Due to the winter sports season running late with the state basketball tournament and vacations and illness, we’re behind in Team of the Week nominees for the spring sports season, but now is the time to catch up. So the first Team of the Week up for voting for the spring sports season will combine what has happened since it officially began on March 16.
To be the winning team, fan votes play a heavy role, along with consideration from our sports team here at LINK.
OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and LINK nky are excited to expand in addition to the weekly winners, the program will be including three winners for Team of the Season and one overall winner for Team of the Year for the 2025-26 sports seasons.
Sports seasons are considered fall, winter and spring for the purpose of this awards program. At the conclusion of each sports season, an overall TOTS winner will be chosen from all previous TOTW winners for that season. Their school will receive a commemorative plaque and also receive a $500 scholarship to be presented to the athlete of their choice at the end of the school year.
Finally, the program culminates by selecting one TOTY from the three TOTS award winners. 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.
This week’s nominated teams are listed below with some information provided by the submitter or LINK nky staff. The poll where you can vote follows at the end of the article.
Voting is open until Friday at 11:59 a.m.
SIMON KENTON BOYS VOLLEYBALL
The Pioneers haven’t just burst on to the boys volleyball scene, they’ve exploded into it. Their inagural season has started with a 6-0 record, dropping just one set in those contests.
In their 6-0 start, they’ve been led by Nehemiah Kaai in kills with 84 of the team’s 158, Henry Alo in assists with 114 of the teams 125, Nicholas Nartker and Kaai with 68 and 60 digs, respectively and Nartker, Kaai and Alo with 42, 34 and 23 aces, respectively.
They’ll look to make it 7-0 when they host Collins on Thursday.
CONNER BASEBALL
The Cougars 7-3 start has come with wins over Simon Kenton, Covington Catholic and Beechwood as they are now in consideration for one of the top teams in Northern Kentucky.
They’ve been led at the plate with five hitting over .300 led by Cooper Kelly’s .393 batting average. Everret Hall is hitting .357, Max Brunkel .355, James Arbaugh .321 and Grayson Wagner .310.
Kelly, Brady Bushman, Jagger Sheanshang and Hall have paved the way on the mound, the four combining to pitch 50.2 innings and allowing just 14 earned runs and striking out 56.
They’ll look to go to 8-3 with a home contest against Simon Kenton on Monday. It kicks off a busy six-game week with games against Campbell County, Highlands, Holy Cross, West Clermont (Ohio) and Beechwood.
BISHOP BROSSART SOFTBALL
The Lady ‘Stangs opened up the season with a 8-0 record before suffering their first loss on March 31 against Batavia (Ohio). In their first eight games, they outscored the opponent 111-17, seven of the eight victories coming via run-rule.
Their lineup has been deadly with eight hitters currently hitting over .400 led by Leah Robinson with a .556 average. Robinson also leads the team in RBI with 15, followed by Sophie Schultz and Ava Freppon with 13 RBI apiece.
Anna Bezold and Maggie McKenzie have taken on the majority of the innings in the circle, Bezold tossing 19 innings with a 1.84 ERA and a 5-0 record. McKenzie has a 4.31 ERA in 13 innings pitched with 12 strikeouts.
Some notable wins in the 8-0 start are over Conner and Dixie Heights. They’ll look to start a new winning streak on Tuesday when they play in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee in the Cal Ripken Experience against Madisonville-North Hopkins.
COOPER SOFTBALL
Cooper’s 4-1-1 start includes a victory over their rival Ryle and the inaugural Battle of union trophy (pictured above).
Despite playing just six games in the first three weeks of the season, they’ll really get going this week at the Cal Ripken Experience in Piegon Forge, Tennessee. They play six games with doubleheaders on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
In their first six games, they’ve whacked seven home runs, three by Alivia Scott, two apiece from Kinley Johnson and Kayla Dalcour. Seven of the nine in the lineup are hitting at least .400.
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