One can win a Horizon League regular season conference title, another can put themselves in a position to win one. A big weekend looms for the Northern Kentucky University baseball and softball teams. SOFTBALL The softball team hosts Youngstown State in a three-game set starting on Friday as they sit a half game behind Oakland […]
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Ryle rolls past Notre Dame in five innings
Ryle is possibly playing softball with a lot less stress. Wednesday was the latest example. The Raiders converted seven Notre Dame errors and eight Maddie Goddard strikeouts into a 13-3 win in five innings. Ryle (13-6) won its fourth straight and seven of its last eight – a stretch that included clinching the top seed […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Beechwood, Walton-Verona baseball advance in All “A” State Tournament, Lady Tigers go 1-2 in pool play
The Beechwood Tigers (18-4) and Walton-Verona Bearcats (18-4) baseball teams advanced to the All “A” State semifinals with quarterfinal victories at Campbellsville High School. Beechwood downed the Hazard Bulldogs (15-10-1), 7-4. The Tigers scored trailed 4-3 entering the top of the sixth before scoring three runs to go up 6-4 and added one more in […]
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Friday NKY HS roundup: Highlands softball earns big win over Western Hills
The Highlands Bluebirds softball team (17-5 overall) earned a huge win over the Western Hills Wolverines (16-7) from the 11th Region in the Lafayette Five-Star General Tournament. Freshman Kaitlyn Dixon (7-1) pitched a complete game striking out six, walking none and allowing just three hits. The Bluebirds made just one error behind her. The Bluebirds […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Dixie Heights softball pounds out 14 hits in win at Campbell County
The Dixie Heights Colonels softball team (12-9) can not be counted out in the Ninth Region, especially when the Colonels hit the ball like this. They pounded out 14 hits in 31 at-bats for an impressive .452 batting average in a 10-6 win over the host Campbell County Camels (13-4). Dixie Heights scored at least […]
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Three NKY teams head to All “A” state
Three teams from Northern Kentucky will compete in the All “A” Classic state baseball and softball tournaments this weekend. The baseball tournament will be held at Campbellsville High School on Saturday and Sunday while the softball tournament will be played at Jack C. Fisher Park in Owensboro with pool play on Saturday and the final eight […]
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NKY baseball/softball stat leaders on the state level
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 […]
