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The Ryle basketball players had the look of determination in their eyes from the opening tip. It showed in the beginning as Ryle (29-7) made its first seven shots. But unfortunately against the tall and athletic Louisville Mercy Jaguars (24-9), Ryle could not keep up that pace in a 93-78 Kentucky State Sweet 16 Quarterfinal loss […]

Ryle returned to BB&T Arena where it had cut down the nets followings its 9th Region tournament championship and where it will now try to march its way through the Kentucky Sweet 16. The first game brought not only a familiar setting but also a familiar, 8th Region champions Simon Kenton. Ryle won 61 to […]

For the first time in school history, the Ryle Raiders are champions of the 9th Region in girls basketball and will play in the Kentucky Sweet 16. Ryle (28-6) will play Simon Kenton (20-10) in the opening round, as this season the 9th and 8th regions are pitted against each other. Holmes, which had won seven straight […]

It has been an annual occurrence every season since 2012-13: Covington Catholic is in the finals of the 9th Region boys basketball tournament. The Colonels put down Cooper in a semifinal match-up of the top two teams in the region, 53 to 49. It was also a re-match of last year’s regional final when Cooper […]

Four Northern Kentucky girls basketball teams will have a shot at a trip to the Kentucky Sweet 16. Holmes and Ryle advanced to face off in the 9th Region while Scott moved to the championship game in the 10th and Simon Kenton won its semifinal and heads to the title game in the 8th. In […]

The Scott Eagles used a jumper from Trey Meister in the closing seconds to prevail over host Mason County in the opening round of the 10th Region tournament on Thursday night. This tweet didn’t go through earlier, but here’s the game winner from Trey Meister at the elbow with 2.6 seconds left to give Scott […]

Some close games and some blowouts took place Friday night as boys basketball district titles were claimed ahead of next week’s regionals. In the 9th Region, Covington Catholic continued to roll, bouncing Holy Cross 87 to 61 to win the 35th District for the fourth straight year. The Colonels (28-4) will be the top seed […]

Newport High School has re-hired its former head football coach who was suspended and later replaced in 2015 after being arrested on drug and other charges. Newport Independent Schools Superintendent Kelly Middletown confirmed that Matt Schmitz is back in his old job as football coach and as a teacher in the New Pathways alternative classroom […]