Campbell County head baseball coach Scott Schweitzer said he has submitted players for the annual Midway College/Kentucky High School Athletic Association Student-Athlete of the Year awards for years. But it was not until this year when he finally heard back about it. Campbell County not only won it this year with senior Aydan Hamilton for […]
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Florence posts two lopsided wins to earn series win against New Jersey
The Frontier League series between Florence and New Jersey over the weekend at Thomas More Stadium had an average margin of victory of 15 runs. The host Y’alls (12-9) took two of three from the Jackals (9-11) in the first series against a Frontier League East Division opponent this year. It marks the second straight […]
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Series-saving rally, three Washington ejections in second game highlight Y’alls third series win of season
Fans that attended the second of three games between the host Florence Y’alls (10-8 overall) and Washington Wild Things (8-10) on Wednesday may not witness another half-inning like the bottom of the eighth all season. The important thing is the Y’alls rallied from down 4-1 to come back to win 6-4 then take series winning […]
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Beechwood girls, Walton-Verona boys claim state track and field titles
Much like the temperature, results were coming in hot for Northern Kentucky student-athletes at the Class A state track-and-field meet at the University of Kentucky Track and Field Complex. Especially for the Beechwood girls and Walton-Verona boys, blazing their way to team state championships. The Beechwood girls scored 100 points on their way to the […]
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Ponchak steps down at Highlands to go back to college ranks
After one season leading the Highlands boys soccer team, Brandon Ponchak has resigned to go back to the college ranks. Ponchak accepted a position with the Jacksonville State University women’s soccer team to be an assistant. The Gamecocks have a new head coach in Sean Fraser after finishing 3-13-2 overall and 1-7-2 in conference play […]
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Y’alls finish road trip above .500 despite series loss
The Florence Y’alls (8-7) may have lost two of three in the last of their nine-game road trip, but the Y’alls finished with a 5-4 record in their travels. The win Saturday over the Windy City ThunderBolts (7-9) clinched the winning road trip. Florence is tied with the Lake Erie Crushers for the fourth spot […]
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Dixie Heights, Highlands win 9th Region semifinal games by thinnest margin possible
It’s a rematch for the 9th Region softball title. The same two teams that won last year’s semifinal games did it again this year as Highlands (26-8-1) held off Cooper in extra innings and Dixie Heights (21-13) fought off a late rally against Ryle. They’ll now square off again on Sunday at 2 p.m. at […]
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Y’alls earn first sweep of season at Washington
The Florence Y’alls (7-5) ventured to Pennsylvania and earned their first sweep of the season taking down the two-time defending Frontier League West Division champion Washington Wild Things (6-6). “We played really well,” said Chad Rhoades, Florence Manager. “We made some mistakes (Thursday). But we didn’t let that affect us. We came back. It was […]
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Ninth Region softball quarterfinals: Ryle, Dixie Heights to meet in semifinals for second straight year
There turned out to be no big surprises in the 9th Region softball quarterfinals as the Ryle Raiders (17-11) and Dixie Heights Colonels (20-13) run-ruled their quarterfinal opponents Thursday on their home fields. The two meet again in the region semifinals Saturday at Highlands at Noon. Dixie Heights won the semifinal meeting 2-0 last year […]
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Notre Dame hires former assistant to lead four-time state champion soccer program
When the Notre Dame Academy Pandas administration named Brian Woeste the next head coach of the vaunted four-time state champion soccer program Tuesday, the 47-year-old listed three values he wants to build the tradition-rich program around. Positivity, excellence and hard work. Woeste is back on the sidelines after not coaching high school soccer the last […]
