The Notre Dame Pandas soccer team came away from the Zionsville (Indiana) Invitational with a 2-2 tie against the Carmel (Indiana) Greyhounds in a battle of nationally-ranked teams on MaxPreps.
Notre Dame (10-1-1) is ranked ninth and Carmel (7-0-2) 11th in the latest poll. The Pandas held a 2-1 lead in the second half, but could not hold it.
“They were good. They had a ton of speed up top,” said Brian Woeste, Notre Dame head coach. “They were solid in the midfield, very organized everywhere. All those kids are high-level club players. There’s not a whole lot to look at with them and pick apart.”
Riley Robertson and Jane Schuh scored the Notre Dame goals with Leah Young and Hannah Holocher tallying assists. Sophomore goalkeeper Joelle Hentz played the entire game and made 15 saves for the Pandas.
“It was a really good game,” Hentz said. “My back line was really organized up top. I just read the shooter. Timing is the most important thing for me – timing my dives, when I should come out.”
Notre Dame travels to Ohio to face the Loveland Tigers (4-1-2) on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Highlands wins twice at Christian County
The Bluebirds ventured out to western Kentucky and came back with two wins in the Christian County Showcase.
Highlands defeated the Clarksville (Tennessee) Wildcats, 10-0. Laney Smith led the way with three goals and one assist and Claire Cavacini added three goals with Kate Jamie scoring once and assisting another goal. Sophia Agin, Yvie Gorrigan and Ariana Harms had one goal each. Ava Lawhorn, Ava Meyer, Molly De Sola, Alli Sower, Kate Fausz and Reese Wilkens had one assist each. Natalie Hinegardner made one save at goalkeeper.
Highlands (8-2) also shut out the Murray Tigers (6-3) from the 1st Region, 4-0. Wilkens and Smith had one goal and one assist each with Fausz and Cavacini scoring the other two goals and Lawhorn adding an assist. Bailey Markus and Hinegardner had one save each.
Highlands plays at Conner (10-2-1) on Wednesday at 7:45 p.m.
Other Girls Soccer Scores
Ludlow 1, Scott 1
Conner 3, St. Henry 1
10th Region All “A” Classic
Bishop Brossart 13, Paris 0
Calvary Christian 9, St. Patrick 0
Volleyball
Holy Cross wins third straight September Slam
The Holy Cross Indians won their third consecutive September Slam Tournament at Town and Country in Wilder because Scott’s new gym floor is not ready.
Holy Cross has won 17 straight in the tournament dating back to 2020.
“It’s amazing because we work so hard in practice. Not every team gets that,” Holy Cross senior Julia Hunt said. “I feel that’s what builds our team chemistry. We have a small school so we see each other around in the hallways. When you see someone, you say, ‘Hey.’ That also portrays onto the court.”
Holy Cross (11-1) knocked off Campbell County, 2-0 (25-18, 25-20) to win the championship. The Indians had 27 kills, four blocks, 25 assists, 21 digs and seven aces in the win. Hunt had 18 kills, two blocks, six digs and three aces to lead the way.
But Hunt had some help. Olivia Gangwish had a team-high eight digs with freshman setter Lucy Lenihan recording 16 assists and three kills. Olivia McHenry had eight assists and Braelyn Romanello added four kills.
“I think our communication as a team has grown since the beginning of the season,” McHenry said. “We’ve been growing as a team every practice day in and day out. We just have to continue to work.”
Holy Cross had to survive the pool play games to make it to the championship game. The Indians downed Oldham County, 2-1 (15-25, 25-21, 15-9) then Scott, 2-1 (25-20, 22-25, 15-13) earlier in the day.
“It took us a minute. Even though we’re senior-heavy, we have a lot of kids that are new to varsity,” said Jill Hunt, Holy Cross head coach. “I think they had to believe that they could do it before they actually showed up to do it. Preseason was hard. We spent a lot of time with two-a-days. We did all kinds of things we don’t normally do at Holy Cross to try to get them prepared because we knew it was going to be a different dynamic.”
Campbell County (5-5) won four out of five in the tournament. The Camels had 15 kills, four blocks, four aces, 20 digs and 13 assists in the championship game. Ella Thorwarth led Campbell County with nine digs with Hope Hamilton and Ava Crowl recording seven and six assists, respectively, and A lon McIntyre had a team-high nine digs. Lexi Scharold and Emma Manser had five kills and two solo blocks each.
“It’s about controlling our side and understanding our side is the only side that matters. We need to put the ball over and keeping it on their side for (opponents) to make errors,” said Mikah Freppon, Campbell County head coach. “I’m unbelievably proud of them for this. They took a huge step.”
The Camels bested Beechwood, 2-1 (26-24, 16-25, 15-13) then Simon Kenton, 2-1 (25-16, 21-25, 15-8) after beating Boone County and Highlands on Friday to finish 4-0 in pool play. Teams played four pool play games over two days then faced the team that finished in the same place in the other pool.
“I think it’s really big,” Manser said. “Our season has been a bit slow so far. So getting these big wins is important for us moving on in the season.”
Simon Kenton (9-2) took out Oldham County, 2-0 (25-10, 25-21) in the second-place game. This marked the second win over the Colonels (7-4) this year for Simon Kenton.
Other September Slam Scores
Simon Kenton 2, Boone County 1 (25-21, 20-25, 15-5)
Dixie Heights 2, Boone County 0 (26-24, 26-24)
Newport Central Catholic 2, Dixie Heights 1 (25-15, 21-25, 15-4)
Scott 2, Newport Central Catholic 0 (25-21, 25-18)
Beechwood 2, Highlands 0 (25-23, 25-20)
Highlands 2, Newport Central Catholic 0 (25-23, 25-20)
Highlands 2, Boone County 0 (25-10, 25-17)
Beechwood 2, Scott 0 (26-24, 25-20)
Oldham County 2, Dixie Heights 0 (25-19, 25-16)
St. Henry goes 3-3 in Nike Tournament of Champions
The Crusaders ventured down to the Wiregrass Ranch Sports Complex in Wesley Chapel, Florida going 2-1 on the second day after going 1-2 on Friday playing competition from across the country.
St. Henry (8-5) downed Incarnate Word Academy (Missouri), 2-0 (25-18, 25-17) and Tampa Prep (Florida), 2-0 (25-18, 25-22) on Saturday. The Crusaders lost 2-0 (25-22, 25-16) to Pope Academy (Georgia) on the second day.
St. Henry faces Bellevue (6-5) on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the All “A” 9th Region semifinals at Newport Central Catholic.
Boys Soccer Scores
Simon Kenton goes 1-1 in Bowling Green
The Pioneers played twice in the Purples Classic.
Simon Kenton (6-4-1) beat Elizabethtown, 4-2. Cole Garnett scored two goals with Ian Lawrence scoring one and assisting another. Dravin Dean scored the other goal with Andrew Petty and Dominick Dornbusch adding assists. Pioneer goalkeeper Miles Mullen made four saves against the Panthers (3-7-2).
Daviess County (11-1) shut out the Pioneers, 5-0. Mullen made four saves.
Simon Kenton plays host to Dixie Heights (4-4-1) on Tuesday at 8 p.m.
Other Boys Soccer Scores
Lafayette 9, Beechwood 1
10th Region All “A” Classic
Bishop Brossart 11, Paris 0
Calvary Christian 8, St. Patrick 1
Football
Bishop Brossart 36, Pineville 18
The Mustangs traveled to southeast Kentucky and came back with their first win of the season.
Cameron Mandel ran wild for 199 yards and four touchdowns. The Mustang defense picked off three passes, two from Nicholas Cozzi, the other from Quinten Tischner. Joe Schroeder added three sacks as they allowed under 200 total yards.
Brossart travels to Nicholas County (1-2) on Friday at 7:30 p.m.