Kevin Gray wasn’t worried. No, Beechwood’s baseball coach was not concerned about the four-time defending Ninth Region champion Tigers starting this season at 2-3 before winning five straight going into this weekend’s Ninth Region All “A” tournament. What was Gray’s reason for the slow start? He wanted his team to get some early experience. “We’re […]
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Campbell County High School Boys Basketball Team recognized for season performance
The Campbell County High School Boys Basketball Team was recognized by the Campbell County Fiscal Court for their 27-7 season record and advancing to the state tournament quarterfinals.
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A Wildcat revival: Newport baseball returns after one-season layoff
Newport’s baseball team opened its 2024 season with a 16-1, four-inning loss March 18 at Ludlow. That’s OK because it was the Wildcats’ first game since May 18, 2022, a 15-4 setback to Dayton in the 36th District tournament at Bellevue – a 678-day hiatus. “I would think that the kids that wanted to play baseball, […]
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Cullen’s walk-off single sends Dixie to win over Ryle
Dixie Heights defeated Ryle 10-9 on a walk-off hit by Ryle Cullen in the seventh inning, despite four Colonel errors, with 13 hits and a defensive play by Will Steczynski.
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Rice’s return to the diamond a game-changer for senior-laden Colonels
Dixie Heights baseball is led by 12 seniors, a dugout full of talent and a masterful head coach who has won nearly 800 games in 40 seasons, and is looking for a bounce-back year after a rare losing season in 2023.
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Schumacher strikes out nine, Camels blank Bluebirds
Tyler Schumacher struck out nine, Will Haigis added three hits, and the Camels defeated Highlands 6-0 to continue their quest for a 10th Region title.
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Lofty goals remain despite Conner baseball’s year of change
This story originally appeared in the March 8 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Change has been a constant over the last nine months for the Conner High School baseball team, which has experienced some seismic foundational shifts since the end of the 2023 season. In June, longtime head […]
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CovCath grad Maile signs back on with Reds
For the first time since 2019, Luke Maile won’t have to be scouting a new city to live in. The Covington Catholic grad re-signed with the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday for a one-year, $3.5 million dollar contract with a club option for the 2025 season. Maile’s career over the last three seasons has taken him […]
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Highlands grad Rom hopes to help lift Cardinals back to standards
Drew Rom took the mound for his fourth career Major League start with the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. But unlike the other three starts, this one came minutes across the Ohio River from where he grew up facing the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark. The 23-year-old worked his way through the minor leagues […]
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Highlands grad Rom making MLB debut Monday night
Drew Rom’s Major League debut is finally here. The 23-year-old left-hander will make his MLB debut Monday night with the St. Louis Cardinals as they play in Pittsburgh against the Pirates. The game will start at 7:05 p.m. Rom was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-player deal at […]
