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Hardin Fast: NKY sports news from NKU, Highlands, Ryle, CovCath, Walton-Verona, Holy Cross, Calvary Christian and elsewhere
Sports news never stops in Northern Kentucky and we never rest. News is coming quickly on several fronts. Coaching news around the clock. College offers are rapidly accumulating. All-star games are taking place. It’s all here in the fastest 1,000 words in sports. LONGTIME HIGHLANDS COACH STEPS DOWN Brian Alessandro has stepped down as Highlands […]
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NKSCA releases All-Star teams
The Northern Kentucky Softball Coaches Association has released their All-Star teams for the 2024 season. They consist of three divisions. Here are the All-Star teams: Division I Player of the Year: Brianna Knochleman, Grant County First Team Ava Scott, CooperEmilie Young, Simon KentonMollie Sharp, ConnerEmerson Morman, ScottLaney Schuster, RyleMaddy Goddard, RyleSkylar Mitchell, Dixie HeightsDani Wright, […]
Posted inTrack & Field
NKY state track and field podium finishers for Class 1A
It was quite the weekend for NKY track and field athletes. Not only did three teams come back with state titles, but plenty of individuals finished on the podium in the three meets that took place at the University of Kentucky’s Track and Field Complex. Listed below are podium finishers from NKY in Class 1A […]
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Beechwood pulls off the double at Class A state track and field meet
Beechwood’s girls track and field program is a well known power in the state. The boys program has entered the chat. On Thursday at the KHSAA Class A state track and field meet at the University of Kentucky’s Track and Field Complex, the Beechwood boys and girls won the team titles. It’s the first in […]
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‘Masterful motivator, a giant’, illustrious Beechwood football coach Mike Yeagle has passed away
Greg Hergott was texting with other Beechwood coaches Thursday about the exploits of football players on the track team at the state meet. Then he got the sad news. Hergott was sitting in his car in between sales calls at his day job when the text came in. Former Beechwood High School football coach Mike […]
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Region baseball/softball tournament schedule/results
Keep this page bookmarked for results and upcoming schedule throughout the week of region tournament action. Just three wins to advance to the state tournament! BASEBALL 8th Region at University of Louisville (Semifinals and Championship) Monday, May 27 Quarterfinals (District champions host first round) Simon Kenton 3, Shelby County 0 Henry County 6, North Oldham […]
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State tennis tourney results/schedule
The first and second round of the KHSAA state tennis tournament got underway on Tuesday at the University of Kentucky for the boys and Eastern Kentucky University for the girls. The action continues on Wednesday with the field of 64 in boys singles and doubles and girls singles and doubles whittled down to 16, the […]
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9th Region baseball tournament draw set
Eight teams, including four-time reigning champion Beechwood, will compete in the 9th Region baseball tournament starting on Monday, with the championship game set for Thursday at 7 p.m.
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New-style Beechwood seeks fifth straight 9th Region crown
This story originally appeared in the May 17 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. It’s a rare off day for the Beechwood High School baseball team. With dark clouds above, coach Kevin Gray is deciding if he wants to hold practice outside or inside. “I prefer outside. But it […]