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Lady Cards fall in regional semi-final

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Clark County loses to Newport Central 2-0

October 21, 2010|By Keith Taylor

The Lady Card's Lost 2-0

CYNTHIANA — A successful run came to an end for George Rogers Clark.

The Lady Cardinals fought to the finish in a 2-0 loss to Newport Central Catholic in the semifinals of the 10th Region Volleyball Tournament Wednesday night at Harrison County.

Clark lost the first game 25-13, followed by a 25-15 setback in the second encounter.

The Thorobreds advance to tonight’s finals and will take on Highlands, which eliminated host Harrison County 25-7 and 25-15 in the first of two semifinal contests on Wednesday night.

The loss concluded a successful season for the Lady Cards, who captured their second straight district title and won their first region contest with a 2-1 triumph over Maysville Saint Patrick in the opening round Tuesday night.

“I’m proud of my girls,” Clark coach Robyn Curry said afterward. “We watched them (Tuesday night) and we know that they have played club ball for a long time and they recruit people into their school, so we knew we had a tough test ahead of us.

“I couldn’t have been more proud. We gutted it out, we played tough and we had some good plays. We expected people to do things they’re not normally used to doing.

“We’re leaving here as winners.”

Clark’s Alicia Montgomery, a senior, was pleased with the team’s performance.

“We all did better than we expected,” she said. “We were all really nervous and we fought hard. Even though we lost, it was a fun game.

“We made history and we left it all on the court.”

Curry just concluded her second season at Clark and guided the Lady Cards to a 23-14 record. Curry said the program is on the upswing, but wants more young players in the county to become involved with the sport.

“I am challenging every middle school and elementary child to come to our camp this summer,” she said. “We want to move this program forward.”

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