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 and continue addition to the LINK nky Team of the Week (TOTW) weekly winners, the program will be including three winners for Team of the Season (TOTS) and one overall winner for Team of the Year (TOTY) 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.
CONNER SOFTBALL
A 3-0 week improved the Conner softball team to 11-3 on the season after wins over Cooper, Boone County and Walton-Verona. The wins over Cooper and Boone County were even more important as it ran their 33rd District record to 3-0.
They have two more pivotal 33rd District battles this week with Ryle on Monday and Cooper on Wednesday. Wins in those two contests would assure them the No. 1 seed in the district tournament.
HIGHLANDS SOFTBALL
The Bluebirds have won six in a row and went 5-0 last week which included a win over state-ranked No. 9 Ballard. The six-game winning streak also includes a win over No. 24 Greenup County.
They’ve improved to 13-5, playing the toughest schedule in Northern Kentucky.
RYLE SOFTBALL
Speaking of six-game winning streaks, Ryle has one as well as they went 3-0 last week with wins over Boone County, Holy Cross and Cooper.
The two wins over Boone County and Cooper improved their 33rd District record to 2-1 with pivotal battles against Conner on Monday and Boone County on Wednesday. The Lady Raiders are 11-3 overall.
VILLA MADONNA SOFTBALL
Villa Madonna went 4-0 last week, dominating the competition and outscoring opponents 67-15. The undefeated week more than doubled their win total as they improved to 7-2.
CALVARY CHRISTIAN BOYS VOLLEYBALL
The Cougars won all three games last week as they improved to 16-3 on the season.
They defeated Shelby County, Scott and Collins as they boast the most wins in the region for the season.
COOPER GIRLS LACROSSE
After a 1-5 start, the Cooper girls lacrosse team has won four in a row, which includes a 3-0 week last week with wins over Lafayette, Dixie Heights and Collins. They’re 2-0 in region play with five regular season games remaining.
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