Things looked good for nearly 50 minutes for the Ryle Raiders boys soccer team (19-5-2 overall) in the state semifinal game at Frederick Douglass. Ryle led 1-0 at halftime and kept that lead for nearly the first ten minutes of the second half. But the defending state champion Lexington Dunbar Bulldogs (18-2-3) tied the game […]
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NKU women’s basketball preview: Norse looking to leap over hurdle in Horizon League Tournament
With a pair of 20-plus win seasons in the last three years, the Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team looks to go farther. The Norse finished 21-8 last year including a 14-6 mark in Horizon League play to earn the fifth seed in the conference tournament. NKU saw its season end with a 59-51 loss […]
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Brossart volleyball captures first region crown in program history
The rubber match between these two 37th District rivals meant a trip to the state tournament. The host Bishop Brossart Mustangs volleyball team took down the Scott Eagles, 3-1 (25-15, 25-20, 21-25, 25-19) to claim the 10th Region championship one week after winning the first district tournament title in program history. Both teams have 27-13 […]
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Volleyball regional title match-ups are set: Notre Dame-Ryle in the 9th; Scott-Brossart in the 10th
Four Northern Kentucky high school volleyball teams are a game away from the state tournament. The 9th Region features the Notre Dame Pandas (29-5 overall) traveling to Union to face the Ryle Raiders (24-15). Then the 10th Region features a third battle this season between two 37th District rivals as the Scott Eagles (27-12) travel […]
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Ryle takes on defending state champs in boys soccer state semifinal
It’s a sunny Monday afternoon and the Ryle Raiders boys soccer team hits the field for practice with four days between the state quarterfinal and semifinal games. Two years ago when Ryle was in the state semis, just two days separated the two rounds. “We’re a little banged up so the fact that we get […]
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NKY regional volleyball round-up: Ryle, Holy Cross, Scott, Simon Kenton move on
Regional volleyball tournaments continued on Tuesday. Here are the results: 9th Region at Ryle Ryle 3, Dixie Heights 1 The 33rd District champion Raiders (23-15 overall) took care of the 34th District runner-up Colonels (15-10) in three straight by 25-19, 25-21, 25-17 scores after Dixie Heights won the first game 25-22. “Dixie Heights played a […]
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NKY regional volleyball results: Twins square off as Notre Dame, St. Henry, Brossart advance
Throughout the season, they supported each other at games when the schedules allowed it. But once the district tournaments were finalized last week, sophomore twin hitters Reese and Riley McCloskey knew they could face off in the 9th Region quarterfinals at Ryle. That turned into a reality Saturday morning when the 35th District champion Notre […]
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NKU sports round-up: Norse volleyball win streak up to six
The Northern Kentucky University Norse volleyball team upped its winning streak to six in a row with two Horizon League wins. The Norse are 11-11 overall and 9-2 in Horizon League play, good for third place in the standings behind Wright State (11-0) and Green Bay (10-2). The Norse beat Cleveland State, 3-1 (25-14, 20-25, […]
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Saturday NKY sports round-up: Ryle boys soccer advances to state semifinals; Cross Country region results, volleyball region draws
It has taken the minimum score for the Ryle Raiders boys soccer team. But the Raiders (19-4-2 overall) know as well as any team that it does not have to be spectacular at this time of the year as long as they advance. Four days after beating the Montgomery County Indians, 1-0 at home, the […]
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NKY football round-up: Campbell County earns first district win since 2019
Another week of NKY high school football is in the books. Here is how it played out: For our coverage of Highlands’s win over Cooper, click here. For our coverage of Holmes’s win over Scott, click here. For our coverage of Dayton’s win over Ludlow, click here. Campbell County 49, Dixie Heights 19 The Campbell […]
