The scary thing about Beechwood’s offense is head coach Kevin Gray still thinks improvements need to be made. After their 14-6 victory over Ryle on Thursday night in their first of three games in the Doc Morris Invitational at Beechwood, they’re averaging a shade under 10 runs per game through their first 12 games of […]
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Uhl stays cool, delivers walk-off hit as Simon Kenton rallies past Covington Catholic
The comeback even had Simon Kenton baseball coach Troy Roberts at a loss of words. “To tell you the truth I don’t know,” Roberts said after his Pioneers rallied from a 6-0 deficit to beat Covington Catholic 10-9 on Wednesday night. Early on, it looked as if CovCath was going to end this one early, […]
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Vote for the LINK nky Team of the Week April 3-9
To be the winning team, fan votes play a heavy role, along with consideration from our sports team here at LINK. Nominations are reader-submitted or recommended by our sports team. Our Team of the Week program honors all local sports at all levels, whether it’s youth or adult-oriented recreation, high school or college, professional or amateur. Want to get […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Tuesday, April 11, 2023
It’s Tuesday and although it hasn’t been very long, plenty has been going on in Northern Kentucky this week. If you’re eager to keep up, sit back, relax and take a listen to today’s headlines from LINK nky sports editor Evan Dennison.
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LINK nky top 10 baseball/softball rankings
I’ve always wondered why the KHSAA baseball/softball season starts so early in March? Around 40-degree weather (which occurred for the majority of March) isn’t real baseball weather. While it’s good to get the kids on the field and get them reps, it’s nowhere near what teams will see come end of May when it really […]
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Thomas More welcoming David Justice for Stadium Kickoff
Two-time World Series champion David Justice will be throwing out the first pitch on Saturday to celebrate Thomas More’s baseball team inaugural season being played at Thomas More Stadium. The stadium changed names in 2022 with the Saints set to play home games there for the 2023 season. The Saints will play the University of […]
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Kentucky sweeps Ohio in KY-OH All-Star Games
It was a clean sweep for Kentucky in the “Battle of the Border” All-Star basketball games Saturday night at Thomas More University. The girls started the evening off with an impressive 117-94 victory while the boys rallied in the second half for a 93-83 triumph. Danville’s Love Mays was named the girls MVP for Kentucky […]
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KY-OH All-Star games take place Saturday night
Some of the excitement has been taken away for NKY patrons with co-Ninth Region Players of the Year Evan Ipsaro and Jacob Meyer opting out of the game, but plenty of basketball action will be taking place at Thomas More University’s Connor Convocation Center this weekend for the Kentucky-Ohio All-Star Game. The festivities begin Friday […]
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NKU women add pair from WKU
Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball coach Camryn Whitaker has brought in a pair from her old stomping grounds. Whitaker, a former Western Kentucky University basketball player, added two Hilltoppers from the transfer portal to the roster for the 2023-24 season in Mya Meredith and Macey Blevins. Meredith is headed back to the Northern Kentucky area […]
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Thomas More comes up four minutes short, now looks to the future
This story originally appeared in the March 31 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Only four minutes separated Thomas More from a second straight NAIA national championship, tied at 50 with Clarke University. To be in that spot for the third straight season, took even coach Jeff Hans […]
