Jim DeLong admits there was no reason to leave Cincinnati (Ohio) Wyoming. It just came down to proximity. DeLong is a retired United States Post Office letter carrier and lives in Fort Thomas. He graduated from Highlands in 1976 and his kids did the same. The 64-year-old could have applied for the Highlands job last […]
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NKU sports round-up: Volleyball earns second seed in Horizon League tournament
The Northern Kentucky University volleyball team (17-12 overall, 15-3 Horizon League) concluded the regular season with two road wins earning the second seed in the Horizon League Tournament at Wright State. The Norse beat Youngstown State, 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-18) on Friday. Senior hitter Reilly Briggs had 13 kills and three blocks for the Norse. […]
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Thomas More QB ties school record with five passing touchdowns
Big day Saturday in Crestview Hills as Thomas More won a football/men’s basketball double-header in a big way starting with a great finish for Saints football season with a 43-10 Mid-South Conference romp over the University of the Cumberlands. Quarterback Blaine Espinosa tied a program record with five passing touchdowns, throwing for 254 yards and […]
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Notre Dame volleyball seniors talk what’s next after state title
The five Notre Dame Pandas seniors came to the school to discuss rings with associate head coach Jenna Leistner several days after winning the 10th state championship in program history. Four of the five seniors off the 34-5 squad will be playing college volleyball after they graduate in the spring. They agree things have sunk […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Big NAIA road wins for TMU men, women
It didn’t surprise anyone out Crestview Hills way that the Thomas More women’s basketball team – defending NAIA national champions and finalists the year before – were picked No. 1 in the nation in the first NAIA poll last week. But the TMU men at No. 2? Sure, they made it to the Final Four […]
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Notre Dame volleyball wins 10th state title
Ava Tilden took the season’s final swing sending it screaming to the open back row on the other side. That set off a big celebration as the Notre Dame Pandas (34-5 overall) won their 10th Kentucky High School Athletic Association volleyball tournament crown with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-11, 25-16) win over the Lexington Dunbar Bulldogs […]
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Notre Dame volleyball advances to state semifinals
Notre Dame took care of Whitley County on Thursday night to advance to the state volleyball tournament semifinals. The Pandas (32-5) downed Whitley County 3-0 (25-6, 25-5, 25-12). Now the Pandas turn their attention to Louisville Assumption (34-7) whom NDA will face in its third trip to the semifinals in four years, including 2020 when […]
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Lifelong friends, teammates land on state’s biggest stage coaching different teams
They are best friends from childhood and graduated together from Notre Dame Academy in 2009, and now both have helped lead local volleyball teams to the Kentucky state tournament this year. Notre Dame Associate Head Coach Jenna Leistner and Pandas have a 31-5 record and 9th Region crown this season. They play in Thursday’s second-round […]
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Campbell County grad turns Paintsville volleyball into region power
One look from the sidelines Monday showed how much the growth of the volleyball program has meant to the Paintsville Tigers community. The stands were mostly filled as the Tigers took on the Notre Dame Pandas in the first round of the state volleyball tournament. Dawn Sparks-Kinner is a huge reason for putting Paintsville volleyball […]
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State volleyball tournament: Notre Dame advances, Brossart falls in first round
Editor’s Note: Ashland Daily Independent sports reporter Matthew Sparks contributed to this report. Fair or not, the Notre Dame Pandas (31-5 overall) and Bishop Brossart Mustangs (27-14) volleyball teams hit the road for the first round of the state tournament looking to control what they could. Here are the results: Notre Dame 3, Paintsville 0 […]
