The wins keep piling up, and Bishop Brossart’s players keep pointing to the same reason for them. Teamwork. The Lady ’Stangs improved to 10-0 with a 3-0 sweep of Campbell County (25-14, 25-13, 25-9) at the Seither Sports Center in Alexandria, their second sweep over a district opponent. The credit goes back to the team’s […]
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Ryle brings the storm, knocks off Covington Catholic
Lightning had the final say Thursday night in a boys soccer matchup between Ryle and Covington Catholic, but the storm that mattered most came before it. Though the match ended early with 29:33 remaining at C.R. Borland Stadium in Union, No. 20 Ryle was credited with a 2-1 victory over No. 12 CovCath, rallying from […]
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End of the Run: St. Henry breaks Notre Dame’s 9th Region win streak
The streak is over. It took No. 6-ranked St. Henry five sets to do what them and every other Ninth Region team had been trying to do for five years: topple the volleyball giants, No. 2-ranked Notre Dame. The Crusaders did it by completing the reverse sweep, 3-2 (18-25, 24-26, 27-25, 25-20, 15-11), on the […]
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No longer, ‘Can we?’, Ryle girls soccer focuses on ‘Why not?’
Ask the players at Ryle what’s different this year, and the answer keeps coming back to the same thing: belief. The Lady Raiders have stopped wondering whether they’re good enough to compete and started believing they belong…in every game, against every opponent and among the region’s best. That belief didn’t come overnight. Ryle’s girls soccer […]
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Comeback Cooper: Lady Jaguars rally past Simon Kenton
The term “Comeback City” may have always been talking about Independence. Inside Joe Stark Memorial Gymnasium Tuesday night, the night was full of them. But Cooper’s volleyball team had the biggest comeback of all, rallying from a 2-0 deficit to win three straight sets and escape with a 3-2 victory over Simon Kenton, (23-25, 19-25, […]
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Simon Kenton makes it four straight season-opening wins over Dixie Heights
Four years, four season openers, four wins for Simon Kenton. The matchup has become a tradition for the Pioneers and county rival Dixie Heights. So, too, has the result. Simon Kenton continued that trend Friday night at Rice Mountjoy Stadium in Edgewood, rolling past the Colonels 42-13 to open the season 1-0. When the season-opening […]
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Fuller and Smith power Bishop Brossart past Conner
Bishop Brossart’s schedule is tough enough to test any team. After a 4-1 loss in the season opener to defending state runner-up No. 6 Highlands and a 0-0 tie against No. 5 Lexington Catholic, the goals finally came — and there were plenty of them — as No. 9 Brossart shut out No. 17 Conner […]
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Five things to know about Cooper football for 2026
The word “new” can be used a lot around the Cooper football program this season. New coach. New quarterback. New contributors. Still, the focus and standards remain the same as ever at 2855 Longbranch Road in Union. Here’s five things to know about the Jaguars as they approach the 2026 season: The Begley Era For […]
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Five things to know about Conner football for 2026
Change has been the only constant within the Conner football program. Through challenges, the Cougars’ players, coaches and community have stayed united as they continue moving the program forward with resilience and belief in each other. Here’s five things to know about the Cougars as they approach the 2026 season: One Team, One Mission One […]
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Five things to know about Dixie Heights football for 2026
The sting of last November’s playoff loss remains, and replacing their former quarterback won’t be easy. Even so, Dixie Heights enters the season believing their goals haven’t changed and they have the pieces to be successful. Here’s five things to know about the Colonels as they approach the 2026 season: Everywhere at Once Position labels […]
