The Kentucky Barrels put up 80 points in Sunday’s Arena Football One game at Truist Arena against the Oceanside Bombers in an 80-42 victory. Shae Spencer threw for 281 yards and seven touchdowns, completing 15-of-19 passes. Darius Prince was his top target, hauling in six passes for 124 yards and four touchdowns. Dezmon Epps, Darius […]
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The LINK nky Team of the Week for April 6-12: Campbell County softball
The second LINK nky Team of the Week for the spring sports season presented by Ortho Cincy is the Campbell County softball team. A bonus for the Campbell County softball team is that they are now eligible for Team of the Season (TOS) for the spring sports season. St. Henry’s boys cross country team won TOS for […]
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Camels keep grinding in closely contested season
The Campbell County High School baseball team is playing so many one-run games that the players are starting to see them in their sleep. They’re usually followed by dreams of winning the 10th Region tournament championship, something no current Camel has experienced as a varsity player. When the Camels wake up, reality sets in and […]
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Speedy siblings: Blettner twins lead CovCath, Notre Dame
When sprinting is the subject at the Blettner house in Park Hills, the dinnertime conversation sometimes features playful trash-talking. It doesn’t take much for Notre Dame senior Kate Blettner and her older by seven minutes fraternal twin brother, Covington Catholic senior Rhett Blettner, to tease each other. Rhett starts with his quicker times – a […]
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Tiger Attack: Beechwood powers past Brossart in All “A” Sectional round
The second pitch of the night was electric and a sign of what was coming. Tyler Fryman launched a leadoff home run to right field, and the rest of the evening unfolded much the same way for Beechwood, which rolled past Bishop Brossart 16-1 in five innings Wednesday in Alexandria at the Mustang Athletic Complex […]
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KHSAA football realignment draft for 2027-28
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association football scene will look different once again come 2027. With populations in regions continuing to be fluent and the new 1.35 multiplier for private schools (will get to that in a bit), it’s created some change for the new football draft realignment for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. In […]
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Milestone day: NewCath unveils athletic complex, Walton-Verona launches new weight room
Newport Central Catholic athletic director Jeff Schulkens wondered when the school’s athletic complex would ever be finished. On Tuesday, Schulkens – and the entire NewCath community – had an answer. A ceremonial Mass dedicated the Ciafardini Family Athletic Complex. Schulkens called the day “awesome,” and NewCath principal Kenny Collopy knew work on the $10 million […]
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Dillon deals, or “Dills,” as Notre Dame cruises past Beechwood
Notre Dame pitcher Lucy Dillon spent her Tuesday evening dealing—or “Dilling”—and Beechwood couldn’t read the hand it was dealt. Dillon pitched a complete game, allowing just one hit and one run (zero earned) while walking one and striking out 14 of the 25 batters she faced in a 12-1 district seeding win for the Pandas […]
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Dayton brings in Jeff Wood to lead girls basketball program
After Laura Hall announced she’s retiring from coaching last month, Dayton is hiring Jeff Wood Jr. as the next head coach of the girls basketball program. Wood previously served as the girls basketball coach at Aiken in Cincinnati. He’s a 2016 graduate of Lockland High School in Cincinnati. He went on to play at the […]
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Campbell County escapes Ryle surge behind Schumacher gem
Schumacher dealt, Ryle rallied, and just enough of a Camels cushion held up. Behind 12 strikeouts from their ace, Campbell County built a commanding lead, then survived a late seventh inning scare to escape Ryle with a 6-5 win Monday at Pat Roesel Field in Union. The Camels’ senior pitcher and Marshall commit, Tyler Schumacher, […]