While 2024 brought quite the excitement for high school football fans in Northern Kentucky, 2025 has the potential to bring even more elation to the pigskin watchers for arguably the best region the state has to offer. Three teams made it to the KHSAA state championship in their respective class in 2024, the first time […]
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Kenton County prep roundup: Top talent at new schools and college commitments
The KHSAA dead period is June 25-July 9. All school-related athletics are prohibited. It restricts organized team activities, but athletes can choose to participate in personal workouts or training independently, so long as they aren’t organized or supervised by school personnel. With that, here’s some pre-dead period news to tide you over for a while. […]
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KABC Bluegrass Summer Shootout Roundup
The biggest summer boys basketball showcase in Kentucky took place over the weekend as 144 teams came to the Lexington area to close out their summer schedules. Eight Northern Kentucky teams participated in the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches (KABC) Bluegrass Summer Shootout that spanned June 20-22 in and around Lexington. Campbell County, Conner, Covington […]
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Highlands’ Dixon, Simon Kenton’s Mitchell selected to East-West All-Star game
The Kentucky Prep Softball East/West All-Star series will take place June 20-22 at Bowling Green High School and two Northern Kentucky players were selected for it. Highlands’ Kaitlyn Dixon and Simon Kenton’s Larkin Mitchell were selected to the game while Simon Kenton head coach Chris Young was selected to be an assistant. Dixon will represent […]
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Which NKY baseball players made the KHSBCA All-State teams?
The Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association announced their selections for the All-State baseball teams. They consist of three teams with Corbin’s Kade Elam winning Mr. Baseball. Elam is a University of Louisville signee. As for Northern Kentucky baseball players, Beechwood’s Chase Flaherty, Simon Kenton’s Tyler Ruete and Campbell County’s Tyler Schumacher made the first […]
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Johnson, Gutman NKY girls juniors shine in Junior-Senior All-Star games
With the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star basketball game on deck, some of the top juniors across the state are helping the Kentucky senior led team prep for the two-day showdown this weekend. The Kentucky Junior vs Senior All-Star game was held on Saturday at Eastern High School in Louisville. The girls game took place first with the […]
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8th Region baseball semifinals: Simon Kenton, Walton-Verona tumble
Simon Kenton’s repeat bid as Eighth Region champion came to an end Tuesday night at the 8th Region baseball semifinals. North Oldham scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to prevail for an 8-5 victory at Thomas More Stadium in Florence. Prior to the game, the Pioneers felt disrespected when they saw the […]
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Region softball tournament roundup: Campbell County advances, Scott and Simon Kenton fall in first round
Campbell County moved on to the 10th Region softball tournament semifinals while Scott and Simon Kenton lost their quarterfinal matchups in the 10th and Eighth Region, respectively. Here’s how the three games played out: Campbell County 3, Bracken County 0 Hope Hamilton dazzled in the circle with a complete game three-hitter and Mallory Fleckenstein’s three-run […]
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8th Region baseball quarterfinals: Simon Kenton, Walton-Verona advance
Ayden Lockhart’s senior baseball season didn’t get started off on a good note. Dealing with a hamstring injury, the Simon Kenton senior missed the majority of the season trying to get up to speed. On Sunday in the 8th Region baseball tournament quarterfinals, Lockhart delivered when the Pioneers needed him most. His two-run single in […]
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Who won district baseball tournaments in NKY?
District baseball tournaments took place from Saturday through Wednesday, with six district winners crowned from the 32nd through 37th District. Here are your winners: 32nd District: Simon Kenton 6, Walton-Verona 2 For full coverage of this one, go here 33rd District: Conner 9, Ryle 6 For full coverage of this one, go here 34th District: […]