Conner’s 3-2 lead with two out in the bottom of the seventh against Notre Dame seemed secure. Until it wasn’t. The Pandas rode Addi Zinser’s double and Ava Auberger reaching first on an error to a 4-3 win in Monday’s girls Ninth Region softball semifinal at Thomas More Softball Field. Next for Notre Dame: two-time […]
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Cooper shuts out Ryle, takes top seed in 33rd
Cooper softball ended a five-game losing streak to Ryle with a 6-0 win on Thursday, thanks to Lily Spraker’s complete game performance and Ava Scott’s two hits.
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Cooper softball explodes for non-region win
Cooper softball exploded for 13 runs in the fourth and fifth innings to win 14-4 in a five-inning run-ruling against Scott.
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Dixie Heights, Highlands win 9th Region semifinal games by thinnest margin possible
It’s a rematch for the 9th Region softball title. The same two teams that won last year’s semifinal games did it again this year as Highlands (26-8-1) held off Cooper in extra innings and Dixie Heights (21-13) fought off a late rally against Ryle. They’ll now square off again on Sunday at 2 p.m. at […]
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Wednesday NKY Softball Tournament Roundup: Cooper, Highlands advance to 9th Semifinals
This one took a full game unlike last year’s run-ruling at the Bamboo Gardens. But the same team left victorious. The 33rd District runner-up Cooper Jaguars (20-13) used a four-run fifth inning to beat the host and 35th District champion Notre Dame Pandas, 7-3 in the 9th Region softball quarterfinals. Cooper plays at Highlands on […]
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Friday NKY HS roundup: Cooper softball bests Dixie Heights in battle of 9th Region contenders
This regular season game might not mean anything if the two softball teams meet again in the 9th Region Tournament in a few weeks. But like any team, it gave them an idea of what works and does not work against the opponent. The host Cooper Jaguars (16-8) and Dixie Heights Colonels (14-12) threw their […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Simon Kenton baseball wins shootout at Highlands
The Simon Kenton Pioneers (19-8) ventured to Fort Thomas and won a 16-14 shootout against the Highlands Bluebirds (16-11). Simon Kenton collected 11 hits and took advantage of nine walks. Junior Daniel Uhl went 3-for-5 with a triple, two runs batted in and scored four runs. Senior Dakota Brown went 2- for-3 with a home […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Cooper softball clinches second seed with win at Boone County
The Cooper Jaguars softball team (13-4) still has a chance at the top seed in the district tournament. The Jaguars started the second go-round of seed play completing a sweep of the Boone County Rebels (5-11), holding on for a 7-6 win. Cooper is 3-1 in 33rd District seed play for second behind Ryle and […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Highlands baseball pounds out 10 hits in region win at Dixie Heights
Senior right fielder JP Donelan said the Highlands Bluebirds baseball team (5-6) came back from the PBR Atlanta Spring Break Trip against teams from Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio with some valuable experience. That includes at-bats against right and left-handed pitchers that were hitting 90 miles per hour on the radar gun. That paid dividends in […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Campbell County baseball wins season opener in Hamilton’s return to diamond
The Campbell County Camels and St. Henry Crusaders baseball teams took the field ready to work through some of the yearly transitional moves. But Campbell County senior shortstop Aydan Hamilton had a huge motivating factor to start this season-opener. The University of Kentucky signee missed the last 15 games of last year’s 10th Region championship […]