Simon Kenton hoped to ride the wave of momentum from the victory over North Oldham in the region semifinals Wednesday to the elusive 8th Region championship. But the Oldham County Colonels stopped them for the second time in three years, 3-1 (22-25, 25-15, 25-14, 26-24) in the championship game at Eminence on Thursday. Simon Kenton […]
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Simon Kenton slays 8th Region giant in dramatic comeback fashion
Amy Marx said she sent the same message to the Simon Kenton Pioneers volleyball players every hour. “We are going to do this.” Marx just wanted the Pioneers to believe they could take down perennial 8th Region power North Oldham in the 8th Region semifinals at Eminence and it happened in a thrilling way. The […]
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Campbell County, Simon Kenton volleyball win region quarterfinal games
The Campbell County Camels and Simon Kenton Pioneers volleyball teams hit the road and won their region quarterfinal games Tuesday. Here is how it happened: 10th Region Quarterfinals at Harrison County Campbell County 3, George Rogers Clark 0 (26-24, 25-23, 25-20) The Camels overcame the challenges from the Cardinals to advance in the tournament. George […]
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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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Tuesday NKY HS Round-up: Notre Dame, Bishop Brossart, Campbell County and St. Henry advance to district title soccer games, Conner tops Simon Kenton in volleyball
Girls Soccer 35th District Semifinals Notre Dame 10, Covington Latin 0 The Pandas soundly moved on to the championship game against Beechwood on Thursday at 6 p.m. back at Notre Dame. Riley Robertson had two goals to lead the Pandas (15-3-2) with Eva Dozier recording one goal and two assists. Jane Schuh had one goal […]
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Is this the year Simon Kenton gets over the 8th Region hump?
After last season ended with an 8th Region semifinal loss to South Oldham, eight-year veteran head coach Amy Marx said to look for some big things from the Simon Kenton Pioneers volleyball team this season. Simon Kenton has not disappointed, putting together a 24-5 run after pretty much everyone returned from last year’s team that […]
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Tuesday NKY HS round-up: Dixie Heights boys soccer pulls off road victory over Montgomery County
The Dixie Heights Colonels have not had an easy time scoring goals early in the season. They may have hit a turning point as the Colonels (2-3-1) ventured to Mount Sterling and knocked off the Montgomery County Indians, 2-1. The Indians (4-3) have won four 10th Region crowns over the last five years. “It was […]
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Monday NKY HS sports round-up: Notre Dame soccer knocks off defending state champs on road
The Notre Dame Pandas headed down Interstate 71 ready for a battle between the last two state champions. Notre Dame (6-1) came back up the dark highway with a huge 2-1 win over the South Oldham Dragons (4-2), erasing a 1-0 halftime deficit with two unassisted goals in the second half. Kate Lenihan tied the […]