It’s not too often a former Major Leaguer comes back home to focus on restoring baseball in the community. For Pendleton County and Northern Kentucky University alum Nate Jones, it’s exactly what he’s looking to do. Jones shined on the mound at his alma mater Pendleton County before heading to Highland Heights to play for […]
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Baseball/Softball District tournament schedule/results
This will be a updated daily of district tournament baseball and softball postseason schedules and scores. The postseason begins on Saturday, leading all the way into the state tournaments that start on June 1. BASEBALL 32nd District Tournament (at Walton-Verona) Sunday, May 14 Simon Kenton 8, Williamstown 3 Walton-Verona 8, Grant County 0 Tuesday, May […]
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Florence Y’alls opening night/first responders night happening this week
Kick off the Florence Y’alls season this Thursday, May 11, on their opening night against the Gateway Grizzlies. The game will begin at 6:34 p.m. at Thomas More Stadium in Florence, and the first 1,000 people will receive a Thomas More hat. The Y’alls are also hosting first responders on Friday, May 12, at 7:03 […]
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KHSAA state baseball/softball matchups drawn out
The KHSAA released the state tournament pairings for the state baseball and softball tournaments on Tuesday during the live draw shows on khsaa.tv. The state tournaments will get underway on June 1. The baseball tournament will take place at the University of Kentucky’s Proud Park while the softball tournament will be played at UK’s John […]
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NKY baseball/softball stat leaders on the state level
Northern Kentucky-area high school baseball and softball teams are well represented among individual state leaders one month into their respective seasons. A look at official statistics compiled by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association finds a few state leaders, several top-10 producers and dozens and dozens of top-50 performers among local teams reporting stats. With […]
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Y’alls hire Chad Rhoades as manager for 2023
The Florence Y’alls announced Wednesday that Chad Rhoades will be returning to the organization as field manager for the 2023 season. Rhoades was previously the pitching coach in 2016 and in 2021 and was also a part of the staff in 2020 for the Battle of the Bourbon Trail. “I have history in Florence, and […]
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Butler native Nate Jones earns World Series ring from 2021 Atlanta Braves
The highest team honor a professional athlete can achieve in their career is contributing to a championship team. In 2021, a Northern Kentuckian added that championship hardware to his trophy case. Former Major League baseball player and current Northern Kentucky University baseball Director of Player Development Nate Jones received a World Series ring from the […]
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Beechwood learns it can play with Elder, just not quite beat the Price Hill powerhouse
Tuesday’s 8-6 loss to an Elder baseball team making its first-ever trip to Ft. Mitchell is exactly why you play the perennial powerhouse Panthers, if you’re a Beechwood team that has won 17 of its first 18 games. You learn things. You see things, things you don’t see every day – or any day – […]
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Monday NKY HS sports round-up: Covington Catholic baseball holds off Campbell County
It has been tough in recent weeks when the skies became cloudy. Teams did not know whether they would be playing or not. The Covington Catholic Colonels (5-6) and Campbell County Camels (6-4) baseball teams played. But it came at a different site. The game moved to Park Hills since it did not rain as […]
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Not a surprise: Beechwood is really good at baseball — again
No one knows. Well, no one involved now with the Beechwood baseball program knows the answer. How did the small school Tigers, in a town that for years didn’t have a baseball field and at a school that on occasion didn’t have one either, get so good at the game? No one knows. They can […]
