Mary Beth Odom cannot say enough about the people she had around growing up when it comes to softball, including Dixie Heights principal Roddy Stainforth and current head coach Sarah Osborne. The 26-year-old had been the head coach for the Beechwood Tigers the past two years after serving as an assistant. Both seasons ended in […]
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Y’alls come out of break with series win over Wild Things
The Florence Y’alls are hoping to parlay the success they’ve had against the Washington Wild Things into the rest of the season. Florence opened the second half of the season winning two-of-three at Thomas More Stadium over the weekend to finish 7-2 against the Wild Things this year. The All-Star break for the Y’alls was […]
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Older brother inspiration for Rice entering senior year at Dixie Heights
Brach Rice wore a shirt after this week that had a symbol for Angelman Syndrome and even has a tattoo of the it on his left arm in honor of his 23-year-old brother Seth. The Mayo Clinic describes Angelman Syndrome as “a genetic disorder. It causes delayed development, problems with speech and balance, intellectual disability, […]
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Y’alls enter All-Star Break with 11-game losing streak
The Florence Y’alls (21-30) hoped to break their losing streak in the final series before the All-Star Break. But it did not happen as the New York Boulders (29-20) came to Thomas More Stadium and swept Florence, handing the Y’alls their 11th straight loss and leaving them tied with Windy City for last in the […]
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Florence left to dig out of dark tunnel after latest sweep
The Florence Y’alls (21-27) find themselves trying to dig out of a tunnel after the being swept on the road against the Frontier League West Division-leading Gateway Grizzlies (30-16). Florence has dropped a season-high eight in a row, dropping to sixth place in the West Division. “We all know what it is. As far as […]
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Coleman steps down at Walton-Verona after successful eight-year run
Clint Coleman said he consistently talked about priorities in the preseason meetings with the Walton-Verona Bearcats baseball team. Coleman said he made it clear his relationship with God is his top priority, then family with everything else falling underneath that. But recently, Coleman said his son wished he’d come watch him and his team play […]
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Windy City hands Florence second sweep of season
Trips north to face the Windy City ThunderBolts (20-25) for the Florence Y’alls (21-24) have not fared well this season after the ThunderBolts handed the Y’alls their second sweep of the season over the weekend. Florence finished 1-5 in Windy City this year and is tied for fourth with the Joliet Slammers in the Frontier […]
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Florence drops cross-division series against Trois-Rivieres
The Florence Y’alls (21-21) appeared to have a great opportunity in its latest cross-division series against the Trois-Rivieres Aigles (15-26), which came into the series residing in seventh place in the Frontier League East Division. But the Aigles left Florence taking two out of the three games, leaving the Y’alls in fourth place in the […]
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Y’alls drop second home series against Evansville
The Florence Y’alls (20-19 overall) had been taking care of business at Thomas More Stadium for the most part this season. But the Evansville Otters (23-16) came to town and took two-of-three over the weekend to end Florence’s streak of five straight series wins. Florence had not lost a home series since losing two-of-three to […]
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Y’alls searching for more sweeps after latest series win
The Florence Y’alls (19-17) may have taken another series winning two out of three games against the Gateway Grizzlies (21-14) at Thomas More Stadium. But a next step would be more series sweeps. Florence has been in position to sweep a series six times this year, but has only come through once. The Y’alls still […]
