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 […]
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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 […]
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Boone County, Ludlow, Dayton move on in district volleyball tournaments
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 […]