Zack Klemme | The Daily Independent Asked how the Ashland Invitational Tournament’s Most Valuable Player had gotten loose early in the fourth quarter on Friday night, opposing coach Trent Steiner paused for a moment, thought, and then deadpanned, “We weren’t trying to let him get loose.” Kenyon Goodin regardless did. The Martha Layne Collins senior […]
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NewCath takes home Stephanie Wilson Memorial Championship
Leading by one with under two minutes to play in the third, Newport Central Catholic needed to find a way to separate from Lloyd Memorial in the championship game of the Stephanie Wilson Memorial Holiday Tournament. They found what they needed on the defensive end, holding the Juggernauts to seven points in the last nine-plus […]
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Simon Kenton takes down host Ashland at buzzer in AIT
ASHLAND – Brayden Polly had never experienced anything like it. No, Simon Kenton’s sophomore forward had never given his team a win at the final buzzer. Until Wednesday – his bucket gave the Pioneers a 55-54 win over Ashland at the 67th Annual Ashland Invitational Tournament at James A. Anderson Gymnasium. “It’s amazing, just the feeling,” […]
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Camels, Indians drop openers at Lex Cath tourney
A star-studded field ascended into Lexington on Tuesday for the start of the White, Greer and Maggard Lexington Catholic Holiday Tournament. The field of 16 teams had eight of the top 20 teams in the state, Campbell County and Holy Cross taking on two of those eight as the Camels faced North Laurel, the Indians […]
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Top 10 LINK nky area boys and girls basketball rankings
January is approaching, which means we’re a few weeks away from the halfway point of the basketball season. Cold air, freezing bus rides, and the dreaded weather cancellations hit us last week which made for a light week for some. Now comes the second week of the holiday fun of tourneys. Many teams will be […]
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Bluebirds bounce back to take 5th at MCIT
William Herald was not in Highlands’ lineup this week. With Herald and his 22 points a game in Fort Thomas with the flu, the Bluebirds nicely persevered – they won two of three to take fifth place at the Mason County Invitational Tournament at The Fieldhouse. Highlands improved to 10-1. Henry Clay ended the Bluebirds’ eight-game winning […]
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Scott Winter Classic Day 1 action
The Scott Winter Classic began play on Wednesday with four games at Scott High School. The tournament was originally scheduled to run Wednesday-Friday, but with the expected winter storm coming late Thursday, Friday’s games were postponed with hopes of making the final day up on January 14. All eight of the teams participating have an […]
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Holiday hoops galore next 10 days
Need a break from holiday shopping? Want to get away from your in-laws? Well there’s plenty of high school hoops action over the next 10 days to get your fix in. While some pre-Christmas tourneys have already begun, there’s still some that have yet to get underway this week and some big tourneys post-Christmas as […]
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Top 10 LINK nky area boys and girls prep basketball teams
We’re now three weeks into the high school hoops season. A lot of movement on the boys side of things this week while the picture is starting to become more clear on the girls end. Here’s a look at the top 10 teams in the LINK nky coverage area (Boone, Campbell, Kenton counties): Boys 5. […]
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Saturday NKY HS hoops round-up: Campbell County girls edge Brossart
It was not a surprise the girls’ Crosstown Shootout game at Campbell County Middle School came down to the final shot. It did not go through the hoop allowing Campbell County (3-5, 1-0) to escape with a 39-37 victory over Bishop Brossart (4-3, 0-1) and earn a step up in 37th District seed play. The […]
