Tasha Lovins could not recall it ever happening before. Ryle’s volleyball coach talked about the eight seniors from Northern Kentucky being among the state’s 25 best in the PrepDig.com rankings. “There were some years that we definitely had some really good athletes come out of Northern Kentucky,” Lovins said. “I definitely don’t remember there being […]
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An Exceptional Eight: Triple Threat teammates plan for college
The eight girls were at least a curiosity. When the Boone County contingent showed up for AAU basketball tournaments some six years ago, their opponents couldn’t believe they had anything to do with a Catholic school in Burlington. No, neither the squads who drew their rosters from all over Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana – nor their parents […]
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Notre Dame volleyball seniors talk what’s next after state title
The five Notre Dame Pandas seniors came to the school to discuss rings with associate head coach Jenna Leistner several days after winning the 10th state championship in program history. Four of the five seniors off the 34-5 squad will be playing college volleyball after they graduate in the spring. They agree things have sunk […]
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Notre Dame volleyball wins 10th state title
Ava Tilden took the season’s final swing sending it screaming to the open back row on the other side. That set off a big celebration as the Notre Dame Pandas (34-5 overall) won their 10th Kentucky High School Athletic Association volleyball tournament crown with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-11, 25-16) win over the Lexington Dunbar Bulldogs […]
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State volleyball tournament: Notre Dame advances, Brossart falls in first round
Editor’s Note: Ashland Daily Independent sports reporter Matthew Sparks contributed to this report. Fair or not, the Notre Dame Pandas (31-5 overall) and Bishop Brossart Mustangs (27-14) volleyball teams hit the road for the first round of the state tournament looking to control what they could. Here are the results: Notre Dame 3, Paintsville 0 […]
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Volleyball regional title match-ups are set: Notre Dame-Ryle in the 9th; Scott-Brossart in the 10th
Four Northern Kentucky high school volleyball teams are a game away from the state tournament. The 9th Region features the Notre Dame Pandas (29-5 overall) traveling to Union to face the Ryle Raiders (24-15). Then the 10th Region features a third battle this season between two 37th District rivals as the Scott Eagles (27-12) travel […]
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Thursday NKY sports round-up: Notre Dame downs Ryle in volleyball
Notre Dame took care of Ryle, 3-1 (25-20, 18-25, 26-24, 25-16) on Thursday night in Union. The Pandas improve to 24-4 overall while the Raiders drop to 19-12. Notre Dame Head Coach Leslie Litmer said the match showed Notre Dame areas in need of improvement. “We were fortunate to pull it out in four games […]
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Saturday NKY sports round-up: Notre Dame volleyball beats Assumption, takes runner-up in Asics Challenge
The Notre Dame Pandas volleyball team (23-4 overall) finished runner-up in the prestigious Asics Challenge in Chicago. The tournament featured 24 teams from six states. Notre Dame senior libero Kamden Schrand made the all-tournament team. The Pandas started the second day taking down Marist (Illinois) 2-1 (25-19, 19-25, 25-16) in the first round of the […]
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Volleyball: Notre Dame beats St. Henry in front of 1,000-strong crowd
The state’s two most recent volleyball champions faced off in front a crowd of more than a thousand people on Friday night. Notre Dame got the win over St. Henry. The annual Playing for a Purpose game supports the I Have Wings Breast Cancer Foundation that Janet Chambers helped found in the early 2000s as […]
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Weekend NKY sports round-up: Notre Dame volleyball learns lessons in loss; Brossart volleyball, NewCath boys soccer win All “A” region crowns
The Notre Dame Pandas (4-2 overall) may not have earned the desired result in the 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-22) loss to the Cincinnati Mercy McAuley Wolves (2-0) from the Girls Greater Catholic League on Saturday, but the host Pandas left knowing the loss will benefit them better in the long run. Notre Dame made Mercy […]
