Saved by the rain? South Warren baseball coach Chris Gage tends to think so. In a game that took over five hours to complete thanks to two weather delays, South Warren took down Highlands 6-5 in nine innings in Friday’s Clark’s Pump-n-Shop KHSAA first round state tournament game at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington. “Saved […]
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Harrison County ends Holy Cross’ magical run
The Ninth Region softball winless drought at the KHSAA state tournament continues. Friday’s result was Harrison County 13, Holy Cross 0, in six innings, marking the seventh straight season the contingent of teams come back home to Northern Kentucky winless. For Holy Cross to be to this point was nothing short of magical, defeating three […]
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Bucher gets one last call for Highlands
He’s called hundreds of games for Highlands athletics. His last one will be on the grand stage at the KHSAA state baseball tournament in Lexington. Brennan Bucher has been on the air for years on bluebirdsradio.com, whether it be football, basketball or baseball. Friday against South Warren or however long the Bluebirds baseball team goes […]
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Cooper brings in college veteran assistant to lead girls hoops program
Cooper High School announced on Monday that Christian Stefanopoulos Prohaska will be the next girls’ basketball coach. She’ll take over for Justin Holthaus, who was named the boys’ basketball coach at the school on May 22. Stefanopoulos Prohaska, a Boone County alum, enters the program with 13 years of Division I coaching experience with stops […]
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Birds are back! Highlands wins 9th Region baseball title
It wasn’t winning 17 of their last 19 games or having an arsenal of arms at his disposal or a deadly hitting attack. Highlands baseball coach Brian Benzinger knew he had something special back in October. “Our offseason workouts we had 40 something, 50 guys there and I’m like, ‘Okay, these guys are really dedicated […]
Posted inTrack & Field
Who won track and field titles from NKY in the Class A state meet?
In a meet that is typically littered with Northern Kentucky student-athletes, Thursday was no different at the KHSAA Class A state track and field meet at University of Kentucky’s Outdoor Track and Field facility. On the team side of things, Bishop Brossart’s girls finished runner-up, Beechwood in third. St. Henry was sixth and Newport Central […]
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Beechwood-Highlands…sound familiar? The two set to tango for 9th Region baseball title
For the fourth time since 2016, Beechwood and Highlands are the last two teams standing in the Ninth Region baseball tournament. The two picked up victories on Wednesday night at Thomas More Stadium in Florence, setting the stage for Thursday’s championship at 8 p.m. Here’s how the two advanced: HIGHLANDS 9, DIXIE HEIGHTS O Highlands […]
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8th Region baseball semifinals: Simon Kenton, Walton-Verona tumble
Simon Kenton’s repeat bid as Eighth Region champion came to an end Tuesday night at the 8th Region baseball semifinals. North Oldham scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to prevail for an 8-5 victory at Thomas More Stadium in Florence. Prior to the game, the Pioneers felt disrespected when they saw the […]
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9th Region baseball quarterfinals: Conner downs NewCath
Everret Hall isn’t quite used to seeing the second inning on the mound. His usual time to shine is in the later innings. But when Hall’s number was called due to an injury to pitcher JJ Bagby, the Conner junior delivered. Hall pitched 4.1 innings of relief in the Cougars 9-5 victory over Newport Central […]
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9th Region baseball quarterfinals: Beechwood run rules St. Henry
Beechwood’s baseball team was able to implement their strategy of causing problems on the basepaths early and often. The Tigers circled around the bases, taking down St. Henry in Monday’s 9th Region Tournament Quarterfinal at Thomas More Stadium in Florence, 15-5 in five innings. Despite collecting just eight hits with the 15-run output, the Tigers […]