The small schools from northern Kentucky took center stage over the weekend with the All “A” Classic state tournaments in volleyball and soccer.
Two teams came home with the championship trophy as the St. Henry volleyball team and Bishop Brossart girls soccer team won their respective tournaments.
St. Henry didn’t drop a set on their way to a eighth All “A” state title in program history. They won all six matches in Elizabethtown by 2-0 results in the best of three format, winning three pool play games before winning three games in the single elimination tournament. It improves their record to 53-1 all-time in the All “A” tournament.
Kenadi Sieg, Violet Main, Corrine Blackburn and Lizzie Casey were named to the All-tournament team, Casey taking home Tournament MVP honors. The Crusaders defeated Holy Cross (Louisville) (25-16, 25-20), Somerset Christian (25-17, 25-11) and Bishop Brossart (25-12, 25-17) in pool play and then Knott County Central (25-12, 25-14) in the quarterfinals, Shelby Valley (25-14, 25-15) in the semifinals and Holy Cross (25-12, 25-22) again in the championship.
The 6-0 weekend improves their record to 22-2 on the season and return to action on Monday with a district matchup at Villa Madonna.
BISHOP BROSSART GIRLS SOCCER WINS FIRST EVER ALL “A” TITLE
The Bishop Brossart girls soccer team knocked off four-time reigning champion Bethlehem to claim their first All “A” Classic title in program history in their ninth appearance in the tournament.
The Lady ‘Stangs got their tournament run started with a 2-0 victory over Beechwood on Sept. 11 and then proceeded to outscore three opponents over the weekend by a 19-1 margin. The state tournament was played at Louisville Collegiate, defeating Hazard (9-0) and Sayre (7-1) on Saturday in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively, then taking down Bethlehem 3-0 in the championship on Sunday.
Zoey Woosley, Kaitlyn Kramer, Maddie Broering and Kylie Smith were named to the All-tournament team while Rachel Shewmaker took home Tournament MVP honors. Shewmaker scored all three goals in the championship and seven goals in the tournament in four games.
Bishop Brossart sits at 10-4-2 on the season and returns to play on Monday at Villa Madonna.