A fun fact about cougars: once they have a hold, they don’t let go easily. That mentality fit Conner perfectly Sunday afternoon. From the opening inning on, the Cougars dictated the game, attacked early at the plate and leaned on a dominant outing from Brady Bushman to take down Cooper 7-2 in the 33rd District […]
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Ryle baseball leans on senior core, deep staff as postseason begins
A handful of Ryle baseball players gather at the high school, talking through the postseason ahead. They like their chances in the upcoming 33rd District Tournament at Conner. They like their chances in the 9th Region, too. The key, they say, is keeping things simple. “At the end of the day,” says senior Anthony Coppola, […]
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NKY baseball stat leaders
The KHSAA baseball regular season ends on May 15 with the postseason set to begin on Saturday, May 16. Here are the stat leaders in Northern Kentucky for Boone, Campbell and Kenton County. BATTING AVERAGE (Minimum 50 at-bats) Tyler Fryman, Beechwood — .554 Tyler Schumacher, Campbell County — .500 Parker Trenkamp, Ludlow — .494 Henry […]
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Bottoms up! Beechwood’s back half of lineup powers them past CovCath for No. 1 seed
They know each other well and expect the chaos, but in the Beechwood–Covington Catholic rivalry, the Tigers have still been finding the last word. Thursday evening, Beechwood walked into Tom Berger Stadium in Park Hills and left with their fourth straight win in the series and the No. 1 seed in the 35th District tournament […]
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Walton-Verona wins the night, and the No. 1 seed, over Simon Kenton
The atmosphere in Independence felt more like late May than early May, but that’s the expectation whenever Walton-Verona and Simon Kenton face off, no matter the sport. Fueled by the energy of the rivalry and with the top seed in the 32nd District Tournament on the line, Wednesday night carried the feel of a postseason […]
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Same standard, same spot: Ryle locks up No. 1 seed again
For the past several years, Ryle has made the top of the district feel routine. This season has been no different. Despite a wave of new faces stepping into larger roles following significant roster turnover from a year ago, the Raiders once again found themselves right where they expected, clinching the No. 1 seed in […]
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Beechwood runner-up at All “A” state
In search of their sixth All “A” state baseball title since 2006, Beechwood came up just short in a 4-2 loss to University Heights Academy on Sunday at Daviess County High School. Knotted at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth, UHA’s Jackson Flynn broke the tie with an RBI single. The Blazers added an […]
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Prep roundup: Hughes steps down at Cooper, Bryan Stevenson Tournament underway Friday
Scott Hughes has stepped down as Cooper High School’s girls soccer coach after 10 seasons, closing out the longest and most successful run in the program’s 19-year history. For Hughes, a soccer lifer, the decision was more than a year in the making and anything but easy. “I had been thinking about it, and I […]
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All “A” State spotlight: Beechwood, Walton-Verona chase championships
The All “A” state baseball and softball tournaments take place this weekend at Daviess County High School for baseball and Jack C. Fisher Park in Owensboro for softball. Beechwood’s baseball and softball teams are in it, as is Walton-Verona’s baseball team. BASEBALL Baseball will have all four quarterfinal games played on Saturday with the semifinals […]
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Camels keep grinding in closely contested season
The Campbell County High School baseball team is playing so many one-run games that the players are starting to see them in their sleep. They’re usually followed by dreams of winning the 10th Region tournament championship, something no current Camel has experienced as a varsity player. When the Camels wake up, reality sets in and […]
