Craig Massey, a 35-year-old professional baseball player, is in his third season with the Florence Y’alls and is close to reaching the 1,000-hit milestone, having played in 10 professional seasons in independent leagues.
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Fort Mitchell race to benefit Vent Haven Museum
There’s just one Northern Kentucky race in which a dummy calls runners to the starting line. That would be the fourth annual Dummy Run, a 5-kilometer run/walk June 30 at the Vent Haven Museum on West Maple Avenue in Fort Mitchell. “It’s right through old Fort Mitchell here…It’s a lovely neighborhood,” Lisa Sweasy, the museum’s […]
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It’s a double: CovCath wins second consecutive boys tennis title
CovCath won their second straight boys team title at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center, becoming the first school to win at least two in a row since Louisville Trinity did it from 1991-1993.
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A track and field five-way: Bartlett, Smith, Emelianova, Howard and Carter snag 3A state titles
Tiger Bartlett, Evan A. Smith and Viktoriya Emelianova turned Saturday’s Class 3A state track meet into the Ryle Revenge Tour. Dixie Heights freshman Ari Carter waited until her final throw to win the discus crown, and Simon Kenton’s Alexis Howard needed four jumps to win the long jump and complete Northern Kentucky’s gold medal haul. […]
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CovCath’s Christensen and Yeager win back-to-back state tennis titles, Hussey runner-up
Covington Catholic’s tennis team earned a split decision Thursday at the University of Kentucky. Juniors Kalei Christensen and Alex Yeager won their second straight doubles title, a 6-0, 6-1 thrashing of Louisville St. Xavier’s Aditya Shah and Walker Bush at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center. “It’s pretty cool,” Christensen said. “It just shows how […]
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Highlands softball: once, twice, three times a Ninth Region champion
Highlands’ softball team won their third straight Ninth Region title with a 6-2 win over Notre Dame, becoming the first three-peat winner since Ryle did it from 2010-12.
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It’s Pandas vs. Bluebirds for Ninth Region softball title
Conner’s 3-2 lead with two out in the bottom of the seventh against Notre Dame seemed secure. Until it wasn’t. The Pandas rode Addi Zinser’s double and Ava Auberger reaching first on an error to a 4-3 win in Monday’s girls Ninth Region softball semifinal at Thomas More Softball Field. Next for Notre Dame: two-time […]
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Jaguars, Pandas claim regional track team championships
Cooper’s track and field team won the boys Class 3A, Region 5 meet, while Notre Dame won the girls championship, with standout performances from Cole Henry, Elijah Harrison, Kate Blettner, and Viktoriya Emelianova.
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Brossart girls, Beechwood boys claim region track titles
Bishop Brossart’s girls track team won the Class A, Region 4 meet, beating defending state champion Beechwood by 16 points, while Beechwood’s boys team won the title with a slim margin over Brossart.
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Super-tiebreakers decide girls Ninth Region tennis championships
Kayla Johnson of Cooper won the girls Ninth Region championship in a third set 10-point super-tiebreaker, while Avery Love and Nive Selvaraju of Ryle won the doubles final in a similar fashion.