The Notre Dame Pandas soccer team came away from the Zionsville (Indiana) Invitational with a 2-2 tie against the Carmel (Indiana) Greyhounds in a battle of nationally-ranked teams on MaxPreps. Notre Dame (10-1-1) is ranked ninth and Carmel (7-0-2) 11th in the latest poll. The Pandas held a 2-1 lead in the second half, but […]
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CovCath routs Simon Kenton in road battle
The Covington Catholic Colonels came into Friday’s game with Simon Kenton averaging a solid 36 points per game. They had that many at halftime after exploding for 27 points in the second quarter on their way to a 50-12 victory over the host Pioneers. CovCath scored 13 points off turnovers in the second quarter to […]
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Florence wins final home series of season
The Florence Y’alls wanted a strong showing in their final home series of the season and did not disappoint, taking 2-of-3 from the Schaumburg Boomers to win their first series since sweeping Windy City in early August. “We’re not giving up any at-bats. We’re not laying down,” said Chad Rhoades, Florence Manager. “We know where […]
Posted inVolleyball
Woolf breaks career digs record as Ryle volleyball extends win streak to 35 over Conner
The streak lives on. Ryle’s last loss to Conner came in 2003. It’s a streak so long that Ryle senior Alexis Woolf’s mother Jen was the head coach at Conner at the time. Not only did the Raiders win convincingly on Thursday night in Union, 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-23), but it was a special night […]
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Simon Kenton edges Walton-Verona in tense 32nd District battle
The game had its usual intensity, but stayed clean for the most part as the teams combined for one yellow card and no red cards. When the clock struck zero, the host Simon Kenton Pioneers edged the Walton-Verona Bearcats, 2-1 in a 32nd District seed match for their fourth straight win. Simon Kenton has won […]
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Monday NKY HS round-up: St. Henry volleyball tops Beechwood, Walton-Verona girls soccer defeats Ryle
The St. Henry Crusaders volleyball team got back on the winning track after two tough home losses last week with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-18) win on the road against the Beechwood Tigers. Head coach Maureen Kaiser pointed out the losses to Assumption and Mercy McAuley showed the Crusaders (4-2) what they needed to work […]
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NKU women’s soccer ties Louisville, Holy Cross alum helps volleyball to win in NKU Invitational
The Northern Kentucky University women’s soccer team ventured down Interstate 71 and tied the Louisville Cardinals on Sunday. Louisville outshot Northern Kentucky, 21-4. Goalkeeper Mickayla Kowalski had seven saves for the Norse (1-1-2). Highlands alum Maria Wiefering played all 90 minutes for NKU. Northern Kentucky plays at Ohio University on Sunday at 1 p.m. Houston […]
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Watson’s pitching gem helps Y’alls avoid sweep at Evansville
The Florence Y’alls needed a quality start to leave Evansville with a win Sunday and Ryan Watson delivered, throwing seven shutout innings in a 5-0 victory. Watson (3-3) lowered his earned-run average to 4.05 in the outing while striking out six. “(Sunday) was a great team win,” Watson said. “The guys behind me played very […]
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Weekend NKY HS round-up: Six All “A” Region champs crowned, Walton-Verona claims three
Note: All games took place Saturday unless otherwise noted. The area had six teams crowned All “A” region tournament champions in volleyball and soccer. The 8th Region held all their championship games on Saturday and Walton-Verona won all three of them. Both 9th Region soccer and 10th Region volleyball also had their title games Saturday. […]
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Beechwood dominates line of scrimmage in rout of Campbell County
Quarterback Nathan Smith stood in his own end zone trying to find an open teammate. Without much time and Mattox Kelly and Xavier Campbell closing in, Smith threw the ball away under pressure for a safety. It was that kind of night in Claryville as the Beechwood Tigers dominated in the trenches for a 50-7 […]
