Beechwood’s volleyball wake-up call came last Thursday. The Tigers eliminated Newport Central Catholic, 3-0 (25-10, 25-13, 25-15), in Monday’s Ninth Region quarterfinals at Dayton High School, and they’ll play Conner in the semifinals at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Senior setter Skylr Estep talked about losing 3-0 to four-time defending region champion Notre Dame in the 35th […]
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Beechwood beats Notre Dame in five sets
Isabel O’Brien thought it was worth the pain. While O’Brien sat on a chair grimacing through leg cramps, the rest of Beechwood’s volleyball team celebrated Saturday’s 3-2 (25-21, 25-18, 17-25, 18-25, 15-9) win over four-time defending Ninth Region champion Notre Dame in the 17th annual Playing for a Purpose benefit game at Boone County High School. […]
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35th District Volleyball Semifinals: Notre Dame, Beechwood move on to title game
The semifinal match-up between the second-seeded Beechwood Tigers and host Holy Cross Indians had the battle one expects between two teams fighting to keep their seasons alive. It went back-and-forth a good bit. But Beechwood’s depth eventually won out, 3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 25-22, 27-25) giving the Tigers their first berth in the 9th Region Tournament […]
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Beechwood dominates Dixie Heights in straight sets
There wasn’t a happier bunch of volleyball players anywhere in Kentucky – from Caverna to Paducah to Ashland to Louisville to Covington. Beechwood forevermore rebounded from last Thursday’s loss to defending state champion Notre Dame by knocking off Dixie Heights on Tuesday in The Den, 3-0 (25-16, 25-11, 15-14). “I can’t say I’m surprised,” Beechwood […]
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35th District volleyball preview: Notre Dame enters with big target
Notre Dame volleyball coach Leslie Litmer said winning two state volleyball titles in three years, including the 2020 and 2022 crowns, is a good and hard thing. “It’s a good thing because you’re happy to see all of the hard work pay off for the players,” Litmer said. “It also makes it really hard because […]
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Long returns to lead Beechwood volleyball
Matt Long returns to Beechwood to coach the Tigers volleyball team with fond memories from his first stint as head coach. Long guided the Tigers to the KHSAA state semifinals in 2002, the only other time the Tigers have advanced that far came in 1989. The Beechwood administration brought back Long for a second stint […]