Class 2A and 3A athletes from Northern Kentucky are showing great potential on the ky.milesplit.com leaders list, with Conner senior Bella Vonlehman and Ryle senior Viktoriya Emelianova leading the way in the 400 and 100 dashes, respectively, and Dixie Heights senior Ben Mwamba leading the long jump.
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Beechwood takes third straight Ninth Region All “A” title
Beechwood’s baseball team won its third straight Ninth Region All “A” title with a 10-5 win over Newport Central Catholic, led by Keagan Hutton, Tyler Fryman and Chase Flaherty.
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Beechwood baseball team overcomes slow start to surge ahead
Kevin Gray wasn’t worried. No, Beechwood’s baseball coach was not concerned about the four-time defending Ninth Region champion Tigers starting this season at 2-3 before winning five straight going into this weekend’s Ninth Region All “A” tournament. What was Gray’s reason for the slow start? He wanted his team to get some early experience. “We’re […]
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CovCath tennis seeks second straight state tennis team title
Covington Catholic’s Kalei Christensen and Alex Yeager won the state doubles title, and senior Brady Hussey reached his second straight singles semifinals, while the Colonels are looking to continue their success in 2024.
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A Wildcat revival: Newport baseball returns after one-season layoff
Newport’s baseball team opened its 2024 season with a 16-1, four-inning loss March 18 at Ludlow. That’s OK because it was the Wildcats’ first game since May 18, 2022, a 15-4 setback to Dayton in the 36th District tournament at Bellevue – a 678-day hiatus. “I would think that the kids that wanted to play baseball, […]
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Cullen’s walk-off single sends Dixie to win over Ryle
Dixie Heights defeated Ryle 10-9 on a walk-off hit by Ryle Cullen in the seventh inning, despite four Colonel errors, with 13 hits and a defensive play by Will Steczynski.
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Schumacher strikes out nine, Camels blank Bluebirds
Tyler Schumacher struck out nine, Will Haigis added three hits, and the Camels defeated Highlands 6-0 to continue their quest for a 10th Region title.
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From the sidelines to the scorers table to the crowd: Campbell County-Newport state tournament game
Campbell County assistant coach Noah Wirth was on the Camels’ bench Thursday, but it was not his first visit to Rupp. Wirth has experienced the Sweet 16® from all angles. He was a ball boy in 2011 while a student at Northern Elementary School in Pendleton County. “It wasn’t for Campbell County. It was for […]
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Girls 10th Region final: GRC ends Camels’ season
George Rogers Clark defeated Campbell County 73-36 in the 10thRegion final, winning their third straight championship and 17th in program history, while senior Allie Collins led the Camels with 14 points.
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Girls 10th Region semifinals: Barbian brings Camels to title game
There was 2:19 left in the second quarter. Pendleton County’s Hannah Spaulding’s two free throws had just given the Wildcats a 16-15 lead over Campbell County in Friday’s Girls 10th Region semifinal at Bourbon County. Then – the 8-0 run that gave the Camels a 23-18 lead at the break, the crucial stretch in Campbell County’s […]
