Preparing for two 6-foot-1 Division I commits is one task. Facing them is another. No. 14-ranked Ryle did all they could to prepare for the towering talents on No. 2 Notre Dame, junior Makayla Roose and senior Teagan Kondik, but at the end of the night, the Pandas prevailed 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-22) Thursday night […]
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Weather wins: Brossart and Notre Dame halted at halftime due to lightning
No tale of two halves between Bishop Brossart and Notre Dame. For now. There was no winner Wednesday night at the Mustang Athletic Complex in Alexandria, and no goals to separate the two teams. Just 40 minutes of soccer between the No. 2 Pandas and No. 9 Lady ‘Stangs before lightning in the area suspended […]
End of the Run: St. Henry breaks Notre Dame’s 9th Region win streak
The streak is over. It took No. 6-ranked St. Henry five sets to do what them and every other Ninth Region team had been trying to do for five years: topple the volleyball giants, No. 2-ranked Notre Dame. The Crusaders did it by completing the reverse sweep, 3-2 (18-25, 24-26, 27-25, 25-20, 15-11), on the […]
9th Region Semifinals: Hirshey delivers for Ryle, Highlands rolls behind experience
Nine years ago, Ryle and Highlands met in the 9th Region softball championship. Nine years later, that matchup returns Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. at Thomas More’s “The Hill,” as the two programs square off once again with a berth in the KHSAA state softball tournament on the line. To reach the title game, Ryle […]
9th Region softball quarterfinals: Highlands, Ryle, Notre Dame and Dixie Heights advance
After a 24-hour delay, the 9th Region softball Tournament finally got underway Monday in two different locations. Two games were held at Holmes’ Mitchell Wolfe Field in Covington, two others at Thomas More University. Highlands defeated Conner in a tightly contested battle, while Ryle outlasted Newport Central Catholic in a game that ended early via […]
Four juniors from NKY selected to KY-IN JR All-Star game
Three girls and one boy from Northern Kentucky will represent the Commonwealth in the Kentucky-Indiana junior All-Star game to be played on May 31 at Charlestown High School in Indiana. Cooper’s Haylee Noel, Simon Kenton’s Brynli Pernell, Notre Dame’s Sarah Young and Covington Catholic’s Braeden Myrick were selected for the game, with juniors from across the […]
Dillon deals, or “Dills,” as Notre Dame cruises past Beechwood
Notre Dame pitcher Lucy Dillon spent her Tuesday evening dealing—or “Dilling”—and Beechwood couldn’t read the hand it was dealt. Dillon pitched a complete game, allowing just one hit and one run (zero earned) while walking one and striking out 14 of the 25 batters she faced in a 12-1 district seeding win for the Pandas […]
Kentucky, Ohio trade wins in OH-KY All-Star games
The Buckeye State and the Bluegrass State both had their share of highlights Saturday night at Thomas More’s Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills. In the annual Ohio-Kentucky All-Star games, featuring both girls and boys matchups, the Ohio girls picked up the opening win of the night, while the Kentucky boys responded with a strong […]
KY-IN All-Star basketball rosters set, four from NKY
Four student-athletes from Northern Kentucky will represent the Kentucky teams at the Kentucky-Indiana high school basketball All-Star series in June. Covington Catholic’s Athens McGillis is the lone boys roster representative while Ryle’s Jaelyn Jones, Notre Dame’s Emma Holtzapfel and Simon Kenton’s Haylie Webb will represent the girls team. The two-game series starts on June 5 […]
KY-OH All-Star game features eight from NKY
The 33rd annual Kentucky-Ohio high school All-Star basketball games set for Saturday, April 11 taking place at Thomas More will have quite a few from Northern Kentucky in it. The rosters were released last week and has three boys from NKY on the Kentucky roster and five girls from NKY on the Kentucky roster. Covington […]

