The third and fourth seeds for the 37th District Tournament at Scott are set after the visiting Calvary Christian Cougars (9-15) downed the Scott Eagles, 6-1 in a battle for the first district seed win of the season. The win ends a 10-game losing streak in the series for Calvary dating back to a 2-0 […]
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Walton-Verona falls in All “A” title game, Beechwood loses heartbreaker in semis
It was really close to being an all-Northern Kentucky final at the All “A” state baseball tournament in Campbellsville. Beechwood and Walton-Verona took the three hour drive to Campbellsville High School try to rank supremacy among the small schools in the state and the two were three outs from facing one another on Sunday. Beechwood […]
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Lohr’s aim has always been on point
At age 17, Conner High School’s Ayden Lohr is already laden with lore. “He’s a special guy,” Cougars baseball coach Brad Arlinghaus said of the multi-sport athlete and 15th-ranked member of this year’s Conner senior class, according to grade-point average. “He’s accomplished a lot.” While playing sports and games with family and friends as he […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Beechwood, Walton-Verona baseball advance in All “A” State Tournament, Lady Tigers go 1-2 in pool play
The Beechwood Tigers (18-4) and Walton-Verona Bearcats (18-4) baseball teams advanced to the All “A” State semifinals with quarterfinal victories at Campbellsville High School. Beechwood downed the Hazard Bulldogs (15-10-1), 7-4. The Tigers scored trailed 4-3 entering the top of the sixth before scoring three runs to go up 6-4 and added one more in […]
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Three NKY teams head to All “A” state
Three teams from Northern Kentucky will compete in the All “A” Classic state baseball and softball tournaments this weekend. The baseball tournament will be held at Campbellsville High School on Saturday and Sunday while the softball tournament will be played at Jack C. Fisher Park in Owensboro with pool play on Saturday and the final eight […]
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NKY baseball/softball stat leaders on the state level
Northern Kentucky-area high school baseball and softball teams are well represented among individual state leaders one month into their respective seasons. A look at official statistics compiled by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association finds a few state leaders, several top-10 producers and dozens and dozens of top-50 performers among local teams reporting stats. With […]
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Wednesday NKY HS roundup: Highlands baseball one-hits Scott
The starting pitchers for the Highlands Bluebirds (15-9) and Scott Eagles (7-13) baseball teams recorded quality starts. It came down to the fourth inning when visiting Highlands scored all three of its runs to record a 3-1 non-region victory. The teams earned all four runs as Highlands committed the game’s lone error that did not […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Brossart baseball wins district seed game behind Moore’s outstanding outing
For as consistent as senior lefty Evan Moore (5-1 overall) has been in his career on the mound for the Bishop Brossart Mustangs, this one might be hard to top. Moore mixed things up so well striking out 14 and retiring 21-of-22 batters he faced for the complete game, lifting the visiting Mustangs to a […]
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Beechwood wins All “A” sectional, head to state Saturday
Beechwood will head to Campbellsville High School this weekend with some unfinished business. A year after making the All “A” state championship, the Tigers will look to seal the deal this time around as they’ll take on Hazard in the quarterfinals on Saturday at 10 a.m. Beechwood run-ruled Bracken County 10-0 on Sunday in the […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Simon Kenton baseball edges Beechwood
The Simon Kenton Pioneers baseball team (14-5) edged the host Beechwood Tigers, 10-9 in the David Iery Invitational scoring the game-winning run in the top of the seventh. Senior right fielder Ian Powell walked in the top of the seventh with one out and senior Ben Stephens reached on an error. After they moved up […]