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, […]
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Cooper dethrones Conner boys; Ryle wins back girls crown in region cross country meet
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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]