Campbell County High School baseball coach Scott Schweitzer was the Shohei Ohtani of his day when he played ball in college. As a senior at Kentucky Wesleyan, he was an All-Great Lakes Valley Conference pick at two positions: designated hitter and pitcher. But Schweitzer never really saw himself as a hall-of-famer. The 6-foot-2 two-way talent […]
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Beechwood’s Tyler Fryman: The next two-sport college athlete?
When you think of two-sport college athletes, you think of Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Russell Wilson, Kyler Murray or Jamies Winston, to name a few. Could Beechwood’s Tyler Fryman be the next to join the list when he gets to college? The college landscape has changed a bunch since the names in the opening sentence […]
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Newport’s Starks adds UC offer
Newport rising junior Griffin Starks’ basketball recruitment continues to heat up. He recently added a scholarship offer from the University of Cincinnati, bringing his total up to six Division I offers now. He also holds offers from Ohio State, West Virginia, Penn State, Florida State and Ohio. The name of Starks’ game is versatility. Listed […]
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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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Sydney Moss headed to the D1 coaching ranks
Boone County grad and former Miss Kentucky Basketball Sydney Moss is making the jump to the Division I coaching ranks. After three seasons with Wilmington College in Ohio, one as an assistant and two as head coach, Moss recently accepted an assistant coaching position with Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. “I’m extremely excited to join […]
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Which NKY baseball players made the KHSBCA All-State teams?
The Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association announced their selections for the All-State baseball teams. They consist of three teams with Corbin’s Kade Elam winning Mr. Baseball. Elam is a University of Louisville signee. As for Northern Kentucky baseball players, Beechwood’s Chase Flaherty, Simon Kenton’s Tyler Ruete and Campbell County’s Tyler Schumacher made the first […]
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Conner football coach Dave Trosper dies at 55
Longtime Conner High School football coach David Trosper died on Saturday, he was 55. Trosper, the longest tenured football coach in Northern Kentucky, passed away from a heart attack, multiple people close to Trosper have informed LINK nky. Trosper took over Conner’s football program in 2007 He’s a 1988 Boone County graduate, playing football for […]
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CovCath’s Krumpelbeck retiring
The second all-time winningest coach in KHSAA baseball history is calling it a career. Covington Catholic baseball coach Bill Krumpelbeck announced he’s retiring, the school released on Friday. He’ll end his 48-year career in Park Hills with 1,149 wins, 22 district titles, nine region championships and a state championship in 2002, the last Northern Kentucky […]
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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 […]
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Major League genes fuel Bluebirds’ baseball championship pursuit
As a kid, Highlands High School baseball coach Brian Benzinger shagged fly balls off the bat of his brother Todd Benzinger, a former Major League Baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds and others. “My father played college football. He was an avid sports fan,” Benzinger said. “When we worked on baseball, he pitched to my […]
