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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St. Henry topples Dixie Heights for another 34th District crown
St. Henry continued to have their way in the 34th District Tournament winning for a third straight year and the 11th time in 12 seasons with a sound 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-10) win on the road against Dixie Heights. St. Henry had 49 kills, 55 digs, 41 assists, six aces and six blocks 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 […]
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Weekend NKY HS Round-up: All “A” Queens, St. Henry wins seventh All “A” state title
A pretty dominant performance for the St. Henry volleyball team this weekend down in Richmond on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University. This is how dominant the St. Henry Crusaders played winning their seventh All “A” State championship at Eastern Kentucky University. The Crusaders (21-7) won their seventh All “A” state title and didn’t drop […]
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Thursday NKY HS round-up: St. Henry wins 9th Region All “A” volleyball crown; SK volleyball, boys soccer post huge wins
The queens of the All “A” Volleyball State Tournament are headed back there for the first time in two years. The St. Henry Crusaders handled the Beechwood Tigers, 2-0 (25-18, 25-13) in the All “A” 9th Region championship game at Newport Central Catholic to claim the title. St. Henry defeated Holy Cross, Bellevue and then […]
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Monday NKY HS round-up: St. Henry volleyball tops Beechwood, Walton-Verona girls soccer defeats Ryle
The St. Henry Crusaders volleyball team got back on the winning track after two tough home losses last week with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-18) win on the road against the Beechwood Tigers. Head coach Maureen Kaiser pointed out the losses to Assumption and Mercy McAuley showed the Crusaders (4-2) what they needed to work […]
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Assumption sweeps St. Henry in early-season battle
Maureen Kaiser said she schedules the 22-time state volleyball champion Assumption Rockets early in the season to see where the St. Henry Crusaders stand with them. Assumption came up Interstate 71 from Louisville and left with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-15) victory. The Rockets have won at least 26 in a row in the series […]
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Eight local seniors make state preseason Top 25 volleyball rankings
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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Tuesday NKY sports round-up: Ryle boys soccer claims third straight 33rd District crown
The Ryle Raiders won their third consecutive 33rd District boys soccer title on Tuesday night, downing the Conner Cougars, 2-0 in the championship game at Boone County High School. Ryle improved to 14-4-2 on the year while Conner dropped to 9-7-3. “The defense came out focused and they pretty much executed the plan we had […]
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2022 9th Region Volleyball Preview: Notre Dame, St. Henry maintain hold on region
The early years of Kentucky high school volleyball were dominated by Northern Kentucky teams. Notre Dame won the first state tournament in 1979. The next year, the title went to Villa Madonna. The year after that, St. Henry won. Notre Dame returned to claim the title three years in a row, 1982-1984, and picked up […]