Notre Dame pitcher Lucy Dillon spent her Tuesday evening dealing—or “Dilling”—and Beechwood couldn’t read the hand it was dealt. Dillon pitched a complete game, allowing just one hit and one run (zero earned) while walking one and striking out 14 of the 25 batters she faced in a 12-1 district seeding win for the Pandas […]
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New Holmes softball field clears county review
The Kenton County Planning Commission approved a public facility review of the new Holmes softball field Thursday evening. The district broke ground on the field at the end of May, but this week’s meeting served as an opportunity to get details on the actual plans for the construction. Although the softball field will focus on […]
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Covington Schools breaks ground on new softball field
Covington schools broke ground on the new Holmes High School softball field on Tuesday, a journey nearly seven years in the making, said district Athletic Director Ken Ellis. “Starting next year, our girls will take the field on the finest surface in the region,” Ellis said, “fully turfed, beautifully lit and ready for the next […]
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Kenton County Parks & Recreation opens registration for adult softball leagues
Registration for the Kenton County Parks & Recreation adult softball league is now open. Kenton County Parks & Recreation offers recreational softball in two leagues for adults: Teams can have as many as 20 players on a roster during the regular season. During the regular season, teams are vying for tournament seeding, t-shirts and a […]
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Steczynski’s Dixie Heights journey awakens memories for coach Osborne
This story originally appeared in the July 21 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Leadoff-hitting shortstop Ella Steczynski brought back a lot of fun, sepia-toned memories for Dixie Heights coach Sarah Osborne last month. Steczynski was named Northern Kentucky Softball Coaches Association Division I player of the year […]
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Thomas More to host unveiling ceremony for upgraded softball complex
After announcing extensive upgrades to their softball complex last December, Thomas More University has completed renovations. The University is hosting an unveiling ceremony for the public and media scheduled for July 6 at 4 p.m. at the complex. Its address is 333 Thomas More Parkway in Crestview Hills. Renovations include adding turf to the outfield, […]
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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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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 […]