32nd District at Williamstown Semifinals Monday, Oct. 19 Walton-Verona def. Williamstown, 3-0 Simon Kenton def. Grant County, 3-0 Championship Wednesday, Oct. 21 Simon Kenton def. Walton-Verona, 3-2 33rd District at Conner Semifinals Tuesday, Oct. 20 Ryle def. Boone County, 3-0 Conner def. Cooper, 3-0 Championship Thursday, Oct. 22 Conner def. Ryle, 3-2 34th District at […]
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Saints, Norse notes
NKU volleyball The Norse won their eighth straight in a two-match sweep of Northern Illinois last Friday and Saturday in DeKalb. NKU (11-6 overall) and Wright State are tied for first in the Horizon League with 6-0 records.The Norse host Purdue Fort Wayne at 6 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday. Ivey Stocks leads the […]
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Beechwood beats Notre Dame in five sets
Isabel O’Brien thought it was worth the pain. While O’Brien sat on a chair grimacing through leg cramps, the rest of Beechwood’s volleyball team celebrated Saturday’s 3-2 (25-21, 25-18, 17-25, 18-25, 15-9) win over four-time defending Ninth Region champion Notre Dame in the 17th annual Playing for a Purpose benefit game at Boone County High School. […]
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NKY volleyball stat leaders
The volleyball regular season is rounding out down the stretch, with the postseason not too far away. Before the postseason gets underway on October 19, here’s a look at the individual and team statistical standouts from across Northern Kentucky, including Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties. Note: Some schools may not have their statistics fully updated. […]
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Saints, Norse notes
By day, Thomas More kicker Davis Burleigh works at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. At around 10 p.m. Saturday, he felt higher than any incoming jet. His 32-yard field goal as time expired – his first walk-off winner – gave Thomas More a 24-21 win over NCAA Division II No. 24 Walsh University. “It was the […]
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Beechwood takes down St. Henry for the second time this season
Once can be chalked up to a good night. Twice is a pattern. Beating St. Henry in volleyball is never an easy task. The sixth-ranked Crusaders have been a consistent powerhouse in the region, and as is the case in any sport, a team can have a good night while its opponent has an off […]
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Norse/Saints notes
Thomas More men’s soccer first, women second in GMAC The Saints men are a half-game ahead of Tiffin in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference thanks to Saturday’s 2-0 win over Malone, and the women are a half-game behind Ashland. “I’d say we’re where we expected to be,” men’s coach Scott D’Addario said. The Saints women, meanwhile, are overachieving – […]
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Too tall a task: Kondik, Roose help Notre Dame sweep Ryle
Preparing for two 6-foot-1 Division I commits is one task. Facing them is another. No. 14-ranked Ryle did all they could to prepare for the towering talents on No. 2 Notre Dame, junior Makayla Roose and senior Teagan Kondik, but at the end of the night, the Pandas prevailed 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-22) Thursday night […]
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Saints/Norse notes
Thomas More men’s soccer tied for first in GMAC It’s been quite a turnaround. The Saints (5-2-1 and 3-0-1 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference) are in a three-way tie for first with Tiffin and Lake Erie after Thursday’s 2-0 win over Kentucky Wesleyan and Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Centerville. And to think Thomas More […]
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Back-to-back! Beechwood claims second straight All “A” state volleyball title
For the second straight year, Beechwood has claimed small school supremacy against the rest of the state in volleyball. The Tigers swept through competition in Owensboro to win back-to-back All “A” state titles. They started their journey on Friday in pool play competition and mowed everyone down through Saturday once it reached bracket play. To […]