The reigning Ninth Region champions Highlands Bluebirds and the Ryle Raiders, who are coming off a semi-final appearance in the region tournament, were voted co-No. 1 in the preseason rankings for ninth region softball voted on by the coaches. Highlands has the No. 1 ranked player in the region in Kennedy Baioni and Bailey Markus […]
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Ryle makes first-half lead stand in region quarterfinal win over Highlands
It is the movie that has been played in the Ninth Region girls basketball tournament a number of times over the years. The Ryle Raiders girls basketball team (23-8) builds a lead in the first half then either pulls away in the second half or finds ways to keep it on the way to another […]
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NKY girls hoops district tournament roundup: Dixie Heights, Highlands win titles
The Dixie Heights Colonels (25-7 overall) won their ninth straight 34th District championship with a 68-41 win over the host St. Henry Crusaders (18-12) on Thursday. Dixie Heights put four players in double figures. Senior guard Ella Steczynski led the way scoring 16 points with freshman guard Coralee Pelfrey scoring 13. Freshman guard Aubrey Elkins […]
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Burns wins big in CovCath victory over Highlands
Thomas Burns watched at midcourt of the historic David Evans Gymasium Court at Holmes High School with his family knowing every person in attendance at the basketball game stood in his corner. The Covington Catholic senior lacrosse player is battling a rare form of cancer called Ewing Sarcoma that primarily attacks the bones. The stands […]
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Highlands-CovCath basketball game moved to Holmes; proceeds benefit CovCath student battling cancer
Covington Catholic Director of Athletics Tony Bacigalupo pointed out that even though the Covington Catholic Colonels and Highlands Bluebirds will be playing a game on the court, those two teams and the host Holmes Bulldogs are on the same team in the game of life. That life is for Covington Catholic senior Thomas Burns. Burns […]
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Scott’s Strong wins Class 2A girls cross country title, Eagles take state runner-up
Scott junior Maddie Strong won the individual state title in the girls Class 2A cross country meet at Bourbon County as the Eagles finished runner-up in the team standings. Strong won the 5,000-meter race in 18 minutes, 41.98 seconds. The runner-up, Lincoln County freshman Abigail Bastin, finished just more than 12 seconds behind her at […]
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NKY regional volleyball round-up: Ryle, Holy Cross, Scott, Simon Kenton move on
Regional volleyball tournaments continued on Tuesday. Here are the results: 9th Region at Ryle Ryle 3, Dixie Heights 1 The 33rd District champion Raiders (23-15 overall) took care of the 34th District runner-up Colonels (15-10) in three straight by 25-19, 25-21, 25-17 scores after Dixie Heights won the first game 25-22. “Dixie Heights played a […]
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Weekend NKY sports round-up: Notre Dame soccer downs Highlands
It was a high-scoring affair between the only two programs to win the 9th Region crowns since the current format began in 2012. Notre Dame defeated Highlands on Saturday, 4-3 at the Buenger Sports Complex in Park Hills. The Pandas improve to 12-3-2 on the season while the Bluebirds drop to 8-6-2. “I’m happy that […]
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Thursday NKY sports round-up: Dixie Soccer, Volleyball teams pull trifecta
Dixie Heights (4-3 overall) won a thrilling 9th Region volleyball game against the visiting Highlands Bluebirds (2-3) by the slimmest 3-2 (19-25, 25-19, 7-25, 25-22, 15-13) score. Dixie has won its last four games after dropping the first three to solid 9th Region opponents. “We made some adjustments throughout the game,” said Julie Kelly, Dixie […]
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Wednesday NKY sports round-up: St. Henry volleyball rebounds after loss at Assumption
The St. Henry Crusaders volleyball team knew it had less than 24 hours to bounce back from the tight loss at Louisville Assumption on Tuesday. The rising Beechwood Tigers (2-2 overall) came to Holbrook Hall looking to take more steps forward. Beechwood battled St. Henry (4-1) but the Crusaders had too much balance for the […]