The first and second round of the KHSAA state tennis tournament got underway on Tuesday at the University of Kentucky for the boys and Eastern Kentucky University for the girls. The action continues on Wednesday with the field of 64 in boys singles and doubles and girls singles and doubles whittled down to 16, the […]
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Tony Fields named as Villa Madonna girls basketball coach
Tony Fields has been named the new varsity coach of the Villa Madonna Academy girls basketball team, while continuing to serve as the varsity softball coach and running the NKY High School accounts on Facebook.
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CovCath’s Rabe, Villa Madonna’s Thornberry make Tom Leach All-Resilient team
Two NKY student-athletes, Luke Rabe and Jacob Keith Thornberry, were selected for the Tom Leach All-Resilient-Team, which honors student-athletes from Kentucky high schools who have overcome adversity to compete and often excel in sports.
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports shorts from NKU, TMU, Cooper, CovCath, Dixie, Ryle, Beechwood, Newport and points in between
Local basketball stars are making moves as fast-happening hardwood news continues unabated. Basketball coaches are also on the move. Football players get in the fast lane. Offers, commitments and transfer news of all sorts; it’s all here in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. RONDON NOW AT NEWPORT Standout junior point guard Yamil Rondon has […]
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports news from NKU, TMU, VMA, Lloyd, Cooper, CovCath, St. Henry and more
Lloyd Memorial High School basketball player EJ Walker has not wasted any time showing who leads the race for his college services. End of season basketball honors have quickly piled up for area high school and college players, and some prestigious scholarships were recently designated. It’s all part of the fastest thousand words in sports. […]
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Monday NKY district tournament roundup: Newport girls advance to 36th District semifinals
Newport girls basketball team avenged two regular season losses to Dayton with a 56-44 victory in the 36th District tournament quarterfinals, while Lloyd Memorial and Bellevue won their respective games in the 34th District quarterfinals.
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Hardin Fast: NKY sports news from NKU, CovCath, Holy Cross, Highlands, Ryle, Ludlow plus 8th and 10th Regions and more
Highlands swept the freshman and junior varsity boys basketball tournament championships at the 2024 Jack Kaelin NKY Freshman Regional Tournament, while Holy Cross senior Julia Hunt became the fifth Northern Kentucky student-athlete to be honored with a LaRosa’s weekly MVP honor.
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Monday NKY prep hoops roundup: Simon Kenton’s Pernell, Scott’s Giffen score 1,000th career points
Simon Kenton freshman point guard Brynli Pernell scored her 1,000th career point on a free throw to help the Pioneers hold off the Highlands Bluebirds, 60-54.
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Thursday NKY prep hoops roundup: Dixie Heights girls win eighth straight
The Dixie Heights girls extended their winning streak to eight straight with a convincing 60-27 win over visiting Owen County. Catherine Buddenberg scored 18 points to lead the Colonels and Abby Thelen scored 10. Dixie Heights shot 46% from the field. Dixie Heights (13-8) will have its streak tested with three-time defending champion Sacred Heart […]
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Thursday NKY prep hoops roundup: Walton-Verona, Newport boys advance in All “A” State
The Walton-Verona and Newport boys basketball teams won their first round All “A” State Tournament games at The Corbin Arena. Here’s how they went down: Walton-Verona 65, Augusta 39 The Bearcats outscored the Panthers, 36-19 in the second and third quarters to pull away and advance to Friday’s quarterfinals. “We started out sluggish – tight […]
