Kevin Gray was understandably nervous Friday. Beechwood’s baseball coach had just watched Covington Catholic catcher Jonathan Fitz’s seventh-inning grand slam home run clear the center field fence – a shot that closed the Tigers’ five-run lead to just one. Four Chase Flaherty pitches later, Gray and the three-time defending Ninth Region champions could relax. Flaherty […]
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Camels claim top spot in 37th by edging Brossart
Zach Franzen had been in this spot before. Except he was the one taking the ball and not handing it off to a freshman. Tyler Schumacher did his job, getting two outs in the bottom of the sixth with runners on second and third and then getting two more when Bishop Brossart had the bases […]
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Big weekend awaits NKU baseball, softball teams
One can win a Horizon League regular season conference title, another can put themselves in a position to win one. A big weekend looms for the Northern Kentucky University baseball and softball teams. SOFTBALL The softball team hosts Youngstown State in a three-game set starting on Friday as they sit a half game behind Oakland […]
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Wednesday NKY HS roundup: Beechwood baseball walks off on catcher’s interference
It only seemed fitting the winner in the battle of the two baseball teams that have won the last seven 9th Region Tournament championships walked off in an unusual way. A catcher’s interference call. With two out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh in a tie game, Beechwood Tigers junior first […]
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Tuesday NKY HS roundup: Simon Kenton snaps CovCath’s 10-game winning streak; Ryle doubles up Beechwood
The second meeting between the Simon Kenton Pioneers (18-8 overall) and Covington Catholic Colonels (19-5) had a lower score, but a similar result. The Pioneers ventured to Park Hills and edged the Colonels, 4-3 to snap CovCath’s 10-game winning streak. Simon Kenton also beat CovCath, 10-9 on April 12 in Independence. Simon Kenton head coach […]
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LINK nky top 10 baseball/softball rankings
Is consistent baseball weather too much to ask for? In April and the early stages of May it is as I sit here at my dining room table and look out the window on a chilly, 46-degree afternoon with a mist of rain falling from the sky. We get teased from time to time in […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Calvary Christian baseball earns district seed win at Scott
The third and fourth seeds for the 37th District Tournament at Scott are set after the visiting Calvary Christian Cougars (9-15) downed the Scott Eagles, 6-1 in a battle for the first district seed win of the season. The win ends a 10-game losing streak in the series for Calvary dating back to a 2-0 […]
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Walton-Verona falls in All “A” title game, Beechwood loses heartbreaker in semis
It was really close to being an all-Northern Kentucky final at the All “A” state baseball tournament in Campbellsville. Beechwood and Walton-Verona took the three hour drive to Campbellsville High School try to rank supremacy among the small schools in the state and the two were three outs from facing one another on Sunday. Beechwood […]
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Lohr’s aim has always been on point
At age 17, Conner High School’s Ayden Lohr is already laden with lore. “He’s a special guy,” Cougars baseball coach Brad Arlinghaus said of the multi-sport athlete and 15th-ranked member of this year’s Conner senior class, according to grade-point average. “He’s accomplished a lot.” While playing sports and games with family and friends as he […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Beechwood, Walton-Verona baseball advance in All “A” State Tournament, Lady Tigers go 1-2 in pool play
The Beechwood Tigers (18-4) and Walton-Verona Bearcats (18-4) baseball teams advanced to the All “A” State semifinals with quarterfinal victories at Campbellsville High School. Beechwood downed the Hazard Bulldogs (15-10-1), 7-4. The Tigers scored trailed 4-3 entering the top of the sixth before scoring three runs to go up 6-4 and added one more in […]
