By: Rachel Turner, Reporter

The Ladycats traveled to bowling green to compete in the Purples Classic Tournament on Friday, August 29. The first match was played later that day against Ballard County. The Ladycats would lose in a score of 1-4. The lone goal was scored by Senior, Tori Fitzpatrick with an assist from Junior, Katelyn Meadows.

The next two matches would be played the following day, Saturday, September 1. The first game was against bowling green. The Ladycats would take another loss in a score of 0-7. The Ladycats keeper Junior, Katie Gaskins saved over 40 shots taken. The second game was played against Bethlehem. The Ladycats would continue their losing streak with a score of 0-6.

Over the weekend the Ladycats were short players, due to sickness and injury, and had to rotate into different positions. They tried to adjust but couldn’t pull it together.  The effort was there but they had to play more defensively against the quicker teams and were unable to transition to offense.

Pictured above, front row, from left: Cole Ramsey, Austin Schneider, Noah Wirth. Second row: Dominic Belew, Trey Roseberry, Wyatt Hatton, Cameron Auchter. Back row: Shannon Weaver (team mom), Lance Jones, Cody Kirsch, Sean Michael Flynn, Lane Weaver, coach Ron Stinson. Not pictured: Ian Tackett.

The Wildcats did what a good athletic host team should do.  Provide a nice play for the other team to compete but then beat them. With Campbell County visiting the Pendleton Country Club, the Cats welcomed them and then proceeded to beat them PC 164 CC 173, a solid 9-stroke victory.

Pictured above, front row, from left: Tyler Scott, Dillon Feltner, Reece Roseberry, Clay Thompson, Tanner Pugh, Ben Bowen, Brendan Caudill, Christian Rick, Alex Tillett. Second row: Brett Bowen, Adam Antrobus, Noah Whitaker, Michael Antrobus, Mason Taylor, Chandler Aulich, Jacob Bishop, Grant Walsh, Dylan Roseberry, Mitchell Brinkdopke. Third row: Jared Wolfe, Tyler Baker, Jacob Johnson, Kohlston Marshall, John Reynolds, CJ Osborne, Tony Sanchez, Mason Cordray, Cody Hanser, Eli Stahl, Mike Dewald. Back row: coach Jeff Brinkman, stat Emilee Feltner, stat Taylor Clower, Max Dewald, Andrew Antrobus, Austin Flaugher, Jacob Farwell, Mackenzie Colvin, Hunter Lea, Aven Harper, Jacob Ammermanm, Clay Knight, Travis Brinkman, stat Danielle Miller, coach Lisa Feltner. Not pictured: Logan Wilson.

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By Bruce Reller, Jr., Reporter

The Pendleton County Wildcats are 0-4 on the season after losing games to Cincinnati County Day and Morgan County the last couple of weeks.

The Wildcats first took on Cincinnati Country Day. It was their home opener on Friday, August 31. Pendleton County was down in the first half but came back in the third quarter and took the lead.

"Our guys played great second half. We just put ourselves into too big of a hole first half to come back from," Wildcat head coach Terry Brown said. "We fought back to take the lead but couldn't hang onto the lead."

Pendleton County Midgets beat Grant County Blue 28-6 in their first regular season game.  The Midgets played great on both sides of the ball.  The defense shut down Grant County until late in the fourth quarter.  The defensive play was led by Colton Turner on the line, who created a lot of pressure in the backfield.

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Pictured above, front row, from left: Susie Wright, Sienna Price, Xanthia Jensen, Kylie Figgins. Back row: Haley Rounds, coach Marcia Hatfield and Alexis Tolbert.

Pictured above, front row, from left: Jamie Nugent, Kenton Hornbeck, Kenton Wells. Second row: Joshua Brown, Garrett Partin, Holden Wolfe, Isaiah Caldwell, Walker Lea. Back row: Jacob Partin, Ian West, coach Marcia Hatfield, Montgomery Franxman, Caleb Vanorio. Not pictured: Spencer Bay.

The Pendleton County High School and Sharp Middle School cross country season is off to a great start! Both teams traveled to Ripley, Ohio on August 25 for their first meet of the season. Despite the sweltering heat and grueling course, all teams did well. The high school boys placed third and the girls placed fifth.

The Pendleton County Youth Football players and cheerleaders are hosting a Walking Taco booth at the Butler Music Festival from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. on September 22. Please come out to support the Butler Music Festival and the Pendleton County Youth Football organization.

In addition, the Youth Football Program hosts Owen County on Sunday, September 30 at 1, 2:30 and 4 p.m.

Have a Walking Taco while enjoying the good music at the Butler Music Festival and then come out and cheer along with the cheer squads while the Wildcats play a little football.

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Senior Brianna Crouch digs for the ball to save it and scores a point for the Ladycats. Her Ladycats stand with the second best record in the 10th Region at 9-3.

After a tough loss to NKY #1 ranked team Simon Kenton, the PC Ladycat Volleyball team rebounded to beat 38th District foe Deming, 3-1 with scores of 25-13, 25-15, 17-25, 25-20.  The Ladycats ran their record to 9-3 which is still the 2nd best record in the 10th Region behind Brossart’s 9-1 mark.

The 2012 Ladycat Golf Team is pictured above, front row, from left: Holley Hart, Whitney Manor and Shelby Johnson. Back row: Ariel Ramsey, Maggie Miles, Coach Keaton Belcher, Mackenzie Moore and Morgan Cobb.

Over the past decade, Notre Dame Pandas have dominated the NKY golf scene winning regional title after regional title and finishing in the top 10 at state.  The Ladycat JV Golf team sent a message that their future is ready to compete against anyone as they defeated Notre Dame JV 200-206 with freshmen Mackenzie Moore firing a 44 to earn medalist honors.