Some familiar names and teams found themselves on the podium in the Class 3A, Region 5 region meet at Sherman Elementary School in Grant County, and some unfamiliar ones. Two new teams joined the Northern Kentucky in the region this year as Highlands and Scott moved up from Class 2A and Covington Catholic moved down […]
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Posted inCross Country
Beechwood girls repeat; Brossart boys edge Villa Madonna in regional cross country meet
The dominance of the Beechwood Tigers girls cross county team showed at the Class 1, Region 4 awards ceremony with the Tigers taking seven of the top eight spots. The defending Class A state champs won the race soundly with 19 points, improving on last year’s region championship score of 22 in the region meet […]
Posted inFootball
Lone second-half touchdown lifts Cooper to district win over Dixie Heights
More often than not, the team that loses the turnover battle loses the game. But Friday’s high stakes contest between Cooper and Dixie Heights proved to be an exception to that rule. Despite four second half turnovers, Cooper pulled off a 21-14 victory over the Colonels, earning a home playoff game in doing so. “We […]
Posted inVolleyball
Thursday NKY Volleyball: Simon Kenton, Notre Dame claim district crowns
The Simon Kenton and Notre Dame volleyball teams handily won district championships in three sets. Here is how they went down: 32nd District Championship at Walton-Verona Simon Kenton 3, Grant County 0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-16) The Pioneers won their sixth straight district championship with the win over the Braves. Simon Kenton had 45 kills, 42 […]
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Thursday NKY prep football roundup: Highlands, Newport Central Catholic finish undefeated in district play
Two area games took place on the evening and both the Highlands Bluebirds and Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds solidified district championships, adding to their storied histories. Highlands 57, Scott 6 The Bluebirds finished the regular season with a perfect 5-0 run to the Class 5A, District 6 championship and 9-1 overall. They’ve won two consecutive […]
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‘Small but mighty’ Scott edges Campbell County for 37th District volleyball crown
The Scott Eagles volleyball team has been known to pull things out of a hat to win big games and the latest 37th District championship is a prime example. Veteran head coach Andrea Sullivan said the Eagles needed to see other offensive weapons involved after the 3-2 regular season loss at district arch-rival Campbell County […]
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St. Henry topples Dixie Heights for another 34th District crown
St. Henry continued to have their way in the 34th District Tournament winning for a third straight year and the 11th time in 12 seasons with a sound 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-10) win on the road against Dixie Heights. St. Henry had 49 kills, 55 digs, 41 assists, six aces and six blocks in the […]
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Highlands wins its seventh straight in the 36th
Jim DeLong did not hesitate to point out the issue for Highlands in the second set of the 36th District championship on the Hill against Newport Central Catholic. Their were 15 hitting errors sailing long or wide and three serving errors into the net. DeLong even added it was impressive the Bluebirds still had a […]
Posted inVolleyball
NKY Volleyball District Tournament roundup: Top seeds avoid upsets
Four of the six area district volleyball tournament semifinal games saw third seeds with the chance to avenge regular season losses against the second seeds on their home floors. But only the Dixie Heights Colonels successfully defended their home floor, knocking off the Villa Madonna Vikings, 3-0 (25-16, 25-11, 25-23) to advance to the 34th […]
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35th District Volleyball Semifinals: Notre Dame, Beechwood move on to title game
The semifinal match-up between the second-seeded Beechwood Tigers and host Holy Cross Indians had the battle one expects between two teams fighting to keep their seasons alive. It went back-and-forth a good bit. But Beechwood’s depth eventually won out, 3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 25-22, 27-25) giving the Tigers their first berth in the 9th Region Tournament […]
