The LINK nky Team of the Week(s) presented by Ortho Cincy is the Ryle boys volleyball team.
A bonus for the Ryle boys volleyball team is that they are now eligible for Team of the Season (TOS) for the spring sports season. Bellevue’s football team won Team of the Season for the fall, Highlands swim and dive team winning Team of the Season for the winter. The Ryle boys volleyball team is the first winner in the spring sports season as the weekly nominations and winners will run through the end of May. A vote will follow for TOS when the spring sports season is wrapped up to determine the winner. Then we’ll turn to Team of the Year voting in the middle of June. Each TOS winner will receive a $500 scholarship that will go to an athlete of their choice and they will then be considered for Team of the Year (TOY).
For the team that is awarded TOY, online and print articles will again be published, a large commemorative plaque will be presented and the school will receive an additional $500 scholarship to be presented to the athlete of their choice at the end of the school year. The call for nominations, voting and winning announcement for each will follow the same format as the TOTW.
RYLE BOYS VOLLEYBALL
The Raiders have yet to lose a contest to start the 2025 season sporting a 13-0 record. They are getting recognized statewide as one of the top teams in the state, ranked No. 3 in the latest Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association Poll.
They’ve dropped just two sets in the process of their undefeated start, winning 38 of 40 sets. Andrew Stropko leads the team in kills with 61, Max Kidd has 28 blocks to lead the way, Ryota Kondo tops the assist category with 139, Collin Kemper leads with 63 digs and Kondo heads the service department with 56 aces.
Congratulations to our other nominees as well: Bishop Brossart baseball, Walton-Verona baseball, Campbell County softball, Dixie Heights boys lacrosse and Notre Dame Academy lacrosse.
Check for the LINK nky Team of the Week nominees for April 13-19 on the website in the sports section in the early part of the week!
