Roughly 72 hours after being down to their final strike and facing an end to their season, Covington Catholic ends up repeating in the 35th District. And it was done on some more two-out, seventh inning magic. The Colonels were facing a 3-2 deficit in the bottom of the seventh against Holy Cross on Saturday […]
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Florence Y’alls record first bunt-ejection while playing against the Savannah Bananas
Written by Marshall Kramsky for WCPO Bunting sucks! Or at least it does in Banana Ball. The Florence Y’alls recorded the first bunt-ejection of the season while facing the Savannah Bananas Monday night. That’s right — a player was ejected for attempting to bunt in a game. “Ladies and gentlemen, he just bunted in the […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Ryle baseball wins 33rd District crown; Scott softball headed to 10th Region Tournament for first time in four years
Every 33rd District baseball championship is special because of the competitive nature of the games with four county schools with similar sizes. Ryle not only knocked off Conner for the third time this season, but it finished off an unblemished district slate and got revenge on the team that’s beat them in this same game […]
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Highlands wins 11th straight district title
For the 11th straight season, the Highlands Bluebirds baseball team are champions of the 36th district. It wasn’t a high scoring affair, but Highlands took the win as they shut out Newport Central Catholic, 3-0. It was the eighth straight time the two met in the district title tilt, the Bluebirds coming up on the […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Top seeds battle way to 33rd District Baseball Title Game
No one has doubted how interesting 33rd District semifinal baseball tournaments have been over the years. This one was no different. The higher-seeded Ryle Raiders (24-10) and Conner Cougars (25-11) advanced to the championship game Monday at 5 p.m. back at Boone County. They both used explosive innings to overcome deficits. Ryle 10, Boone County […]
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Friday NKY HS roundup: Conner baseball bests Beechwood to conclude regular season
The Conner Cougars (24-11 overall) downed the Beechwood Tigers (23-7), 12-9 at Great American Ballpark. Conner batted .486 (17-for-35) overall. Senior Jeffery Vest went 2-for-2 with a double, triple, three runs batted in and scored once. Senior right fielder Brayden Stidham went 2-for-2 with one run batted in and senior outfielder Jackson Bucks went 2-for-2 […]
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Wednesday NKY HS roundup: Beechwood baseball leaves Louisville with win over defending state champs
Beechwood Tigers head baseball coach Kevin Gray joked he did not know the Tigers would play a doubleheader late into the evening. But in the end, he could not complain too much as visiting Beechwood (23-6) beat the defending state champion Louisville St. Xavier Tigers, 1-0 in 14 innings. St. Xavier (27-8) lost for just […]
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Florence Y’alls opening night/first responders night happening this week
Kick off the Florence Y’alls season this Thursday, May 11, on their opening night against the Gateway Grizzlies. The game will begin at 6:34 p.m. at Thomas More Stadium in Florence, and the first 1,000 people will receive a Thomas More hat. The Y’alls are also hosting first responders on Friday, May 12, at 7:03 […]
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New manager has vision for Florence Y’alls
New Florence Y’alls Manager Chad Rhoades did not hesitate when asked what he is looking forward to the most this upcoming season. That is setting a vision for the whole organization. That goes beyond the players and coaches including analytical positions, developmental coordination positions, scouting and game planning spots. “We want to become a pipeline […]
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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 […]