Nine years ago, Ryle and Highlands met in the 9th Region softball championship. Nine years later, that matchup returns Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. at Thomas More’s “The Hill,” as the two programs square off once again with a berth in the KHSAA state softball tournament on the line. To reach the title game, Ryle […]
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10th Region softball: Brossart, Campbell advance to semis
What Bishop Brossart’s softball team did Monday was three years in the making. The Lady ‘Stangs won their first 10th Region game since 2017, knocking off Bracken County, 8-5, at Bracken County Middle School and earned a semifinal berth against George Rogers Clark (a 10-9 winner over Pendleton County) at 5 p.m. Tuesday. “We’ve been working […]
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9th Region softball quarterfinals: Highlands, Ryle, Notre Dame and Dixie Heights advance
After a 24-hour delay, the 9th Region softball Tournament finally got underway Monday in two different locations. Two games were held at Holmes’ Mitchell Wolfe Field in Covington, two others at Thomas More University. Highlands defeated Conner in a tightly contested battle, while Ryle outlasted Newport Central Catholic in a game that ended early via […]
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From miracle to mindset: Holy Cross tries to run it back at 9th Region softball tournament
Last year, the Holy Cross High School softball team learned what belief can do in a single late‑season swing. This year, the Indians are learning what belief looks like when the magic wears off and the work begins. A year removed from the top-of-the-seventh grand slam that stunned Highlands and delivered the first 9th Region […]
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Region baseball/softball tournament schedule/scores
BASEBALL 8th Region Tournament (District champs host first round, semis and finals at Thomas More Stadium) Quarterfinals Sunday, May 24 Simon Kenton 4, Woodford County 0 North Oldham 20, Walton-Verona 7 (6 innings) Monday, May 25 South Oldham 10, Eminence 0 (6 innings) Henry County 1, Spencer County 0 Semifinals Wednesday, May 27 South Oldham […]
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District softball tournament roundup: Simon Kenton, Notre Dame, Bishop Brossart earn championships
Three more district champions were crowned on Tuesday in Northern Kentucky. Here’s how the action unfolded: 32nd District Championship Simon Kenton 5, Grant County 0 Lauren McIntosh pitched a complete game four-hitter and struck out 14 Grant County batters as the Lady Pioneers ended Grant County’s five year reign as district champs. The Lady Pioneers […]
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District softball tournament roundup: Ryle, Dixie earn district crowns
Two district champions were crowned Monday night in Northern Kentucky. Five other games were played in NKY as teams fought to keep their seasons alive. Here’s how it unfolded: 33rd District Championship Ryle 6, Conner 5 Ryle (20-11) won a second consecutive district title with a tight one over Conner at Boone County High School […]
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District tournament softball roundup: Ryle walks it off in the 7th over Cooper
The KHSAA softball postseason got underway in Northern Kentucky on Sunday with seven games played in three districts. Here’s how the action unfolded: 33rd District at Boone County Ryle 2, Cooper 1 Spare the slugfest in this one. When these two met twice in the regular season, 49 runs were scored in the two games, […]
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St. Henry softball rediscovers its swagger
There’s something going on with the St. Henry High School softball team. The girls are playing with renewed vigor after suffering through nine losing seasons in a row. They are hitting a ton. They are smiling a lot. Enthusiasm is sky high with high fives, handshakes and hand claps. They are pumping themselves up with […]
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Another milestone: Highlands’ Dixon reaches 1,000 strikeouts
The rise ball Kaitlyn Dixon threw Tuesday looked like a few thousand others. But it wasn’t. Highlands senior pitcher struck out Dixie Heights first baseman Madison Skees and reached another milestone – her 1,000th career. She now has 1,004 after fanning six in the Bluebirds’ 14-3, five-inning win at Winkler Field. You wouldn’t have known […]