Knock on wood, but April has been fairly dry compared to recent years which means spring sports action has been full go. While it was a heavy spring break week for a lot of schools last week, plenty took in some action whether it be locally or out of town or even out of state. […]
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Kentucky, Ohio trade wins in OH-KY All-Star games
The Buckeye State and the Bluegrass State both had their share of highlights Saturday night at Thomas More’s Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills. In the annual Ohio-Kentucky All-Star games, featuring both girls and boys matchups, the Ohio girls picked up the opening win of the night, while the Kentucky boys responded with a strong […]
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The first LINK nky Team of the Week for spring sports: Simon Kenton boys volleyball
The first LINK nky Team of the Week for the spring sports season presented by Ortho Cincy is the Simon Kenton boys volleyball team. A bonus for the Simon Kenton boys volleyball team is that they are now eligible for Team of the Season (TOS) for the spring sports season. St. Henry’s boys cross country team won […]
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The Kentucky Barrels kick off Sunday: Here’s what to know
Arena football will be back in Northern Kentucky on Sunday for the first time in over a decade. The Kentucky Barrels will kick off their inaugural season in the AF1 (Arena Football One) on Sunday at Northern Kentucky University’s Truist Arena against the Michigan Arsenal at 5 p.m. Here’s what to look for: Arena Football […]
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Flying Pig issues $20K in scholarships to local student athletes
The Flying Pig Community Scholars Program, which operates under the umbrella of the Flying Pig Marathon, issued $20,000 to 24 high school student athletes around Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati on Thursday. The recipients were honored at a special ceremony at Music Hall in Cincinnati. The scholarship program began in 2018 and started off as […]
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KY-IN All-Star basketball rosters set, four from NKY
Four student-athletes from Northern Kentucky will represent the Kentucky teams at the Kentucky-Indiana high school basketball All-Star series in June. Covington Catholic’s Athens McGillis is the lone boys roster representative while Ryle’s Jaelyn Jones, Notre Dame’s Emma Holtzapfel and Simon Kenton’s Haylie Webb will represent the girls team. The two-game series starts on June 5 […]
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Two NKY KHSAA officials named Outstanding Officials of the Year
Some of the best officials in the state hail from Northern Kentucky and the Kentucky High School Athletic Association has taken notice. Two officials from Northern Kentucky have been named Outstanding Officials of the Year while two others were finalists for the awards. Daniel Brummett was named the 2025-26 Outstanding official in football in January […]
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‘Pretty good’ Walters seeks more gold for Brossart
Ava Walters’ pre-practice routine didn’t change Tuesday afternoon: up-and-down stretches, leg swings, easy tosses in shot put and discus, full-power throws, cool-downs and more stretching. “Just getting my body and, like, getting some flow in there,” Bishop Brossart’s senior thrower said. “I go through a progression I’ve been doing for a while; it’s about seven-, […]
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Pioneers ready to operate at Doc Morris Invitational
Simon Kenton baseball coach Brady Smiley was playing one of his trivia games with ballplayers one day during the offseason. It’s an activity combining aspects of preparedness and high school history in a playful format. “I’m big on the fact you have to learn how to compete before you learn how to win,” said Smiley, […]
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Hill resigns at Holmes after two seasons
After two seasons at post of the Holmes girls basketball team, Zuri Hill has resigned. She took over a young team in 2024 with six of the nine players on the roster freshman or sophomores as they worked their way up to playing varsity basketball for the 2025-26 season. They won nine games this past […]
