Walton-Verona baseball coach Andrew Sien offered a geography lesson Tuesday. The Eighth Region All “A” champion Bearcats meet Lyon County in the quarterfinals of the All “A” Classic state tournament at 6:30 p.m. EDT, Saturday, at Daviess County High School in Owensboro. Sien’s reminder: Walton-Verona is the southernmost Northern Kentucky school and should be mentioned […]
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One down, another next: Turnpaugh sets Notre Dame strikeout record, eyes career wins mark
Go to Abby Turnpaugh’s room, and you see it. In the middle of all the pictures and cards – including a photo of her dog and the yellow street sign with the turtle silhouette – is the whiteboard with the list of Notre Dame career pitching records she wants to break. Turnpaugh’s a senior, and […]
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Bishop Brossart perseveres through injuries
It was 28 degrees on April 8 in Alexandria, but Bishop Brossart’s baseball team has been as hot as Phoenix in July. The 10th Region All “A” champion Mustangs meet Ninth Region champion Beechwood in the opening round of the All “A” state tournament at 5 p.m. Wednesday on the Tigers’ diamond. Going into Tuesday’s game […]
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Flynn brings smiles to Dixie’s baseball team
Dixie Heights baseball coach Chris Maxwell wishes junior pitcher Kyle Flynn would not smile on the mound. Flynn nevertheless is making the Colonels grin and opponents grimace. He’s 2-1 with a 0.78 earned run average to start the 2025 season, 22 strikeouts, eight walks and only two earned runs in 18 innings pitched, and he […]
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A 4-spot: CovCath’s Unkraut excels in quadruple sports
Hockey came first. Then, soccer, golf and tennis. Covington Catholic senior Ben Unkraut has played all those sports—and done well. He has a 4.3 grade point average, scored 30 on his ACT test, and plans to play golf and study business next fall at Transylvania University in Lexington. Hockey is Unkraut’s favorite game. “My mom […]
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Butterfly and Caterpillar lead Holy Cross to second straight Ninth Region All “A” softball title
They go by “Butterfly” and “Caterpillar.” Holy Cross’ softball team likely might not have a 6-3 record after Tuesday’s 17-3 three-inning win over Calvary Christian, and the Indians wouldn’t have won their second consecutive Ninth Region All “A” title (a 5-4, nine-inning triumph over Beechwood) – and a trip to the state small-school tournament beginning […]
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NewCath’s Ford motors with state’s top sprinters
Charlie Ford didn’t believe what his Newport Central Catholic teachers told him as a freshman in 2022. He thought being told to cherish high school relationships and memories was merely something everybody said. Ford is now a senior and one of Northern Kentucky’s speediest sprinters. He’s 3-1 in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and won […]
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Boys and girls lacrosse, boys volleyball officially official
Sometimes, Notre Dame lacrosse coach Jimmy Marshall thinks he’s an evangelist for his sport. “I do in a way just because I’ve been involved with it so long,” Marshall said. “I’m always trying to promote it through basically evidence.” Girls and boys lacrosse and boys volleyball are the newest of the 14 sports and six […]
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Cooper goes for a state title – and having fun
Cooper boys basketball coach Tim Sullivan believes in having fun. The Ninth Region champion Jaguars meet Second Region champion Henderson County in the UK HealthCare Boys Sweet 16® at 8:30 p.m., Thursday at Rupp Arena in Lexington. “It’s been pretty fun,” Sullivan said Friday. “I wear my heart on my sleeve. I’m always trying to […]
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Highlands’ Dixon desires a state softball win
Kaitlyn Dixon can laugh at herself. Highlands junior pitcher Kaitlyn Dixon remembers the time she slipped and fell – in the circle during a game – two years ago. “I’m kind of a clumsy person, and normally I don’t let it infiltrate into softball,” she said Tuesday. “But that time it really got the best […]
