The 9th and 10th Regions held their region softball tournament draws Thursday. The 37th District champion Campbell County Camels (16-10) and runner-up Bishop Brossart Lady ‘Stangs (12-17) play their quarterfinal games Saturday at Montgomery County. Campbell County drew 40th District runner-up George Rogers Clark (14-12) at Noon. Campbell County edged GRC, 6-5 on April 22 […]
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Wednesday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Campbell Co. baseball back in 10th Region title game
The Campbell County Camels had been to the 10th Region Title game three years in a row entering the semifinal game against the 40th District champion Montgomery County Indians not counting the 2020 season wiped out by the pandemic. The Camels (22-10) made it four straight and five of the past six seasons with a […]
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Meinken bracket the big surprise in Ninth Region baseball that has NewCath up, Conner down
If you had Newport Central Catholic to be the only one of the four Meinken bracket teams to advance to Saturday’s regional baseball semifinals after Wednesday’s first round, you would be correct, as preposterous as that might sound. And if you had high-flying Covington Catholic losing for the third time to St. Henry, which advances […]
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Doctors told him he wouldn’t play baseball. He defied the odds and saved his team’s season
Written by Caleb Noe, WCPO sports anchor BROOKSVILLE, Ky. — Players on the Bracken County High School baseball team dedicated their season to a teammate facing life-threatening challenges. They never imagined that same teammate would later save their season. In February, Clayton Thompson noticed his feet were numb. “Clayton came home and said my feet […]
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Tuesday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Riley’s bomb lifts Camels to 10th Region baseball semifinals
The Campbell County Camels baseball team (21-10) knew it could not have been any tougher of a draw facing the tradition-rich host Harrison County (25-9) and legendary Head Coach Mac Whitaker on the Thorobreds’ home field. Campbell County senior designated hitter Zack Riley stepped to the plate with the Camels trailing 4-3 with two out […]
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Everything going according to ‘plan’ for Simon Kenton baseball in the 8th Region
Troy Roberts isn’t afraid to say it about his Simon Kenton baseball program. “We feel like we’re the best program in the school,” Roberts was saying after his Pioneers advanced to the Eighth Region semifinals with a nifty 3-1 win over visiting Henry County in Independence. “I can say that,” Roberts said with a grin, […]
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Monday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Ryle Softball advances to 33rd District title game
Finishing a game rained out Saturday, the Ryle Raiders (17-14) picked up where they left off, up 8-0 in the top of the fourth and proceeded to finish off the host Conner (12-12) 11-1 in six innings to move on to the 33rd District Title Game. The teams split two regular season meetings. Ryle will […]
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Grant County knocks off Simon Kenton in 32nd District softball final
Delayed from Saturday because of rain and lightning in the area, the Simon Kenton Lady Pioneers and Grant County Lady Braves finished their 32nd District championship game at Walton-Verona on Sunday. Grant County (16-12) finished off an 8-1 win over Simon Kenton (15-13). The Lady Braves have won the last two district tournament championships. Simon […]
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Saturday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Conner, Simon Kenton baseball claim district tournament crowns
The Conner Cougars baseball team (29-6 overall) may not have had to win this one to keep the season alive. But the Cougars did want to make one last memorable appearance on the home field for their 10 seniors. They wound up recording a run-ruling of the rival Ryle Raiders, 11-1 in five innings to […]
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Friday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Campbell baseball routs Brossart for first district crown since 2017
It appeared this baseball game would head down to the wire like the regular season match-up did after one inning at Campbell County’s Tom Moore Field. But then the Bishop Brossart Mustangs pitchers had problems finding the strike zone in the bottom of the second. The Mustangs hit three Camels in that inning and walked […]