As a kid, Highlands High School baseball coach Brian Benzinger shagged fly balls off the bat of his brother Todd Benzinger, a former Major League Baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds and others. “My father played college football. He was an avid sports fan,” Benzinger said. “When we worked on baseball, he pitched to my […]
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Bucher gets one last call for Highlands
He’s called hundreds of games for Highlands athletics. His last one will be on the grand stage at the KHSAA state baseball tournament in Lexington. Brennan Bucher has been on the air for years on bluebirdsradio.com, whether it be football, basketball or baseball. Friday against South Warren or however long the Bluebirds baseball team goes […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week for May 25-31
To be the winning team, fan votes play a heavy role, along with consideration from our sports team here at LINK. Nominations are reader-submitted or recommended by our sports team. Our Team of the Week program honors all local sports at all levels, whether it’s youth or adult-oriented recreation, high school or college, professional or amateur. The new school […]
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Birds are back! Highlands wins 9th Region baseball title
It wasn’t winning 17 of their last 19 games or having an arsenal of arms at his disposal or a deadly hitting attack. Highlands baseball coach Brian Benzinger knew he had something special back in October. “Our offseason workouts we had 40 something, 50 guys there and I’m like, ‘Okay, these guys are really dedicated […]
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Beechwood-Highlands…sound familiar? The two set to tango for 9th Region baseball title
For the fourth time since 2016, Beechwood and Highlands are the last two teams standing in the Ninth Region baseball tournament. The two picked up victories on Wednesday night at Thomas More Stadium in Florence, setting the stage for Thursday’s championship at 8 p.m. Here’s how the two advanced: HIGHLANDS 9, DIXIE HEIGHTS O Highlands […]
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9th Region baseball quarterfinals: Highlands takes down CovCath for third time
Hard to beat a team three times in a season? Don’t tell Highlands that. The Bluebirds baseball team dismantled Covington Catholic on Monday in the Ninth Region tournament quarterfinals for the third time this season, 7-2. It marked the third time the Bluebirds took down the Colonels this season, also defeating them 11-4 on March […]
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Notre Dame, Highlands, Ryle and Holy Cross on to 9th Region softball semis
At 2-1 in top of the fifth inning with no outs, Conner had runners on first and third base. Yet Notre Dame found a way to escape the jam without giving up a run—and then flipped the momentum entirely, responding with four runs in the bottom half of the inning en route to a 10-1 […]
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NKY Am slam: Birdie blitz ices it for Asch
Golfers Ian Asch and Timmy Hollenbeck spoke in hushed tones Thursday morning while hitting practice shots on the driving range at Lassing Pointe Golf Course in Union. They weren’t just warming up; they were pumping up each other while getting into a winning mindset ahead of the second and final round of the 85th Northern […]
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Who won district softball tournaments in NKY?
The KHSAA softball postseason got underway on May 17 with district tournaments taking place across the state. Locally, six district crowns were handed out from the 32nd through 37th District. Here’s how they went down: 32nd District: Grant County 1, Simon Kenton 0 Brianna Knochelman’s complete game, three-hitter halted Simon Kenton’s 18-game winning streak in […]
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Who won district baseball tournaments in NKY?
District baseball tournaments took place from Saturday through Wednesday, with six district winners crowned from the 32nd through 37th District. Here are your winners: 32nd District: Simon Kenton 6, Walton-Verona 2 For full coverage of this one, go here 33rd District: Conner 9, Ryle 6 For full coverage of this one, go here 34th District: […]