After being walked 20 times for a state record in the 10th Region quarterfinal win against Nicholas County, Campbell County used their defense to stave off Montgomery County 5-4 in the region semifinals Wednesday night at Harrison County. Going in, all parties knew it would be a premier matchup. Montgomery County saved their ace Matthew […]
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Campbell walks past Nicholas in 10th Region baseball quarterfinals
As one of the top teams in the 10th Region all season long, Campbell County expected to be back in the semifinals and expectations became reality, just not in the way anyone intended. It wasn’t hits or homeruns that were responsible for the scoring. It was walks, the Camels drawing 20 of them, the most […]
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Dixie Heights 3-peats in the 34th
For the third consecutive season, Dixie Heights is champion of the 34th District Baseball Tournament. In a low scoring affair, the Colonels shutout St. Henry, 3-0. Brayden Runion pitched the complete game shutout, allowing just two Crusader hits. “We finally got the game out of Brayden that we’ve been looking for all year. He had […]
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Simon Kenton outlasts Walton-Verona in 32nd District title tilt
In a back-and-forth affair, it was Simon Kenton who threw the last punch. The Pioneers defeated Walton-Verona 10-7 in the 32nd district championship on Tuesday at the Walton-Verona Sports Complex, capturing their second consecutive title. “We knew coming in that they were a good baseball team. Certainly, when we showed up today with their best […]
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Highlands wins 11th straight district title
For the 11th straight season, the Highlands Bluebirds baseball team are champions of the 36th district. It wasn’t a high scoring affair, but Highlands took the win as they shut out Newport Central Catholic, 3-0. It was the eighth straight time the two met in the district title tilt, the Bluebirds coming up on the […]
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Scott’s offensive woes come at inopportune time
Scott had been a rather efficient offensive team for the majority of the season. Defensively they had turned things up too, allowing 57 points to open up postseason play to Bishop Brossart, 50 points to Campbell County in the district championship and come Thursday night at The Fieldhouse, 48 to Harrison County in their last […]
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Covington Catholic claims fourth straight district title
Beechwood pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the state on Wednesday by beating Holy Cross in the 35th District semifinals. They were close to doing it again on Friday, but the Tigers came up short in the championship against Covington Catholic, 61-53. Just over a month ago, the Colonels defeated Beechwood 70-52. The […]