Last call!
We’ve reached the final week for Team of the Week voting. It’s the last chance to earn a spot in our Team of the Season voting that will begin on June 8.
To be the winning team, fan votes play a heavy role, along with consideration from our sports team here at LINK.
OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and LINK nky are excited to expand once again and continue addition to the LINK nky Team of the Week (TOTW) weekly winners, the program will be including three winners for Team of the Season (TOTS) and one overall winner for Team of the Year (TOTY) for the 2025-26 sports seasons.
Sports seasons are considered fall, winter and spring for the purpose of this awards program. At the conclusion of each sports season, an overall TOTS winner will be chosen from all previous TOTW winners for that season. Their school will receive a commemorative plaque and also receive a $500 scholarship to be presented to the athlete of their choice at the end of the school year.
Finally, the program culminates by selecting one TOTY from the three TOTS award winners. Online and print articles will again be published, a large commemorative plaque will be presented and the school will receive an additional $500 scholarship to be presented to the athlete of their choice at the end of the school year.
The call for nominations, voting and winning announcement for each will follow the same format as the TOTW.
This week’s nominated teams are listed below with some information provided by the submitter or LINK nky staff. The poll where you can vote follows at the end of the article.
Voting is open until Friday at 11:59 a.m.
HIGHLANDS SOFTBALL
The Bluebirds secured a fourth 9th Region title in the last five years with a 9-2 victory over Ryle.
They were the most dominant team in the region by a mile, going 15-0 in region play with 10 run-rule victories. In the tournament, they defeated Conner 3-1, Notre Dame 6-0 and Ryle 9-2.
Kaitlyn Dixon was dominant in the circle as she racked up 44 strikeouts in the three games and earned her tournament MVP honors. Kate Class and Payton Brown were also named to the All-Tournament team.
Highlands will head to Lexington on Thursday for the first round of the state tournament to face South Laurel at John Cropp Stadium at 10 a.m.
BEECHWOOD BASEBALL
The Tigers won their fifth region title in the last seven seasons with a 4-0 victory over Ryle.
They got dominant pitching performances from Paul Stephenson, Caleb Arrasmith and tournament MVP Sawyer Carlisle in their three victories. All three pitched complete games as Stephenson led them to a 9-1 victory over Newport Central Catholic, Arrasmith locked down Conner in a 6-1 victory and Carlisle notched the shutout in the championship game.
All-Tournament team members were the three mentioned above along with Zach True.
Beechwood will now head to Lexington for the state tournament where they’ll play Westt Jessamine on Friday at Legends Field in Lexington at 8:30 p.m.
CAMPBELL COUNTY BASEBALL
The Camels won the 10th Region baseball title and are headed back to state for the first time since 2022.
The name of the game was shutouts, Campbell County has yet to allow a run in the postseason in five playoff games. In the 10th Region tournament, they defeated Bracken County 5-0, George Rogers Clark 8-0 and capped off the title with a 2-0 victory over Montgomery County.
Tyler Schumacher, Lucas Anthrop and Trip Mercurio combined for the three shutouts and all three were named to the All-Tournament team along with Gavin Kramer.
They’ll head to the state tournament on Friday to play LaRue County at Legends Field in Lexington at 10 a.m.
COVINGTON CATHOLIC TENNIS
The Colonels made the state championship match in team tennis for the fourth straight year, coming up shy of a fourth straight state title in a 3-0 loss to St. Xavier.
They defeated Pikeville, North Oldham and Owensboro Catholic in a five-match thriller to get to the title game.
Earlier in the week, Blake Hussey was a state runner-up in singles while Jacob Kramer and William Tribble were semifinalists.
The rest of the players on the roster are: Gideon Bement, Nicholas Wagner, Shane Davis, Max Hildenbrand and Dylan Warner. Wagner and Warner are the lone seniors on the team.
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