Augusta baseball coach and principal Robin Kelsch didn’t mention the 8-5 loss at Bellevue on April 26, 2021. What Kelsch recalled Wednesday, however, was the email detailing a strange set of instructions at Bellevue Vets Field: no sunflower seeds or metal cleats allowed. The Cincinnati Reds Community Fund and St. Elizabeth Healthcare are helping Augusta […]
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Orlando Donaldson steps down as Calvary boys hoops, softball coach
Orlando Donaldson cited family reasons for stepping down as head boys basketball and softball coach for the Calvary Christian Cougars this week. Donaldson led the boys basketball team for five years and the softball team the last two years. He guided the Cougars to three 20-win seasons. The boys basketball team finished 79-74 and the […]
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Villa Madonna’s “Improbable 11”
This story originally appeared in the June 9 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. It was early March. Winter was on the way out and senior Kathryn McLagan was in a quandary. Mere weeks from the start of the season in her last year on the Villa Madonna […]
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NKSCA releases All-Star teams
The Northern Kentucky Softball Coaches Association have released their All-Star teams for Divisions I, II, and III. The coaches made their selections for each division, with one being the larger schools down to the smaller schools in three. The All-Star series put on by St. Elizabeth Healthcare will have a junior and senior All-Star game […]
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Bluebirds bounced in first round again
The winless streak for Northern Kentucky teams at the KHSAA state softball tournament continues. Highlands was aiming to be the first team out of the 9th Region to earn a victory in Lexington since 2017 when Notre Dame did, but fell short to Johnson Central on Thursday, 3-1 at John Cropp Stadium on the campus […]
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A look at some history of NKY tournament teams at the state baseball/softball tournaments
What’s the likelihood that a high school team from Northern Kentucky will win either of this year’s state baseball and softball tournaments at University of Kentucky ballparks in Lexington? The 2023 state baseball tournament begins June 1 at Counter Clocks Field (formerly known as Whitaker Bank Ballpark). The state softball tournament also gets underway June […]
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Bluebirds repeat in the 9th again in dramatic fashion
Michelle Barth has had quite the weekend. First on Saturday, Barth delivered the game-winning hit in a 2-1, 10-inning victory over Cooper in the 9th Region softball semifinals. Then on Sunday, Barth knocked a two-run double in extra innings as Highlands repeated as 9th Region softball champs, defeating Dixie Heights 4-2 in eight innings. With […]
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Region baseball/softball tournament schedules/scores
Keep tuned in here for all of the region tournament scores from the 8th through 10th Regions. BASEBALL 8TH REGION TOURNAMENT (First round at district champs, semis and finals played at University of Louisville) Sunday, May 21 Simon Kenton 8, Carroll County 2 Shelby County 7, Oldham County 2 Walton-Verona 4, Owen County 2 Woodford […]
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Dixie Heights, Highlands win 9th Region semifinal games by thinnest margin possible
It’s a rematch for the 9th Region softball title. The same two teams that won last year’s semifinal games did it again this year as Highlands (26-8-1) held off Cooper in extra innings and Dixie Heights (21-13) fought off a late rally against Ryle. They’ll now square off again on Sunday at 2 p.m. at […]
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Ninth Region softball quarterfinals: Ryle, Dixie Heights to meet in semifinals for second straight year
There turned out to be no big surprises in the 9th Region softball quarterfinals as the Ryle Raiders (17-11) and Dixie Heights Colonels (20-13) run-ruled their quarterfinal opponents Thursday on their home fields. The two meet again in the region semifinals Saturday at Highlands at Noon. Dixie Heights won the semifinal meeting 2-0 last year […]
