Kidwell healthy and ready to make his mark

You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone more eager to start the high school basketball season than Wildcat junior Braydon Kidwell. Sidelined last year due to a torn ACL that required surgery, the three-point specialist is now ready to be a key contributor to his team.

Dates announced for State Basketball tournament

The dates for the 2021 Boys’ and Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournaments have been set, with the boys’ tournament taking place March 31 through April 3, followed by the Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Sweet 16® on April 7-10.

Rolex 24, Daytona 500 just around the turn

This week kicks off Rolex 24 activities.The field ran the Motule Pole Award 100 to determine starting positions for the Rolex 24 coming up this weekend. Recently retired NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson will be driving in the event.

Virus benches the Ladycats

In a letter put out last week from the Pendleton County Board of Education after COVID-19 protocols the Ladycat Basketball team is going on a pause.     The Ladycats had two games canceled during the pause period, one with Campbell County and another with Dayton.

Caleb Rogers committs to Wabash

Rogers played both sides of the ball for Head Coach Brian Burgemeir. He totaled 368 rushing yards and four touchdowns on offense. Defensively he racked up 64 total touchdowns.

Second-half offensive explosion powers @NKUNorseMBB past Robert Morris, 81-7

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Northern Kentucky shot a blistering 72 percent in the second half and gave head coach Darrin Horn his 200th career win in an 81-76 victory at Robert Morris.

No. 1 Kentucky Rifle Wins at No. 9 Murray State

MURRAY, Kentucky – The No. 1-ranked Kentucky rifle team showed its mental toughness and endurance in a 4728-4694 win at No. 9 Murray State on Saturday, completing a duo of victories over top-10 opponents in a span of 29 hours.

Gritty, come-from-behind performance lifts @NKUNorseMBB past RMU in overtime, 79-74

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Northern Kentucky erased a 17-point first-half deficit to force overtime where Trevon Faulkner ignited to lift the Norse to a 79-74 win at Robert Morris. With the victory, NKU improves to 5-5 in the Horizon League and 7-8 overall.

No. 12 Kentucky Falls at No. 25 Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Rhyne Howard scored 14 points and Chasity Patterson had 12, but the 12th-ranked Kentucky women's basketball team fell to No. 25 Tennessee 70-53 on Sunday at Thompson-Boling Arena. Kentucky (11-4, 4-3 SEC) struggled shooting the ball for the entire game.