Any listing of teams playing yet ?

 

Brossart

ST. Henry

Highlands

Knoch, PA

Holy Cross

Boone

Ryle

Simon Kenton

Campbell County

Dixie

Conner

Cooper

Carroll County

Franklin County

 

And Looking for 2 more teams !!

Brossart

ST. Henry

Highlands

Knoch, PA

Holy Cross

Boone

Ryle

Simon Kenton

Campbell County

Dixie

Conner

Cooper

Carroll County

Franklin County

 

And Looking for 2 more teams !!

 

That's going to be a nice little tournament ! No NCC Team yet ? Anything on that Knoch,PA team ?

This will be the 3rd year they've came down. They won it the first year . Their solid !!

I know Conner lost Himes. Seems like they return quite a bit including Biz. I would think they'll be in the thick of it again.

I know Conner lost Himes. Seems like they return quite a bit including Biz. I would think they'll be in the thick of it again.

 

I totally agree, Conner should be right in the mix of things.

I totally agree, Conner should be right in the mix of things.

 

They will definitely be in the mix. They are good. But I think they lost more than just Himes. I think they lost their entire starting outfield and their 3rd baseman. Not sure of the positions, but know they lost at least 4 seniors.

 

But they still have Biz!

The 9th Region is going to be fun again this year! The tournament should be another good old good one. Yes I am a Bird Fan and obviously know more about the birds than the other teams. I will let the fans of the others fill in the details on there reply:

 

For years it has been said if you want to be in the discussion with the best you need to beat the best!

 

1. Highlands- Since Highlands is the defending champion and only graduated a couple ole outfielders they will be tough to beat again this year with 2 returning seniors that have tons of experience in Whitney Quillen and Payton Leighty both very excellent all around players with so much experience to share with the younger girls! Then they have a great Junior Class with Shelby Graybill and Brenna Dutcher (both sluggers that had over 50 RBI each last year) along with Haley Coffey a great defensive player that should have a break out season offensively, and don't forget about Bailey Spencer in the circle that when healthy is among the best pitchers in the 9th region, then you have 8th grader Rachael Gabbard who was the new comer at 2nd base last year as a 7th grader and turned many heads with her solid play in the field and with her bat. The big question is who will step up this year will it be Miranda Mason who threw a perfect game in the tournament last year or will it be Josie Daley or Brooke Dill who have both been playing year around or Morgan Coffey, Chloe Jansen or maybe the Fornasch girl who can absolutely fly or will it be a new comer like the Barth girl who is an amazing athlete! Bottom line is there are 2 open spots from last years 9 th region championship lineup which is going to make for an interesting competition between at least 4 or 5 girls!

 

2. Notre Dame - they graduated like 6 starters but when you have 2 of the best 3 pitchers in the Region and all of Northern Kentucky you can not forget about them not to mention several other girls that were major contributors.

 

3. Conner- they have been in the top of the 9th region talk for as long as I can remember, and they have a great pitcher coming back as well so I expect them to reload and be in the hunt all season!

 

4. Boone Co. - It's hard to replace your best player and leader, but you better believe Boone will Hit the ball.

 

5. Newport Catholic- pitching is a big part of the top 3 in my poll so I have to include NCC in my top 5 they have one of the best batteries with Schrieber catching and that pitcher who had 4 or 5 no hitters last year. If they can get everyone to show up they could make a run in the All A classic and could make some noise in the 9th Region Tournament.