Beechwood will head to Campbellsville High School this weekend with some unfinished business. A year after making the All “A” state championship, the Tigers will look to seal the deal this time around as they’ll take on Hazard in the quarterfinals on Saturday at 10 a.m. Beechwood run-ruled Bracken County 10-0 on Sunday in the […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Simon Kenton baseball edges Beechwood
The Simon Kenton Pioneers baseball team (14-5) edged the host Beechwood Tigers, 10-9 in the David Iery Invitational scoring the game-winning run in the top of the seventh. Senior right fielder Ian Powell walked in the top of the seventh with one out and senior Ben Stephens reached on an error. After they moved up […]
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Friday NKY HS roundup: CovCath wins fourth straight
The host Covington Catholic Colonels baseball team (12-4) took down the Bishop Brossart Mustangs, 8-6 for their fourth straight win. CovCath batted .423 (11 for 26) overall in the win. Sophomore third baseman Marcus Suwinski went 2-for-2 with one run batted in and one run scored and senior catcher Jonathan Fitz belted his third home […]
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Bluebirds find a way to win a tight one over Ryle
Nine of Highlands 19 games on the season have been decided by three runs or less. Thursday was no different with Ryle, who had already owned a one-run victory over the Bluebirds to begin Highlands season on March 21. Highlands returned the favor at Highland Hills Park, Zach DeSylva’s two-run walk-off single giving them a […]
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Norse leading the Horizon at halfway point
The Northern Kentucky University baseball team is halfway to making history. The Norse haven’t finished above .500 since making the jump to Division I in 2013 and have never made an NCAA tournament since being eligible in 2016. Halfway through Horizon League conference play, they sit at the top of the standings. The Norse are […]
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Wednesday NKY HS roundup: Young’s slider throws Campbell County off-balance in CovCath win
Around the area, Covington Catholic senior Chris Young said people call him ‘Nine Iron’ from the mound because it’s the most reliable club from 60 feet away. He likes to pound the zone with fastballs then throw a nasty slider. But Young said the slider hit a new level helping the host Colonels (12-4) knock […]
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Ryle clinches top spot in 33rd District with win over Conner
A Conner baseball fan pleaded for some scoring Tuesday. Ryle, however, made sure the wish was not granted. The Raiders converted a two-out, sixth inning error into a 2-0 win in the 33rd District seeding game. The win secured the top spot for the Raiders in the 33rd District tournament in Mid-May. Not for a second […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Dixie baseball, NDA softball pull off huge wins
The Dixie Heights Colonels baseball team (7-10 overall) may have had its growing pains in the first part of the season. But the Colonels recorded a huge 5-3 win in 10 innings over the Conner Cougars (14-4) in Ninth Region action on Monday. Junior second baseman Luke Abeling singled with two outs to score junior […]
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LINK nky Top 10 baseball/softball rankings
A busy week sure didn’t make this easy. A lot of teams played four-plus games this past week and it didn’t help make things much more clearer, especially on the baseball diamond. The Doc Morris Invitational made for a hectic weekend with a lot of area teams beating each other. It also made things tough […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Highlands baseball concludes Doc Morris Invitational with two wins
This game showed it’s not always the team that starts the strongest leading most of the way, but the team that finishes the strongest that sometimes wins. The Highlands Bluebirds baseball team (9-7) found itself down 3-0 early. But while the Bluebirds pitching and defense held things down the rest of the way, the Highlands […]
