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Sweeperboy had a daughter that played varsity volleyball in high school so I don't think that is what he's saying.

Sounds like the Breds are on a mission! George has his players rolling!

Richard, you do a great job covering NKy sports. If anyone can get a second team it's you. Keep up the good work!

It's hard to argue the volleyball first team. Again it is NDA dominating the field. There are some well deserving players that only got Honorable Mention. The Enquirer at least needs to do a Second Team for the KY schools since we don't have division like Ohio.

I believe the op is referring to college recruiting. It helps when a high school or club coach contacts colleges about their own players.

The Northern Kentucky Girls Volleyball Coaches Association announced the "All Opponent Teams". (It used to be the All Conference Teams) Division II is the only one listed in the paper. Co-players of the Year: Abbey Bessler and Rachel Fortner (St Henry) First Team: Maria Froendhoff (NCC) Emily Greis (Brossart) Georgia Childers (Holy Cross) Jenna Fessler (Beechwood) Megan Krumpelman (Holy Cross) Elizabeth Fry (Beechwood) Second Team: Jessica Ginter (Highlands) Cheyenne Tobler (St Henry) Alyssa Maier (NCC) Bre Johns (Lloyd) Janelle Tobler (St Henry) Abby Moore (Holmes) Honorable Mention: Nikki Kiernan (NCC) Lily O'Bryan (Holy Cross) Whitney Fields (NCC) Courtney Boyle (Beechwood) Kaitlin Hall (Highlands) Tori Hackworth (Brossart) Elizabeth Ehlman (Holy Cross) :dancingpa

Congrats to the Camels! Enjoy the state tournament!

NCC beat Dayton 3-0, Highlands beat Bellevue (not sure of the score). NCC vs Highlands in the championship match at 6:30 tonight at Newport HS.

Yes they did since it was a tournament format.

He is writing about Northern Kentucky teams not the whole state. NCC is down this year and nobody will argue that point but, in NKy, yes NewCath is normally top 3 in this area. In the last 4 years NCC has been to 2 state semi-finals and 2 quarter-final. Before Our Lady of Providence merged with Newport Catholic in 1984 the made the state finals 4 straight years. Check NCC's schedule to see who the have played already (Sacred Heart, Louisville Mecry, Henry Clay, St Henry, Cincinnati Mercy) and what's left to play (Louisville Invitational Tournament, Cinti Mercy Fall Classic). NCC has to be a strong program for schools like this to want to put them on their schedules. Not to bad for a school who has about 150 girls enrolled there. If the KHSAA would have divisions in volleyball like they do for football they would be top 3 in the state most years instead of top 10. Don't base a program on a down year. By the way Villa did win a state championship.

St Henry should be the favorite to win it all.

The All Tournament Team is : Maria Froendhoff (NCC), Payton Brown (Lloyd), Halle McClintock (Heritage), Kendall Schmits (Bellevue), Nicole Frevola (Ludlow), Ellie Stodard (Villa Madonna), Georgia Childrers (Holy Cross), Elizabeth Fry (Beechwood), Courtney Bowle (Beechwood), Rachel Fortner (St Henry) Cheyenne Tobler (St Henry), and MVP Abbie Bessler (St Henry). Congrats to all the players!

I agree that NCC shouldn't be ranked at all and yes most people in N KY know NCC is down this year. Yet the coaches down state who actually vote in this meaningless poll are usually clueless of whats going on up north. Did you lose money on this match or something? You seem very upset!

Do you mean there are some coaches you would like to see in spandex? :thumb:

I'm sure they didn't have that rule in the conception of the game but as the game evolved someone found the need to switch benches. It's the rule! OK now let me ask why do baseball coaches wear a uniform? No other sports does that, do they? Thank goodness volleyball coaches don't do that!

I believe it's Alyx Schulte from NCC.

They have a really good coach too. Angie (Boden) Reckers does such a great job at that age group every year. Congrats to Angie and the team!

Notre Dame's Sr libero, Carley Jones and Newport Central Catholic's Jr libero, Maria Froendhoff were selected by Prepvolleyball.com as "Gym Dandies". The national website gave recognition to high school volleyball players who are liberos or defensive specialists that rank as top defensive players in their respective states. Congratulations to both young ladies!:dancingpa

Is there a 1st and 2nd team listing that I missed or are they just honoring the Player of the Year in each sport? Maybe the printed newspaper has more.

It really comes down to who the coach nominates from their team. I think they can send in 4 players for consideration.

Enquirer All Star teams should be announced tomorrow Jan. 19th. Any guesses on who the volleyball MVP will be? My guess is Emily Schmahls from NDA. First team (my opinion) Abbey Bessler and Rachel Fortner from St Henry, Taylor Snyder of NCC, Heidi Thelan from NDA, Jayden Jillian of Holy Cross and possibly Ellie Ogle-NDA, Maggie O'Day-NCC, or Ashley Bush-Ryle. Hopefully a defensive specialist or libero will sneak in there.

Coach's quotes like these are a NO-NO!!!! Not a good idea to fuel the fire before a big match!

Most coaches don't take the time to check out who they are voting for. They sometimes vote for teams that they saw play one time at a tournament and thought they were good. Others have no clue of what is outside their own regions. This list is a jumbled mess!

Meant to say 3 week recovery!

With St Henry probably coming off their best performance at the Mercy Fall Classic and NCC their worst, the Crusaders should be heavy favorites in this one. Their defense is solid and the combo of Fortner and Bessler has been stellar. I believe this is for the conference championship and also celebrating Coach Kaiser's 20th season as head coach at St Henry. One note about NCC: Jr. libero Maria Froendhoff will be back in action after a week recovery from a concussion. Word has it she will be sporting protective headgear for the rest of the season. Good Luck to both teams and Congrats to Coach Kaiser!