The Ryle basketball teams used good starts to win their boy/girl doubleheader against Dixie Heights on Friday. One saw the Raiders pull away in the second half and the other one saw the Raiders make big shot after big shot to hold off the pesky Colonels. Here’s how they went down: Boys Ryle 63, Dixie […]
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Dixie Heights’ Alyssa Bechtol: one of America’s best
You can find one of America’s best young bowlers in Erlanger. Alyssa Bechtol, a 13-year-old eighth-grader at Turkey Foot Middle School who’s on the Dixie Heights team, rolled a 12-strike perfect 300 – the first in Colonels history – in a Nov. 30 match against Boone County at Strike and Spare Family Fun Center in […]
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Highlands dominates trenches in convincing home playoff win over Dixie Heights
It took the Highlands Bluebirds just three plays and 31 seconds to score the game’s first touchdown and the freight train rolled on from there. Highlands built a 40-0 halftime lead over Dixie Heights on the way to a 40-7 Class 5A playoff win at David Cecil Memorial Stadium on Friday. Highlands has outscored its […]
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Notre Dame overwhelms Dixie Heights in quarterfinal victory
Notre Dame routinely dominates opponents in the 9th Region volleyball tournament. That continued that Sunday in a sound 3-0 (25-8, 25-17, 25-10) win over Dixie Heights in the quarterfinals at Cooper High School. The coaching staff continues to remind the Pandas of the next game mentality for a huge reason. “That’s a conversation we have […]
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St. Henry topples Dixie Heights for another 34th District crown
St. Henry continued to have their way in the 34th District Tournament winning for a third straight year and the 11th time in 12 seasons with a sound 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-10) win on the road against Dixie Heights. St. Henry had 49 kills, 55 digs, 41 assists, six aces and six blocks in the […]
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NKY Volleyball District Tournament roundup: Top seeds avoid upsets
Four of the six area district volleyball tournament semifinal games saw third seeds with the chance to avenge regular season losses against the second seeds on their home floors. But only the Dixie Heights Colonels successfully defended their home floor, knocking off the Villa Madonna Vikings, 3-0 (25-16, 25-11, 25-23) to advance to the 34th […]
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NKY Wednesday Volleyball roundup: Simon Kenton claims county championship with thriller at Scott
Head coach Amy Marx said she told the Simon Kenton Pioneers volleyball players the host Scott Eagles would throw everything they had at them trying to win on the home floor and they did not disappoint pushing it to five sets. But the Pioneers (26-7) found a way to leave there with a 3-2 (25-21, […]
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Wednesday NKY HS round-up: Conner girls soccer upends Dixie Heights to conclude regular season
The Conner Cougars girls soccer team concluded the regular season winning a tight 2-1 game at home against the Dixie Heights Colonels. Conner (15-3-3) outshot Dixie Heights, 10-7 with goalkeeper Ally Welch recording six saves. “Anytime you can beat somebody who’s been in the region finals or semifinals the last several years in a quality […]
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Wednesday NKY HS round-up: Simon Kenton girls soccer earns county rivalry win
The Simon Kenton girls soccer team has taken its lumps this year. But they have responded recently with two wins in their last three games, including a 3-2 win at home over the Dixie Heights Colonels in a county rivalry game. Cam Ruble scored all three goals for the Pioneers (5-7), tying Reese Johnson for […]
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34th District Girls Soccer Preview: Dixie Heights, St. Henry expect more battles this year
It had not been uncommon for one to win the regular season battle, only to see the losing team rebound to take the 34th District championship. The St. Henry Crusaders struggled to a combined seven wins in 2020 and ’21 and missing the 9th Region Tournament two years ago. The Dixie Heights Colonels won three […]