Teenage brothers Trey and Ty Cook have been tossing a baseball back and forth for as long as they can remember. They’ve played catch almost everywhere — backyards, side yards, streets, fields, woods, parks, gymnasiums, and even at family reunions. Whether out of boredom or with a plan, the brothers have made tossing a baseball […]
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Remembering Bryan Stevenson at his namesake baseball tournament
Simon Kenton athletic director Troy Roberts has been reminiscing this week with former Scott High School baseball players and coaches via group text. They’re sharing stories about former Eagles great Bryan Stevenson in the run-up to the annual tournament honoring him Friday and Saturday. “I always love telling stories about Bryan,” said Roberts, formerly baseball […]
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All “A” state baseball/softball tournaments take place this weekend
The All “A” Classic for baseball and softball will take center stage this weekend in Owensboro. The All “A” Classic state baseball tournament will take place at Daviess County High School on April 26-27 while the All “A” Classic state softball tournament will be held at Jack C. Fisher Park in Owensboro April 26-27. Beechwood […]
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Walton-Verona baseball: School size doesn’t matter
Walton-Verona baseball coach Andrew Sien offered a geography lesson Tuesday. The Eighth Region All “A” champion Bearcats meet Lyon County in the quarterfinals of the All “A” Classic state tournament at 6:30 p.m. EDT, Saturday, at Daviess County High School in Owensboro. Sien’s reminder: Walton-Verona is the southernmost Northern Kentucky school and should be mentioned […]
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NKY Baseball/Softball stat leaders showing up statewide
Some of the top stat performers in the state on the diamond hail from Northern Kentucky. As of April 23, several from NKY are showing up on the statewide stats leaders in baseball and softball. In baseball, Heritage Academy’s Elliot Kloss is 11th in batting average at .562, Calvary Christian’s Joshua Ruwe and Newport Central Catholic’s […]
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PHOTOS: Covington Catholic-Conner baseball
Conner hosted Covington Catholic in baseball on Monday with the Cougars prevailing, 6-4. Case Testerman led the way at the plate for Conner, going 3-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a stolen base. William Higgins added two hits with two runs scored and an RBI, Max Brunkel also added two hits, one of them […]
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High stakes and heavy hearts: Beechwood rallies around baseball coach battling rare illness
The Beechwood Tigers will take the field for Saturday’s Kentucky All “A” Classic statewide baseball tournament quarterfinal against Sayre with a lineup full of heavy hitters and shutdown pitchers. “We’ve been winning a lot of games lately,” said senior Matthew Cottengim. “We’re playing with a lot of confidence.” Gametime Saturday at Daviess County High School […]
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NKY baseball stat leaders
We’re a month into the prep baseball season, so let’s take a look at who is standing out on the diamond (stats as of April 16). HITTING Batting Average (minimum two at-bats per game) Joshua Ruwe, Calvary Christian — .571 JT Mumper, Newport Central Catholic — .565 Ian Mann, Newport Central Catholic — .545 Elliott […]
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Chase Flaherty’s no-hitter leads Beechwood to All “A” Sectional win
Beechwood pitcher Chase Flaherty wasn’t too happy with how last season’s sectional game ended. He used that as motivation to throw a no-hitter in a 1-0 win over Bishop Brossart Wednesday night in Fort Mitchell in the All “A” Sectional, sending the Tigers to the All “A” State Tournament in Owensboro. Flaherty went the distance, […]
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Bishop Brossart perseveres through injuries
It was 28 degrees on April 8 in Alexandria, but Bishop Brossart’s baseball team has been as hot as Phoenix in July. The 10th Region All “A” champion Mustangs meet Ninth Region champion Beechwood in the opening round of the All “A” state tournament at 5 p.m. Wednesday on the Tigers’ diamond. Going into Tuesday’s game […]