In search of their sixth All “A” state baseball title since 2006, Beechwood came up just short in a 4-2 loss to University Heights Academy on Sunday at Daviess County High School. Knotted at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth, UHA’s Jackson Flynn broke the tie with an RBI single. The Blazers added an […]
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Prep roundup: Hughes steps down at Cooper, Bryan Stevenson Tournament underway Friday
Scott Hughes has stepped down as Cooper High School’s girls soccer coach after 10 seasons, closing out the longest and most successful run in the program’s 19-year history. For Hughes, a soccer lifer, the decision was more than a year in the making and anything but easy. “I had been thinking about it, and I […]
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All “A” State spotlight: Beechwood, Walton-Verona chase championships
The All “A” state baseball and softball tournaments take place this weekend at Daviess County High School for baseball and Jack C. Fisher Park in Owensboro for softball. Beechwood’s baseball and softball teams are in it, as is Walton-Verona’s baseball team. BASEBALL Baseball will have all four quarterfinal games played on Saturday with the semifinals […]
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Camels keep grinding in closely contested season
The Campbell County High School baseball team is playing so many one-run games that the players are starting to see them in their sleep. They’re usually followed by dreams of winning the 10th Region tournament championship, something no current Camel has experienced as a varsity player. When the Camels wake up, reality sets in and […]
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Tiger Attack: Beechwood powers past Brossart in All “A” Sectional round
The second pitch of the night was electric and a sign of what was coming. Tyler Fryman launched a leadoff home run to right field, and the rest of the evening unfolded much the same way for Beechwood, which rolled past Bishop Brossart 16-1 in five innings Wednesday in Alexandria at the Mustang Athletic Complex […]
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Campbell County escapes Ryle surge behind Schumacher gem
Schumacher dealt, Ryle rallied, and just enough of a Camels cushion held up. Behind 12 strikeouts from their ace, Campbell County built a commanding lead, then survived a late seventh inning scare to escape Ryle with a 6-5 win Monday at Pat Roesel Field in Union. The Camels’ senior pitcher and Marshall commit, Tyler Schumacher, […]
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Pioneers ready to operate at Doc Morris Invitational
Simon Kenton baseball coach Brady Smiley was playing one of his trivia games with ballplayers one day during the offseason. It’s an activity combining aspects of preparedness and high school history in a playful format. “I’m big on the fact you have to learn how to compete before you learn how to win,” said Smiley, […]
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Ryle breaks the goose egg, holds off Highlands
Runs were hard to come by Thursday night at Thomas More Stadium in Florence, but one was all it took. Behind a lack of timely hitting and a lights-out pitching duel, Ryle scratched across the game’s only run and made it stand, beating Highlands 1-0 in a matchup of two of the 9th Region’s premier […]
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Conner blasts onto the radar with statement win over Beechwood
Flying under the radar is no longer an option for Conner. The Cougars announced themselves loud and clear Tuesday night, blowing past No. 13-ranked Beechwood, the preseason top team in northern Kentucky according to the Northern Kentucky Baseball Coaches Association, 13-3 in six innings in Hebron. While the Tigers were ranked at the top in […]
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Ninth Region baseball preview: Opponents brace for the Beechwood Tigers
Senior Brooks Becker and junior Caleb Arrasmith are wrapping up practice at Beechwood High School’s indoor athletic facility. The last of the errant baseballs are in the buckets. Bats are put away, and the Beechwood standouts talk about how the Tigers are going to put away the rest of the Ninth Region this season. “It’s […]