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 […]
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Tuesday NKY HS roundup: Ryle softball makes early lead stand in 33rd District seed win
Sophomore Laney Schuster hopped out of her catching stance and ran to the ball that dribbled not far from the third base line quickly. Schuster made sure she had a clear throwing lane and fired to seventh grade first baseman Korlin Rechtin for the game’s final out. It may not have seemed like a big […]
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Bluebirds score early, hang on to defeat Simon Kenton
Bailey Markus would rather not hear Highlands considered as a singles-hitting softball team. Yet small-ball offense was the reason the Bluebirds improved to 8-3 after Monday’s 5-4 win at Simon Kenton. “We like to do the small-ball when we need to, to just get teams thrown off, I guess you could say,” said Markus, who […]
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Highlands baseball, softball have mixed results in final day of spring break trip
Heavy rains forced the cancellation of the area baseball and softball games. But the Highlands baseball and softball teams concluded their spring break trips with mixed results. The Highlands baseball team (4-6) knocked off the Rowan County Vikings, 12-5 to finish 2-3 in the five games of the PBR Atlanta Spring Break. The Bluebirds trailed […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Simon Kenton softball wins twice on windy day
High winds did not stop the tripleheader from taking place at Simon Kenton. The Simon Kenton Pioneers (7-2 overall) and Cooper Jaguars (6-3) run-ruled the West Chester (Ohio) Lakota East Thunderhawks (2-2) before facing each other trying for two wins on the day. Simon Kenton earned it with a 12-1 five-inning run-ruling taking control in […]
