The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (10-6) and Dixie Heights Colonels (11-6) baseball teams met for the second of two games in the Doc Morris Invitational in the scorching heat in Crestview Hills. The teams wound up experiencing the thrill of victory and agony of defeat going 1-1 on the day. The second game for both […]
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Friday NKY HS sports round-up: Ryle downs Boone County in intense 33rd District softball seed game
This 33rd District softball match-up had a bigger reason than usual for its intensity. The Boone County Lady Rebels and Ryle Lady Raiders met in Union seeking their first district seed victory of the season. Tied 4-4 entering the bottom of the sixth inning, Ryle scored four times to pull through for the 8-5 victory. […]
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Thursday NKY HS sports round-up: Walton-Verona edges Highlands Latin in All A Sectional game
The Walton-Verona Bearcats baseball team (13-3 overall) may not have known much about its All A Sectional opponent. The Highlands Latin Highlanders (7-5) from Louisville won the 7th Region and the two met at the Walton-Verona Sports Complex in Verona in the battle to move on to the All A State Quarterfinals at Eastern Kentucky […]
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Wednesday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Conner baseball seizes top seed in 33rd District tourney
Things became more interesting in the 33rd District when the Ryle Raiders baseball team (8-8) ventured to Hebron and took down the Conner Cougars (17-2), 3-2 Tuesday. Both teams came into the rematch at Pat Roesel Field in Union with 2-1 records leading the battle for the top seed in the district tournament that will […]
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Tuesday NKY HS sports round-up: Cooper softball earns another huge victory
The two softball teams ranked one and two in the 9th Region pre-season coaches poll met to see where they stood against each other at this point in the season. The Cooper Lady Jaguars (9-3) stayed undefeated in 9th Region play at 3-0 with a 9-5 win over the host Dixie Heights Colonels (5-4). Dixie […]
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Monday NKY HS sports round-up: Beechwood baseball leaves no doubt in district seed victory
It was one of those games the Beechwood Tigers baseball team (12-1 overall) came in heavily favored to dominate the visiting Holmes Bulldogs (1-14). But the Tigers still had to go out and execute. It turned out to not be an issue as Beechwood run-ruled Holmes, 15-0 in four innings. “We tried to tell them […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Looking ahead a little bit here
Just happened to be driving through my old hometown of Ludlow Sunday and could not help but stop by and check out the nearly-renovated Lemker Field – or its about-to-be-new name of Lemker Field at St. Elizabeth Ball Park. There was still some work to do on finishing the sod in the outfield but the […]
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Saturday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Beechwood baseball wins 9th Region battle against Highlands
A pop fly in foul territory near third base set the tone for this battle between two 9th Region contending baseball teams in the top of the second inning. With two out, the Beechwood Tigers (11-1 overall) loaded the bases at Highland Park against the Highlands Bluebirds (9-4). Beechwood senior center fielder Brett Holladay worked […]
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Slugging Conner remembers last time they played, makes Beechwood pay
They hadn’t seen each other since last June 6. Since then, Beechwood’s Tigers had lost just one baseball game – to Danville in the state tournament in Lexington. A long time ago. Since last June 6, Conner’s Cougars have lost just one game as well. But the veteran Hebron club – with 10 seniors, another […]
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Friday NKY HS Round-Up: Cooper softball hands ninth-ranked Oldham County first loss of season
The opportunity stood before the Cooper Lady Jaguars softball team at the home field off Longbranch Road in Union and the Lady Jaguars made it happen. The undefeated and ninth-ranked Oldham County Lady Colonels in the latest Kentucky Softball Coaches Association poll came to the area for the first of three games in two days. […]
