Campbell County had faith they would survive Tuesday’s girls basketball game against Walton-Verona. The Camels had Faith, too. Junior guard Faith Whitford’s two free throws with 5.4 seconds left helped bail out the Camels in Tuesday’s 61-59 win over Walton-Verona. Whitford’s free throws put Campbell County ahead, 60-59. “I tell you what, it’s been a season of close games, and […]
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Girls 32nd District preview: Simon Kenton seeks second straight 8th Region title
Grant County won the girls 32nd District last year, but Simon Kenton nicely rebounded – the Pioneers won the 8th Region for the first time in five years. Simon Kenton coach Brenden Stowers didn’t celebrate long. After the police escort and dinner with the team, he went home and watched Henderson County, which ended Simon Kenton’s […]
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Friday NKY HS roundup: Walton-Verona girls head to postseason with four consecutive wins
The teams came into the final regular season game knowing they had two different postseason destinies. The visiting Walton-Verona Bearcats girls basketball team (16-13) knows it has to win at 32nd District Tournament host Simon Kenton (15-13) on Monday at 7 p.m. to advance to the 8th Region Tournament at Gallatin County. The host Scott […]
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Thursday NKY HS hoops round-up: Brewer posts 20-20 game for Walton-Verona girls in win over Scott County
Days before Christmas, Walton-Verona senior Grace Brewer put up a huge double-double with 21 points and 20 rebounds helping the Bearcats girls basketball team (5-5) to a 54-47 home win over the Scott County Cardinals. Brewer came into the game averaging 17.1 points per game. Senior point guard McKaila Hatton added 11 points for Walton-Verona. […]
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8th Region girls basketball quarterfinals: Walton-Verona drops tough one to Spencer County
This 8th Region Quarterfinal girls basketball game could have gone either way. The 32nd District champion Walton-Verona Bearcats (15-14 overall) built a 19-14 lead in the second quarter. But the 30th District Runner-up Spencer County Lady Bears (21-11) finished the first half on a 9-0 run to go up 23-19 at halftime. Walton-Verona could not […]