It started with a broom at her local church. When basketball players talk about their shooting regimens, they often refer to the gun. It’s the modern day norm now to get in the gym and get X number of shots up, with the gun feeding them the ball and shooting over a net. So when […]
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Cougars on the prowl, knock off CovCath
Maybe a couple of early season losses and not at full strength kept Conner under the radar as they started 2-3. They’ve now put the target squarely on their back. The Cougars went into Park Hills on Tuesday night and came away with a 74-68 victory over Covington Catholic, defeating the state’s No. 2 team […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week Jan. 2 – 8
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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Initial statewide media basketball rankings released
Jason Frakes of the Louisville Courier-Journal has spearheaded a new statewide media rankings to be released every Tuesday from now until the end of the regular season leading into district tournaments. Sixteen media members cast their ballot, a media member representing each region in the state. The media members are asked to cast their ballot […]
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No. 1’s vs No. 2’s highlight LINK nky area prep basketball rankings this week
With school back in session, action in district and region play really picked up this past week. Holy Cross’ girls picked up another 9th Region All “A” region title while Walton-Verona suffered tough losses to Owen County in the 8th Region All “A”, the girls dropping a three-point contest in the semifinals while the boys […]
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The LINK nky Team of the Week for Dec. 26 – Jan. 1: Scott High School girls basketball team
Wow, what a week for LINK nky Team of the Week presented by OrthoCincy! Throughout the week, Scott and Newport Central Catholic’s girls basketball team were neck-and-neck until a late push from Scott got them over the edge. We had over 1,300 votes this week, so we want to thank you all for voting! SCOTT […]
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Faulkner ties it in regulation, Norse win it in OT
Truist Arena will need to check their profit and loss statements by the end of the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball season for as much overtime they’ve had to dole out. For the third time this season, the Norse needed more than 40 minutes to determine a winner. And for the third time, the Norse […]
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Thomas More picks up pair of wins at Lindsey Wilson
The Thomas More men’s and women’s basketball teams notched Mid-South conference victories in Columbia on Saturday. The women remained undefeated with a 70-56 victory while the men improved to 14-2 with a 78-72 triumph. Thomas More 70, Lindsey Wilson 56 (Women) The Saints (17-0, 11-0) methodically pulled away from Lindsey Wilson (8-9, 2-9) on Saturday. […]
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Newport controls tempo, Highlands in big district win
Newport coach Rod Snapp won his 200th career game on Tuesday, No. 201 probably felt a little bit better on Saturday. The Wildcats traveled a few miles down the road and came away with a win at Highlands, 57-50. Newport (12-3, 1-0) controlled tempo, held the third highest scoring team in the state to 50 […]
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Norse let one slip away late against Oakland
The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team was 95 seconds away from doing something they hadn’t achieved in Division I before with a 5-0 start in Horizon League play. But Oakland’s Jalen Moore had other plans. The Norse (9-7, 4-1) let a 62-55 lead slip away with 1:35 to play, the Golden Grizzlies (5-11, 3-2) finishing […]