Amy Marx said she sent the same message to the Simon Kenton Pioneers volleyball players every hour. “We are going to do this.” Marx just wanted the Pioneers to believe they could take down perennial 8th Region power North Oldham in the 8th Region semifinals at Eminence and it happened in a thrilling way. The […]
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Familiar foes – Scott and Campbell County – vie for 10th Region volleyball title
At Campbell County and Scott, Thursday’s word of the day might be – familiarity. For the fourth time this season, the Camels and Eagles will come to volleyball contretemps. But Thursday’s match at Harrison County will be a lot more important – it’s for the 10th Region championship. First serve is at 6:30 p.m. Scott had […]
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Hunt, Minor KVCA Region Players of the Year, Lovins Coach of the Year
The Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association released their lists of Region and Coach of the Year for each of the 16 regions across the state on Monday. Holy Cross’ Julia Hunt was named the 9th Region Player of the Year and Scott’s Milyn Minor was the 10th Region Player of the Year. Hunt’s storied high school […]
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Campbell County, Simon Kenton volleyball win region quarterfinal games
The Campbell County Camels and Simon Kenton Pioneers volleyball teams hit the road and won their region quarterfinal games Tuesday. Here is how it happened: 10th Region Quarterfinals at Harrison County Campbell County 3, George Rogers Clark 0 (26-24, 25-23, 25-20) The Camels overcame the challenges from the Cardinals to advance in the tournament. George […]
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Notre Dame fends off challenge from Conner in 9th Region semifinals
In a familiar 9th Region volleyball tournament story, the Notre Dame Pandas responded to a challenge in a big way to make it back to the championship game. This one came against the Conner Cougars, who made their first appearance in the 9th Region semifinals in school history behind their two dynamic middle blockers Lilly […]
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St. Henry dominates on way to region final
St. Henry volleyball coach Maureen Kaiser wants balance on the team from her hitters. On Tuesday, she got plenty of it as the Crusaders dispatched Ryle, 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-7) in the 9th Region volleyball tournament semifinals, punching their ticket to Thursday’s championship game. The Crusaders (31-8) racked up 38 kills on their way to […]
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Conner’s senior volleyball players broke with history. Now, they’re making history
This story originally appeared in the Oct. 13 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. When it comes to Northern Kentucky high school volleyball, the Conner Cougars typically have not been movers and shakers. They have yet to win a 33rd district tournament championship. They have not won a 9th […]
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Scott volleyball survives upset scare in 10th Quarterfinals
Scott battled the injury bug and a 40th District runner-up Bourbon County Colonels squad that had nothing to lose in the 10th Region volleyball quarterfinals at Harrison County on Monday. Scott came through with the 3-2 (25-23, 25-16, 16-25, 25-27, 15-6) victory. Scott has won all four meetings against Bourbon County (10-20) since joining the […]
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Notre Dame overwhelms Dixie Heights in quarterfinal victory
Notre Dame routinely dominates opponents in the 9th Region volleyball tournament. That continued that Sunday in a sound 3-0 (25-8, 25-17, 25-10) win over Dixie Heights in the quarterfinals at Cooper High School. The coaching staff continues to remind the Pandas of the next game mentality for a huge reason. “That’s a conversation we have […]
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Conner volleyball earns first-ever region tournament win
Despite leading 2-1, Conner did not have the momentum. But that changed when the captain took over leading the Cougars to a historic first region tournament win in program history. Lilly Hamburg dominated the net in the fourth game with four kills and being part of at least four blocks to help Conner beat Highlands, […]
