?? Tourney play begins today at Cooper! 

? scoreboard/khsaa/kyvb23/R9

District champs are presented at the top of each pairing.

✅ Since the 2012 Regional realignment ~

Four schools have made the finals: Cooper 1x, Ryle 3x, St. Henry 7x, and Notre Dame 11x.

Champions: St. Henry 3x, Notre Dame 8x

? NKY is on a State Tournament hot streak, its best since 1979-84. 

2020 Notre Dame d. Mercy 

2021 St. Henry d. Mercy 

2022 Notre Dame d. PL Dunbar 

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1979 Notre Dame d. Our Lady of Providence*  (Newport Central Catholic) 

1980 Villa Madonna d. OLP* 

1981 St. Henry d. OLP*

1982 Notre Dame d. OLP* 

1983 Notre Dame d. Angela Merici* (Lou. Holy Cross) 

1984 Notre Dame d. Sacred Heart

3 hours ago, Runcible Owl said:

✅ Since the 2012 Regional realignment ~

Four schools have made the finals: Cooper 1x, Ryle 3x, St. Henry 7x, and Notre Dame 11x.

Champions: St. Henry 3x, Notre Dame 8x

✅ Volleyball grew primarily in the western part of the state beginning in the mid 1990's. The KHSAA added eight Regions in 2003, giving birth to the current 9th Region.  

9th Region finals appearances 2003-2011:

Beechwood 1x, Simon Kenton 1x, Scott 1x, St. Henry 6x, and Notre Dame 7x. 

? 9th Region Champions 

Notre Dame (13) 2003, '07, '08, '09, '11, '12, '13, '14, '15, '16, '19, '20, '22 

St. Henry (7) 2004, '05, '06, '10, '17, '18, '21

? MaxPreps places four 9th Region teams in the KY Top 25 ~ 

#22 Beechwood

#11 Conner 

#8 Ryle 

#6 St. Henry 

#2 Notre Dame

⏰ Conner, Ryle, St. Henry, and Notre Dame advance to Tuesday's semifinals at Cooper.

On 10/22/2023 at 12:36 PM, Runcible Owl said:

? 9th Region Champions 

Notre Dame (13) 2003, '07, '08, '09, '11, '12, '13, '14, '15, '16, '19, '20, '22 

St. Henry (7) 2004, '05, '06, '10, '17, '18, '21

I sense a pattern there…

⏰ St. Henry and Notre Dame advance to Thursday's championship game at Cooper.  

@859Radio has covered every game of the tourney. Audio archived at the link below ~

? 859sportsradio.com/archive

On 10/22/2023 at 12:36 PM, Runcible Owl said:

✅ St. Henry and Notre Dame

? 9th Region Champions 

Notre Dame (13) 2003, '07, '08, '09, '11, '12, '13, '14, '15, '16, '19, '20, '22 

St. Henry (7) 2004, '05, '06, '10, '17, '18, '21

 

On 10/23/2023 at 7:21 PM, colonel-fan said:

I sense a pattern there…

? This is the 21st consecutive meeting between the two schools since the 9th was created in 2003. 

• Neither has lost a Round 1 match.

• Notre Dame holds a 5-1 edge in semifinals. 

• The championship series record?

Tied ~ St. Henry 7 Notre Dame 7