? ? Today at George Rogers Clark, 1:30.

❓️ Who wins this match-up and why?

● North Oldham (KY #6, 26-10) 8th Region champion.

● Notre Dame (KY #2, 31-7) 9th Region champion.

? Link to the NFHS Network livestream below. Great announcing team: Dale Grupe (HoF Coach - Woodford Co. and Henry Clay). The play-by-play guy too, whose name escapes me.

nfhsnetwork.com/events/khsaa/gamcd9f60278e

? North Oldham players to watch ~

Lilah Anthony RS

Berkeley Baxter RS

Reagan Baxter MB

Chloe Clark S

Vita Sensenbrenner OH

Ashlyn Thompson DS

? Notre Dame players to watch, from the KVCA All-State selections ~

Audrey Dyas MB

Grace Portwood OH

Teagan Kondick  OPP/OH

also

Lizzy Larkins

Makayla Roose

Katie Zwick

? Coaches ~

● North Oldham - Brian Jones (2nd season) 2025 8th Region Coach of the Year. He's led the Lady Mustangs to back-to-back tourney appearances.

● Notre Dame - Hannah Colvin and Madison Salkowski (2nd season) have led the PaNDAs to consecutive tournaments.

? North Oldham has become the powerhouse of the 8th Region. Since opening their doors in 2003, the Lady Mustangs have won 13 Regional titles - 12 of the last 15. This is their fourth State semifinals appearance.

? Notre Dame has won ten State titles, including the first in 1979. They've been runners-up 13 times, and won 39 Regional crowns.

1️⃣ Looks like the teams are closely matched in the 1st set.

Notre Dame leads 10-7.

North Oldham is wearing white and green kit; Notre Dame in blue and black.

NO's Coach Jones gets a yellow card.

NDA now leads 14-9.

+ Timeout NO

NDA stretches the lead, 18-11 S1.

1️⃣? Katie Zwick gets a kill for the final point of the set. (25-12)

Notre Dame leads 1-0.

2️⃣ The Baxter sisters team for a set and kill for North Oldham.

Notre Dame leads 6-4, 2nd set.

11-10 Notre Dame. Lady Mustangs on a run and serving.

? Best crowd of the tournament so far.

+ Tied at 14-14, 2nd set.

ND's Grace Portwood racks up another kill. Timeout North Oldham.

NDA leads 17-14, S2

? This is the third tourney meeting between these two schools. Notre Dame won in Round 1 in 2008 and a quarterfinal in 2015. This is the Lady Mustangs' third trip to the semis.

Kondick nails her 11th kill. 

NDA up 21-16.

2️⃣? An Audrey Dyas kill seals the set for Notre Dame, 25-20.

North Oldham had three set point saves. That was a good one.

Notre Dame 2 North Oldham 0

What are your thoughts @Tranquility Base?

Set 2 was very competitive. 

3️⃣ A Tilden service ace puts NDA up 3-2, S3.

3️⃣ Timeout North Oldham.

Notre Dame leads 13-7, S3.

+ NO calls their second, and last timeout.

PaNDAs have doubled up the Lady Mustangs 16-8.

3️⃣? Grace Portwood's 12th kill of the match seals the set at 25-10. 

North Oldham played a tough, tough match. Well done ladies!

Final ~ 

Notre Dame 3 North Oldham 0

(25-12, 25-20, 25-10)

? The second ranked PaNDAs will face top ranked Assumption in tonight's 7:00 championship match.

29 minutes ago, Runcible Owl said:

2️⃣? An Audrey Dyas kill seals the set for Notre Dame, 25-20.

North Oldham had three set point saves. That was a good one.

Notre Dame 2 North Oldham 0

What are your thoughts @Tranquility Base?

Unfortunately prior commitments mean I can’t be there or watch a stream.  Hoping to watch the stream of the final, but it will be tight.  

1 minute ago, Tranquility Base said:

Unfortunately prior commitments mean I can’t be there or watch a stream.  Hoping to watch the stream of the final, but it will be tight.  

Hope you can check into BGP from time to time tonight for updates. Safe travels.