Brian Woeste’s in-game instructions were simple. “Keep working,” Notre Dame’s soccer coach said during the first half of Tuesday’s state first round game against George Rogers Clark. The Pandas kept working – to the quarterfinals thanks to their 5-0 win on the Cardinals’ pitch in Winchester. The reward – a home state quarterfinal match against […]
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Brossart wins boys 10th Region soccer title on Smith’s three goals
One of Bishop Brossart’s boys soccer coaches asked Tyler Smith if he was okay Saturday. The Mustangs’ senior forward later admitted he was a little winded, but he largely wore out Campbell County. His three goals gave Brossart a 3-0 win – and the 10th Region title – at Munninghoff Family Stadium. “I was just tired […]
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It’s Campbell County-Brossart III: Camels, Mustangs advance to boys 10th Region final
Campbell County senior Noah Rittinger wanted it. “I’d love to face Brossart,” Rittinger said. So did Bishop Brossart senior Tyler Smith. Even Brossart coach Ron Dunlevy and his Campbell County counterpart, Kyle Newman, will forego any conversation for the next two days. Smith, Rittinger, Dunlevy, Newman and the rest of the Mustangs and Camels will […]
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Brossart advances to 10th Region girls soccer final; Campbell County falls in PKs
Bishop Brossart emphatically advanced to Thursday’s girls 10th Region soccer final. The defending champion Mustangs overwhelmed Pendleton County in Wednesday’s 10-0, mercy-rule semifinal win at George Rogers Clark. They take on GRC, a 2-1 penalty-kick winner over Campbell County, for the title at 7 p.m. Brossart exhibited serious seniority – two of them, Abby Lloyd and […]
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A lightning Bolt(e): three goals lead Dixie Heights’ win
Trevor Bolte has scored three goals in one game for a club soccer team. Tuesday, Dixie Heights’ sophomore midfielder scored three in the first 15 minutes, which propelled the Colonels to a 4-2 win over Holy Cross in the Ninth Region tournament first round on Dixie’s pitch. Next for the Colonels: Newport Central Catholic – […]
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Brossart takes down Holy Cross on Homecoming night
Near the end of Friday’s Holy Cross-Bishop Brossart football game, one of the Indians thought what happened was self-induced. The Mustangs had a lot to do with it, too. Keegan Gulley ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third in a 35-14 Homecoming win at Munninghoff Family Stadium. Brossart’s defense gave Holy Cross (4-3, 0-1 in Class A, District 4) […]
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Simon Kenton boys win third straight 32nd District; Pioneer girls rout Walton-Verona to complete sweep
You could call Andrew Petty the Prince of Penalty Kicks. Simon Kenton needed every one of Petty’s three against Grant County on Wednesday. The first one tied the score at 1-1 in the 79th minute, and his other two led the Pioneers to a 2-1 win (9-8 in PKs) – and third straight 32nd District title – […]
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NewCath ‘slips’ past Highlands for first 36th District title in eight years
Jonathan Green was about the take the most important penalty kick of his life – when he slipped. But it worked out. Newport Central Catholic’s junior midfielder scored what ultimately was the biggest goal of the Thoroughbreds season – it was enough to give them the 36th District title, a 1-0 win over Highlands (3-1 in […]
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32nd District semifinals: Walton-Verona girls set records for wins, shutouts, WV boys fall short to Grant
Walton-Verona’s girls soccer team set two records Monday. The Bearcats overwhelmed Grant County, 7-0, behind two goals each from Campbell Christy, Emma Landrum and Trinity Bauwens. They’ll meet Simon Kenton for the championship at 6 p.m. Wednesday. And the records? Walton-Verona’s 17-3-2 record is the best in school history, and goalkeeper Brynn Willis recorded a all-time program-high 13th shutout. […]
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Ludlow rolls past Bellevue
Every time Ludlow’s football team scored, the Panthers cheerleaders did a corresponding number of jumping jacks. Unofficially, the cheerleaders did 253 – one for each point in the Panthers’ 56-14 mercy-rule win over Bellevue at Civic Stadium and Gilligan Field. “You’re capable of doing special things,” Ludlow head coach Woody McMillen told his team in […]