Walton-Verona senior defensive back Brad Perry jumped the route, cradled the ball in his arms and admitted to a number of thoughts going to the ground while the visiting sidelines and stands let out a loud cheer of excitement. Perry’s interception let the Bearcats (5-2 overall) leave Carrollton with a tight 28-26 Class 2A, District […]
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Thursday NKY sports round-up: Campbell County takes down Brossart in volleyball battle
The two in-town rival volleyball teams already had one tight battle less than a week ago at the Highlands Cake Classic. This battle came for the second seed in the 37th District Tournament in a few weeks at Scott with the next one coming for the right to move on in the postseason. The Campbell […]
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Wednesday NKY sports round-up: Scott volleyball downs Campbell Co.
The Scott Eagles (18-7 overall) and Campbell County Camels volleyball teams entered the season as the favorites to win the 10th Region crown. They met for the first of a potential three times at Scott. Campbell County won the first game, 25-18. But Scott won the next three by 25-20, 25-22 and 25-20 scores to […]
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Tuesday NKY sports round-up: Cooper girls golf wins state first round
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association added another round to the state golf tournament to allow more teams and players to advance past the regional tournaments hoping to promote growth of the sport. That new format saw an addition of a state first round at three different sites. The top two teams from each region […]
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Monday NKY sports round-up: Highlands boys golf advances to state final round
Highlands finished runner-up in the first-round of the state golf tournament, finishing behind first-place Oldham Co. and ahead of third-place South Oldham. The Bluebirds advance to the state final round at Bowling Green next week. Highlands shot 318 on the par-72 course. “Our kids stuck to their game plans and we had some adversity, but […]
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Weekend NKY sports round-up: Notre Dame soccer downs Highlands
It was a high-scoring affair between the only two programs to win the 9th Region crowns since the current format began in 2012. Notre Dame defeated Highlands on Saturday, 4-3 at the Buenger Sports Complex in Park Hills. The Pandas improve to 12-3-2 on the season while the Bluebirds drop to 8-6-2. “I’m happy that […]
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Weekly NKU sports round-up: Women’s soccer gets first win of year
The Northern Kentucky University Norse women’s soccer team (1-6-1 overall, 1-2 Horizon League) broke through for the first goals and victory of the season with a 3-0 win over the Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Jaguars on Tuesday. Prior to the game, freshman midfielder/forward Emilie Doersching had one shot on goal. But She broke out in […]
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Volleyball: Notre Dame beats St. Henry in front of 1,000-strong crowd
The state’s two most recent volleyball champions faced off in front a crowd of more than a thousand people on Friday night. Notre Dame got the win over St. Henry. The annual Playing for a Purpose game supports the I Have Wings Breast Cancer Foundation that Janet Chambers helped found in the early 2000s as […]
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Thursday NKY sports round-up: Dixie, Highlands soccer tie; Ryle nabs 33rd District top seed
The Highlands Bluebirds and Dixie Heights Colonels met at Rice Mountjoy Stadium for another tough 9th Region boys soccer battle. They left with a 2-2 draw. Dixie rallied from two goals down to even things up. With the tie, Highlands is now 9-4-3 on the season while Dixie is 12-2-2. “We started off slow,” said […]
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St. Henry grad fills big role for 24th-ranked Hilltoppers volleyball
Abby Schaefer could not say enough about how the top-notch competition she faced growing up helped her be prepared for NCAA Division I volleyball. The 18-year old 2022 St. Henry graduate has done her part to help the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers to a 12-2 start to the season. WKU is ranked 24th in the latest […]
