To score a basket in Friday’s Covington Catholic-Newport game in Park Hills, you better have brought your body armor. Nothing came easy, the Colonels locking down in the second half and rallying for a 47-43 victory over the Wildcats. A total of 38 fouls were whistled and 37 free throws attempted. It was the Colonels […]
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Basketball bites: See who the latest 1,000-point scorers are and other hoops happenings in NKY
A junior trio hit their 1,000 point milestones over the weekend, a showcase is coming to Campbell County with some big name teams and some more teams got to take in the Hoosiers experience. All that and more in the latest basketball bites. The end of the regular season is almost here! Jaelyn Jones 1k […]
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Cooper secures No. 1 seed in 33rd District with win at Conner
Conner wasn’t going to let Cooper’s Andy Johnson beat them. Others stepped up and took notice. Primarily face-guarding and putting bodies all around Cooper’s star and 9th Region Player of the Year candidate, the Jaguars got balanced scoring in a 63-56 victory over the Cougars in Hebron. Johnson eventually got his with a team-high 16 […]
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LINK nky Top 10: A familiar face back at the top in girls
And we’re down to three…just three weeks remain in the KHSAA 2024-25 regular season for basketball. And the picture couldn’t get more cloudier. Ranking the top 10 teams in Kentucky, boys or girls, is not an easy task. The only thing I feel certain about is who is at the top in boys and girls, […]
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Pioneers bomb away on Walton-Verona in chippy game
They may have had Pioneers on their jersey, but you could have mistaken them for the Bombers. Simon Kenton knocked down nine 3-pointers in the first half on their way to a 54-34 victory over Walton-Verona on Friday night at Joe Stark Memorial Gymnasium in Independence. “They did a great job of attacking our zone,” […]
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Dixie sinks Holy Cross in overtime on late free throw
Any given night in the 9th Region. For the top five or six girls teams in the region, each is capable of beating one another on any given night. On Thursday, it was Dixie Heights taking down Holy Cross in overtime 64-63. Asia Carner sunk a free throw with 13 seconds left to win it, […]
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Basketball bites: More 1,000 point scorers, program records, scholarship info and more
It’s been quite the past couple weeks for 1,000-point scorers. Plenty have hit the milestone in January and we’ll highlight those that have among the others that have already hit the mark. Some program records were set, whether career or single-game along with some impressive stat lines in games. Here’s the latest edition of Basketball […]
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Bundy’s passion for pickup hoops gave kids an option
Kevin Bundy grew up in Erlanger with a passion for playing pickup basketball. You could see him at Silverlake, Maywood or Rainbow Park. It was the norm for kids growing up then in the late 70’s, early 80’s. When that norm started to become a thing of the past, Bundy wanted to bring it back, […]
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Campbell County claims No. 1 seed in 37th, earns 10th Region tourney berth with win over Scott
Play fast and let it fly. That’s what Campbell County (12-5, 2-0) girls basketball coach Davey Johnson wants his team to do and they were able to execute it on Tuesday night in Taylor Mill. The Camels won a crucial 37th District battle with Scott, 63-57 to earn themselves the No. 1 seed for the […]
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LINK nky Top 10: There’s a new No. 1 in boys
This past week provided us some great matchups on the hardwood and there’s many more to come over the next few weeks before things get real in the postseason late February. I’ll say it again, the parity in Northern Kentucky means there’s no nights off. One through 10 (and beyond) on the boys side, you […]
