If you’re looking for mystery in the Ninth Region high school softball race, you won’t find it at the top. Not with this roster and not with this returning ace. Highlands enters 2026 as the Ninth Region’s preseason No. 1 in Kentucky Prep Softball’s statewide rankings. The Bluebirds wear that label with the kind of […]
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Covington softball field to be named after girls’ sports pioneers
What you need to know Covington Independent Public Schools Board of Education voted last week to name the district’s new softball field after two pioneering coaches from Holmes whose efforts and advocacy helped establish organized girls’ sports programs in Northern Kentucky: Donna Wolfe and B. Joan Mitchell. “My kids would have died to have the […]
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Highlands preseason 9th Region softball favorite
Winners of three of the last four 9th Region softball titles, Highlands is once again the team to target for the upcoming season. Kentucky Prep Softball has been polling coaches from their respective regions and released the 9th Region poll on Monday. Voted on by seven coaches, Highlands is in the top spot. Here is […]
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Holy Cross softball wins Team of the Season
With the spring high school sports season at its end, the LINK nky Team of the Season (TOS) sponsored by Ortho Cincy Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine winner is the Holy Cross softball team. The Indians were one of eight teams during the spring season that won LINK nky Team of the Week and came away […]
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Three from NKY make All-State softball teams
The Kentucky Softball Coaches Association released its All-State teams over the weekend. Unlike what they do during the season, the All-State teams are broken up into three classes for Class A, 2A and 3A with a first and second team and an honorable mention for each class. Highlands had a duo make the 3A team, […]
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Highlands’ Dixon, Simon Kenton’s Mitchell selected to East-West All-Star game
The Kentucky Prep Softball East/West All-Star series will take place June 20-22 at Bowling Green High School and two Northern Kentucky players were selected for it. Highlands’ Kaitlyn Dixon and Simon Kenton’s Larkin Mitchell were selected to the game while Simon Kenton head coach Chris Young was selected to be an assistant. Dixon will represent […]
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Clark’s Pump-n-Shop Softball State Tournament schedule/scores
The KHSAA Clark’s Pump-n-Shop Softball State tournament presented by UK Healthcare begins on June 5 and runs through June 14. First round games will be played on June 5 and 6, quarterfinals on June 7 with the semifinals played June 13 and the championship June 14. All games will be played at John Cropp Stadium […]
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Harrison County ends Holy Cross’ magical run
The Ninth Region softball winless drought at the KHSAA state tournament continues. Friday’s result was Harrison County 13, Holy Cross 0, in six innings, marking the seventh straight season the contingent of teams come back home to Northern Kentucky winless. For Holy Cross to be to this point was nothing short of magical, defeating three […]
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New Holmes softball field clears county review
The Kenton County Planning Commission approved a public facility review of the new Holmes softball field Thursday evening. The district broke ground on the field at the end of May, but this week’s meeting served as an opportunity to get details on the actual plans for the construction. Although the softball field will focus on […]
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The Holy Cross softball team believes
A postseason hot streak with a string of upsets. Some good pitching and timely hitting, capped by one swing of the bat. The Holy Cross High School softball team rose to the challenge in last week’s 9th Region tournament. Given an opportunity against the three-time defending champ in the final, little Holy Cross took down […]
