The lone coach in Cooper’s 18-year football history has resigned. Randy Borchers made the announcement on Monday morning. Borchers is taking another position in another district that can’t be disclosed yet, but with the amount of time spent on Longbranch Road in Union, the decision didn’t come easy. “It’s one of the toughest decisions I’ve […]
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Notre Dame unearths some diamond stars under new coaching staff
Mickie Terry-Snead is talking about the Notre Dame Academy softball team while being about as far away from her squad as possible. “We’re trying to make a run this year,” the coach said of last season’s Ninth Region tournament semifinalist. The Pandas were eliminated by a single run last year in a loss to eventual […]
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Pioneer production: Simon Kenton boys volleyball remain undefeated in inaugural season
Lacey Maley has a theory about the Simon Kenton boys volleyball team she coaches. “They like to hit things,” she said Friday. It’s been a working hypothesis so far. Including Thursday’s 3-0 win over Collins (25-19, 25-17, 25-17), the Pioneers have served, set and hit to a 7-0 record in their inaugural season, and they’ve […]
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PHOTOS: Kentucky Barrels win season opener in inaugural game
The Kentucky Barrels opened up their inaugural season in Arena Football One with a victory over the Michigan Arsenal, 34-26 at Truist Arena on Sunday. Former Ohio State product Jalin Marshall led the way with 110 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Quarterback Dalton Oliver threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns as the Barrels held […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week for April 6-12
Knock on wood, but April has been fairly dry compared to recent years which means spring sports action has been full go. While it was a heavy spring break week for a lot of schools last week, plenty took in some action whether it be locally or out of town or even out of state. […]
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Kentucky, Ohio trade wins in OH-KY All-Star games
The Buckeye State and the Bluegrass State both had their share of highlights Saturday night at Thomas More’s Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills. In the annual Ohio-Kentucky All-Star games, featuring both girls and boys matchups, the Ohio girls picked up the opening win of the night, while the Kentucky boys responded with a strong […]
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The first LINK nky Team of the Week for spring sports: Simon Kenton boys volleyball
The first LINK nky Team of the Week for the spring sports season presented by Ortho Cincy is the Simon Kenton boys volleyball team. A bonus for the Simon Kenton boys volleyball 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 […]
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The Kentucky Barrels kick off Sunday: Here’s what to know
Arena football will be back in Northern Kentucky on Sunday for the first time in over a decade. The Kentucky Barrels will kick off their inaugural season in the AF1 (Arena Football One) on Sunday at Northern Kentucky University’s Truist Arena against the Michigan Arsenal at 5 p.m. Here’s what to look for: Arena Football […]
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Flying Pig issues $20K in scholarships to local student athletes
The Flying Pig Community Scholars Program, which operates under the umbrella of the Flying Pig Marathon, issued $20,000 to 24 high school student athletes around Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati on Thursday. The recipients were honored at a special ceremony at Music Hall in Cincinnati. The scholarship program began in 2018 and started off as […]
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KY-IN All-Star basketball rosters set, four from NKY
Four student-athletes from Northern Kentucky will represent the Kentucky teams at the Kentucky-Indiana high school basketball All-Star series in June. Covington Catholic’s Athens McGillis is the lone boys roster representative while Ryle’s Jaelyn Jones, Notre Dame’s Emma Holtzapfel and Simon Kenton’s Haylie Webb will represent the girls team. The two-game series starts on June 5 […]