Avery Barber had an open shot from the right corner, but passed it up. That’s when Highlands head coach Jaime Walz-Richey decided it was time to pull the sophomore forward out and have a teaching moment. “(Barber) was afraid it was going to get blocked and (the coaches) we’re like, ‘Who cares if you get […]
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NKU women falter down stretch in latest league loss
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team may be in a dark tunnel now as the lone winless team in Horizon League play, but there are signs things are starting to turn the corner. Northern Kentucky led a good part of the Sunday home game against Milwaukee, but faltered in the fourth quarter in a 75-67 […]
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Green Bay’s balance too much for NKU women
Green Bay’s women’s basketball team came to Truist Arena on Friday and showed the reason it is once again favored to win the Horizon League. The deep Phoenix team left with a convincing 86-56 victory shooting 59% from the field including 50% from three-point range and saw six players reach double figures. Green Bay (11-3) […]
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Good starts propel Ryle teams to doubleheader wins over Dixie Heights
The Ryle basketball teams used good starts to win their boy/girl doubleheader against Dixie Heights on Friday. One saw the Raiders pull away in the second half and the other one saw the Raiders make big shot after big shot to hold off the pesky Colonels. Here’s how they went down: Boys Ryle 63, Dixie […]
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NKU women fall to 0-3 in Horizon League play
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team once again fell behind in the first half and could not recover despite a valiant effort in the 67-55 loss at Detroit on Monday. The improved Titans built a 36-20 halftime lead and held on in the second half to move to 3-0 in Horizon League play and drop […]
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Weekend NKY prep hoops roundup: Brossart, Scott girls, Newport boys win holiday crowns
The Bishop Brossart Mustangs used balanced scoring to win the Ryan Keeton ExP Realty Ohio River Classic at Raceland, 63-48 over St. Joseph Central (West Virginia). Brossart’s Greylee Kramer lead the way scoring 15 points and Kylie Smith scored 14. “I think the kids have really started to trust each others’ abilities,” Brossart head coach […]
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NKU women falter down the stretch in latest Horizon League loss
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball was outscored 28-16 in the fourth quarter of a 89-79 loss to Oakland on Friday night. The Norse shot 54% from the field in the road Horizon League tilt, but could not overcome another rough rebounding performance in an 89-79 loss, falling to 0-2 in league play. Oakland outrebounded Northern […]
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Weekend NKY prep hoops roundup: Highlands boys defeat Ashland in Carespring Holiday Classic
The Highlands boys basketball team did not have long to dwell on its 26-point home loss to Walton-Verona on Friday with five-time defending 16th Region champion Ashland Blazer in for the last game of the Carespring Holiday Classic. Highlands responded with a 67-64 win over the Tomcats, shooting 55% from the field. “We talked a […]
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Friday NKY prep hoops roundup: Cooper wins Queen of Commonwealth Tournament
The Cooper girls basketball team fought through the difficult challenge of playing four games in four days defeating Meade County, 59-42 to win the Queen of the Commonwealth Tournament at Bullitt East. Cooper has held eight opponents to 42 points or fewer this season. The Jaguars (9-3) are 8-0 in those games and 1-3 when […]
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Walton-Verona blitzes Highlands in second half
The final score does not indicate how tight this non-region battle stayed through two and a half quarters. Walton-Verona and Highlands were tied at 36 in the middle of the third quarter. However, the visiting Bearcats suddenly caught fire going on an 11-0 run to go up 55-39 entering the fourth quarter and pulling away […]
