The Ryle Raiders volleyball team made the most of the next player up mentality while Kiana Dinn could not play nursing an injury. But the University of Pittsburgh commit returned last Thursday against Great Crossing and every bit of her helped the Raiders (7-8) fend off the Cooper Jaguars, 3-1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-13, 25-12) to […]
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NewCath snaps 14-game losing streak against Highlands
The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds boys soccer team may not have cared how it happened, just that it’s over. NewCath ended a 14-game losing streak to the Highlands Bluebirds with a 3-2 win, taking the penalty kick shootout 5-4 at Morscher Field on Tuesday. The Thoroughbreds (10-3) had not beaten the Bluebirds (7-3-2) since winning […]
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Highlands grad Rom hopes to help lift Cardinals back to standards
Drew Rom took the mound for his fourth career Major League start with the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. But unlike the other three starts, this one came minutes across the Ohio River from where he grew up facing the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark. The 23-year-old worked his way through the minor leagues […]
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Fast start helps St. Henry win first All “A” Girls Soccer Sectional game since 2019
Soccer coaches can’t talk enough about scoring in the game’s first 10 minutes. The St. Henry Crusaders did it not once, but twice on their way to a 4-1 win over the Bishop Brossart Mustangs at the Mustang Athletic Complex in the All “A” sectional game. The Crusaders led 3-0 at halftime and kept the […]
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Weekend NKY HS Sports Round-up: Brossart soccer teams dominate All “A” 10th Region title games; Bellevue football wins second straight
The Bishop Brossart Mustangs soccer teams soundly won 10th Region All “A” crowns on Saturday against the Calvary Christian Cougars. The Brossart girls won 10-0. Hadley Eviston led Brossart (9-3-1) with two goals and one assist. Rachel Shewmaker and Larah Callahan had two goals each with Zoey Woosley scoring once and adding two assists. Leah […]
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Conner handles NewCath on Homecoming
Both teams tried to go on long and sustained drives running the ball out of spread offenses. The Conner Cougars did it better in a 38-17 win over the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds on Homecoming. Conner outgained NewCath, 401-287 including a near-double 256-132 on the ground. The Cougars pretty much dictated things when they took […]
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Thursday NKY HS round-up: St. Henry wins 9th Region All “A” volleyball crown; SK volleyball, boys soccer post huge wins
The queens of the All “A” Volleyball State Tournament are headed back there for the first time in two years. The St. Henry Crusaders handled the Beechwood Tigers, 2-0 (25-18, 25-13) in the All “A” 9th Region championship game at Newport Central Catholic to claim the title. St. Henry defeated Holy Cross, Bellevue and then […]
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Brossart pulls out five-set win over Walton-Verona
It came as no surprise Walton-Verona and Bishop Brossart played out the full length in Wednesday’s volleyball match. The Bearcats have surged in 2023, off to a 9-3 start and having won seven straight games leading into the match with the Mustangs. Brossart was off to a 7-2 start, building on last season’s region championship […]
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Conner wins bounce-back game at Highlands
The Conner Cougar volleyball team wanted to remove the taste of the loss at Ryle on Thursday as quickly as possible and did that with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-22) win over the Highlands Bluebirds on Tuesday. The Cougars (11-2) had to fend off the determined Bluebirds (4-6) in front of their home crowd at […]
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Florence Y’alls decided to build core late in season
The Florence Y’alls were in good shape June 13 after taking the first of three at Sussex County moving to 17-10 on the season. But the wheels fell off after that as the Y’alls finished 21-48 the rest of the way. Florence (38-58) lost the final five games of that road trip including a sweep […]
