It certainly wasn’t the prettiest of games, but Dixie Heights took advantage of miscues more than Newport Central Catholic did in the 9th Region baseball tournament quarterfinals. The result is the Colonels first win in the region tournament since 2017 with a 8-5 victory over the Thoroughbreds. In a game with eight errors and 22 […]
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Beechwood takes down Ryle in 9th Region tourney opener
The three-time reigning 9th Region baseball champ Beechwood Tigers input eighth grader Tyler Fryman into the lineup about a third of the way through the season and the 14-year-old hasn’t disappointed since. Fryman drove in two important runs on Sunday to open the 9th Region tournament at Thomas More Stadium in Florence, the Tigers topping […]
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9th Region baseball tourney set, two heavyweight matchups highlight 1st round
When Ryle and Covington Catholic won their respective district tournaments, they set themselves up for good positioning in the 9th Region baseball tournament set to start on Sunday at Thomas More Stadium in Florence. The thing is, the runners-up in those respective districts ended up drawing the two teams that lost in the same districts […]
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Baseball/Softball District tournament schedule/results
This will be a updated daily of district tournament baseball and softball postseason schedules and scores. The postseason begins on Saturday, leading all the way into the state tournaments that start on June 1. BASEBALL 32nd District Tournament (at Walton-Verona) Sunday, May 14 Simon Kenton 8, Williamstown 3 Walton-Verona 8, Grant County 0 Tuesday, May […]
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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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CovCath works some more two-out, seventh inning magic
Roughly 72 hours after being down to their final strike and facing an end to their season, Covington Catholic ends up repeating in the 35th District. And it was done on some more two-out, seventh inning magic. The Colonels were facing a 3-2 deficit in the bottom of the seventh against Holy Cross on Saturday […]
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Florence Y’alls record first bunt-ejection while playing against the Savannah Bananas
Written by Marshall Kramsky for WCPO Bunting sucks! Or at least it does in Banana Ball. The Florence Y’alls recorded the first bunt-ejection of the season while facing the Savannah Bananas Monday night. That’s right — a player was ejected for attempting to bunt in a game. “Ladies and gentlemen, he just bunted in the […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Ryle baseball wins 33rd District crown; Scott softball headed to 10th Region Tournament for first time in four years
Every 33rd District baseball championship is special because of the competitive nature of the games with four county schools with similar sizes. Ryle not only knocked off Conner for the third time this season, but it finished off an unblemished district slate and got revenge on the team that’s beat them in this same game […]
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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 […]
