Regional volleyball tournaments continued on Tuesday. Here are the results: 9th Region at Ryle Ryle 3, Dixie Heights 1 The 33rd District champion Raiders (23-15 overall) took care of the 34th District runner-up Colonels (15-10) in three straight by 25-19, 25-21, 25-17 scores after Dixie Heights won the first game 25-22. “Dixie Heights played a […]
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Simon Kenton overwhelms Dixie, powered by Lawson’s 297 rushing yards
Simon Kenton lit up the scoreboard and rushed for 467 yards in a 66-23 win at home over Dixie Heights on Thursday night. With the victory to open Class 6A, District 6 play, the Pioneers improve to 4-3 on the year while the Colonels fall to 2-5. “The kids are so good. They believe in […]
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Thursday NKY sports round-up: Dixie, Highlands soccer tie; Ryle nabs 33rd District top seed
The Highlands Bluebirds and Dixie Heights Colonels met at Rice Mountjoy Stadium for another tough 9th Region boys soccer battle. They left with a 2-2 draw. Dixie rallied from two goals down to even things up. With the tie, Highlands is now 9-4-3 on the season while Dixie is 12-2-2. “We started off slow,” said […]
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CovCath wins Colonel battle, loses quarterback in game
Covington Catholic may have lost its starting quarterback in junior Evan Pitzer but senior Zacc Roberts came off the bench helping the blue Colonels (3-1) win the Battle of Dixie Highway, 47-14 over the Dixie Heights red Colonels (2-2). Roberts completed 12 of 14 passes for 179 yards and four touchdowns. Covington Catholic has won […]
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Thursday NKY sports round-up: Dixie Soccer, Volleyball teams pull trifecta
Dixie Heights (4-3 overall) won a thrilling 9th Region volleyball game against the visiting Highlands Bluebirds (2-3) by the slimmest 3-2 (19-25, 25-19, 7-25, 25-22, 15-13) score. Dixie has won its last four games after dropping the first three to solid 9th Region opponents. “We made some adjustments throughout the game,” said Julie Kelly, Dixie […]
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Thursday NKY sports round-up: Cooper boys soccer downs Dixie
Many 9th Region games could be like this during the regular season and the post-season. It could come down to one uncleared ball, one nice pass and one nice finish to decide a low-scoring game. The Cooper Jaguars (3-0-2 overall) earned one of those tough victories holding off the Dixie Heights Colonels (5-1) for a […]
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NKY Football, Class 6A, District 6 preview: Ryle looks for another strong season
The Ryle Raiders have won eight of nine district games since the current Class 6A, District 6 formed in 2019, but have struggled in the post-season. It was only a matter of time before the Ryle Raiders had that breakthrough. Last season, Ryle finished 9-4, winning another district crown and first two playoff games before […]
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Class 3A Track and Field: Campbell County’s Holbrook, Simon Kenton’s Ritter lead NKY performances
Northern Kentucky athletes put in strong performances at the Kentucky Class 3A state track and field meet. The top team scores came on the girls side with Dixie Heights scoring 25 to tie for seventh and Ryle scoring 24, tying for ninth. Louisville Dupont Manual won the meet with 117 points. “We’ve been building this […]
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Dixie Height’s High School’s Distinguished Alumni and Faculty award winners
Dixie Heights High School is proud to announce the inaugural class of the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. The following award winners will be recognized for displaying excellence in their chosen occupation, community involvement, service to others and exhibiting qualities as a role model. Additionally, one former member of the Dixie Heights staff will be […]
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Balanced Dixie Heights Bests Holy Cross in 9th Region Semifinals
The Holy Cross Indians have a talented one-two “Batman and Robin” punch in junior guards Jacob Meyer and Javier Ward as Head Coach Casey Sorrell described them. But the Dixie Heights Colonels (22-6 overall) have had nice balance all season and it showed again in the 65-57 victory over the Indians (21-10) on Sunday at […]