Evie Thomas was rightfully emotional Monday.. Thomas and the Holy Cross softball team had a few thousand reasons to be excited – they upset Ryle, 3-1, in the semifinals of the Ninth Region tournament at Thomas More Field. Thomas was the main reason the Indians meet three-time defending champion Highlands for the title at 5:30 […]
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Cooper shuts out Ryle, takes top seed in 33rd
Cooper softball ended a five-game losing streak to Ryle with a 6-0 win on Thursday, thanks to Lily Spraker’s complete game performance and Ava Scott’s two hits.
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Odom accepts tradition-rich Ryle softball job; four area schools looking for coaches
Mary Beth Odom cannot say enough about the people she had around growing up when it comes to softball, including Dixie Heights principal Roddy Stainforth and current head coach Sarah Osborne. The 26-year-old had been the head coach for the Beechwood Tigers the past two years after serving as an assistant. Both seasons ended in […]
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Dixie Heights, Highlands win 9th Region semifinal games by thinnest margin possible
It’s a rematch for the 9th Region softball title. The same two teams that won last year’s semifinal games did it again this year as Highlands (26-8-1) held off Cooper in extra innings and Dixie Heights (21-13) fought off a late rally against Ryle. They’ll now square off again on Sunday at 2 p.m. at […]
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Ninth Region softball quarterfinals: Ryle, Dixie Heights to meet in semifinals for second straight year
There turned out to be no big surprises in the 9th Region softball quarterfinals as the Ryle Raiders (17-11) and Dixie Heights Colonels (20-13) run-ruled their quarterfinal opponents Thursday on their home fields. The two meet again in the region semifinals Saturday at Highlands at Noon. Dixie Heights won the semifinal meeting 2-0 last year […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Highlands softball run-rules Ryle minus ace pitchers
The Highlands Bluebirds (21-6-1) and Ryle Raiders (14-8) softball teams met at Winkler Field in Fort Thomas trying to stay undefeated in 9th Region action. Highlands run-ruled Ryle, 11-0 in five innings to move to 10-0 in region play and drop Ryle to 10-1. But both teams know things could be different if they face […]
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Tuesday NKY HS roundup: Ryle softball clinches 33rd District Tournament top seed with shutout of Cooper
After winning the first two district seed games on the road, the Ryle Raiders softball team (10-6) knew it needed to defend its home field to earn the top seed in the 33rd District Tournament that will be played there in May. The Raiders completed the run with a 6-0 blanking of the Cooper Jaguars […]
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Tuesday NKY HS roundup: Ryle softball scores seven in first inning on way to home district seed win
The Ryle Raiders softball team (7-5) knows it is in control of its own destiny in terms of earning the top seed in the 33rd District Tournament if it defends its home turf. The Raiders scored seven runs in the top of the first inning in the first of three straight home district seed contests […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Ryle softball takes control of own destiny in pursuit of 33rd District top seed
The winner of this Battle of Union softball game earned control of its own destiny for the 33rd District’s top seed standing alone at 2-0 with four games left in district seed play. The Ryle Raiders (5-3) put themselves in that position exploding for a five-run fourth inning on their way to a 13-3 six-inning […]
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Tuesday NKY HS roundup: Ryle softball makes early lead stand in 33rd District seed win
Sophomore Laney Schuster hopped out of her catching stance and ran to the ball that dribbled not far from the third base line quickly. Schuster made sure she had a clear throwing lane and fired to seventh grade first baseman Korlin Rechtin for the game’s final out. It may not have seemed like a big […]