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Ludlow's volleyball program is getting more attention during the regionals (due to a typo at the KHSAA website), than they have all season long. Unfortunately, Lloyd's volleyball program is not getting the recognition they deserve. Even the Regional Program that they were distributing at the matches last night listed Ludlow vs. Notre Dame. They had team pictures in the program. I didn't look to see if they had Lloyd's picture or Ludlow's. That would be a real hoot. The icing on the cake would be if someone from Ludlow were to make the All-Tournament Team.

Finals for Tuesday night... St. Henry in 2, and Ryle in 2. They meet on Thursday night to decide who goes to the finals.

I would love to know who the official was at the Beechwood game. At a St. Henry match a couple weeks ago, the referee gave the JV Presentation coach a yellow card, then gave him another one. First of all, from my understanding, 2 yellow cards is not valid. The second should have been red, and he should have been out of the gym. On top of that, the ref didn't have a "YELLOW" card, so he actually lifted up his white rule book, to symbolize the yellow card. Nobody knew what he was doing. Then (getting back to the point of this thread), he continually warned the fans for being rowdy. This was an older gentlemen (55ish) with scraggling greying hair. Does this describe the ref at the beechwood game??

In OH, 3 out of 5 is the normal match. Ask any St. Henry parent that got out of Oak Hills last night after a 3 game Freshman match, 3 game JV Match, and a best of 5 Varsity match that went 4 games. The players got home @ midnight. This is probably the reason to avoid 3 out of 5 games. Especially in long distance travel games. I have an idea, how about getting rid of the 20 minute warm up. St. Henry had a match against an opponent last week in which the score was 25-5 and 25-4. The warm ups almost took longer than the match. Seriously. If you include player announcements and the National anthem, pregame took longer than the match. Shorten warmups to 8 minutes, and play best out of 5. That is my rant for the day... :jump: :jump:

Calling St. Henry's schedule "brutal" is an understatement. Also, it doesn't get any easier. They have Ursuline, Notre Dame, Assumption, Presentation, the LIT (bunch of the same Louisville powerhouses), Henry Clay Tournament (Lexington's best), Northeast OH Tourney (Northern Ohio's best), and the Fall Classic at Cinci Mercy (Southern Oh's finest). This is after playing McCauley, Bishop Watterson, Louisville Mercy, Lousiville Sacred Heart already. It has become obvious that post season play is the focus. This brutal regular season schedule prepares for success during the post season. Hopefully this year reaps the same results as the past 3 years...

After reading this article, the pressure and heat in the gym in Park Hills just went up.

I do have to give John Maley one bit of Kudo's. He had a dunk in a FRESHMAN game a couple years ago that caught everyone off guard. He threw it down like it was his job. I have heard that he has suffered from some back problems, but it wasn't his back that had problems that night, it was the backBOARD!!!! Hope to see you excel this year John. Keep working hard.

WOW!! Didn't mean to hit a nerve. Just curious. Don't read anything into the question. I know Ryan and he is a great guy. As a matter of fact, I talked to him @ 2 weeks ago.

Is Ernst related to someone at NCC? Don't need names, just yes or no.

Interesting, because he was at TMC on Sunday playing ball in a summer league. His parents (and what appeared to be a co-ed friend :ylsuper: ) watching him play. As was Eubel, and others from some local high schools.

Similar to the way they struggled last year to replace 6 graduating seniors from the previous years state runner-up team. :irked: If that is struggling, I hope they struggle the same way this year... :lol: :lol:

I agree wholeheartedly about the class and pride that the Ryle Raiders have shown. There is a fabulous group of seniors leaving Ryle (Wags, Hump, Vince, etc...) that no-doubt have left a lasting impression on the underclassmen. Great Job guys. Don't dwell on the loss. There is only one team in the state that win's thier last game each year. The other hundreds lose. I wasn't there, but I suspect you did it with class and sportsmanship. Remember the positives, like the fact that all but 8 schools were done over a week ago... I'm sure your summer ball teams were rooting for you, but they will be happy to have you join the team. I know one of them, and he has been scrambling. Anyway, nice job, the 9th region is proud of you.

There is a HS Fall League that is run in NKY called the Boone/Kenton/Campbell Fall Ball. It is run at fields such as Villa, Bellevue Vets, Central Park, etc... which enables schools to play without breaking any KHSAA Rules. Last year we played in it and they had 8 Varsity Teams, 8 JV Teams, and I believe 10 Freshman Teams. Very well run, inexpensive, and played primarily on Sunday's. There is rumor that this year Saturday morning or early afternoon games will be an option also. I you need contact information, PM and I will give you the name and contact person that runs it.

3PS, showing your lack of inside knowledge again.... During the final, this umpire was not pulled from the game. It was his turn to sit out. There are 4 umpires assigned, to fill 3 spots. He had already worked the two previous games, and it was his turn to sit out. Additionally, your coach complaining fell on deaf ears. He had an opportunity to scratch an umpire, and chose to scratch on of the best in the region. Again, not much intelligence shown there. Lastly, the umpire in question IS one of the best in the region, otherwise he would not have been chosen for this spot BY THE COACHES, the ASSIGNER and his peers. So while you may not like him, you are obviously biased and you are obviously in the minority... (again....). Lastly, try to limit the personal attacks. Last week it was Luke Maile, this week it is the umpire. Man... take a vacation day and relax a bit....

Sorry old guy, but you must have been sitting with an imposter. The umpires for tomorrow night and the finals will be a 4 man crew from the ninth region. The same 4 umpires will do all 3 games (2 semi and 1 final) with a different position for each one. HOWEVER, They will ALL be ninth region umpires. Same 4 guys that you have seen on the 9th regions diamonds all season. These umpires were voted into the honor of working the districts and regionals by the coaches, the assigner and thier peers. If 3ptshooter doesn't like the umps, he is in the minority.