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 […]
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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 […]
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9th Region baseball quarterfinals: Dixie stuns Ryle in 7th
With an early three-run deficit and facing what many consider the best pitcher in Northern Kentucky, Dixie Heights did the unthinkable. The Colonels rallied to score two runs in the bottom of the seventh to knock off defending champ Ryle in the 9th Region baseball tournament quarterfinals on Monday at Thomas More Stadium in Florence, […]
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9th Region baseball quarterfinals: Highlands takes down CovCath for third time
Hard to beat a team three times in a season? Don’t tell Highlands that. The Bluebirds baseball team dismantled Covington Catholic on Monday in the Ninth Region tournament quarterfinals for the third time this season, 7-2. It marked the third time the Bluebirds took down the Colonels this season, also defeating them 11-4 on March […]
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8th Region baseball quarterfinals: Simon Kenton, Walton-Verona advance
Ayden Lockhart’s senior baseball season didn’t get started off on a good note. Dealing with a hamstring injury, the Simon Kenton senior missed the majority of the season trying to get up to speed. On Sunday in the 8th Region baseball tournament quarterfinals, Lockhart delivered when the Pioneers needed him most. His two-run single in […]
