In an epic, overtime thriller of a state-championship game, Covington Catholic outlasted Scott County, 59-51, to win the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys Basketball Sweet Sixteen State Tournament for the first time in school history. The Colonels never led in the second half and when senior point-guard and tournament MVP, Nick Ruthsatz, missed the front end of […]
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Covington Catholic Wins Boys Basketball State Championship
In an epic, overtime thriller of a state-championship game, Covington Catholic outlasted Scott County, 59-51, to win the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys Basketball Sweet Sixteen State Tournament for the first time in school history. The Colonels never led in the second half and when senior point-guard and tournament MVP, Nick Ruthsatz, missed the front end of […]
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Return of the Champs: Photos from Covington Catholic’s State Title Celebration
The Covington Catholic Colonels are the 2014 Kentucky High School Athletic Association/Whitaker Bank Sweet 16 boys basketball champions, a first for the Park Hills school and its celebrated athletic program. (SEE ALSO: Covington Catholic Wins State Basketball Championship) At Covington Catholic on Sunday evening the team returned, trophy in tow, as a crowd of students and […]
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Return of the Champs: Photos from Covington Catholic’s State Title Celebration
The Covington Catholic Colonels are the 2014 Kentucky High School Athletic Association/Whitaker Bank Sweet 16 boys basketball champions, a first for the Park Hills school and its celebrated athletic program. (SEE ALSO: Covington Catholic Wins State Basketball Championship) At Covington Catholic on Sunday evening the team returned, trophy in tow, as a crowd of students and […]
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Wichita State Player All Too Familiar with Kentucky Basketball Folklore
ST. LOUIS — It likely goes without saying, but the basketball world in western Kansas is a small one indeed. Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein and Wichita State’s Ron Baker both come from it, and though the two aren’t close personally, their paths have intersected a number of times over the years. It will intersect again Sunday, […]
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Wichita State Player All Too Familiar with Kentucky Basketball Folklore
ST. LOUIS — It likely goes without saying, but the basketball world in western Kansas is a small one indeed. Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein and Wichita State’s Ron Baker both come from it, and though the two aren’t close personally, their paths have intersected a number of times over the years. It will intersect again Sunday, […]
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Wichita State Player All Too Familiar with Kentucky Basketball Folklore
ST. LOUIS — It likely goes without saying, but the basketball world in western Kansas is a small one indeed. Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein and Wichita State’s Ron Baker both come from it, and though the two aren’t close personally, their paths have intersected a number of times over the years. It will intersect again Sunday, […]
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Cov Cath Moves On to State Finals, Beats Bowling Green, 81-68
After battling to get wins the previous two nights, Covington Catholic withstood a furious comeback by Bowling Green in the semi-final round of the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys Basketball Sweet Sixteen. Cov Cath advances to the state-final game for the first time since 1967 and will take on Scott County for the championship, Sunday at Rupp Arena. In […]
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Cov Cath Moves On to State Finals, Beats Bowling Green, 81-68
After battling to get wins the previous two nights, Covington Catholic withstood a furious comeback by Bowling Green in the semi-final round of the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys Basketball Sweet Sixteen. Cov Cath advances to the state-final game for the first time since 1967 and will take on Scott County for the championship, Sunday at Rupp Arena. In […]
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Forgettable Win as UK Moves On to Face Undefeated Wichita State
ST. LOUIS — The NCAA Tournament does funny things to people, not that Kentucky’s players knew much about that before Friday. Seven of the eight players that got in the game for the No. 8 Wildcats in their 56-49 win over No. 9 Kansas State had never played on an NCAA Tournament team, and the […]
