The outcomes made it feel like the first round of the playoffs on Friday night. Of the 13 games played that featured Northern Kentucky teams, the average margin of victory was 37 points with only one game settled by seven points or less. District play can do that at times with some lopsided matchups. Here’s […]
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Wednesday NKY HS round-up: Notre Dame, Ryle, Simon Kenton girls soccer pick up huge victories
The Notre Dame Pandas had another chance at the Assumption Rockets eight days after they felt one got away. Host Notre Dame (13-3-1) made the most of it coming out with a 3-2 win. The Pandas outshot the Rockets (9-4-2), 13-7. “I thought when we played Assumption in the (Lexington Catholic) Tournament, it was a […]
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Cooper, Ramage 4-peat in 7th Region
Coming into Tuesday’s 7th Region golf tournament at the Pioneer Course at Kenton County, there wasn’t much doubt who was going to come out on top. Cooper continued to leave no doubt, winning the tournament by 53 strokes over second place Ryle and earning their fourth straight region crown. Individually Reagan Ramage won her fourth […]
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LINK nky Top 10: Second season approaches
A lot of high school football coaches break their season into three parts: the first being non-district play, the second district play and the third playoffs. Well, the second season is finally here for most after five weeks of action. Some district battles look really intriguing upon onset, can Newport contend with NewCath in the […]
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LINK nky top 10 on the gridiron: Top four remain firm, barely
More mayhem Friday night. From Fort Mitchell to Park Hills, the two had some doozies. The rest? Not so much as plenty of teams in NKY either won or lost comfortably. Shout out this week goes to Scott High. The Eagles winning their first game of the season and doing so convincingly with a 52-8 […]
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Beechwood dodges bullet in another shoot out
The U.S. Open had some competition for turning heads left and right Friday night in Ft. Mitchell courtesy of Beechwood and Simon Kenton swapping scores at breakneck pace. The Tigers survived by a whisker, 58-54 in a game that featured a combined 1,208 yards of total offense. This on the heels of their 49-48 overtime […]
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Initial state-wide media football rankings released
Each week, 24 media members across the state will vote on the top 10 KHSAA football teams in the state in their respective class. The members are represented from each region in the state, including three members from Northern Kentucky. The polls will run all the way until the end of the regular season and […]
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LINK nky Top 10 on the gridiron: Ryle’s win over Cooper causes shakeup
Some big numbers were put up offensively this week starting with the shootout in Edgewood between Dixie Heights and Beechwood. Some called it one of, if not the best high school football game they’ve ever seen, Beechwood hanging on by a half-yard on a Colonels failed two-point conversion attempt in overtime. That wasn’t even the […]
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The LINK nky Team of the Week for Aug. 21-27: Simon Kenton volleyball team
The LINK nky Team of the Week for August 21-27 presented by Ortho Cincy is the Simon Kenton Volleyball Team. Wow, what a week. Thank you all for voting as the Simon Kenton volleyball team racked up nearly 20,000 votes! Dayton football also showed out with over 12,000 votes. Earning Simon Kenton of the Week […]
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Selm, Rodriguez opponents on Friday, teammates here soon
They both wear blue and white on Fridays, one in Independence, one in Park Hills. Come fall of 2024, they’ll both be wearing blue and white on Saturdays in Lexington. Covington Catholic’s Willie Rodriguez and Simon Kenton’s Aba Selm meet on the gridiron Friday night in Independence, the two committed to play football at the […]