Girls basketball in the Ninth Region is some of, if not the strongest basketball played in the state. Numerous teams have been ranked throughout the season, consistently having multiple teams ranked throughout the year. The All-9th Region teams were released on Monday, voted on by the coaches in the region. Cooper’s Haylee Noel was voted […]
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Thelen, Arlinghaus, Johnson picked as KABC Region Coaches of the Year
The Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches have made their votes and the Coach of the Year selections are in for each region. In the 9th Region, Covington Catholic’s Jake Thelen and Holy Cross’ Ted Arlinghaus won boys and girls Region Coach of the Year, respectively. Campbell County’s Davey Johnson won the 10th Region girls Coach […]
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Statewide media weighs in with Sweet 16 picks
The picks are in for next month’s boys and girls Sweet 16s. The voters in this season’s Kentucky High School Basketball Elite 16 media polls – one from each of the state’s 16 regions – have made their selections to reach the state tournaments. Girls regional champions will advance to the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Sweet 16 […]
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Stay Hot Podcast: Episode 10
Sports Editor Evan Dennison co-hosts with Pendleton County girls basketball coach Patrick Kelsch for the Stay Hot Podcast, a weekly podcast that talks hoops in the 9th and 10th Regions and interviews coaches. We previewed the district tournaments for the upcoming week. Watch, listen and subscribe below:
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PHOTOS: KHSAA state swim and dive meets
The KHSAA state swim and dive meets were held over the weekend at the University of Kentucky. The boys meet was Friday, girls on Saturday. Charles Bolton was there to capture the photos in a slideshow below:
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KHSAA state girls swimming: Highlands wins Combined title, Herfel leads Notre Dame to runner-up finish
All night Saturday, Highlands swimming coach Kevin Kampschmidt repeated the same three-word mantra: Wait and see. By the end of the KHSAA girls state meet at the University of Kentucky’s Lancaster Aquatic Center, the Bluebirds waited, saw – and conquered. They won the Combined team title, in which boys and girls scores are added, over […]
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KHSAA boys state swimming: Ryle’s Knopf dominates distances
Chase Knopf’s last two individual high school swims were his best two. Ryle’s senior finished his high school career Friday at the University of Kentucky’s Lancaster Aquatic Center with a pair of KHSAA state titles. He won the 200-yard freestyle in a school-record and personal best 1 minute, 37.76 seconds and the 500 in 4:24.97. […]
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NKBBCA releases All-Conference selections
The Northern Kentucky Boys Basketball Coaches Association has released its Northern Kentucky All-Conference selections. The teams compete within the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference (NKAC), which is divided into three classifications based on school enrollment. Division I includes the conference’s largest schools, followed by Division II and Division III. The full list of selections below: Division […]
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LINK nky sports editor elected to 10th Region Girls Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
LINK nky Sports Editor Evan Dennison has been elected into the 10th Region Girl’s Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame class of 2026. Dennison made his name in Kentucky’s media ecosystem through his coverage of 10th Region sports at The Ledger Independent in Maysville from 2015 to 2022. Following that, he became the Sports Editor […]
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The LINK nky Team of the Week for Feb. 9-15: Ludlow girls basketball
The LINK nky Team of the Week for Feb. 2-8 presented by Ortho Cincy is the Ludlow girls basketball team. A bonus for the Ludlow girls basketball team is that they are now eligible for Team of the Season (TOS) for the winter sports season. They are the ninth TOW award winner for the season, joining the […]
