Despite the target on their backs for months, Beechwood never flinched. The Tigers got another dominant pitching performance and won the 9th Region baseball championship on Thursday at Thomas More Stadium in Florence over Ryle, 4-0. In three games in the tournament, the Tigers pitchers gave up one earned run and pitched three complete games […]
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Posted inBasketball
New St. Henry girls basketball coach Kes Murphy talks hoops, family and fun ahead for The Cru
Time for trivia! Name the only sibling combo in the history of Kentucky high school athletics that has produced a Miss Kentucky Basketball award winner and a head coach who won a girls basketball state championship. If your answer is local legend Donna Murphy and brother Kes Murphy, please advance to the lightning round. But […]
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9th Region baseball semis: Strong pitching gets Beechwood, Ryle into finals
The stage is set for Thursday’s 9th Region baseball championship. Beechwood will take on Ryle at 8 p.m. for the right to head down to Lexington and play in the state tournament. Pitching has been the name of the game in the tournament and it was no different Tuesday night at Thomas More Stadium in […]
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Flynn’s arm, bat, carries Dixie past CovCath
Dixie Heights is getting healthy and hot at just the right time. Without the services of ace Kyle Flynn for pretty much the entirety of the regular season, Flynn came back in the district championship to pitch a couple innings and got the ball in Monday’s 9th Region baseball tournament quarterfinal against Covington Catholic at […]
Posted inSoftball
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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NKY baseball awards
The three Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference divisions, Northern Kentucky Baseball Coaches Association and 9th Region baseball season awards have been announced. Also listed is the All-Tournament team selections for the 32nd through 36th District. 2026 Northern Kentucky Baseball Awards Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference (NKAC) Division I Player of the Year: Brady Bushman, Conner 2. Tyler […]
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Tigers roar through rain: Beechwood boys claim Class A track and field title
In a season where it’s been met with pleasant weather all along, Mother Nature had other plans on Thursday at the KHSAA Class A state track and field meet in Lexington. The track and field stars had to deal with wet, windy and cold conditions as they were visibly seen with shivers and teeth clinching. […]
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Rash set to lead Beechwood football program once again
In lieu of recent news of Jay Volker accepting a teaching position in Ohio, Beechwood has decided to transition the head football coaching duties to former coach Noel Rash. Volker replaced Rash after he stepped down in 2023, guiding the Tigers to a 37-5 record and a state title in 2024. Online rumors started circulating […]
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Reed all about it: Scott walks off Brossart in 37th District tournament
Scott junior Andy Reed entered the postseason still chasing the kind of moment every baseball player imagines at some point in their career. A walk-off. He didn’t have one…until Monday night. In a win-or-go-home setting, the 37th District baseball semifinals delivered the perfect stage, and Reed delivered the finish, a walk-off hit to lift Scott […]
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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, […]
