The LINK nky Team of the Week for Oct. 6-Oct 12 presented by Ortho Cincy is the Highlands volleyball team
The Bluebirds blew away the competition as the only team to have over 1,000 votes, collecting more than half of the total votes.
A bonus for the Highlands volleyball team is that they are now eligible for Team of the Season (TOS) for the fall. There will also be a winter and spring winner. Each TOS winner will receive a $500 scholarship that will go to an athlete of their choice and they will then be considered for Team of the Year (TOY). Voting will take place for that after each season.
For the team that is awarded TOY, online and print articles will again be published, a large commemorative plaque will be presented and the school will receive an additional $500 scholarship to be presented to the athlete of their choice at the end of the school year. The call for nominations, voting and winning announcement for each will follow the same format as the TOTW.
HIGHLANDS VOLLEYBALL
The Bluebirds had quite the ending to their regular season.
After going 2-0 in wins over Campbell County and Bellevue, they traveled down to the Halloween Smash in Lexington and went 5-1, earning wins over Ashland Blazer (twice), Montgomery County, Tates Creek and Lafayette.
They finished off the final week of the season with a loss to Beechwood and a win over Cooper to put them at 27-9, the second most wins in northern Kentucky as they head into the 36th District tournament next week.
The team leaders this season are Sydney Schomaker, who is among the state leaders in kills with 439, Bella Thomas with 84 blocks, Ella Cox with 565 assists, Hayden Gessner with 461 digs and Liz Perkins with 46 aces.
Highlands received a bye for the first round of the 36th District tournament. Their first game will be played Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Bellevue against the winner of Bellevue/Newport.
Congratulations to our other nominees as well:Â Conner boys soccer, Newport Central Catholic football, Conner girls soccer, Campbell County girls cross country
Look for the new LINK nky Team of the Week nominees for Oct. 13-Oct. 19 online Monday at linknky.com.
Got a team you have in mind? Please send nominations to edennison@linknky.com.