Campbell County continues to play its best baseball at the right time. The Camels earned a 6-1 victory over LaRue County on Friday in the first round of the KHSAA state baseball tournament at Legends Field in Lexington. They got another complete game performance from Tyler Schumacher and the Camel bats collected five extra-base hits […]
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Highlands breaks through, gets state tournament win
Fourth time is the charm. In their fourth state softball tournament trip in the last five years, Highlands finally broke through. They took down South Laurel 3-0 on Thursday morning at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington. “I thought this team was as prepared to do this as any team I’ve ever coached,” Bluebirds coach Milt […]
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The LINK nky Team of the Week for May 18-24: Covington Catholic track and field
The eighth LINK nky Team of the Week (TOW) for the spring sports season presented by Ortho Cincy is the Covington Catholic track and field team. A bonus for the Covington Catholic track and field team is that they are now eligible for Team of the Season (TOS) for the spring sports season. St. Henry’s boys cross […]
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Over the hump: Camels punch ticket to state tournament after yet another shutout
It’s been building up for four years. When Campbell County’s group of now 10 seniors were freshman, they witnessed a region championship loss to Harrison County. The last two years were semifinal losses to Bourbon County and Montgomery County. The group of 10 didn’t miss this year, winning the 10th Region baseball title 2-0 over […]
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Camels Schumacher dazzles as Campbell County reaches region title game, Scott falls after fast start
With Tyler Schumacher bringing his ace stuff and the Campbell County bats providing some timely hitting, the Camels are on their way to Sunday’s 10th Region baseball championship. Campbell County (24-13) took down George Rogers Clark 8-0 in Saturday’s semifinals at Bishop Brossart’s Mustang Athletic Complex, putting them in their first region title game since […]
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Bluebirds soar back to state, defeat Ryle for 9th Region Championship
To win a region softball tournament, you need 63 outs. When you have Kaitlyn Dixon on your side, it makes getting those 63 outs a lot easier. The Highlands senior pitcher struck out 44 batters in three games as the Bluebirds won their fourth 9th Region title in the last five years with a 9-2 […]
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Dominant on the mound, Beechwood claims 9th Region title
Despite the target on their backs for months, Beechwood never flinched. The Tigers got another dominant pitching performance and won the 9th Region baseball championship on Thursday at Thomas More Stadium in Florence over Ryle, 4-0. In three games in the tournament, the Tigers pitchers gave up one earned run and pitched three complete games […]
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9th Region baseball semis: Strong pitching gets Beechwood, Ryle into finals
The stage is set for Thursday’s 9th Region baseball championship. Beechwood will take on Ryle at 8 p.m. for the right to head down to Lexington and play in the state tournament. Pitching has been the name of the game in the tournament and it was no different Tuesday night at Thomas More Stadium in […]
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Beechwood strikes early, cruises by NewCath to reach 9th Region Semifinals
Entering as the tournament favorite, Beechwood showed why they were when they sent their first eight batters to the plate without an out. But what transpired from the first inning on, Tigers coach Kevin Gray wasn’t the happiest after a 9-1 victory over Newport Central Catholic in Monday’s fourth and final 9th Region quarterfinal contest […]
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Conner brings the bats in quarterfinal victory over St. Henry
In quite the contrast from the first two games of the day, Conner and St. Henry brought out the bats in their regional baseball tournament quarterfinal matchup. In all, 13 runs were scored, 24 hits were tallied, seven walks were drawn and five errors were committed at Thomas More Stadium in Florence. The final result: […]
