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CLAYTON - It is difficult to beat a very good team three times in one season, but the Covington Lady Buccs were able to do so in a 9-1 victory over Riverside in the regional semifinal on Wednesday at Northmont High School. Covington had defeated Riverside 10-2 and 18-5 in TRC action during the regular season, but knew the Pirates were an extremely dangerous team due to their … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS MOVE ON TO ELITE 8

KINGS HIGH SCHOOL - Covington faced a young, but extremely talented Williamsburg team on Friday and played outstanding in all phases of the game in a 10-0 victory in five innings to claim the eleventh district championship in the program’s history. Yes, the Lady Buccs did run rule Williamsburg in a two-hit shutout victory, but it wasn’t easy by any means. That’s because the … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS WIN DISTRICT TITLE

COVINGTON - The Covington Lady Buccs put together a dominating performance against Tri-County North on Tuesday in a 14-0 victory in five innings to advance to the district final that will be played at 5:00 PM on Friday against either Williamsburg or Fairfield Cincinnati Christian at Kings High School. Defensively, Covington put together one of its better performances of the … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS ADVANCE TO DISTRICT FINAL

DEGRAFF - For the second straight year the Covington Lady Buccs share the TRC Championship with Miami East after defeating Riverside 18-5 in the regular season finale on Monday. Covington built a 7-0 lead through the first three innings, but left the bases loaded in the first and third innings. Riverside scored a run in the fourth and then two in the fifth on a two-run … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS EARN A SHARE OF THE TRC TITLE

COVINGTON - Things couldn’t have materialized any better for the Covington Lady Buccs on Friday as senior Erika Gostomsky threw a no-hitter in a 13-0 run rule victory over Lehman Catholic where the five seniors were honored on Senior Night. What made the evening special is the fact that the game was able to be played despite the rain that fell throughout the majority of the … [Read more...] about ERIKA GOSTOMKSY TOSSES NO-HITTER ON SENIOR NIGHT

WEST MILTON - The Covington Lady Buccs traveled to West Milton amped up with plenty at stake against Milton-Union, a team who had defeated the Lady Buccs 9-8 earlier in the season. The Lady Buccs jumped out to a fast start, which led to an 11-7 victory over the Lady Bulldogs in a game that put Covington closer to its goal of winning the league title in the Three Rivers … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS AVENGE PREVIOUS LOSS TO MILTON

COVINGTON - The Covington Lady Buccs had a slim 7-5 lead over Versailles heading into the bottom of the fifth and scored a combined seven runs in their final two at bats to pull away for a 14-5 victory. Versailles started the game red hot as Jenna Dirksen drilled a two-run home run in the top of the first, but Covington responded with four runs in its first at bat and then … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS PULL AWAY FROM VERSAILLES

BRANDT - When Meg Rogers is on her game where she is hitting her spots and the defense behind her plays flawless, the Covington Lady Buccs are extremely hard to beat. That’s what Bethel ran into on Thursday as Rogers was dominant in the circle by hurling her second straight one-hitter on consecutive nights. The Lady Bucc defense was phenomenal as well as they didn’t commit a … [Read more...] about MEG ROGERS TOSSES SECOND STRAIGHT ONE-HITTER

COVINGTON - The Covington Buccaneers continue to impress as they took advantage of five errors by Miami East to capture a 6-5 win over the Vikings to improve to 5-2 overall and 4-1 in the TRC. In the top of the first, Miami East had runners on second and third with nobody out. Tanner Palsgrove threw a runner out at home on a fielders choice, then Tyler Jay forced an infield … [Read more...] about BUCCS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MIAMI EAST MISCUES FOR A 6-5 WIN

COVINGTON - The Covington Lady Buccs found themselves in dire straights through three and one half innings, but managed to battle their way back to capture a thrilling 12-9 victory. It was similar to last night's come-from-behind victory over Greenville. “Tonight is bigger than last night,” said Covington coach Dan Cain. “I don’t care if it was Greenville. This was bigger … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS CAPTURE THRILLING WIN OVER MIAMI EAST

COVINGTON - The Covington Buccaneers improved their record to 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the TRC with an impressive 4-2 win over Riverside on Tuesday. After a scoreless first inning the Buccs plated three runs in the second and another run in the third to take a 4-0 lead. In the second, Grant Blore double to left to score Carter Owens and then Tyler Jay singles to center to … [Read more...] about BUCCS DEFEAT RIVERSIDE IN TRC ACTION

COVINGTON - Covington hosted Riverside on Tuesday and faced one of the top pitchers in the TRC, Alaina Snow, but the Lady Buccs managed to take advantage of opportunities that led to a 10-2 victory. Riverside scored a run in the top of the first and Covington responded with two runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a 2-1 lead. The Lady Buccs scored two more runs … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS GET HUGE TRC WIN OVER RIVERSIDE

TROY - Covington defeated Troy Christian - the defending Three Rivers Conference Champions - 11-6 in what was an exciting afternoon for the Buccaneers. The Buccs played with high energy and jumped on Troy Christian early by scoring six runs. Two Buccs were hit by pitches and a single by Jacob Tipps loaded the bases. Carter Owens then walked to score Tanner Palsgrove to make … [Read more...] about BUCCS PICK UP BIG WIN OVER TROY CHRISTIAN

MINSTER - In what was a big test for Covington, the Lady Buccs overcame a 2-0 deficit by breaking through in the fifth and sixth innings en route to a 6-3 win over Minster on Monday. Minster had things going its way through four innings as it held a 2-0 lead after a home run in the bottom of the fourth by Hannah Oldiges. Covington hit the ball well through the first four … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS GET HUGE WIN OVER MINSTER

COVINGTON - The unpredictable weather forced Covington to adjust its original schedule, which led to a matchup against Sidney on Thursday at Covington High School. And the Lady Buccs were able to maintain their early season hot streak by rolling to a 14-5 victory to improve to 3-0 on the season. Sidney opened the top of the first with a home run, but Covington responded … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS DEFEAT SIDNEY 14-5

COVINGTON - Covington overcame extremely windy conditions and a fast start by Piqua to beat the Lady Indians 10-6 in the season opener on Saturday. Piqua opened the game with a 2-0 lead after Abigail Kirk drew a walk and Tarika Sutter followed with a two-run home run in the top of the first inning. Covington responded quickly in the bottom of the first with five runs on … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS BEAT PIQUA IN SEASON OPENER

MARCH 12, 2023 COLUMBUS - Chase Vanderhorst closed out his junior season in style with a 3-2 victory over Wyatt Hinton (44-4) of Norwood to earn fifth place and his second straight state medal. The victory over Hinton was extremely gratifying because it avenged a defeat in the district final last week. “Just a gritty effort where he had to battle back,” said Covington … [Read more...] about VANDERHORST TAKES FIFTH AT STATE

COLUMBUS - Covington junior Chase Vanderhorst became the 10th wrestler in Buccaneer history to earn multiple state medals as he ensured his spot on the podium Saturday morning with a victory in the second consolation round. Vanderhorst opened the second day of the state tournament in the quarterfinals against Brock Christian (46-9) of Perry, a returning two-time state placer … [Read more...] about VANDERHORST SECURES PLACEMENT, HAGAN COMES UP SHORT

COLUMBUS - Chase Vanderhorst opened up the state tournament in a loaded 132 pound weight class, which fields six returning state placers and several more who are returning state qualifiers. One of the multi-state qualifiers was the first opponent for Vanderhorst, Jesse Maple of Ridgewood, who entered the tournament with a 41-4 record. Vanderhorst waisted little time in … [Read more...] about TWO BUCCS ADVANCE TO DAY TWO AT STATE

TROY - The Covington Buccaneers had six wrestlers qualify for districts and three finished in the top four to qualify for state; Chase Vanderhorst (132), Michael Hagan (120) and Caleb Ryman (138). Jericho Quinter (126) will also make a trip as a state alternate. Covington finished 6th out of 57 teams with 78 team points. Chase Vanderhorst (38-3) finished runner-up at 132 … [Read more...] about BUCCS QUALIFY THREE WRESTLERS TO STATE