The amazing spikes to the floor seem to catch the most attention in volleyball. But for that to happen, things start with the first pass then a nice set. The Cooper Jaguars and Campbell County Camels volleyball teams displayed their solid hitters at Cooper’s gym, including seniors Holland Morris and Rylie Depue for Cooper and […]
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Monday NKY sports round-up: St. Henry overtakes Scott in volleyball win
The St. Henry Crusaders (5-1 overall) handed the Scott Eagles (9-1) their first loss of the season before both head to tournaments over the weekend. St. Henry won the match, 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-12). “I’m pleased with the way they started. But it was slow. We gave them the weekend off,” said Maureen Kaiser, St. […]
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Weekend NKY sports round-up: Notre Dame volleyball learns lessons in loss; Brossart volleyball, NewCath boys soccer win All “A” region crowns
The Notre Dame Pandas (4-2 overall) may not have earned the desired result in the 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-22) loss to the Cincinnati Mercy McAuley Wolves (2-0) from the Girls Greater Catholic League on Saturday, but the host Pandas left knowing the loss will benefit them better in the long run. Notre Dame made Mercy […]
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Florence wins final road game of season but drops series at Evansville
The Florence Y’alls (35-53 overall) are trying to find positives as the regular season winds down. They found some in the three-game series loss to the Evansville Otters (50-39) over the weekend. They won their final road game of the year Sunday in an 8-5 victory at Evansville’s Bosse Field. Florence is 5-4 against Evansville […]
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Boone Co. comes back to beat Scott in game played over two days
Two light towers at Boone County’s Owen Hauck Stadium failed on Friday night forcing the Rebels home game against the visiting Scott Eagles to be pushed into Saturday morning. The game was stalled Friday with Scott leading 13-7, with the ball on third down and fifteen yards to go from its own 33-yard line. It […]
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Covington Catholic returns from mountains with win over defending Class 1A state champs
The two state powers collided on a nice evening in the mountains of eastern Kentucky in what turned out to be a thrilling game. Both teams hoped to post their first victory of the season after tough opening week losses. At Pikeville’s Hambley Complex, it was the first game of a doubleheader in the Pike […]
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Friday NKY sports round-up: Beechwood rolls on; New Cath downs Holmes
Beechwood won its 25th game in a row on Friday night, which now includes two wins over Paintsville from eastern Kentucky with last night’s 46-7 thrashing. Four different Beechwood players scored touchdowns in the win. “We’ve played really well up to this point,” said Noel Rash, Beechwood head coach. “We’re like every other high school […]
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Ryle scores twice in fourth to pull away from Conner
In front of a great crowd at Fred Nevel Stadium in Hebron, both teams battled in search of their first win of the season. The defenses had their way through most of the first three quarters. Then in the fourth, the Ryle Raiders (1-1) hit the end zone twice to pull off the 21-7 victory […]
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Thursday NKY sports round-up: Cooper boys soccer downs Dixie
Many 9th Region games could be like this during the regular season and the post-season. It could come down to one uncleared ball, one nice pass and one nice finish to decide a low-scoring game. The Cooper Jaguars (3-0-2 overall) earned one of those tough victories holding off the Dixie Heights Colonels (5-1) for a […]
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Florence splits two-game series with Gateway
Now that they’ve been eliminated from Frontier League playoff contention, the Florence Y’alls are trying to finish the season on a positive note. The Y’alls (34-51 overall) finished a few plays shy of sweeping the two-game series from the Gateway (Illinois) Grizzlies (40-46) in Frontier League West Division action. Florence finished 5-3 against Gateway this […]
