Three district volleyball tournaments kicked off Monday and all the four seeds advanced in their respective tournaments. 33rd District at Boone County Boone County 3, Heritage Academy 0 (25-6, 25-13, 25-4) The host Rebels bested the Eagles to move on to the semifinals Tuesday against top-seeded Ryle at 6 p.m. Marlee Vier led Boone County […]
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Weekend prep volleyball roundup: 33rd District teams earn wins in final regular season games
The Ryle Raiders knocked off both Indian Hill (Ohio) and McCracken County to conclude the regular season at home Saturday. Ryle (21-12) bested McCracken County, 2-0 (25-17, 27-25). The Raiders had 28 kills, 28 assists, 34 digs, four aces and one block. Kiana Dinn led the Raiders with 11 kills and nine assists with Lucy […]
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Notre Dame scores early, possesses way to another 9th Region girls soccer crown
The Notre Dame Pandas soccer team did not want to take anything for granted on their home Buenger Sports Complex Field, especially after hearing about an upset in another region championship game. Head coach Brian Woeste said the goal was to score as many goals in the first 25 minutes as possible. The Pandas did […]
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Ludlow uses physicality to win big district home game
Both teams loaded the box with as many as nine defenders near the line of scrimmage trying to take away as many running lanes as possible. It came down to which team executed better against the overloaded fronts and the host Ludlow Panthers did it in a 20-7 win over the Bishop Brossart Mustangs at […]
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Thursday NKY prep roundup: NewCath Football takes control of Class 1A, District 3
The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds dominated the battle for first place in defeating Dayton, 49-8. NewCath’s (4-4) Demetrick Welch lead the way with four rushing touchdowns. Carter Sleet also rushed for a touchdown with quarterback Louie Collopy throwing touchdown passes to Charlie Ford and Dominic Enzweiler. NewCath travels to Bellevue (3-5) on Thursday at 7 […]
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NKY Wednesday Volleyball roundup: Simon Kenton claims county championship with thriller at Scott
Head coach Amy Marx said she told the Simon Kenton Pioneers volleyball players the host Scott Eagles would throw everything they had at them trying to win on the home floor and they did not disappoint pushing it to five sets. But the Pioneers (26-7) found a way to leave there with a 3-2 (25-21, […]
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8th Region Boys Soccer Semifinals: North Oldham run ends Simon Kenton season
With 5:11 left in the game, Simon Kenton senior forward Dominick Dornbusch created space in the middle and fired one into the left part of the goal for his team-high 12th of the season. While it equaled the number of goals the Pioneers (12-10-2) scored in the other four trips to the 8th Region semifinals […]
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Tuesday NKY HS round-up: Ryle, Campbell County, Brossart advance in region soccer tournaments
Ryle advanced to the 9th Region semifinals on Thursday with a 2-0 victory over St. Henry on Tuesday. The Raiders missed some chances to pile on the Crusaders (4-14-1), St. Henry making the reigning 9th Region champs earn the victory. The host Raiders (18-2-1) outshot St. Henry, 26-3. Landon Barth made one save in the […]
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Monday NKY prep roundup: Simon Kenton boys win first region tourney game since 2018; Highlands, Dixie Heights, Brossart, Campbell girls advance
While winning four 32nd District Tournament crowns in the last five years, the Simon Kenton Pioneers boys soccer team had not been able to follow up with wins at home in the 8th Region quarterfinal games. That changed with an 11-1 win over Gallatin County (3-7) on Monday. Simon Kenton (12-9-2) advanced to the 8th […]
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Cooper holds on for second region tournament win in program history
Soccer works in mysterious ways sometimes. It was evident Monday night in Union, Cooper scoring 13 seconds into their game with Beechwood in the girls 9th Region soccer tournament quarterfinals, which also happened to be the final score. The host Jaguars held on for a 1-0 victory over the Tigers, just the second region tournament […]
