It is a brand name new 7 days on the Louisville superior faculty sports scene, and when fall sports activities this sort of as discipline hockey, soccer and volleyball are receiving closer to crowning a state winner, the football postseason engine is getting revved up.
What follows is a search ahead at what this week might provide as very well as a glance back on some of the top headlines in the 7 days that was in Louisville substantial college athletics.
Let us start off with a state championship that will be decided tonight.
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Field Hockey: Assumption and Sacred Heart to satisfy in Discipline Hockey finale
On Saturday, Assumption and Sacred Heart acquired the proper to encounter each and every other for the condition championship. The Rockets defeated Holy Cross 10- in the very first spherical and CAL 2-1 in the semifinal.
KHSAA subject hockey: How Sacred Heart’s Mary Catherine Wolz shocked Assumption discipline hockey in overtime
Defending winner Sacred Coronary heart bested North Oldham 1- and Guide 2-, many thanks to goals from Sloane Wearren and Libby Parsons, to make it back to the title activity. The previous time Assumption confronted the Valkyries, the activity was a vintage. Sacred Coronary heart rallied down two ambitions in the next 50 percent to force overtime and acquire the Mug Sport 3-2 in overtime at Assumption Environmentally friendly. ‘
Neither team has misplaced to an in-point out opponent because that video game.
On Monday night time, the Rockets (21-6-2) and Valkyries (23-3-) rematch will be for the season crown. Will Sacred Heart set its stamp on the time collection, or will the Rockets avenge their early season loss?
Prime headlines from the weekend
Scores from the Oct. 22-24
Football
Bardstown 44, Lou. Fairdale 7
Bullitt Central def. IHS, forfeit
Butler Co. 63, Clinton Co. 24
Lou. Atherton 27, North Bullitt 25
Lou. Ballard 24, Scott Co. 21
Lou. Christian Academy 45, Western Hills
Lou. Doss 44, Lou. Western 14
Lou. DuPont Handbook 46, Lou. Butler 8
Lou. Holy Cross 42, Campbellsville 7
Lou. Ky. State Working day 58, Eminence 27
Lou. Male 55, Bullitt East 15
Lou. Moore 38, Marion Co. 14
Lou. Southern 27, Lou. Fern Creek 19
Lou. St. Xavier 49, Lou. Pleasure Ridge Park 22
Lou. Trinity 56, Lou. Eastern 21
Mercer Co. 41, Lou. DeSales 14
Oldham County 45, George Rogers Clark 22
Boys soccer
Elizabethtown 2, Butler 1 (Condition Tournament) (Double Overtime)
Field Hockey
Assumption 2, CAL 1 (Condition semifinal)
Sacred Heart 2, Guide (Point out semifinal)
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