The Highlands Bluebirds softball team (22-6-1) ventured to Park Hills seeking to finish undefeated in 9th Region action. Highlands accomplished the feat finishing 11-0 in region play with a 13-4 win over the Notre Dame Pandas (11-7) for the sixth win in a row and seventh in the last eight meetings. The Pandas kept things […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Campbell County baseball rallies past Highlands
The Campbell County Camels baseball team (23-9) trailed the county rival Highlands Bluebirds (16-13), 4-1 entering the bottom of the third inning. But the Camels rallied scoring twice in the bottom of the seventh to pull off a 5-4 win. Campbell County won both meetings this year. The Camels knocked off the Bluebirds, 4-1 on […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Highlands softball run-rules Ryle minus ace pitchers
The Highlands Bluebirds (21-6-1) and Ryle Raiders (14-8) softball teams met at Winkler Field in Fort Thomas trying to stay undefeated in 9th Region action. Highlands run-ruled Ryle, 11-0 in five innings to move to 10-0 in region play and drop Ryle to 10-1. But both teams know things could be different if they face […]
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Friday NKY HS roundup: Cooper softball bests Dixie Heights in battle of 9th Region contenders
This regular season game might not mean anything if the two softball teams meet again in the 9th Region Tournament in a few weeks. But like any team, it gave them an idea of what works and does not work against the opponent. The host Cooper Jaguars (16-8) and Dixie Heights Colonels (14-12) threw their […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Simon Kenton baseball wins shootout at Highlands
The Simon Kenton Pioneers (19-8) ventured to Fort Thomas and won a 16-14 shootout against the Highlands Bluebirds (16-11). Simon Kenton collected 11 hits and took advantage of nine walks. Junior Daniel Uhl went 3-for-5 with a triple, two runs batted in and scored four runs. Senior Dakota Brown went 2- for-3 with a home […]
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Wednesday NKY HS roundup: Beechwood baseball walks off on catcher’s interference
It only seemed fitting the winner in the battle of the two baseball teams that have won the last seven 9th Region Tournament championships walked off in an unusual way. A catcher’s interference call. With two out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh in a tie game, Beechwood Tigers junior first […]
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Tuesday NKY HS roundup: Simon Kenton snaps CovCath’s 10-game winning streak; Ryle doubles up Beechwood
The second meeting between the Simon Kenton Pioneers (18-8 overall) and Covington Catholic Colonels (19-5) had a lower score, but a similar result. The Pioneers ventured to Park Hills and edged the Colonels, 4-3 to snap CovCath’s 10-game winning streak. Simon Kenton also beat CovCath, 10-9 on April 12 in Independence. Simon Kenton head coach […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Calvary Christian baseball earns district seed win at Scott
The third and fourth seeds for the 37th District Tournament at Scott are set after the visiting Calvary Christian Cougars (9-15) downed the Scott Eagles, 6-1 in a battle for the first district seed win of the season. The win ends a 10-game losing streak in the series for Calvary dating back to a 2-0 […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Beechwood, Walton-Verona baseball advance in All “A” State Tournament, Lady Tigers go 1-2 in pool play
The Beechwood Tigers (18-4) and Walton-Verona Bearcats (18-4) baseball teams advanced to the All “A” State semifinals with quarterfinal victories at Campbellsville High School. Beechwood downed the Hazard Bulldogs (15-10-1), 7-4. The Tigers scored trailed 4-3 entering the top of the sixth before scoring three runs to go up 6-4 and added one more in […]
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Friday NKY HS roundup: Highlands softball earns big win over Western Hills
The Highlands Bluebirds softball team (17-5 overall) earned a huge win over the Western Hills Wolverines (16-7) from the 11th Region in the Lafayette Five-Star General Tournament. Freshman Kaitlyn Dixon (7-1) pitched a complete game striking out six, walking none and allowing just three hits. The Bluebirds made just one error behind her. The Bluebirds […]
