The dynamic Holy Cross hitter Julia Hunt collected her 2,000th career kill in the 3-2 (23-25, 24-26, 25-23, 25-19, 15-13) Indians win over the visiting Scott Eagles. The Indians (12-1) needed every one of the 57 kills, 53 assists, eight blocks, 14 aces and 58 digs they tallied to win this one. Hunt finished with […]
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Conner wins bounce-back game at Highlands
The Conner Cougar volleyball team wanted to remove the taste of the loss at Ryle on Thursday as quickly as possible and did that with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-22) win over the Highlands Bluebirds on Tuesday. The Cougars (11-2) had to fend off the determined Bluebirds (4-6) in front of their home crowd at […]
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Thursday NKY HS round-up: Notre Dame wins Dominant 5 match-up against Mercy
The Notre Dame Pandas volleyball team continued its roll to open the season downing the Mercy Jaguars, 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-16) in a Dominant 5 match-up. Notre Dame won the first Kentucky High School Athletic Association state tournament in 1979 and its 10th crown last year. The Dominant 5 of Notre Dame, St. Henry along […]
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Woolf breaks career digs record as Ryle volleyball extends win streak to 35 over Conner
The streak lives on. Ryle’s last loss to Conner came in 2003. It’s a streak so long that Ryle senior Alexis Woolf’s mother Jen was the head coach at Conner at the time. Not only did the Raiders win convincingly on Thursday night in Union, 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-23), but it was a special night […]
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Tuesday NKY HS round-up: Beechwood volleyball moving in right direction
The Beechwood Tigers volleyball team is off to a good start in Matt Long’s second tenure as head coach. The Tigers (4-2) recorded a 3-1 (25-14, 25-12, 20-25, 25-13) victory over the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds. Their only two losses have come to 9th Region powers Notre Dame and St. Henry. “(NewCath) was very scrappy. […]
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Monday NKY HS round-up: St. Henry volleyball tops Beechwood, Walton-Verona girls soccer defeats Ryle
The St. Henry Crusaders volleyball team got back on the winning track after two tough home losses last week with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-18) win on the road against the Beechwood Tigers. Head coach Maureen Kaiser pointed out the losses to Assumption and Mercy McAuley showed the Crusaders (4-2) what they needed to work […]
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Weekend NKY HS round-up: Six All “A” Region champs crowned, Walton-Verona claims three
Note: All games took place Saturday unless otherwise noted. The area had six teams crowned All “A” region tournament champions in volleyball and soccer. The 8th Region held all their championship games on Saturday and Walton-Verona won all three of them. Both 9th Region soccer and 10th Region volleyball also had their title games Saturday. […]
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Thursday NKY HS round-up: NewCath, Holy Cross to meet in 9th Region All “A” championship game
The All “A” Boys soccer 9th Region championship game is set for Saturday at Morscher Field in Silver Grove at 2 p.m. The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (6-1) will take on the Holy Cross Crusaders (3-2-1). NewCath won the region title last year on its way to the All “A” State semifinals. NewCath knocked off […]
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Wednesday NKY HS round-up: St. Henry-Beechwood set for All “A” final
The St. Henry Crusaders and Beechwood Tigers will meet for the 9th Region All “A” title at 5 p.m. Saturday at Villa Madonna. St. Henry (3-4) downed Holy Cross in one semifinal, 1-0 with Liv Schmitt scoring the game’s lone goal. Holy Cross (4-3) had won four of its last five entering the game. Beechwoood […]
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Tuesday NKY HS round-up: Dixie Heights boys soccer pulls off road victory over Montgomery County
The Dixie Heights Colonels have not had an easy time scoring goals early in the season. They may have hit a turning point as the Colonels (2-3-1) ventured to Mount Sterling and knocked off the Montgomery County Indians, 2-1. The Indians (4-3) have won four 10th Region crowns over the last five years. “It was […]
