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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…
Cincinnati Open to Serve Up World-Class Event
While the stars of the WTA and ATP Tours take the court to compete for the Cincinnati Open title, tournament attendees will enjoy their own world-class experience as the Lindner Family Tennis Center comes to life Aug. 10-19 with a wide variety of food, drink and entertainment opportunities. “Our goal...
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....
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,"...
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....
University of Cincinnati works with local high schools to develop more teachers of color
Zyair Anderson, head coach for Colerain High School's freshmen football team, gets up early in the summer months to train his students. On the field, Anderson tells his players to keep their eyes up and move quickly. He scolds them for any horseplay and has kids who show up late run laps.
Reds draft UVA’s Anthony Stephan
Virginia Cavaliers outfielder Anthony Stephan was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 13th round (389th overall) on day three of the 2024 MLB Draft. Virginia had a total of four players taken in this year’s draft. Four or more Cavaliers have been selected in the MLB Draft in...
University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Derrick Mayes Joins MLB Draft League
Playing for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Derrick Mack from Cincinnati, Ohio just finished his collegiate playing days and will now continue his baseball career joining the MLB Draft League which plays from early July until September games for a total of 50 games. Mayes will play for the Frederick Keys based in Frederick, Maryland.
Wake Forest makes history at MLB Draft
FORT WORTH, Texas — Three Wake Forest baseball players were drafted in the first round of the MLB Draft on July 14. Chase Burns became Wake Forest’s highest-ever draft pick when he was selected No. 2 overall by the Cincinnati Reds. He is the second Demon Deacon in the past two years drafted by the Reds, joining 2023 No. 7 overall pick Rhett Lowder — a fellow right-handed pitcher. Burns...
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