It turned out not to be a matter of if, but a matter of who ran for the Covington Catholic cross country team in the state cross country meet at the Kentucky Horse Park. The Colonels saw a number of different runners step forward throughout the season, battling injuries on their way to their first […]
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Simon Kenton falls short in bid for first 8th Region title
Simon Kenton hoped to ride the wave of momentum from the victory over North Oldham in the region semifinals Wednesday to the elusive 8th Region championship. But the Oldham County Colonels stopped them for the second time in three years, 3-1 (22-25, 25-15, 25-14, 26-24) in the championship game at Eminence on Thursday. Simon Kenton […]
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Campbell County proves young head coach right with 10th Region championship
Mikah Freppon just took the head coaching job at Campbell County in mid-June fresh out of college. But when it came to winning the 10th Region championship, she did not hesitate to answer when asked about the moment she felt it would happen. “The moment I stepped in the gym,” Freppon said. The Campbell County […]
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Notre Dame volleyball headed back to state
Junior Ella Goetz watched her block hit the floor on the opposing side and then turned to celebrate with her teammates. The Notre Dame Pandas have added some more hardware to their storied program with another 9th Region championship, defeating St. Henry 3-0 (27-25, 25-23, 25-17) on Thursday at Cooper. Notre Dame won all three […]
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Simon Kenton slays 8th Region giant in dramatic comeback fashion
Amy Marx said she sent the same message to the Simon Kenton Pioneers volleyball players every hour. “We are going to do this.” Marx just wanted the Pioneers to believe they could take down perennial 8th Region power North Oldham in the 8th Region semifinals at Eminence and it happened in a thrilling way. The […]
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Campbell County, Simon Kenton volleyball win region quarterfinal games
The Campbell County Camels and Simon Kenton Pioneers volleyball teams hit the road and won their region quarterfinal games Tuesday. Here is how it happened: 10th Region Quarterfinals at Harrison County Campbell County 3, George Rogers Clark 0 (26-24, 25-23, 25-20) The Camels overcame the challenges from the Cardinals to advance in the tournament. George […]
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Notre Dame fends off challenge from Conner in 9th Region semifinals
In a familiar 9th Region volleyball tournament story, the Notre Dame Pandas responded to a challenge in a big way to make it back to the championship game. This one came against the Conner Cougars, who made their first appearance in the 9th Region semifinals in school history behind their two dynamic middle blockers Lilly […]
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Scott volleyball survives upset scare in 10th Quarterfinals
Scott battled the injury bug and a 40th District runner-up Bourbon County Colonels squad that had nothing to lose in the 10th Region volleyball quarterfinals at Harrison County on Monday. Scott came through with the 3-2 (25-23, 25-16, 16-25, 25-27, 15-6) victory. Scott has won all four meetings against Bourbon County (10-20) since joining the […]
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Notre Dame overwhelms Dixie Heights in quarterfinal victory
Notre Dame routinely dominates opponents in the 9th Region volleyball tournament. That continued that Sunday in a sound 3-0 (25-8, 25-17, 25-10) win over Dixie Heights in the quarterfinals at Cooper High School. The coaching staff continues to remind the Pandas of the next game mentality for a huge reason. “That’s a conversation we have […]
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Conner volleyball earns first-ever region tournament win
Despite leading 2-1, Conner did not have the momentum. But that changed when the captain took over leading the Cougars to a historic first region tournament win in program history. Lilly Hamburg dominated the net in the fourth game with four kills and being part of at least four blocks to help Conner beat Highlands, […]