For the Notre Dame Academy Pandas, last year’s heartbreak was never forgotten — just quietly stored away, waiting for the right moment to be set right. That moment came Thursday night at St. Henry High School. Nearly a year after a crushing 1-0 loss to Conner ended their season in the 9th Region soccer semifinals, […]
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Conner corner kicks its way into region final, first since 2008
Set pieces are becoming a cornerstone of a historic Conner postseason run. On Wednesday at Holmes High School, the Cougars leaned on their specialty to survive a relentless Highlands attack and secure a 2–1 victory in the 9th Region boys soccer semifinals. With the win, Conner advances to the region championship on Saturday against perennial […]
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Grit and Gifford: CovCath leans on keeper to defeat NewCath in region semis
Covington Catholic continues to learn just how difficult it is to go back-to-back in the 9th Region. Every match feels like a test of patience, resilience, and focus — but the Colonels keep finding ways to pass. On Wednesday night at Holmes High School, the defending region champions survived a tense semifinal battle with Newport […]
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‘Win State’: Simon Kenton’s mission Clear after shutting down North Oldham
Simon Kenton’s Alexis Howard didn’t hesitate as the team opened up region tournament play. “We’re here to win state,” Howard said — no second thoughts, no hesitation. On Monday night in Independence, the Pioneers (19-1-3) took another confident step toward that mission, defeating North Oldham 2-0 in the 8th Region girls soccer tournament quarterfinals. Howard […]
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Ryle 6th, Li top NKY finisher at boys state golf tournament
Ryle closed out their KHSAA golf season with a sixth place finish at the boys KHSAA state golf tournament in Bowling Green over the weekend while Raiders eighth grader Hayden Li was the top individual finisher out of the Northern Kentucky golfers to participate. The Raiders sixth place finish in the nine-team field came with […]
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Week 8 prep football standouts/takeaways
See below from the Week 8 on the gridiron that was. Each week, we’ll provide the standouts from Friday night. The top passers, rushers, receivers, defensive and kicking standouts. We’ll also look at 10 things to take away from the week. Here goes… 10 Takeaways — Walton-Verona had some serious stat-stuffing in their 52-13 victory […]
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NewCath downs Newport in mistake- filled game
The Firemen’s Bell isn’t going anywhere. Newport Central Catholic extended its dominance in the crosstown rivalry Friday night, slogging through a mistake-filled 26–6 win over Newport at Dixie Heights to claim its 28th straight victory in the series. It wasn’t pretty. The two teams combined for 10 turnovers, five each, in a game where miscues […]
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Dixie Heights rolls past Conner, moves closer to home playoff game
The mission was clear for both Dixie Heights and Conner heading into Thursday night’s district matchup in Edgewood — win, take care of business in the next district game, and earn the right to host a playoff game. With that goal squarely in sight, and the added buzz of Homecoming night, Dixie Heights came out […]
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Week 7 prep football standouts/takeaways
See below from the Week 7 on the gridiron that was. Each week, we’ll provide the standouts from Friday night. The top passers, rushers, receivers, defensive and kicking standouts. We’ll also look at 10 things to take away from the week. Here goes… 10 takeaways — I know Covington Catholic and Highlands have a long […]
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Highlands, CovCath add another classic to storied rivalry
Another chapter in the Highlands–Covington Catholic rivalry is in the books. But this one needs to be bookmarked. In a game for the ages, Highlands found a way in the final seconds Friday night at David Cecil Memorial Stadium, stunning the Colonels 31-28 as quarterback Rio Litmer hit Tayden Lorenzen for an 18-yard touchdown with […]