Newport Central Catholic head baseball coach Jeff Martin has stepped down after six years at the helm. He made the announcement at the team’s season-ending banquet. Martin finishes his tenure with a 74-86 overall record. This includes a 58-52 mark in regional play and a 24-7 district record. Under Martin’s leadership, NewCath reached a high […]
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Beechwood’s Tyler Fryman: The next two-sport college athlete?
When you think of two-sport college athletes, you think of Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Russell Wilson, Kyler Murray or Jamies Winston, to name a few. Could Beechwood’s Tyler Fryman be the next to join the list when he gets to college? The college landscape has changed a bunch since the names in the opening sentence […]
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Which NKY baseball players made the KHSBCA All-State teams?
The Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association announced their selections for the All-State baseball teams. They consist of three teams with Corbin’s Kade Elam winning Mr. Baseball. Elam is a University of Louisville signee. As for Northern Kentucky baseball players, Beechwood’s Chase Flaherty, Simon Kenton’s Tyler Ruete and Campbell County’s Tyler Schumacher made the first […]
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Clark’s Pump-n-Shop Baseball State Tournament schedule/scores
The KHSAA Clark’s Pump-n-Shop Baseball State tournament presented by UK Healthcare begins on June 5 and runs through June 14. First round games will be played on June 5 and 6, quarterfinals on June 7 with the semifinals played June 13 and the championship June 14. All games will be played at Kentucky Proud Park […]
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Rain delay halts Highlands momentum, drops state tourney game to South Warren
Saved by the rain? South Warren baseball coach Chris Gage tends to think so. In a game that took over five hours to complete thanks to two weather delays, South Warren took down Highlands 6-5 in nine innings in Friday’s Clark’s Pump-n-Shop KHSAA first round state tournament game at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington. “Saved […]
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CovCath’s Krumpelbeck retiring
The second all-time winningest coach in KHSAA baseball history is calling it a career. Covington Catholic baseball coach Bill Krumpelbeck announced he’s retiring, the school released on Friday. He’ll end his 48-year career in Park Hills with 1,149 wins, 22 district titles, nine region championships and a state championship in 2002, the last Northern Kentucky […]
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Major League genes fuel Bluebirds’ baseball championship pursuit
As a kid, Highlands High School baseball coach Brian Benzinger shagged fly balls off the bat of his brother Todd Benzinger, a former Major League Baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds and others. “My father played college football. He was an avid sports fan,” Benzinger said. “When we worked on baseball, he pitched to my […]
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Birds are back! Highlands wins 9th Region baseball title
It wasn’t winning 17 of their last 19 games or having an arsenal of arms at his disposal or a deadly hitting attack. Highlands baseball coach Brian Benzinger knew he had something special back in October. “Our offseason workouts we had 40 something, 50 guys there and I’m like, ‘Okay, these guys are really dedicated […]
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Region baseball tournament schedule/scores
Region baseball tournaments in Northern Kentucky get started on Sunday and run throughout the week next week. Region winners will head to Kentucky Proud Park for the KHSAA state tournament starting on June 5. Listed below is the schedules for the 8th, 9th and 10th Region baseball tournaments. This page will be updated daily with […]
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Campbell County falls to Montgomery after five-run fifth in 10th Region semis
Montgomery County didn’t need a dramatic finish or late-game heroics. One explosive inning, a five-run fifth, carried the Indians past Campbell County 5-2 in the 10th Region tournament semifinals Wednesday night on the Camels’ home field. For four innings, Campbell appeared in full control. They opened a 2-0 lead behind five hits and two RBI […]
