Newport Central Catholic junior Sam Krebs has been selected to participate in the Governor’s School for the Arts for musical theatre. The Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts provides hands-on arts opportunities for high school students in the state who are dancers, actors, musicians, creative writers, future architects, or visual artists. The Governor’s School […]
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Meyer resigns from NewCath after five seasons
After five seasons at the helm of Newport Central Catholic’s girls basketball team, Ralph Meyer announced his resignation on Tuesday. Meyer has been on a NewCath sideline since 2003, when he started as an assistant on the boys team under Rob Detzel. He was an assistant for 15 seasons on the boys team before taking […]
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Five NKY student-athletes named to Tom Leach All-Resilient team
*Information and photos pulled from tomleachky.com The Tom Leach All-Resilient-Team honors student-athletes from Kentucky high schools who have had to overcome some form of adversity to compete and often excel in sports, within the previous calendar year. Tom Leach is the “Voice of the Wildcats” for the UK Radio Network, the play-by-play announcer for football […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week for March 20-26
To be the winning team, fan votes play a heavy role, along with consideration from our sports team here at LINK. Nominations are reader-submitted or recommended by our sports team. Our Team of the Week program honors all local sports at all levels, whether it’s youth or adult-oriented recreation, high school or college, professional or amateur. Want to get […]
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Cooper starts title defense with rout of NewCath
The defending Ninth Region champion Cooper Jaguars girls basketball team has really ramped things up recently. Especially on the defensive end. The Jaguars (27-3) showed the tenacity in a 75-23 victory over Newport Central Catholic (17-11) to open up the Ninth Region tournament quarterfinals on Sunday. Cooper forced 23 turnovers and turned it into 35 […]
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Jared Lorenzen, Derek Smith among five with NKY ties entering KHSAA Hall of Fame
The Dawahares/KHSAA announced its Class of 2023 inductees on Friday. Among them are five who either played or coached at a Northern Kentucky school: Jared Lorenzen and Derek Smith (Highlands), Dave Cowens (Newport Central Catholic), Dan Goble (Lloyd Memorial) and Randy Reese (Ludlow). Lorenzen and Smith led Highlands to the 1998 Class 3A football state […]
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Eaglins lead NewCath on courts/course
A playful sibling rivalry has been percolating at their Cold Spring home. The subject: Has Newport Central Catholic 5-foot-8 sophomore guard Caroline Eaglin ever beaten her older brother Caleb, a 6-foot-5 junior forward, 1-on-1 in pickup games at Northern Kentucky University? “She has not beat me yet,” Caleb said. Caroline countered: “Yes I have…I think […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Highlands girls handle arch-rival NewCath
The Highlands Bluebirds girls basketball team (12-5, 2-0) appears to have turned some corners lately. Highlands won its fourth in a row with a convincing 64-37, 36th District seed win on the hill against the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (10-6, 0-1). The Bluebirds have equaled last year’s win total as a result and moved to […]
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Tuesday NKY HS hoops roundup: St. Henry, Newport Advance to All “A” semifinals
The All “A” 9th Region boys quarterfinals at Beechwood featured a tight one and a lopsided battle to determine which teams made it to the semifinals Friday at 6 p.m. The first game had the St. Henry Crusaders (6-8) knock off the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (9-8), 61-57 in a rematch from Dec. 3 in […]
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Monday NKY HS hoops roundup: Season-low good enough for NewCath girls victory
For all the struggles in this game offensively, the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds girls basketball team made the most of their lone bucket in the final 6:55. The Thoroughbreds (9-5) watched a 32-23 lead against the host St. Henry Crusaders (8-6) evaporate over that time. But down 33-32 with less than a minute remaining, NewCath […]
