Northern Kentucky-area high school baseball and softball teams are well represented among individual state leaders one month into their respective seasons. A look at official statistics compiled by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association finds a few state leaders, several top-10 producers and dozens and dozens of top-50 performers among local teams reporting stats. With […]
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Camels clinch top seed in 37th with win over Brossart
The black crosses on Paige Stewart’s and Faith Whitford’s faces were a fashion statement. “I think eye black makes you look cooler,” Stewart, Campbell County’s senior pitcher, said. “Everything you do is for God.” Stewart, Whitford and the rest of the Camels made a softball statement Wednesday. They won their sixth straight – and the […]
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Tuesday NKY HS roundup: Ryle softball clinches 33rd District Tournament top seed with shutout of Cooper
After winning the first two district seed games on the road, the Ryle Raiders softball team (10-6) knew it needed to defend its home field to earn the top seed in the 33rd District Tournament that will be played there in May. The Raiders completed the run with a 6-0 blanking of the Cooper Jaguars […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Cooper softball clinches second seed with win at Boone County
The Cooper Jaguars softball team (13-4) still has a chance at the top seed in the district tournament. The Jaguars started the second go-round of seed play completing a sweep of the Boone County Rebels (5-11), holding on for a 7-6 win. Cooper is 3-1 in 33rd District seed play for second behind Ryle and […]
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Dixie Heights uses defense, timely hitting to upend Notre Dame
Dixie Heights approaches each and every game with the same mindset. They’re not going to lose because of their defense. It was a defensive play in the top of the fifth inning that ended a Notre Dame rally and the Colonels rallied for five runs after Carly Waters diving catch in right, defeating the Pandas […]
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Tuesday NKY HS roundup: Ryle softball scores seven in first inning on way to home district seed win
The Ryle Raiders softball team (7-5) knows it is in control of its own destiny in terms of earning the top seed in the 33rd District Tournament if it defends its home turf. The Raiders scored seven runs in the top of the first inning in the first of three straight home district seed contests […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Dixie baseball, NDA softball pull off huge wins
The Dixie Heights Colonels baseball team (7-10 overall) may have had its growing pains in the first part of the season. But the Colonels recorded a huge 5-3 win in 10 innings over the Conner Cougars (14-4) in Ninth Region action on Monday. Junior second baseman Luke Abeling singled with two outs to score junior […]
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LINK nky Top 10 baseball/softball rankings
A busy week sure didn’t make this easy. A lot of teams played four-plus games this past week and it didn’t help make things much more clearer, especially on the baseball diamond. The Doc Morris Invitational made for a hectic weekend with a lot of area teams beating each other. It also made things tough […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Ryle softball takes control of own destiny in pursuit of 33rd District top seed
The winner of this Battle of Union softball game earned control of its own destiny for the 33rd District’s top seed standing alone at 2-0 with four games left in district seed play. The Ryle Raiders (5-3) put themselves in that position exploding for a five-run fourth inning on their way to a 13-3 six-inning […]
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Wednesday NKY HS roundup: Ryle takes control of 33rd District seed play with sweep of Cooper
The Ryle Raiders baseball team (10-3) is in control of its destiny in terms of the top seed in the 33rd District Tournament after sweeping the host Cooper Jaguars 8-4, to move to 4-0 in district seed play. “We talk about how tough this district is from top to bottom,” said Joe Aylor, Ryle head […]