The Cooper Jaguars girls golf team three-peated as 7th Region champions in a huge way. They shot a school-record 304 in the tournament that took place at the Pioneer Golf Course in Independence. Cooper had shot 305 on Sunday in the Kentucky Golf Coaches Association All-State Tournament. “It’s been quite a good few days,” said […]
Category: Volleyball
Monday NKY sports round-up: Highlands, St. Henry boys golf claim region championships
For one among the Highlands Bluebirds boys golf team, it marked the third straight region championship and fourth in the last five seasons. For another in the St. Henry Crusaders team, it is the second crown in three seasons. The Bluebirds claimed the 8th Region title shooting a 328 at Houston Oaks Golf Course in […]
NKU sports round-up: Norse men’s soccer beats Ft. Wayne
The Northern Kentucky University Norse men’s soccer team (3-4 overall) knocked off the Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne Mastodons, 3-0 on Saturday to even their Horizon League record to 1-1 overall. NKU graduate student goalkeeper Daniel Bermingham saved the one Mastadon shot on goal in his third game back. Junior midfielder/forward Deryn Armstrong scored his […]
Saturday NKY sports round-up: Holy Cross volleyball runner-up in All “A” state tournament
Holy Cross finished second in the All “A” state volleyball tournament, falling 2-1 (17-25, 26-24, 25-18) to the Paintsville Tigers (24-2). The Indians are now 20-3 on the season. Holy Cross fell behind 14-8 in the first game but rallied behind two kills from junior middle blocker Julia Hunt. The Indians scored seven straight to […]
Friday NKY football Round-Up: Campbell Co. picks up win over Conner
LINK nky’s round-up of Friday night’s high school football games. For our coverage of the Beechwood-Covington Catholic game, click here. For our coverage of the Lloyd-Bishop Brossart game, click here. For our coverage of the Ryle-Highlands game, click here. Correction: An earlier version of this story included a headline that said that Campbell Co. evened […]
Thursday NKY sports round-up: Cooper boys soccer bests Conner
The Cooper Jaguars boys soccer team (9-0-3 overall) is rising up strong to challenges lately and it led to a huge road 33rd District seed win on Thursday. Cooper ventured north to Hebron and downed the host Conner Cougars (8-3-2), 2-0 taking a step toward that top seed in the district tournament to be played […]
Tuesday NKY sports round-up: Ryle Volleyball pushes to victory at Cooper
Down 2-0 (25-22, 25-19) in the huge 33rd District volleyball battle on the other side of town, Ryle Raiders Head Coach Tasha Lovins and staff let assistant Jesse Parmley talked to the players before starting the third set. Parmley’s speech worked as Ryle (9-6) won the next three sets by 25-18, 25-15, 15-5 scores over […]
Friday NKY sports round-up: Highlands FB holds off feisty Raceland; Volleyball tournament results
Editor’s Note: The Ashland Daily Independent contributed to this report. Months ago when the Highlands Bluebirds football team (2-2 overall) scheduled the Raceland Rams (3-1), Head Coach Bob Sphire expressed concern about the Bluebirds listening to outsiders. Weeks ago on Facebook, a poster even said there is nothing special about a Class 5A team beating […]
Wednesday NKY sports round-up: Holy Cross volleyball claims All “A” 9th Region crown
Everyone in attendance at Newport High’s Stan Arnzen Sports Complex heard the sound that has unsurprisingly become a theme for the red and black this season just four serves into the Holy Cross-Villa Madonna volleyball game. Holy Cross senior setter and Marshall University commit Maya Hunt sets the ball to junior middle hitter and sister […]
Tuesday NKY sports round-up: Cooper soccer beats CovCath for first time ever
The Cooper Jaguars boys soccer team (5-0-3 overall) may not be where it wants to be yet, but the Jaguars left Wooten Field in Park Hills knowing they just made history in the 14th meeting ever against the Covington Catholic Colonels (4-6). For the first time since the Union school opened in 2008, Cooper knocked […]

