High school baseball fields will be required to have a double first base beginning next season.
The new rule, one of 10 announced by the National Federation of High School Associations, is designed to reduce the number of collisions between base-runners and fielders.
Here is a link to the press release.
Lex Turner will be the head coach of the St. Patrick boys' basketball team next season after serving with Chris Bauer as interim coach during the latter part of the 2024-25 season.
Turner was the Saints' head coach for twenty-eight seasons before retiring in 2004. His teams won 365 games, two district championships and two All "A" 10th Region championships.
Tony Moore had been the Saints' head coach since the 2020-21 season but was unable to coach last season due to health issues.
St. Patrick athletic director Angie Brant said "it was in the best interest of the program to move in a new direction."
Turner coached the Saints in summer basketball last month.
Moore has joined the Terry King's coaching staff at Bracken County. He says he will be the head coach of the freshman team.
Former Marshall University golfer and 2012 Ohio Amateur champion Nathan Kerns of Ironton, Ohio matched his opening round 8-under par 62 on Saturday with another 62 on Sunday to win the 58th Firecracker tournament at Kenton Station Golf Course at 16-under 124.
Kern, who began the day one shot off the lead, shot a 31 on the front nine and a 31 on the back nine on Sunday.
First round leader and three-time champion BJ Knox shot a 67 on Sunday and finished second at 12-under 128.
Matt Malott and Elijah McCarty tied for third place at 9-under 131.
Other flight winners include:
Mason County rising senior Amirah Reed and her Cincy Swish Chialastri teammates won the gold medal at the 5th Annual Midwest Showcase on Sunday at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.
After going 2-0 in pool play on Saturday, Cincy Swish Chialastri beat Cincy Chargers Mahoney 61-53 in the semifinals on Sunday morning and defeated TNBA Cleveland Select 48-37 in the championship game on Sunday afternoon.
@reedamirah4 and @CincySwishBlue brought home some GOLD from the 5th Annual Midwest show case @CapitalWBB this weekend they played amazing! Congratsgirls. @DannyEWeddle pic.twitter.com/jYedMUDOEH
— Kathryn Reed (@Krer21) July 6, 2025
Three-time champion BJ Knox has a one-shot lead after the first round of the 58th Firecracker tournament at Kenton Station Golf Course.
Knox, who had a three-peat from 2019-2021, shot a 9-under par 61 on Saturday.
Nate Kerns is in solo second place after shooting a 62.
Matt Malott and Rick Harmon are tied for third at 6-under 64.
Troy Grooms shot a 65. Patrick England and Rex Schalch each shot a 66.
A group of five golfers rounds out the championship flight with 3-under 67s: two-time champion Eric Schumacher, Randy Ross, Johnny Evans, Matt Logan and 2023 champion Elijah McCarty.
The final round will be played on Sunday.
Dashawn Overly won the Knights of Columbus Joe Donovan Memorial River Run for the second straight year on Friday morning in downtown Maysville.
Overly completed the 5K run in 16:40.
Morgan Carpenter was the top female finisher with a time of 24:29.
Ninety-five golfers will play in the 58th Firecracker, a 36-hole stroke play tournament, at Kenton Station Golf Course this weekend.
The field will be placed into flights based on Saturday's first round scores. The final round will be played on Sunday.
The shootout is on Friday at 6 p.m.
Here is a list of the past Firecracker champions:
