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Burlington’s ‘veteran’ catcher selected by Reds
Ryan McCrystal has been on rosters for baseball games in Burlington probably as often as anybody across the past few years. Now, he’s a draftee of the Cincinnati Reds. McCrystal has played four consecutive summers in Burlington, beginning with a high school state championship series and then parts of three seasons with the Burlington Sock Puppets. The catcher from East Carolina was a ninth-round pick of the Cincinnati Reds in this week’s baseball amateur draft.
Northern Kentucky Track & Field and Cross Country Introduces Largest Signing Class in School History
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – It was a historic day in Highland Heights as Northern Kentucky head coach Steve Kruse announced the addition of a combined 41 new student-athletes to the men’s and women’s cross country and track & field programs at NKU ahead of the highly-anticipated 2024-25 campaigns. It is the largest incoming class for the program in school history. Less than ten months after the Northern Kentucky University Athletics Department announced an aggressive expansion to the cross country and track & field programs to help grow enrollment numbers for the institution, the history-making incoming class has now doubled the…
Locals to watch for in the Paris Olympics
Good Friday morning, Cincinnati. The Summer Olympics are right around the corner, and we've got everything you need to know about the athletes from Greater Cincinnati competing in Paris. Mount Notre Dame alum Rose Lavelle is looking to help lead the U.S. women to a gold medal on the pitch....
Butler already challenging teammates on defense
LaMont Butler was a two-time Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year so it was no surprise when Kentucky teammate Otega Oweh said the toughest team to score against in summer practices has been Butler. Butler could be one of the best defensive guards in the country. He averaged 1.4 steals per game in 131 […] The post Butler already challenging teammates on defense appeared first on Jessamine Journal.
Reds fan donate 4 tons of food to ‘strike out’ local hunger
Cincinnati Reds fans hit a major home run during this past weekend’s Strike Out Hunger drive, donating more than 8,100 pounds of non-perishable food items over the course of the two-day event. St. Vincent de Paul – Cincinnati hosted its annual collection July 12-13 outside Great American Ball Park....
Greendale Native Qualifies for Loretta Lynn's for Second Consecutive Year
Drew Embleton. Photo provided. (Greendale, Ind.) – A repeat trip to Tennessee is in store for a teenager from Greendale. For a second year in a row, Drew Embleton has qualified for the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn Ranch on July 29-August 3. The...
Nolan Kamer joins Women's Basketball staff ahead of 2024
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. -- Head Women's Basketball coach Jeff Hans has added another member to his staff ahead of his first season at the helm, as Nolan Kamer has joined the staff in a graduate assistant role. "I am very grateful for the opportunity to join this great coaching staff,"...
Norse Volleyball earns 2024 AVCA Team Academic Award
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. -- The Northern Kentucky women's volleyball program was honored with the 2024 Team Academic Award by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, the organization announced Wednesday. The honor marks the ninth straight season the Norse have taken home the honor, and 12th out of the last 13. "We...
Alex Wilkins: Standout Guard Picks Up Offers from Hofstra and Northern Kentucky Men’s Basketball Programs
Class of 2025 Brooks School (Mass.) guard Alex Wilkins has received an offer from Division I Hofstra and Northern Kentucky Men’s basketball program, today he wrote on X. The 6-foot-5 Wilkins also holds offers from Iona, Albany, Bryant, Siena, Fairfield, FGU, UMass, among other D-1 programs, according to VerbalCommits.com.
Press release: Father-son help capture first Mike Dyas Classic for The Point/Arc
UNION, Ky. — A father and son were members of the foursome that won the first Mike Dyas Golf Classic at Triple Crown Country Club, in Union, Ky., today (Monday, July 15th). Eighty-eight-year-old Ed Baker and his 59-year-old, son, Rob, were half of the foursome that captured the tournament with a 48 net score – 24 under par. Tim Tierney and George Schmidt were the other two members of the foursome.
Photos: FC Cincinnati Falls to Chicago Fire FC in Action-Packed Game
For the second time this week, FC Cincinnati were defeated on their home turf — this time by Chicago Fire, 1-0. Despite the loss, the FC Cincinnati game on July 17 was action-packed, complete with a special appearance from WWE star Grayson Waller. Keep scrolling to see everything we...
Bellevue’s Sorrells team up for third at Bluegrass Golf Tour’s Adult-Child Scramble
Bellevue High School girls basketball coach Tommy Sorrell and son TJ Sorrell combined for a third-place finish Monday at the annual Kentucky Adult-Child Scramble. The Bluegrass Golf Tour event was held at Griffin Gate Golf Resort and Spa in Lexington. “It was a lot of fun to play in something...
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