The LINK nky Team of the Week for April 17 through 23 presented by Ortho Cincy is the Walton-Verona softball team. The Bearcats tallied over 1,700 votes and accumulated 78% of the vote. Simon Kenton’s baseball team also had a strong showing in the poll, with over 400 votes and 20% of the vote. Earning […]
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Three NKY teams head to All “A” state
Three teams from Northern Kentucky will compete in the All “A” Classic state baseball and softball tournaments this weekend. The baseball tournament will be held at Campbellsville High School on Saturday and Sunday while the softball tournament will be played at Jack C. Fisher Park in Owensboro with pool play on Saturday and the final eight […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week: April 17 – 23
To be the winning team, fan votes play a heavy role, along with consideration from our sports team here at LINK. Nominations are reader-submitted or recommended by our sports team. Our Team of the Week program honors all local sports at all levels, whether it’s youth or adult-oriented recreation, high school or college, professional or amateur. Want to get […]
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Beechwood wins All “A” sectional, head to state Saturday
Beechwood will head to Campbellsville High School this weekend with some unfinished business. A year after making the All “A” state championship, the Tigers will look to seal the deal this time around as they’ll take on Hazard in the quarterfinals on Saturday at 10 a.m. Beechwood run-ruled Bracken County 10-0 on Sunday in the […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week April 10 – 16
To be the winning team, fan votes play a heavy role, along with consideration from our sports team here at LINK. Nominations are reader-submitted or recommended by our sports team. Our Team of the Week program honors all local sports at all levels, whether it’s youth or adult-oriented recreation, high school or college, professional or amateur. Want to get […]
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Walton-Verona Intermediate School construction to cause closures on Athletic Complex
As the new Walton-Verona Intermediate School construction moves forward on the school’s Athletic Complex, closures are set to begin. Beginning Monday, April 10, the Athletic Complex will be closed every Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. All normal athletic events will continue in the evenings and on weekends.
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Grant outlasts Walton in 32nd District thriller
Only one other semifinal in the state had two teams with 44 combined wins with the season on the line in the district tournament. When Walton-Verona and Grant County met on Wednesday night in the 32nd District tournament semifinals, someone was having their season end. For the Bearcats, fate was not on their side as […]
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KABC Region/Coach Players of the Year announced
Mr. and Miss Basketball candidates across the state have been revealed. The Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation (KLEF) and the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches (KABC) announced the senior student athletes selected as the KABC Regional Players of the Year. Each candidate is now up for the Mr. and Miss Basketball award to be announced at […]
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Region 7 swimmers dive in this weekend
Lainy Kruger is used to people misspelling her first name – folks adding an “e” between the “n” and “y” is the most common mistake. “It happens all the time,” the Notre Dame senior swimmer said. Something else has happened almost as much – Kruger winning state titles. Kruger, who lives in Taylor Mill, goes […]
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Dynes, Krohman take over late to lead Simon Kenton past Walton-Verona
In the first meeting between Simon Kenton and Walton-Verona since the Bearcats bounced the Pioneers out of the first round of last season’s 32nd District tournament, the Pioneers got some payback in front of an overflowing crowd at Joe Stark Memorial Gymnasium in Independence on Friday night. “Great atmosphere,” said Simon Kenton Coach Trent Steiner. […]
