Dixie Heights baseball coach Chris Maxwell had a holiday idea. Maxwell’s plan: decorate a Christmas tree with a cap from every Northern Kentucky high school team, drive a little more than 90 minutes to Vanceburg and deliver it to a Lewis County man battling cancer. On Thursday, David Iery looked out his front door and […]
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Prep roundup: Great Scott! Eagles flying high, prep signings
From Milyn Minor’s major moments to Morgan Justice’s milestones and Noelle Price’s rising star at Scott to the latest local college commitments, Northern Kentucky athletes continue to prove that the pipeline of talent is alive and thriving. Whirlwind months for Minor It’s been an exciting past few months for Scott volleyball standout Milyn Minor, and […]
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Covington man behind ‘Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town’ also wrote Nat King Cole’s baseball anthem
The holiday season is upon us. Local radio stations are already playing Christmas music. The area has seen its first snowfall, not long after the conclusion of one of the greatest World Series ever played. Seems like a good time to talk about Haven Gillespie. Yes, that Haven Gillespie, the Covington-born lyricist behind “Santa Claus […]
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Florence Y’alls to host 2026 All-Star game
All-Star baseball is coming to Florence. The City of Florence, Florence Y’alls, meetNKY and the Frontier League announced on Tuesday that the Y’alls will host the 2026 Frontier League All-Star game. “We’re thrilled to bring the 2026 Frontier League All-Star Game to a great community like Florence,” said Steve Tahsler, Frontier League Commissioner. “This city […]
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NewCath, Bellevue make baseball coaching hires
Newport Central Catholic and Bellevue were in similar spots with their baseball head coach openings, the two recently making coaching hires for their baseball programs. Both members of the 36th District, NewCath appointed Nick Enginger while Bellevue tabbed assistant Matt Atkins. Enginger has been a teacher on The Hill since 1997, teaching social studies. He’s […]
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NKY baseball trio find colleges closer to home
A Beechwood and a pair of Covington Catholic baseball standouts will continue their college baseball careers closer to home. Covington Catholic grads Jonathan Fitz and Charlie Dieruf are transferring to Xavier and Cincinnati, respectively, while Beechwood grad Cameron Boyd is transferring to Ohio University. Boyd is a 2023 grad and played his first two college […]
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CovCath names Michels as Krumpelbeck’s successor
Covington Catholic High School named John Michels on Thursday afternoon as its next head baseball coach. CovCath said in a news release that the school conducted an extensive and competitive coaching search with more than 25 candidates from across the region. Michels, a 1988 CovCath graduate, succeeds former longtime Colonels coach Bill Krumpelbeck, who concluded […]
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Ludlow names Eli Florer baseball coach
Ludlow High School has hired Eli Florer to be their next baseball coach of the program. Florer comes over from Holmes, where he was the head coach for the last three seasons and with the program for six and a teacher at the high school. He led the Bulldogs to nine wins in 2024, their […]
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Covington, Ludlow helped bring baseball back to Cincinnati
If not for an 1876 meeting in New York City, baseball fans might now be cheering for the Covington Stars or the Ludlow Base Ball Club instead of the Cincinnati Reds. Latonia filmmaker Cam Miller shared that fact during Tuesday’s webinar, “How Northern Kentucky Helped Save Baseball in Cincinnati,” part of the NKY History Hour […]
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Campbell County’s Schweitzer heading for enshrinement in 10th Region hall
Campbell County High School baseball coach Scott Schweitzer was the Shohei Ohtani of his day when he played ball in college. As a senior at Kentucky Wesleyan, he was an All-Great Lakes Valley Conference pick at two positions: designated hitter and pitcher. But Schweitzer never really saw himself as a hall-of-famer. The 6-foot-2 two-way talent […]