Every 33rd District baseball championship is special because of the competitive nature of the games with four county schools with similar sizes. Ryle not only knocked off Conner for the third time this season, but it finished off an unblemished district slate and got revenge on the team that’s beat them in this same game […]
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Young Lloyd softball team with quite the turnaround season
The last time the Lloyd Memorial High School fast-pitch softball team put together a winning record, senior captains McKenzie Runion and Desia Hall were preschoolers, and seventh-grade role players Malyah Jones and Sophia Purnell weren’t even born. The year was 2009. Barack Obama was president. Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas were dominating the pop […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Campbell County softball, baseball teams record victories
The area has seen a lot of splits with softball rematches this year. The Campbell County Camels (17-5) earned another one, knocking off the visiting Highlands Bluebirds, 9-6 in Alexandria. Highlands won the first meeting on March 22 in Fort Thomas, 12-8. The difference came in errors. Highlands (22-8-1) had three leading to six Campbell […]
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A ‘Carly Day’: Waters’ two hits, outfield putout send Dixie Heights past Ryle
Carly Waters had a lot from which to choose. Dixie Heights’ junior right fielder could’ve said her 2-for-3 night was her favorite part in Wednesday’s 3-2 home win over Ryle. Or, she could’ve selected her fourth-inning, two-run double that put the Colonels ahead for good. Waters went with neither. Instead, she most fondly recalled Ryle’s […]
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Tuesday NKY HS roundup: Highlands softball completes undefeated 9th Region regular season
The Highlands Bluebirds softball team (22-6-1) ventured to Park Hills seeking to finish undefeated in 9th Region action. Highlands accomplished the feat finishing 11-0 in region play with a 13-4 win over the Notre Dame Pandas (11-7) for the sixth win in a row and seventh in the last eight meetings. The Pandas kept things […]
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KHSAA state baseball/softball matchups drawn out
The KHSAA released the state tournament pairings for the state baseball and softball tournaments on Tuesday during the live draw shows on khsaa.tv. The state tournaments will get underway on June 1. The baseball tournament will take place at the University of Kentucky’s Proud Park while the softball tournament will be played at UK’s John […]
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LINK nky Top 10 baseball/softball rankings
While Highlands’ softball team proved another point of why they’re the top team in the area, in baseball the picture is a lot more muddy. Granted, neither team threw their top pitcher, but Highlands 11-0 run-rule victory over Ryle in the matchup of the top two teams in the region proved the Bluebirds will be […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Highlands softball run-rules Ryle minus ace pitchers
The Highlands Bluebirds (21-6-1) and Ryle Raiders (14-8) softball teams met at Winkler Field in Fort Thomas trying to stay undefeated in 9th Region action. Highlands run-ruled Ryle, 11-0 in five innings to move to 10-0 in region play and drop Ryle to 10-1. But both teams know things could be different if they face […]
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Friday NKY HS roundup: Cooper softball bests Dixie Heights in battle of 9th Region contenders
This regular season game might not mean anything if the two softball teams meet again in the 9th Region Tournament in a few weeks. But like any team, it gave them an idea of what works and does not work against the opponent. The host Cooper Jaguars (16-8) and Dixie Heights Colonels (14-12) threw their […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Simon Kenton baseball wins shootout at Highlands
The Simon Kenton Pioneers (19-8) ventured to Fort Thomas and won a 16-14 shootout against the Highlands Bluebirds (16-11). Simon Kenton collected 11 hits and took advantage of nine walks. Junior Daniel Uhl went 3-for-5 with a triple, two runs batted in and scored four runs. Senior Dakota Brown went 2- for-3 with a home […]
