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North Oldham

  • Haynes' hit gives OC win over North

    BUCKNER – Christian Haynes had chances to give his Oldham County team the lead in both the third and fifth innings Wednesday night against North Oldham.

    In the third, with the bases loaded, two outs and the game tied 3-3, Haynes struck out. In the fifth, with runners on the corners, two outs and the game still knotted at three, he grounded out to North pitcher Ethan Cleary.

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  • Spring football practice begins this week

    After spending the winter lifting weights, county football players get to step outside and do some work on the field this week.

    North Oldham, Oldham County and South Oldham have all either started or are starting spring football practice this week. The teams have three weeks to conduct 10 practices, per KHSAA rules.

    Coming a little after halfway between the end of one football season and beginning of the next, North coach Billy Martin said spring practice is one of his favorite times of the year.

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  • Cripe pitches North past South for Derby City title

    LOUISVILLE – District 29 play doesn’t start until next week, but North Oldham made a district statement Wednesday night.

    Evan Cripe pitched a complete game shutout as North beat cross-town rival South Oldham 1-0 in the championship game of the Derby City Baseball Classic at Butler High School.

    The senior left-hander gave up just four hits and two walks over seven innings as the Mustangs (7-3) notched their fourth win over three days to take the 16-team event.

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  • North softball drops Monday doubleheader

    GOSHEN – North Oldham played two competitive games against out-of-state teams Monday, but came out on the losing end of both.

    The Lady Mustangs were beat 6-4 by Jeffersonville (Ind.) in the first contest and 6-5 by Limestone Community (Ill.) in the nightcap.

    The losses were the second and third straight for North (5-5), coming on the heels of a four-game winning streak.

    North trailed both games by multiple runs early, only to come back and tie or take the lead before falling late.

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  • Mustang pitchers shut out Fern Creek

    LOUISVILLE – North Oldham showed off its arms Monday afternoon.
    Ethan Cleary and Adam Judd combined to hurl a six-hit shutout as North beat Fern Creek 4-0 at Southern High School in its opening game of the Derby City Classic.

    The Mustangs (5-3) went on to win their second game of the event, beating Southern 5-4 Tuesday afternoon.

    Cleary pitched the first 4 1/3 innings, scattering five hits but not allowing a run. Judd pitched the final 2 2/3 innings, allowing just one hit and one walk.

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  • Eastern beats North Oldham in six

    GOSHEN – A North Oldham team that hadn't lost by more than one run all season was on the wrong end of a crooked scoreboard Wednesday.

    Eastern scored multiple runs in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings Wednesday on its way to a 15-4 win at North in six innings.

    The loss was the Mustangs' (3-3) third in its last four games.

    The Eagles (5-1) got on the board in the top of the second on a Clayton Campbell single off North left-hander Evan Cripe that scored Nick Eubanks.

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  • North hires Versen as new volleyball coach

    North Oldham has gone to the college ranks to find its next volleyball coach.

    The school has hired James Madison University assistant Brett Versen to lead Lady Mustang volleyball, North athletic director Alan Yanke told The Era Monday.

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  • Colonel football moving from 6A to 5A in 2015 season

    A re-classification could restore some old rivalries and add significance to at least one current one for Oldham County football.

    The Colonels will move from Class 6A to 5A on the gridiron, the KHSAA announced last week. OC’s move was one of several made by teams in the 4A, 5A and 6A levels.

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  • Lady Colonels beat North in both teams' season opener

    GOSHEN – Oldham County was “shaking off the rust” in its season opener Friday, but the Lady Colonels still held on for a district victory.

    The Lady Colonels beat North Oldham 5-2 Friday night at North, moving their regular season and District 29 records to 1-0.

    “I think we had like four baserunning errors we could've scored more runs on,” coach Steve Leanhart said. “I guess it was the first game jitters and shaking off the rust the first game on the field, especially since we've been indoors the last few months.”

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  • North fires Stobaugh

    North Oldham will have its fourth different boys basketball coach in six years on the Mustang sidelines next fall.

    North fired coach Chris Stobaugh after two years Friday, one day after the Mustangs’ 2013-14 season ended with a district tournament loss to Oldham County.

    Athletic director Alan Yanke said off-court issues rather than on-court performance were the reason for the change.

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