Notre Dame Academy wasted no time seizing control of its KHSAA state volleyball semifinal on Saturday at George Rogers Clark High School, powering past North Oldham in straight sets, 3–0 (25–13, 25–20, 25–10). The win books a familiar date in the championship match. The Pandas’ rhythm was unmistakable from the opening serve, and when it […]
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Fog and fight: Cooper takes down dangerous South Oldham to reach round two
This wasn’t your typical No. 1 vs. No. 4 seed mismatch that often defines the opening round of the KHSAA football playoffs. There was no running clock, no wave of backups playing the second half — just a fog-filled field and a much tougher battle than the bracket line implied. Cooper knew it, too. South […]
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Forecasting the third round
Let’s have some fun. Of course coaches will tell you “we’re taking it one game at a time” and rightfully so, but we’re not. So, the way the KHSAA football playoffs works and has been explained here before, but come the third round the RPI plays a big part in setting up matchups. The bracket […]
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Week 11 prep football standouts/takeaways
We made it! The KHSAA football regular season has reached its end and it’s now a race to the first week of December at Kroger Field in Lexington. This will be the last of the prep football standouts/takeaways for the season as we shift our focus to solely on the postseason. See below from Week […]
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Colonels’ gritty postseason run falls short in state final against St. X
Covington Catholic’s season ended exactly where every team in Kentucky wants to be — on the pitch at Lexington SC Stadium, playing for a state championship. In the inaugural year the KHSAA boys’ soccer title was decided at the home of Lexington SC, the Colonels fell just short of the ultimate prize, dropping a 2-0 […]
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Fantastic fourth: Cooper’s Van Laningham claims 3A state cross country title
As Paul Van Laningham neared the finish line at the Kentucky Horse Park, the Cooper senior raised four fingers in his left hand. “Fantastic Four” may have inspired the gesture, but for Van Laningham, it meant four state championships and a historic finish on Saturday in Lexington. “It’s not just for four state championships. The […]
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Brotherhood and brilliance: Holy Cross caps historic 10-0 regular season
Getting bigger, faster, and stronger can be taught. Executing plays, reading defenses, and managing game situations — those come with practice. But building a bond, a sense of family that drives a team to play for one another — that can’t be coached. It has to be team-oriented. And for the Holy Cross Indians, that’s […]
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Highlands’ remarkable turnaround continues: Bluebirds advance to state title game
Not much was going right for the Highlands girls soccer team through the first 12 games of the season. Sitting at 3-8-1 after a 3-1 loss to Campbell County on Sept. 15, the Bluebirds were still searching for their identity. Fast forward a month and a half, the identity has been found and mastered and […]
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Colonels advance on penalties again, punch ticket to state championship
When the scoreboard read 0-0 after regulation and two overtime periods, Covington Catholic didn’t panic — they smiled. For the third time this postseason, the Colonels turned a deadlock into a victory from the penalty spot, knocking off South Oldham 4-3 in a dramatic penalty kick shootout in Tuesday night’s KHSAA Boys’ Soccer State Tournament […]
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Week 10 prep football standouts/takeaways
See below from Week 10 on the gridiron that was. Each week, we’ll provide the standouts from Friday night. The top passers, rushers, receivers, defensive and kicking standouts. We’ll also look at 10 things to take away from the week. Here goes… 10 takeaways — Cooper’s Cam O’Hara continues to move up the all-time ranks […]