8th Region Player of the Year — Bronson Corpus, Walton-Verona Coach of the Year — Ryan Wheat, South Oldham Assistant Coach of the Year — JR Wiley, Collins All-Region Team Luke Belardo, Gabe Donnelly, Dawson Russell and Keith Mitchell (South Oldham), Baylor Nolin and Jalen Hortenberry (Henry County), Kaden Dickhaut, Jackson Bowen and Gabriel Kuerzi […]
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Simon Kenton drops extra-inning heartbreaker to South Oldham in 8th Region semifinals
Eight innings of postseason tension finally came down to the softest contact of the night, ending Simon Kenton’s season in heartbreaking fashion. After battling through a tightly contested 8th Region tournament semifinal Wednesday night at Thomas More Stadium, the Pioneers saw their season come to a close when South Oldham scratched across a walk-off run […]
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PHOTOS: Inaugural 9th Region baseball Hall of Fame induction
The inaugural 9th Region baseball Hall of Fame Class was inducted on Tuesday night in between regional tournament semifinal games at Thomas More Stadium in Florence. Sixteen members were named to the initial class, formed by the Northern Kentucky Baseball Coaches Association. They were announced on Tuesday and presented with a commemorative Louisville Slugger bat […]
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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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10th Region baseball: Campbell, Scott on to the semis
Campbell County and Scott have advanced to the 10th Region baseball tournament semifinals after their victories on Monday. The Camels shutout Bracken County while Scott tamed Mason County. Here’s a brief recap of each game: Campbell County 5, Bracken County 0 Trip Mercurio threw a complete-game shutout Monday as Campbell County defeated Bracken County in […]
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Beechwood strikes early, cruises by NewCath to reach 9th Region Semifinals
Entering as the tournament favorite, Beechwood showed why they were when they sent their first eight batters to the plate without an out. But what transpired from the first inning on, Tigers coach Kevin Gray wasn’t the happiest after a 9-1 victory over Newport Central Catholic in Monday’s fourth and final 9th Region quarterfinal contest […]
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Conner brings the bats in quarterfinal victory over St. Henry
In quite the contrast from the first two games of the day, Conner and St. Henry brought out the bats in their regional baseball tournament quarterfinal matchup. In all, 13 runs were scored, 24 hits were tallied, seven walks were drawn and five errors were committed at Thomas More Stadium in Florence. The final result: […]
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Blonde, buzz cut or frosted tips? Ryle takes down defending champ Highlands
Ryle’s baseball team wanted to loosen things up headed into Monday’s 9th Region baseball tournament quarterfinals with Highlands. Players had their choice of bleach blonde hair, frosted tips or a buzz cut. While the bright orange jerseys really brought out the blonde hair, so did the winning as they took down the reigning champs, 3-1 […]
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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 […]
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Sixth-inning surge from North Oldham buries Walton-Verona in 8th Region quarterfinal, Simon Kenton advances
Walton-Verona watched a one-run game slip out of reach in a single inning, as North Oldham’s sixth-inning surge in the rain-soaked 8th Region quarterfinal turned a tight contest into a season-ending loss for the Bearcats. With the score sitting at 8-7 and the Bearcats still firmly within striking distance, the Mustangs broke the game open […]
