Notre Dame’s volleyball team had a stressful start Monday. The Pandas finished just fine – a 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-18) home win over Lexington Catholic in the first round of the KHSAA girls volleyball tournament. The reward: 14th Region champion Knott County Central, a 3-1 winner over Ashland, in the quarterfinals at 7:30 p.m. Friday at […]
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Notre Dame, St. Henry volleyball teams unite for a greater purpose
Saturday’s volleyball match between Notre Dame and St. Henry meant more than the final score. The Pandas, the two-time defending Ninth Region champions and state runner-up, defeated the Crusaders, 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-12) in the 16th annual Playing for a Purpose match at packed Boone County’s Nell Fookes Court and improved to 6-1 on the season. […]
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Notre Dame solves Hart, McCracken County in latest state quarterfinal win
Notre Dame co-head coach Jenna Leistner stood up after another Addison Hart kill and made it clear what needed to happen. “You have to find a way to stop her,” Leistner said. Shortly after that, juniors Ella Goetz and Riley McCloskey blocked the McCracken County junior outside hitter to put the Pandas up 15-14 in […]
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Notre Dame rhythm too much for Campbell County in opening round of state volleyball tournament
The first round of the state volleyball tournament in recent years has taken the Notre Dame Pandas to Wolfe County, Paintsville and this year, to a much-closer Campbell County. But the common denominator has not changed. Notre Dame brought the intensity and dominated the Camels, 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-7) on their way to a third […]
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Notre Dame volleyball headed back to state
Junior Ella Goetz watched her block hit the floor on the opposing side and then turned to celebrate with her teammates. The Notre Dame Pandas have added some more hardware to their storied program with another 9th Region championship, defeating St. Henry 3-0 (27-25, 25-23, 25-17) on Thursday at Cooper. Notre Dame won all three […]
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Notre Dame fends off challenge from Conner in 9th Region semifinals
In a familiar 9th Region volleyball tournament story, the Notre Dame Pandas responded to a challenge in a big way to make it back to the championship game. This one came against the Conner Cougars, who made their first appearance in the 9th Region semifinals in school history behind their two dynamic middle blockers Lilly […]
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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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Notre Dame displays Tradition of Dominance in St. Elizabeth Game of Month
Whenever the Notre Dame Pandas take the court, the defending state champions put a lot of little things together for one big performance. Notre Dame’s latest display of that Tradition of Dominance came at Thomas More University’s Connor Convocation Center on Senior Night on Thursday in a 3-0 (25-9, 25-19, 25-16) win over the Ryle […]
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Weekend Sports Round-up: Notre Dame volleyball bests Assumption in Asics Challenge in Chicago
The Notre Dame Pandas ventured up to Chicago to face some of the best teams in the country and came away with a runner-up finish. The Pandas (24-3) first beat North Branch (Michigan) in the quarterfinals then avenged their lone in-state loss of the season besting the Assumption Rockets, 2-1 (24-26, 25-15, 29-27) in the […]
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Notre Dame rides momentum wave to win over St. Henry
The Notre Dame Pandas volleyball team is known for surfing for momentum waves and riding them to victory throughout its storied history. The Pandas (18-1) did it again Friday in the 16th Annual Playing for a Purpose rivalry game against the St. Henry Crusaders (22-8) in a 3-1 (26-28, 27-25, 25-21, 25-15) victory in front […]