The 33rd District doubleheader at Florence Y’alls Stadium told the tale of four teams at certain crossroads entering the second of six district seed games. The Conner Cougars and Cooper Jaguars hoped to earn another step toward a potential top seed in the district tournament in a matter of weeks. On the other side, the […]
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Wednesday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Villa Madonna softball wins All A 9th Region championship
The Villa Madonna Vikings softball team (9-1) took down the host Beechwood Tigers (4-7) in the All A 9th Region championship game, 15-8. The turf at Beechwood allowed the field to dry enough to play the game. But lightning in the area forced the end of the game with two out in the bottom of […]
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Tuesday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Conner baseball tops Boone County to open 33rd District seed action
Teams may not be able to win certain things during the regular season. But the top seed in the 33rd District Tournament is one of them. The Conner Cougars baseball team (12-1 overall) came into the day with the best record of the four teams and showed why in an 8-0 blanking of the host […]
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Monday NKY HS sports round-up: Covington Catholic baseball holds off Campbell County
It has been tough in recent weeks when the skies became cloudy. Teams did not know whether they would be playing or not. The Covington Catholic Colonels (5-6) and Campbell County Camels (6-4) baseball teams played. But it came at a different site. The game moved to Park Hills since it did not rain as […]
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Not a surprise: Beechwood is really good at baseball — again
No one knows. Well, no one involved now with the Beechwood baseball program knows the answer. How did the small school Tigers, in a town that for years didn’t have a baseball field and at a school that on occasion didn’t have one either, get so good at the game? No one knows. They can […]
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Saturday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Ryle Baseball Bests Covington Catholic, Names Field after Former Head Coach Roesel
The Ryle Raiders baseball team (6-5) honored long-time Head Coach Pat Roesel before taking on the Covington Catholic Colonels (4-6). The school named the field after Roesel then knocked off CovCath, 4-2 in 9th Region play. The teams met Monday in Park Hills and the Colonels won 9-7. Current Ryle Head Coach Joe Aylor is […]
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Friday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Cooper at Notre Dame Softball Suspended
Notre Dame covered the turf hoping to play the 9th Region home softball game Friday afternoon. The Cooper Lady Jaguars (5-2) arrived when the sun came out and the game started against the Pandas (2-2) 45 minutes later than originally scheduled. Cooper led 3-0 after three innings. But then the ice pellets came forcing a […]
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Thursday NKY HS sports round-up: Beechwood, St. Henry baseball to meet in All A 9th Region Title Game
The Beechwood Tigers (8-0 overall) and St. Henry Crusaders baseball teams (8-2-1) shut out their All A 9th Region semifinal opponents to make it to the title game. The game takes place at 7 p.m. back at Florence Y’alls Stadium. The Crusaders beat the Tigers, 11-4 in the title game last year before driving to […]
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St. Henry, Villa Madonna to Meet in All A 9th Region Baseball Semifinals
In order for the All A 9th Region baseball semifinals to take place Thursday at Thomas More Stadium in Florence (home of the Florence Y’alls), the two quarterfinal games rained out Tuesday had to come first. The rains came again Wednesday but did not cancel those two games at Beechwood. The St. Henry Crusaders (7-2-1 […]
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Tuesday NKY HS Sports Briefs: Beechwood, Newport Central Catholic to meet in All A 9th Region Semifinals
It will be a battle of the unbeatens in the All A 9th Region Baseball semifinals between the Beechwood Tigers and the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds. Both are 7-0 on the season. The game is slated for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. But the other quarterfinal games between Villa Madonna and Bellevue along with Newport and […]
