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Coach of the Year, in my opinion, would be someone that really meets and exceeds expectations with his/her team. Maureen Kaiser definitely deserves this award. I think many in Northern KY thought St. H would fall slightly off radar after losing her so many talented kids last year. She really did great things with her team this year. The other Region 9 coach that would come immediately to mind is Beechwood's coach. She made dramatic, positive changes which resulted in a fantastic year for Beechwood after a rough season last year.

Agreed...she has really turned that program in the right direction. Seems Beechwood has quite a find there!

I'm going to agree. I think CCHS will pull this one out but should be a fun match to watch!

The previous coach resigned

EXACTLY!! She took a team back to state after a 3 year break. And easy or hard bracket, they still made it to the finals. That's a whole lot farther than they had been the three years when they were at home while SHDHS played in the state tournament. I rarely (maybe never have) given any opinions on this site but this one I have to weigh in on.....I think what we all need to remember is that Coach Woolf is and has been a great coach in NKY for many years. I have coached against her as well as with her, and she works her team as hard if not harder than any coach in Northern Kentucky. She is still one of the most respected coaches in Northern Kentucky, regardless of whether or not she coaches at NDA. In my opinion, we should end the discussion now and let her get past the events that have transpired over the last couple weeks. She didn't ask for this decision to be made and she certainly didn't ask to have her coaching questioned by all of us over and over. I understand that people will want to talk about the future of NDA volleyball but maybe we could let the past die on here for a while.

I know those teams will hate to drive that far to play each other but good luck to both! Anyone know Campbell County's draw?

It may not come across as memorable for Highlands as none of his kids play for the volleyball team but it was fun for the NCC team

What was the surprise?

I realize there is no trash talking on this thread...I didn't mean to infer that. But what has been common is people already putting NCC in the state tournament. Don't get me wrong, they are a fantastic team. I belive that NCC, HHS and CCHS all have great teams this year. Its also unfortunate that with NCC and HHS both having great seasons, they won't both have the opportunity to move on to Regionals. Let's hope that whoever does go can represent the district well.

I just had to comment on this. We all know that a decent amount of trash talking goes on with these boards but please keep in mind that players read this as much as anyone else. The birds have had a great season, one of the best in their history, and to be "assured" that they do not stand a chance to stand in NCC's way is heartbreaking and angering to these young kids. After such a great season, at least give their team the respect of giving them a chance to play the game. GO BIRDS!

Highlands in two....25-15, 25-17

Slow start for the Birds last night, looked like they wanted to throw the game away in the first last night. The second two gams weren't even a competition. While still a good, solid team, Ryle does not look as tough this year as in recent years. Lloyd is definitely a team to watch out for this year. I think that's a credit to the great coach that they have that has really turned that program around.

Should be interesting....Highlands returns all 6 starters and beat Scott at least twice last year. They also meet in the first round of the September Slam. Should be an interesting year for 4-10...should see a lot of fluctuation

I would place Highlands above Scott. They played in the same tournament last weekend at Apollo and Highlands finished 5th place in the gold division with Scott winning the silver division.

This is a big loss to the Beechwood volleyball program. Good luck Coach Long in whatever you decide to do with all your free time now. Sad to see you go.