The LINK nky Team of the Week for Oct. 5-11 presented by Ortho Cincy is the Walton-Verona boys soccer team.
A bonus for the Walton-Verona 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 through October. St. Henry boys soccer was the first winner for fall, Calvary Christian boys soccer the second, Holy Cross volleyball the third, Conner football the fourth, Cooper girls soccer the fifth, Highlands boys golf the sixth, Walton-Verona volleyball the seventh and Walton-Verona boys soccer the eighth.
A vote will follow for TOS when the fall sports season is wrapped up to determine the winner. The winner for TOS will then be one of three nominees for Team of the Year (TOY) voting in June. Each TOS winner will receive a $500 scholarship that will go to an athlete of their choice.
For the team that is awarded TOY, online and print articles will again be published, a large commemorative plaque will be presented and the school will receive an additional $500 scholarship to be presented to the athlete of their choice at the end of the school year. The call for nominations, voting and winning announcement for each will follow the same format as the TOTW.
Walton-Verona Boys Soccer
Walton-Verona won their 10th game of the season last week, marking the first time they have won double-digit games since 2022.
Owen Heilman recorded his seventh shutout of the season, tying a school record. It’s a complete turnaround from the past two seasons in which they’ve won just three games.
They are led by top goal scorer senior Andrew Kowcheck with 22 goals and Eli Born with 11 assists. Heilman has tallied 187 saves. Their season came to a hearbreaking end this week, losing to Grant County in the district semifinals in penalty kicks.
Congratulations to our other nominees as well: Scott girls soccer, Newport Central Catholic football, Holmes football, Cooper volleyball.
Check the website Monday for the new Team of the Week nominees!
