Four student-athletes from Northern Kentucky will represent the Kentucky teams at the Kentucky-Indiana high school basketball All-Star series in June. Covington Catholic’s Athens McGillis is the lone boys roster representative while Ryle’s Jaelyn Jones, Notre Dame’s Emma Holtzapfel and Simon Kenton’s Haylie Webb will represent the girls team. The two-game series starts on June 5 […]
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Pioneers ready to operate at Doc Morris Invitational
Simon Kenton baseball coach Brady Smiley was playing one of his trivia games with ballplayers one day during the offseason. It’s an activity combining aspects of preparedness and high school history in a playful format. “I’m big on the fact you have to learn how to compete before you learn how to win,” said Smiley, […]
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KY-OH All-Star game features eight from NKY
The 33rd annual Kentucky-Ohio high school All-Star basketball games set for Saturday, April 11 taking place at Thomas More will have quite a few from Northern Kentucky in it. The rosters were released last week and has three boys from NKY on the Kentucky roster and five girls from NKY on the Kentucky roster. Covington […]
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A couple of volleyball hires and an AD opening
Highlands and Simon Kenton have made girls volleyball hires while Ryle is on the lookout for a new Athletic Director with Mike Woolf stepping down. Highlands is bringing in Leah Fryman, while Simon Kenton has tabbed Monica Hurd to be the next leader of the program. Fryman takes over for Jim DeLong, who coached the […]
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Hot start by GRC ends Simon Kenton’s historic run in Sweet 16 semifinals
Simon Kenton’s dream has ended two wins short. The Lady Pioneers came up short in the girls KHSAA Clark’s Pump-n-Shop Sweet 16 semifinals on Saturday at Rupp Arena in Lexington, falling 66-40 to George Rogers Clark. A nightmare start to the game was the key culprit in ending the Lady Pioneers season. The Lady Cardinals […]
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Fast start sends Simon Kenton to first Final Four in program history
It may have been a tale of two halves, but Simon Kenton’s girls basketball team made history Friday night. The Lady Pioneers advanced with a 63-50 victory over Owensboro Catholic in the girls KHSAA Clark’s Pump-n-Shop Sweet 16 quarterfinals. They can thank their first 16 minutes for moving on to their first Final Four in […]
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Kabeya’s career-high 29 points helps Simon Kenton get over Sweet 16 hump
Not this time. Trying to erase past state tournament demons, Simon Kenton was able to prevail on Thursday afternoon at Rupp Arena in the girls KHSAA Clark’s Pump-n-Shop Sweet 16 over Ashland Blazer, 70-61. In a physical battle that featured 37 fouls, it was an eighth grader playing the role of hero as Angela Kabeya […]
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Ladders, nets, and a cast full of champions: Simon Kenton on to state
By this point, Simon Kenton might want to keep a ladder and scissors close by. For the second straight year and third time in four seasons, the Lady Pioneers cut down the nets as girls 8th Region champions, defeating Anderson County 63-34 at Roy L. Winchester Gymnasium at Henry County High School in New Castle. […]
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‘SK-AC Invitational’ returns as Simon Kenton rolls into 8th Region title
Once again, the 8th Region championship will feature what Simon Kenton head coach Jeff Stowers calls the “SK-AC Invitational,” as the Lady Pioneers will meet Anderson County for the title. It did not come easily at first for Simon Kenton. The Lady Pioneers were slow out of the gate and trailed 13-10 with under a […]
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Cold shooting dooms Simon Kenton in 8th Region quarterfinal loss
At the end of the day in basketball, it comes down to the simplest and sometimes cruelest truth, the team that makes shots moves on and the team that does not goes home. Despite an all-out effort at a comeback in the fourth quarter by Simon Kenton, early shooting struggles dug a hole that was […]