The St. Henry Crusaders volleyball team knew it had less than 24 hours to bounce back from the tight loss at Louisville Assumption on Tuesday. The rising Beechwood Tigers (2-2 overall) came to Holbrook Hall looking to take more steps forward. Beechwood battled St. Henry (4-1) but the Crusaders had too much balance for the […]
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Tuesday NKY sports round-up: Dixie boys soccer stays unbeaten; CovCath downs Highlands
In boys soccer action, the Dixie Heights Colonels remain undefeated at 5-0 after taking down the Bishop Brossart Mustangs (1-2-2) at Rice Mountjoy Stadium. Bishop Brossart gave Dixie Heights its toughest challenge to date scoring the first two goals of the year against the Colonels, but Dixie rallied for a 3-2 victory. The Colonels shut […]
Monday NKY sports round-up: Notre Dame soccer falls to South Oldham in rematch of state title game
The anticipated rematch of last year’s girls soccer state tournament title game at the Buenger Sports Complex featured two teams that allowed a combined one goal in nine games. Notre Dame beat South Oldham Dragons, 1-0, in Lexington last year to claim the state crown. On Monday, however, South Oldham (6-0) picked up the win […]
Florence swept for seventh time this season
The Florence Y’alls (33-50 overall) faced a Schaumburg (Illinois) Boomers squad battling three other teams for the two Frontier League West Division wild card playoff spots behind the division-leading Washington (Pennsylvania) Wild Things. Florence could not earn a win any of the three games at Thomas More Stadium. This marks the seventh time teams have […]
Weekend NKY sports round-up: Scott, Villa Madonna volleyball win tournaments
The Scott Eagles and Villa Madonna Vikings stand 6-0 and own in-season tournament crowns. Scott won all five games Saturday taking the Glacier Invitational at Bracken County. The Eagles knocked off 10th Region rivals Augusta, 2-0 (25-10, 25-16), Pendleton County, 2-0 (25-17, 25-11), Trinity Christian from the 12th Region, 2-0 (25-19, 25-21), and Harrison County […]
South Warren capitalizes on short field position, mistakes in win over Highlands
Coming in off a full off-season with Head Coach Bob Sphire and staff, the Highlands Bluebirds football team took the ball at its 16 and had a nice play called. Junior wide receiver Matteo Matteoli had some steps on his defender and sophomore quarterback Hayden Haas threw the ball where it needed to go. But […]
Friday NKY sports round-up: Simon Kenton’s 398 yards propel 40-point road win
For our coverage of Covington Catholic vs. Elder, click here. For our coverage of Campbell Co. vs. Newport Central Catholic, click here. For our coverage of Bishop Brossart vs. Dayton, click here. The Pioneers scored on their first seven possessions and held host Oldham County out of the end zone. Simon Kenton outgained Oldham County, […]
Campbell Co. picks up win over Newport Central Catholic on neutral field
Both teams had huge motivating factors aside from the bragging rights. The Campbell County Camels wanted to start the new era with Brian Weinrich as head coach on a great note and Newport Central Catholic wanted to earn some huge ratings percentage index points for later rounds of the playoffs. Campbell County did not have […]
Thursday NKY sports round-up: Cooper volleyball wins home opener
Cooper (2-0) volleyball knocked off the host Dixie Heights Colonels (0-2), 3-1 (25-18, 25-14, 17-25, 25-18) in its first 9th Region match of the season. Senior libero Chloe Fortner had 16 digs and five aces with sophomore Audrey Schilling recording 14 for the Lady Jaguars. Junior setter Sadie Smith had 24 assists, 11 digs and […]
Florence drops fourth straight series
The Florence Y’alls entered the road series without one of their best players. In fact, he took the field in the opposite dugout Tuesday for the Frontier League West Division-leading Washington (Pennsylvania) Wild Things. The Y’alls traded him there Monday for a player to be named. Anthony Brocato ranked among the Frontier League’s best in […]

