Editor’s note: Following publication of this information provided by organizers, RCN was notified of errors in the bio information provided and asked to remove the bio information and instructed only to include names of inductees and the years of their graduations. This story has been updated to reflect that request. Newport High School announced the following […]
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Photos: Holmes Celebrates State Title’s Anniversary, Beats Scott to End Losing Skid
It took more than a decade, but the 2009 Holmes High School basketball team will finally have a sign in Covington denoting its state championship that year. The team and coaches from eleven years ago were honored during the Holmes-Scott game on Friday night. The street sign was also presented. Holmes won the game, 80-73, […]
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Holy Cross, Holmes State Champions Celebrated
State basketball champions from Holy Cross and Holmes are being honored in January. The Holy Cross girls basketball team that won the state title in 2015 was honored on Thursday in celebration of its 2015 championship. The team was celebrated during halftime of the girls basketball game against Holmes, followed by an additional ceremony in […]
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Newport Quarterback Signs with Indiana State
Newport High School’s Kaleal Davis, a standout quarterback and defensive back who led the Wildcats to the playoffs, accepted a scholarship to play football at NCAA Division I Indiana State. Davis, a 6-1, 195-pound senior, will play defensive back for the Sycamores. Newport Wildcats Head Football Coach Joe Wynn said Davis, who carries a 3.4 GPA, is a hard-working, team-oriented player who […]
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Photos: Holmes Beats Dixie in Boys Basketball, 60-59
In boys basketball action on Friday night, Holmes held off Dixie Heights, 60-59. Both teams suffered losses on Saturday with Holmes falling to Cincinnati Taft at Newport’s John Turner Classic, 105-81, and Dixie losing at Greenup County, 66-52. Dixie is 0-5 on the season while Holmes is 3-2. The Bulldogs visit Lloyd (4-2) on Tuesday […]
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Photos: Covington Catholic Falls to Oak Hill Academy in Boys Basketball
Correction: An earlier version of this story identified Cov Cath’s opponent as Oak Hills (Ohio), but it was Oak Hill Academy from Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. Both Northern Kentucky teams competing in the Griffin Elite Classic at BB&T Arena at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights lost their games. Cooper fell to La Lumiere (LaPorte, Indiana), […]
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NKY Football: Cov Cath Heads to State; Beechwood Falls in Semis
The final game of high school football to be played this season in Northern Kentucky ended with a victory for Covington Catholic as the Colonels secured a spot in the state championship game for the third consecutive season. The Class 5A title game will pit Cov Cath (14-0) against another undefeated team in Frederick Douglass […]
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NKY Football: Only Two of Six NKY Teams Survive Quarterfinals
Northern Kentucky sent six teams into the quarterfinals of their respective classes’ football playoffs. Only two advanced to the semifinals. Covington Catholic dominated Madison Southern in Class 5A action to remain undefeated. RCN photographer Brian Frey was in Park Hills for the game and a slideshow is below. Beechwood also won big over West Carter […]
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NKY Football: Scott, New Cath, Cov Cath, Beechwood, SK, Walton Advance
The second round of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Commonwealth Gridiron Brown is in the past, and just six Northern Kentucky teams remain standing across all six classes. In Class 1A, Newport Central Catholic put away Ludlow; In Class 2A, Beechwood and Walton-Verona advanced; in Class 4A, Scott upended Holmes to move on […]
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For Holmes Coach, Success this Season Started Off the Field
Before last Friday night, Holmes football had not won a playoff game since 2009. But Head Coach Ben Nevels has the Bulldogs in the midst of their best season in years. Holmes has won five straight games, including Friday night’s 21-0 victory over Harrison County in the opening round of the Class 4A playoffs. The […]
