It was “Senior Day” for Covington Catholic baseball Wednesday when Beechwood came a-calling. Although that almost seemed a contradiction in terms for a Colonel club that legendary CovCath coach Bill Krumpelbeck describes without hesitation as “the youngest team I’ve ever had.” And that gets your attention when Krumpelbeck says it. He’s been at this long […]
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Beechwood Baseball Falls Short in Bid for Sixth All A State Crown
Rain came into Richmond on Sunday morning and initially delayed things. But the Beechwood Tigers took Turkey Hughes Field at Eastern Kentucky University trying to claim another All A State Baseball crown. Beechwood (20-3) made it back to the championship game. But the Tigers ran into the determined 15th region champion Pikeville Panthers (19-7), fell […]
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Monday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Highlands Outlasts Cooper in Battle of 9th Region Softball Contenders
The Highlands Bluebirds and Cooper Lady Jaguars met in a huge battle between two 9th Region contenders at Union. Cooper (18-5 overall) held Senior Day for its four seniors in pitcher Amber Chaney, Hanna Hollis, Miami (Ohio) University commit Dylan Scott and catcher Gweny Wessling. But the Bluebirds (14-10) used their hot bats to build […]
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Scott High renovations to update pool, gymnasium
This story is written by Andrew Dixon as part of LINK nky’s partnership with Northern Kentucky University If you live in the Taylor Mill area or just driving through, you may have noticed an uptick in construction on Scott High School’s campus. “We are building a new pool, a band practice lot and a new […]
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Saturday NKY HS sports round-up: Beechwood baseball runs away from Walton-Verona in All A state quarterfinals; faces Danville in state semifinals
The Beechwood Tigers baseball team (19-2 overall) owns five All A State championships starting in 2006. The Tigers have shown they are locked and loaded toward another one all season. They exploded for nine runs in the top of the third to beat the 16-7 Walton-Verona Bearcats, 16-2 in five innings. Beechwood plays Danville (19-4) […]
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Friday NKY HS sports round-up: Dixie Heights baseball wins twice; softball records victory against 14th-ranked Madison Central
The first two baseball rounds in the Battle of the Dixie Highway belonged to the blue Colonels in Park Hills. It initially appeared the third round could be headed the same direction. But the host Dixie Heights red Colonels (14-7) exploded for five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on their way to […]
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Thursday NKY HS sports round-up: Ryle softball earns bounce-back win over Simon Kenton
The Ryle Lady Raiders (12-11 overall) and Simon Kenton Lady Pioneers (10-7) met hoping to earn a win after tough district losses on their home fields on Tuesday. Simon Kenton dropped a close 3-2 decision to Grant County in 32nd District play and Ryle lost 12-0 in five innings to 33rd District rival Cooper. Ryle […]
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Conner has yet to beat Moeller but Cougars hope to make this loss work for them
They play each other every year – or they have since Brad Arlinghaus took the baseball head coaching job at Conner in 2014. Not that Conner shares all that much of a tradition with the storied eight-time state titlist Archbishop Moeller, the best baseball program in Cincinnati in recent years, and the best in all […]
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Ryle names former defensive coordinator as director of athletics
Veteran Ryle volleyball coach Tasha Lovins noted in talking with Principal Matt Shafer it became a priority to fill the open Director of Athletics position. The summer is around the corner when camps and fall tryouts occur. Ryle has a big fund-raiser in July and the hope was for the new AD to help with […]
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Wednesday NKY HS sports round-up: Cooper baseball pulls off huge win at Conner in 33rd District battle
This result may surprise some people based on the records. But those who have followed sports in the 33rd District for a long time have seen it happen before and will see it again. The Cooper Jaguars baseball team (7-13 overall) threw a wrench in the plans for the Conner Cougars (20-3) to clinch an […]
