Prep Sports Report: Simon Kenton girls upset state’s top-ranked basketball team in unusual fashion
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter It was an unusual victory for the Simon Kenton girls basketball team. After holding…
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Sweet 16 ‘draw’ once again has 9th Region bottoming out
Wait. What? So you’re telling me that for the ninth time in the last 11 state tournaments, the Ninth Region…
Wildcats falter down the stretch in 82-78 loss at Texas
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky couldn’t stop Texas freshman sensation Tre Johnson Saturday night. Johnson scored 32 points to…
Prep Sports Report: Record-setting quarterback makes commitment with college football program
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cooper’s record-setting quarterback Cam O’Hara made a verbal commitment to Western Kentucky University on…
Wildcats limp into Texas, leaning on reserves, newcomers to carry the load against Longhorns
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky has proven it can win without its top players this season and the Wildcats…
TMU’s tough-minded Saints end losing streak to Cedarville, stay in GMAC postseason hunt
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter There was a time earlier this season when Thomas More Coach Justin Ray didn’t…
Dixie Heights needs multiple comebacks to get past Holy Cross, 64-59, in boys basketball battle
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Four of the six 9th Region boys basketball teams that entered the season with…
Jamie Vaught: A look at UK’s remaining schedule with tournament time right around the corner
March Madness is just around the corner. After Tuesday night’s 75-64 upset of No. 5 Tennessee in a Top 15…
Shorthanded Kentucky takes team approach to sweep Tennessee in ‘heroic effort’
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It took a team effort for No. 15 Kentucky to complete a regular-season sweep of…
Prep Sports Report: Leading scorers in boys basketball piled up points in their Saturday showdown
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The top two scorers in Northern Kentucky boys high school basketball this season produced…
Notre Dame swimmers will enter state championship meet among top seeds in five events
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Notre Dame girls won four of 11 swimming events in one of three state…
Lamont Butler’s return, strong defense boost Wildcats to 80-57 win over stuggling South Carolina
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky point guard Lamont Butler returned to the lineup and helped lead the Wildcats to…
CovCath basketball team shows its grit in 47-43 win over Newport to complete successful week
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Losing four of five games over a two-week period didn’t crack the confidence of…
Coach Mark Pope’s Wildcats looking ‘inward at each other’ to help deal with recent adversity
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope and the Wildcats are searching from within to find answers after…
Struggling Wildcats, coach Mark Pope ‘dealing with some frustration’ following two straight losses
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope and the Wildcats have hit a speed bump after suffering two…
Notre Dame upsets Holy Cross behind senior center’s 25-point performance in the paint
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Using defensive pressure to disrupt an opponent’s ball movement and offensive flow is something…
NKU has the answer to end Cleveland State’s 2nd-longest win streak in nation
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter As this basketball season slipped away for Northern Kentucky’s Norse — going 28 days…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Highlands’ alum is nation’s top college football roster builder
Chad Bowden is his name. Building — and maintaining — college football rosters is his game. It’s a game the…
Prep Sports Report: Highlands will tangle with perennial power during girls basketball classic
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Four of the eight Northern Kentucky girls high school basketball teams that scheduled a…
Slow start dooms Kentucky as Wildcats fall to Ole Miss 98-84 Tuesday night in Oxford
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky couldn’t stop hot-shooting Mississippi in Oxford on Tuesday night. The Rebels (17-6, 6-4 Southeastern…
Cooper’s 4-on-the-floor too much for short-handed Conner in 33rd showdown
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Just another night in the 33rd District. Technically, the district tournaments don’t start for…
Kentucky turns the page following disappointing loss to Arkansas, sets sights on Ole Miss
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky is already looking ahead following a disappointing 89-79 loss to Arkansas on Saturday night….