The weather warmed up and so did the bats of the Dixie Heights Colonels. Dixie Heights pounded out 12 hits out of 27 at-bats for a .444 average in defeating the Ryle Raiders, 7-3 to open the season in 9th Region action. Ryle is 0-2 to start the season. “We had just scrimmaged Ryle and […]
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Saturday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Simon Kenton Softball Rallies Past North Laurel After Losing Huge Lead
The Simon Kenton Pioneers softball team (3-0 overall) had to bounce back quickly after losing a six-run lead in the top of the seventh inning. But Simon Kenton came through to defeat the North Laurel Jaguars, 16-15 in Independence. Simon Kenton batted .512 (20 for 39) and North Laurel (2-1) batted .463 (19 for 41). […]
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Simon Kenton Baseball Downs Cooper
The Simon Kenton Pioneers (1-1 overall) scored three times in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings to down the Cooper Jaguars (0-1) at Thomas More Stadium on Friday. The varsity game took place first with rain moving into the area later in the evening. Cooper outhit Simon Kenton, 11-5. But the Pioneers committed […]
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Thursday NKY HS Round-Up: Bishop Brossart Softball Earns First Win
The Bishop Brossart ‘Stangs softball team (1-1) played its second 34th District opponent on the road in two days and came away with a 19-0 no-hit three-inning run-ruling over the Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts (0-1). Lloyd Memorial did manage to put five runners on base via walk. Neither team committed any errors. Bishop Brossart pounded out […]
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Wednesday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Dixie Heights Softball Opens Season with Convincing Non-Region Victory
The Dixie Heights Colonels softball team showed reasons why the 9th Region Coaches picked the 2019 region champions second in the pre-season poll. The host Colonels run-ruled the Bishop Brossart ‘Stangs 10-0 in five innings in the season-opener for both teams. “It’s always good to get the first win under you belt so you can […]
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NKY Tuesday high school round-up: Scott baseball wins on wild pitch
The Scott Eagles found themselves trailing 6-0 and down to nine outs against the visiting Pendleton County Wildcats in the season-opener for both teams in the 10th Region battle. But Scott dug deep and rallied to record an 8-7 victory. Senior Troy Grubb scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh. He reached […]
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Northern Kentucky High School Softball Preview: Coaches Poll Puts Cooper on Top of 9th Region
A year ago, the Cooper Jaguars made it further than any team in 13 seasons as a program. They won that elusive 33rd District semifinal game with a convincing 12-0 win over host Conner after winning just four post-season games previously to make it to the 9th Region Tournament for the first time in school […]
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Notre Dame Academy student wins prestigious caddying scholarship
There are 27 male and female caddies that have qualified for the Chick Evans Scholarship — 26 are from Ohio and one is from Kentucky. The lone Kentuckian recipient was Park Hills native Martine Hue. Hue is currently a senior at Notre Dame Academy and is a caddy for Kenwood Country Club in Cincinnati. She […]
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NKU weekend roundup: Basketball and softball earn wins on Sunday
Written by Matthew Dietz, editor in chief at The Northerner NKU Athletics was active throughout the country this weekend, as the men’s basketball team, women’s basketball team, baseball team and softball team were among many sports competing over the last few days. Below is a recap of how each team fared over their past several […]
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Newport Student Honored for Gold Medal in Special Olympics Skiing
The Newport board of education recognized student Marty Varias this week for his gold medal-winning participation in the Special Olympics Kentucky Winter Games. The 14-year old 8th grader at Newport Intermediate School competed in ski events at Perfect North Slopes in Indiana, though he had never previously used skis competitively before. Varias received coaching in […]
