If there’s any doubt to how strong girls soccer is in Northern Kentucky, just turn to the Kentucky Girls High School Soccer Coaches Association first top 25 of the season. Six from Northern Kentucky landed in the initial poll for the 2025 season. The highest ranked team is Notre Dame Academy at No. 4 with […]
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Who is playing Division I football from NKY this season?
While these guys have certainly had their spotlight on the prep football scene during Friday night lights, they now have their focus on Saturday’s in the fall. There’s 21 NCAA Division I football players (apologies in advance if we missed someone) on rosters from Northern Kentucky that are now playing their football on Saturdays. Here’s […]
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New Coach, New QB, New Playbook, Same Grayson Harris
The new season brings new challenges, but for Grayson Harris, Simon Kenton’s top target, it is business as usual: make plays, lead the team and chase a championship. A year ago, the senior wide receiver burst onto the scene in an explosive offense, hauling in 89 passes for 1,389 yards and 13 touchdowns. He became […]
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Preseason boys soccer rankings, players to watch
The Northern Kentucky High School Boys Soccer Coaches Association have weighed in with their top 10 in the region and players to watch for the 2025 season. The season gets underway on Monday, Aug. 11. NKHSBSCA Top 10 Others Receiving votes: Beechwood, Newport Central Catholic, Holy Cross, Boone County PLAYERS TO WATCH (2024 stats) Marcos […]
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Soccerama photos
Soccerama took place at Covington Catholic High School last week in a three-day event to showcase Northern Kentucky teams across the region and give a glimpse for the upcoming season. Charles Bolton was there for photos. Below will be a score of the game followed by a gallery of that respective game. Cooper 4, Newport […]
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Same faces, different places…Conner, Holmes, Simon Kenton have new coaches
Across northern Kentucky, several high school football programs will enter the fall with new leadership with each change driven by different circumstances, but none involving a stranger to the sidelines. From Hebron to Covington to Independence, veteran coaches and longtime assistants with deep local ties are stepping into new roles. Noel Rash, Conner Conner will […]
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Storylines we’re watching heading into the 2025 prep football season
While 2024 brought quite the excitement for high school football fans in Northern Kentucky, 2025 has the potential to bring even more elation to the pigskin watchers for arguably the best region the state has to offer. Three teams made it to the KHSAA state championship in their respective class in 2024, the first time […]
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Kenton County prep roundup: Top talent at new schools and college commitments
The KHSAA dead period is June 25-July 9. All school-related athletics are prohibited. It restricts organized team activities, but athletes can choose to participate in personal workouts or training independently, so long as they aren’t organized or supervised by school personnel. With that, here’s some pre-dead period news to tide you over for a while. […]
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KABC Bluegrass Summer Shootout Roundup
The biggest summer boys basketball showcase in Kentucky took place over the weekend as 144 teams came to the Lexington area to close out their summer schedules. Eight Northern Kentucky teams participated in the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches (KABC) Bluegrass Summer Shootout that spanned June 20-22 in and around Lexington. Campbell County, Conner, Covington […]
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Highlands’ Dixon, Simon Kenton’s Mitchell selected to East-West All-Star game
The Kentucky Prep Softball East/West All-Star series will take place June 20-22 at Bowling Green High School and two Northern Kentucky players were selected for it. Highlands’ Kaitlyn Dixon and Simon Kenton’s Larkin Mitchell were selected to the game while Simon Kenton head coach Chris Young was selected to be an assistant. Dixon will represent […]
