The Campbell County Camels baseball team (23-9) trailed the county rival Highlands Bluebirds (16-13), 4-1 entering the bottom of the third inning. But the Camels rallied scoring twice in the bottom of the seventh to pull off a 5-4 win. Campbell County won both meetings this year. The Camels knocked off the Bluebirds, 4-1 on […]
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Schweitzer, Camels rely on competitive arrogance
About 20 minutes after Friday’s 10-0, six-inning shutout of Bellevue, Campbell County baseball coach Scott Schweitzer praised the value of arrogance, greed and selfishness on the diamond. “When you’re arrogant, you start to believe you’re better and you show up and things go,” Schweitzer said. A few minutes later, Schweitzer took back what he said […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Campbell County baseball bests undefeated Mason County
The Campbell County Camels baseball team (2-1) downed the previously undefeated Mason County Royals (4-1), 4-0 in a early season 10th Region battle. Sophomore pitcher Zach Franzen (1-0) threw a one-hit complete game striking out six and walking five. Franzen also pitched around two Camel errors. Campbell County collected five hits with senior shortstop Aydan […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Campbell County baseball wins season opener in Hamilton’s return to diamond
The Campbell County Camels and St. Henry Crusaders baseball teams took the field ready to work through some of the yearly transitional moves. But Campbell County senior shortstop Aydan Hamilton had a huge motivating factor to start this season-opener. The University of Kentucky signee missed the last 15 games of last year’s 10th Region championship […]
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Campbell County baseball wins first state tournament game since 2016
The 10th Region champion Campbell County Camels baseball team (24-10 overall) has been a fixture at the state tournament in recent years. Campbell County made its fourth appearance since 2016 Friday in the first round against the 15th Region champion Johnson Central Golden Eagles (16-22). But the Camels had not won a state tournament game […]
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Wednesday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Campbell Co. baseball back in 10th Region title game
The Campbell County Camels had been to the 10th Region Title game three years in a row entering the semifinal game against the 40th District champion Montgomery County Indians not counting the 2020 season wiped out by the pandemic. The Camels (22-10) made it four straight and five of the past six seasons with a […]
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Friday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Campbell baseball routs Brossart for first district crown since 2017
It appeared this baseball game would head down to the wire like the regular season match-up did after one inning at Campbell County’s Tom Moore Field. But then the Bishop Brossart Mustangs pitchers had problems finding the strike zone in the bottom of the second. The Mustangs hit three Camels in that inning and walked […]
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Keeping it together out Alexandria way as district doubleheader goes to Campbell County, Bishop Brossart
Northern Kentucky high school traditionalists have always found it a tough pill to swallow, a tough change to take. And to be honest, the two schools who anchored the southeast corner of the Ninth Region for so many years – Campbell County and Bishop Brossart – find it tough to take as well. They belong […]
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Monday NKY HS sports round-up: Campbell County baseball nips Bishop Brossart in exciting rivalry battle
Everyone in attendance knew this game would come down to the final out in the 37th District battle in Alexandria. The host Campbell County Camels (16-9 overall) trailed the in-town arch-rival Bishop Brossart Mustangs (15-12-1), 2-1 entering the bottom of the seventh. But the Camels pulled off a 3-2 win in the battle to secure […]
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Monday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Simon Kenton Wins Thriller over Campbell County
The battle between the two school located near Kentucky Highway 536 seemed to be in control by the visitors in the bottom of the sixth. The Campbell County Camels baseball team (5-3) from the 10th Region led the host Simon Kenton Pioneers (6-3) from the 8th Region, 8-3 in the bottom of the sixth. But […]