Villa Madonna Academy volleyball coach Sandi Kitchen has reached another milestone. The Vikings coach picked up her 500th win with the Vikings on Monday with a 2-0 (25-12, 25-12) win over Bellevue in the 9th Region All “A” tournament quarterfinals. Kitchen is in her 31st season at Villa, celebrating her 30th year with the program […]
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Milyn Minor: a major contributor to Scott volleyball success
What you need to know Milyn Minor’s athletic career started on the dance floor. It continued on the basketball court and soccer pitch. Scott’s senior hitter doesn’t do the Griddy, knock down 3-pointers or score goals very much. Instead, she concentrates on kills, assists, digs and blocks, all of which will be needed for the […]
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Beechwood blazes past Scott in season opener
What you need to know Beechwood came in so hot on opening day of the Kentucky high school girls volleyball season, even the fire alarms couldn’t stay quiet. Once play resumed, the No. 25 Tigers proved too much for defending state semifinalist Scott, rolling to a 3-0 sweep (25-16, 25-18, 25-15) in Fort Mitchell on […]
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Four from NKY show up in preseason KVCA poll
The Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association released their preseason poll on Wednesday with four Northern Kentucky teams showing up on it. The poll, conducted by the KVCA with 25 coaches from across the state voting on it, unanimously ranked back-to-back champion Assumption at No. 1 with all 25 first-place votes. Notre Dame Academy came in at […]
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Ryle’s Tanner-Lovins new KVCA President
The Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association will have quite a bit of Northern Kentucky influence on its board for the new school year. Ryle coach Tasha Tanner-Lovins has accepted the role of KVCA President while Scott coach Andrea Sullivan will be Vice President and Cooper coach Michelle Isaac will be a KVCA Membership Chair. The board […]
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Ryle celebrates landmark season despite loss to Trinity
Ryle’s final huddle of the season ended with smiles and cheers. Those cheers followed a 3-0 loss to Louisville Trinity (25-13, 25-19, 25-17) in the first round of the inaugural KHSAA boys’ volleyball state tournament Wednesday night in Union. The scoreboard didn’t favor the Raiders, but the moment was bigger than the match. The celebration […]
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Ryle enters state volleyball tournament battle-tested, ready to compete
After mowing through their competition in region play, Ryle’s boys volleyball team will take center stage on their own court Wednesday night. The Raiders will host Trinity in the inaugural KHSAA boys’ volleyball state tournament at 7 p.m. They’ve earned their spot with a 22-3 record in the inaugural season sanctioned by the KHSAA, their […]
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Three from NKY named to KHSAA Student Advisory Group
Three of the sixteen student-athletes from across the state have been named members of the 2025-26 KHSAA Student Advisory Group hail from Northern Kentucky. Beechwood’s Owen McCormack, Scott’s Milyn Minor and Newport Central Catholic’s Alannah Kues were elected to the advisory group. The leaders will represent the KHSAA at the NFHS National Student Leadership Summit […]
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Ryle top 10 in initial boys volleyball poll
The Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association have released their first ever boys volleyball poll. Boys volleyball is now a KHSAA sanctioned sport, starting this year. The Ryle boys are ranked fifth in the initial poll, picking up a first-place vote as well. They are the lone Northern Kentucky team in the poll. KVCA members voted and […]
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Boys and girls lacrosse, boys volleyball officially official
Sometimes, Notre Dame lacrosse coach Jimmy Marshall thinks he’s an evangelist for his sport. “I do in a way just because I’ve been involved with it so long,” Marshall said. “I’m always trying to promote it through basically evidence.” Girls and boys lacrosse and boys volleyball are the newest of the 14 sports and six […]
