The LINK nky Team of the Week is the Simon Kenton High School Lady Pioneers basketball team. Simon Kenton started the 2022-23 season off 2-0 with wins over Owen County (69-47) and an impressive win over Ryle (67-52). Simon Kenton did it with balanced scoring as four players averaged in double figures in the two […]
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John Turner Classic: Lloyd Memorial, Cooper, Campbell Co., Newport come away winners
Six games took place at Newport High School on Saturday at the John Turner Classic starting at noon. Three of the matchups featured a Kentucky-Ohio showdown, one Kentucky-Indiana and two NKY matchups. Here’s a brief look at them (more will be available later): Lloyd Memorial 49, Roger Bacon (OH) 43 By Evan Dennison | LINK […]
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Friday NKY HS round-up: Simon Kenton boys upset North Oldham
The Simon Kenton Pioneers boys basketball team (3-1 overall) earned a huge 56-48 win over the defending 8th Region champion North Oldham Mustangs (4-1). Simon Kenton put three players in double figures. Junior guard Travis Krohman led the way scoring 25 points. Senior 7-foot-3 center/forward Gabe Dynes scored 15 and sophomore point guard Jay Bilton […]
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Sacred Heart tops Cooper in top 5 matchup
Two starters were down in the game due to injury, but Cooper still found itself in a four-point game in the third quarter with the No. 1 team in the state Sacred Heart. Then the Valkyries (5-0) showed why they were nationally ranked with a 13-2 run to end the quarter and eventually pulled away […]
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Meyer’s changed mindset has Holy Cross thinking big things
The points were put up in bunches. It was an impressive feat for Jacob Meyer, the Holy Cross standout who ended up leading the nation in scoring for the 2021-22 season with 38.2 points per game. But come late July, Meyer was headed south for prep school, aiming to finish out his high school career […]
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Wednesday NKY HS basketball roundup: Balanced Cooper outlasts Newport Central Catholic, Holy Cross gets win at Billy Hicks Classic
Cooper boys’ basketball coach Tim Sullivan wants people to understand that while he despises losing, he is not as concerned about the team’s record as much as playing tough competition and finding ways to improve every game and practice. Cooper (2-2) has consistently displayed balanced scoring for years, typically slowing the pace down and working […]
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Covington Catholic’s Ruthsatz claims program’s all-time wins mark
Scott Ruthsatz only knew about the rich tradition of the Covington Catholic basketball program through conversation when he first took the job in 2011. Joining the Colonels fresh off a national title when he was an assistant under Bob Hurley Sr. at St. Anthony in New Jersey, Ruthsatz wanted to come in and create his […]
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Tuesday NKY HS round-up: Dixie Heights girls outlast Holy Cross, Walton-Verona pulls away from Campbell
Many in attendance at this crucial 9th Region early-season girls basketball game expected a good one and did not leave disappointed. Dixie Heights held a slight 43-41 lead over Holy Cross entering the fourth quarter. Their lead may not have hit a comfortable level, but the Colonels made enough plays in the final quarter to […]
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Bluebirds letting it fly: ‘If we can shoot a three, we shoot a three’
Maybe it’s their backgrounds from their playing days; maybe it’s the evolution of the game. But what the Highlands’ basketball programs are doing is showing that it can be done relying on the three-pointer. Through seven games in the early 2022-23 season, the two teams have combined to shoot 192 three-point attempts, 101 for the […]
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Saturday NKY HS round-up: Cooper girls hand Mount Notre Dame second loss in last 103 games
Justin Holthaus talked with a fellow 9th Region coach about a reality check earlier in the week. But the head coach of the Cooper Jaguars girls basketball team smiled with his assistants at the one they saw on their home floor. The Jaguars (2-0) showed they can not only knock off perennial state contenders with […]
