no upsets in the district semifinal action in the area. But two girls scored their 1,000th career points and two familiar teams in the Ninth Region girls tournament extended their longest run of consecutive region tournament appearances. Girls Basketball 34th District semifinals at St. Henry Dixie Heights 64, Ludlow 28 The Colonels (24-7) […]
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Monday NKY HS hoops roundup: Highlands girls earn 20th win
For nine straight seasons between 2013-21, the Highlands girls basketball team (20-8) earned 20 or more victories. That streak ended last year in a down 12-17 season largely in part to youth and injuries. The Bluebirds are still young this season with just one senior in point guard Alyssa Harris and two juniors in forwards […]
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Tuesday NKY HS hoops round-up: Defensive stand preserves Conner win at Simon Kenton
Game-winning defensive stops may not receive as much recognition as game-winning shots in a basketball game’s final seconds. But games like this one proved they should. After a double overtime victory over Newport on Monday night, the Conner Cougars boys basketball team (14-6) hit the road to Independence to face the Simon Kenton Pioneers (14-7). […]
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Friday NKY HS Boys Basketball Roundup: Conner earns convincing top seed in 33rd District Tournament
The Conner Cougars (12-6, 3-0) took their talents on the road and showed why they are favored to add on to their school-record three consecutive 33rd District Tournament crowns. Conner features four solid guards that average in double-digit scoring forcing opponents to defend one-on-one. Then when a post like junior forward Ben Fay, senior center […]
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Scott girls hold off Simon Kenton for rivalry win
The game of runs in this Kenton County rivalry girls basketball game saw the visitors make the last one. But the host Scott Eagles (8-4) made enough plays at the end to withstand it to beat the Simon Kenton Pioneers, 55-52. Scott has won four in a row and Simon Kenton (8-5) has split its […]
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Thursday NKY HS hoops round-up: Dixie Heights, Simon Kenton girls hoops teams roll to victory
The Dixie Heights girls basketball team (6-2) rolled to another convincing win, 62-37 at home over Newport Central Catholic (4-3). Dixie Heights hit 27-of-56 shots for 48 percent from the field and 83 percent from the free-throw line to go with 34 rebounds. Senior guard Sammy Berman led the Colonels with 15 points to go […]
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Dixie Heights pulls away from Simon Kenton for rivalry win
The Dixie Heights Colonels and Simon Kenton Pioneers girls basketball teams have not been in the same region since 2005 when the Kentucky High School Athletic Association sent Simon Kenton to the 8th Region as part of the massive statewide redistricting trying to eliminate three-team districts. But that has not stopped the intensity of this […]