About the only thing that went wrong for Haylee Noel on Wednesday night was her nose ring falling out. Otherwise, 23 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and scoring her 1,000th career point. Most importantly, a Cooper 64-54 victory over Dixie Heights in the St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region girls basketball tournament semifinals at Northern Kentucky […]
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Smith, Brossart barrel over Montgomery Co. in 10th Region quarterfinals
Bishop Brossart needed some shots to go down in order to implement their press. Trailing 17-16 a little over a minute into the third quarter, they finally did. With that, they were able to implement their full court pressure and run away from Montgomery County in Tuesday’s 10th Region girls basketball quarterfinal at Campbell County […]
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Covington Catholic claims back-to-back 2A indoor track and field titles
For the second straight year, Covington Catholic is champions of indoor track and field. The Colonels mowed through the competition at the KHSAA Class AA state track and field indoor meet with 90 points, beating the 31-team field by 43 points with Taylor County in second with 47 points. It’s the second year the KHSAA […]
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Campbell bombs away on Nicholas in region quarterfinal victory
No matter who is on the floor for the Campbell County girls basketball team, they have the green light from deep. One through five and all the way down the bench, it’s a philosophy that’s evolved with coach Davey Johnson and the personnel he has at his disposal. In Monday’s 10th Region tournament quarterfinal against […]
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Cooper controls the boards in region tourney win over Holy Cross
They may not possess the most height, but the heart the Cooper girls basketball team presents in rebounding the basketball helps them separate from the competition. They owned the battle of the boards in Sunday’s St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region tournament quarterfinal with Holy Cross, taking the highly anticipated contest, 48-38. Cooper outrebounded Holy Cross […]
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Dixie’s balance helps take down NewCath in 9th Region tourney opener
Putting four in double figures might be uncommon for some teams, but for Dixie Heights girls basketball team, it’s a nightly occurrence. The Colonels did it again in Sunday’s St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region Tournament, taking down Newport Central Catholic, 67-54. Bella Crawford led the way with 19 points, Asia Carner had 17, Catherine Buddenberg […]
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Cooper claims third straight 33rd District title
Cooper may not go very deep down their bench, but the way the starters spread it around it may not matter. The Jaguars are clicking on all cylinders right now, continuing their momentum into the 9th Region tournament with a 64-51 victory over Ryle on Friday night in the 33rd District championship played at Boone […]
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Notre Dame triumphs over Holy Cross for 35th District crown
Panda Panda Panda. That’s what the scorekeepers and the PA announcer will be seeing in their sleep tonight. Every couple of minutes, Notre Dame Academy had a plethora of subs at the scorer’s table ready to check in during Thursday’s 35th District championship game against Holy Cross at the Finn Activity Center. The Pandas went […]
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Boys 33rd semis: Ryle takes game of runs over Conner, Sullivan wins No. 300, Johnson scores 1,000th point in Cooper win
It was the boys turn at Boone County High School Wednesday night in the 33rd District basketball tournament semifinals. Cooper took on Boone County as coach Tim Sullivan and senior Andy Johnson hit milestones in the Jaguars victory over the Rebels. Sullivan got career win No. 300 and Johnson scored his 1,000th career point in […]
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NewCath, Highlands girls advance to 36th District championship
The girls 36th District tournament semifinals took place Tuesday night at Newport Central Catholic as the host Thoroughbreds took on Bellevue and Highlands faced Dayton. Here’s how they went down: Newport Central Catholic 63, Bellevue 51 This was a game Newport Central Catholic had circled for a year. The chips needed to fall the right […]
