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 […]
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The LINK nky Team of the Week: St. Henry boys soccer
The LINK nky Team of the Week for August 17-23 presented by Ortho Cincy is the St. Henry boys soccer team. A bonus for the St. Henry boys soccer team is that they are now eligible for Team of the Season (TOS) for the fall sports season. The weekly nominations and winners for fall will run in […]
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Ryle ready to defend high school regional golf crowns and other news from around the links
The Kentucky high school golf season begins next week, and both Ryle squads enter with championship expectations. The boys return as defending Region 7 champions after posting a 293 last fall, finishing 10 shots ahead of runner‑up Covington Catholic. The Ryle girls also return as favorites after winning last year’s 7th Region tournament by 34 […]
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50 greatest NKY prep sports teams in 50 days: Day 14, 1981 St. Henry volleyball
We gave you the 50 greatest sports icons from NKY last summer. Since we had so much fun with that, we’re bringing you another list of the 50 greatest things this summer…The 50 greatest prep sports teams from NKY. Each day for the next 50 days, we’ll release one of the area’s 50 greatest prep sports […]
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Highlands’ Dixon highlights All-State softball team, wins Region Player of the Year
The Kentucky Softball Coaches Association have made their selections for the All-State teams and Region and Player of the Year in each respective region. While softball in the state isn’t classified, the KSCA splits the state into three classes to form the All-State teams. Each class has a first and second team along with an […]
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Carter wins 86th Northern Kentucky Amateur Championship
Ben Carter is the latest local prep product to capture the area’s top men’s amateur golf prize. The former St. Henry High School standout won this week’s 86th Northern Kentucky Amateur Championship at Summit Hills Country Club in Crestview Hills. Carter finished the Greater Cincinnati Golf Association event with a three-day score of 6-under-par on […]
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New St. Henry girls basketball coach Kes Murphy talks hoops, family and fun ahead for The Cru
Time for trivia! Name the only sibling combo in the history of Kentucky high school athletics that has produced a Miss Kentucky Basketball award winner and a head coach who won a girls basketball state championship. If your answer is local legend Donna Murphy and brother Kes Murphy, please advance to the lightning round. But […]
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Kes Murphy returns to sideline as St. Henry girls basketball coach
Former Notre Dame Academy and Holy Cross High School girls basketball coach Kes Murphy is back in the game. Murphy was announced Thursday as the new head coach of the St. Henry District High School girls basketball program, bringing more than a decade of success and championship experience with him. Murphy compiled 309 wins over […]
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St. Henry softball rediscovers its swagger
There’s something going on with the St. Henry High School softball team. The girls are playing with renewed vigor after suffering through nine losing seasons in a row. They are hitting a ton. They are smiling a lot. Enthusiasm is sky high with high fives, handshakes and hand claps. They are pumping themselves up with […]
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State archery tournament results
The KHSAA state archery tournament took place on Tuesday in Lexington. Two boys and girls teams from Nothern Kentucky along with several individuals from the region. Ryle’s boys finished 19th with a team score of 1,950, Cooper’s boys followed in 21st with a 1.929. Simon Kenton’s girls finished eighth with a 1,944. Cooper’s girls were […]
