Both teams knew this would happen once they opened the season winning their respective pools in the Fayette County Spectacular last week. The Dixie Heights Colonels (3-1 overall) and the Campbell County Camels (4-1-1) met four days after Campbell County edged Dixie Heights, 2-1 in the Fayette County Spectacular semifinals on Saturday. With three whole […]
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Tuesday NKY Sports Round-Up: Conner volleyball opens with win over Dixie
Two keys to winning volleyball games are finding a good offensive rhythm and controlling the net. The Dixie Heights Colonels and Conner Lady Cougars had their moments doing those things in the season-opener for both teams at Conner’s John L. Crigler Gymnasium. But Conner did them better pulling off a 3-1 (25-16, 23-25, 25-14, 25-21) […]
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Monday NKY Sports Round-Up: St. Henry, NewCath girls vie for All “A” 9th Region soccer title
The St. Henry Crusaders (3-0 overall) will take on the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (2-2) for the 9th Region girls soccer All “A” 9th Region crown on Wednesday. The game is at St. Henry at 6 p.m. The Crusaders took down Holy Cross (2-1), 6-2 in the first semifinal game. Senior midfielder Mandy Schlueter, an […]
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Y’alls halt losing streak but drop series to Lake Erie
The difference in this series for the Florence Y’alls came down to hitting while in scoring position. In losses in the first two games that saw their losing streak hit six games, Florence (32-45 overall) finished 0-for-19 in those situations against the host Lake Erie Crushers (38-40). But in the 6-0 win Sunday, the Y’alls […]
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Saturday NKY sports round-up: Campbell County girls soccer wins Fayette County Spectacular
Teams entered the week-long Fayette County Spectacular hoping to play four games. To do that, teams must win their two pool-play games and then win the semifinal games. The Campbell County Camels (4-0) won all four games to capture the crown finishing it with a 3-0 win over 10th Region rival George Rogers Clark (3-1) […]
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NKY boys soccer round-up: Dixie Heights dominates Scott
For all but a few minutes at the most, the ball stayed at the feet of the Dixie Heights Colonels in this Kenton County non-region matchup against the Scott Eagles. This dominant ball-possession allowed Dixie Heights (2-0 overall) to put up 33 shots with 22 on goal to none for the Eagles (0-3). The Colonels […]
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Thursday NKY sports round-up: Rebound goals propel Cooper boys soccer to road win
In a well-played non-region match-up, the team that cleared balls better left victorious. The Cooper Jaguars (1-0 overall) saw freshman Maddox Pemberton score two goals on rebounds helping the senior-laden Jaguars to a 4-1 win against the Simon Kenton Pioneers (0-2) to open their season at Chlorine Menefee Stadium. Cooper pulled away after leading 1-0 […]
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Florence swept by Washington; Y’alls drop four straight
The Florence Y’alls have had more than their fair share of struggles against the Frontier League West Division leader this year. The Washington (Pennsylvania) Wild Things recorded a second sweep of the Florence Y’alls this year taking all three games at Thomas More Stadium this week. Florence is 1-8 against the Wild Things this year. […]
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Wednesday NKY sports round-up
It is probably the most important of all the Notre Dame Pandas soccer traditions. Before the current players were born, the Pandas (1-0) have been masters of the ball-possession game. They force opponents to defend them chasing them all over the field most of the game and wear them down. In their first game of […]
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2022 NKY boys cross country preview: Local teams loaded again
Northern Kentucky teams claimed two of the three state championships last year. Conner won Class 3A for its first state crown in school history and St. Henry claimed Class 1A for the 17th in school history. That is the third-most in Kentucky High School Athletic Association history behind Louisville powers St. Xavier (24) and Trinity […]
