One pitch. One swing, one home run. And one 10th Region baseball tournament win for Mason County. The Royals’ Cray Fite provided the only scoring the Royals needed. His fourth-inning solo shot long and far one over the left field fence was enough for Monday’s 1-0 victory over Bishop Brossart at Harrison County’s Mac Whitaker Field. […]
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Simon Kenton and Walton-Verona baseball, Simon Kenton softball advance in 8th Region tourneys
The Simon Kenton baseball and softball teams and the Walton-Verona baseball team are headed to Louisville. All three advanced in the 8th Region tournament on Sunday, advancing to the University of Louisville for the semifinals. Simon Kenton baseball will play Shelby County on Monday at 8 p.m. at Jim Patterson Stadium, Walton-Verona taking on Woodford […]
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Conner uses Mangold’s arm, explosive inning to advance in 9th quarterfinals
Brody Mangold settled in pretty nicely on Sunday. Especially when he got a 6-2 lead. Once the Conner Cougars took the lead with six runs in the top of the fourth, Mangold dialed it up several notches to help the Cougars beat the 35th District champion Covington Catholic Colonels, 6-2 in the 9th Region Baseball […]
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Highlands needs extra innings to down St. Henry in 9th Region Quarterfinal classic
It became a punch and counterpunch game from start to finish with the last one determining the winner in eight innings. The 36th District champion Highlands Bluebirds came back to beat the determined 34th District runner-up St. Henry Crusaders, 5-4 on Sunday to earn a trip to the 9th Region semifinals back at Thomas More […]
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Dixie Heights takes advantage of NewCath errors for first region tourney win since 2017
It certainly wasn’t the prettiest of games, but Dixie Heights took advantage of miscues more than Newport Central Catholic did in the 9th Region baseball tournament quarterfinals. The result is the Colonels first win in the region tournament since 2017 with a 8-5 victory over the Thoroughbreds. In a game with eight errors and 22 […]
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Beechwood takes down Ryle in 9th Region tourney opener
The three-time reigning 9th Region baseball champ Beechwood Tigers input eighth grader Tyler Fryman into the lineup about a third of the way through the season and the 14-year-old hasn’t disappointed since. Fryman drove in two important runs on Sunday to open the 9th Region tournament at Thomas More Stadium in Florence, the Tigers topping […]
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9th Region baseball tourney set, two heavyweight matchups highlight 1st round
When Ryle and Covington Catholic won their respective district tournaments, they set themselves up for good positioning in the 9th Region baseball tournament set to start on Sunday at Thomas More Stadium in Florence. The thing is, the runners-up in those respective districts ended up drawing the two teams that lost in the same districts […]
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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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Dixie Heights 3-peats in the 34th
For the third consecutive season, Dixie Heights is champion of the 34th District Baseball Tournament. In a low scoring affair, the Colonels shutout St. Henry, 3-0. Brayden Runion pitched the complete game shutout, allowing just two Crusader hits. “We finally got the game out of Brayden that we’ve been looking for all year. He had […]
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Simon Kenton outlasts Walton-Verona in 32nd District title tilt
In a back-and-forth affair, it was Simon Kenton who threw the last punch. The Pioneers defeated Walton-Verona 10-7 in the 32nd district championship on Tuesday at the Walton-Verona Sports Complex, capturing their second consecutive title. “We knew coming in that they were a good baseball team. Certainly, when we showed up today with their best […]