When all is said and done, Ryle-Dixie Heights 9th Region championship ended up 2-1, it was that close
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter “It should have been nothing to nothing,” Chris Maxwell was thinking for his Dixie…
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NKU baseball shut out, sent home from NCAA loser’s elimination bracket in Knoxville
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Another six-run NCAA loss for NKU only Saturday’s was no contest as the Norse,…
NKU has plenty of chances against No. 1 Tennessee in NCAA opener but Norse can’t make it happen
By Dan Weber NKyTribune reporter Against the nation’s No. 1 team in front of a record standing-room-only crowd of 6,396…
Remembering Beechwood High School football coaching legend Mike Yeagle, who has passed away
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter As one of just three football coaches in 50 years at Beechwood High School,…
Ryle-CovCath battle just the way you thought it would be: a second straight walk-off win in regional semis
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter They have played three times this season. Each team has scored 10 runs against…
Dixie Heights does its thing against Conner, and keeps Coach Maxwell smiling in Season 41
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Don’t ask Chris Maxwell how many times his Dixie Heights’ Colonels have made it…
After 13 years, 2 Ky. titles, CovCath basketball coach Ruthsatz resigns to focus on family businesses
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It was the shortest, simplest of announcements Tuesday. After 13 years at Covington Catholic,…
Ryle takes care of business against St. Henry to set up 9th Region semifinal showdown vs. CovCath
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It didn’t happen right away. But after falling behind 1-0 in the third inning…
CovCath survives late Highlands’ comeback with one of its own in wild first-round regional slugfest
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter As is often the case, there are two ways to look at this almost-impossible-to-describe…
NKU baseball in 1st NCAA Div. 1 tournament to face overall No. 1 Tennessee Friday at Knoxville
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter On Saturday in Dayton, NKU baseball coach Dizzy Peyton said the way his second-seeded…
Time wasn’t on favored CovCath’s side vs. a young Beechwood team just learning how to win big again
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It was just a matter of time. After four innings in Tuesday’s 35th District…
Dixie Heights wins its 24th, and the 34th District, over St. Henry behind senior leaders . . . and a sophomore
By Dan WeberNKyTribune sports reporter Brach Rice is a 6-foot-3, 240-pound linebacker headed to Miami of Ohio on a football…
NKU REPORT: Rallying Norse finish 2nd in regular-season Horizon baseball and postseason softball
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Having won four straight and six of their last seven to fight back into…
Talking sports as Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame inducts May class before summer break
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The largest crowd of the year turned out for this week’s final Northern Kentucky…
Ryle’s Raiders make it happen on one final swing against CovCath in 9th Region’s top two battle
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic’s Colonels were one out away from their 30th win. In a game…
Ryle uses all 31 Raiders in Reds Futures Showcase win over Campbell Co at Great American Ball Park
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter They call it the Reds Futures High School Showcase with Northern Kentucky teams Campbell…
Y’alls put on a show on opening night, turn the tables on Frontier champs Quebec big time
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter “Another opening, another show . . .” From Quebec to Cleveland to Chicago ….
A sweet-swinging ‘student of the game,’ Ryle’s AJ Curry tops all Kentucky high school hitters
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter At a rangy 6-foot-2 and 186 pounds, Ryle High’s AJ Curry does not look…
Florence Y’alls aren’t just back, they’re better, team leaders say with opener coming up Thursday
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter After eight months away, it would be easy to say, “They’re back.” And yes,…
No one has more rings than Beechwood’s Miles Laird nor has anyone given out more hugs and high-fives
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter His name is Miles. From the Latin meaning “soldier.” Which seems on the money…
NKU’s move to increase athletics’ revenue has Norse basketball fans doubting, debating the plan
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter From rising prices at the gas pump to groceries, it’s no surprise to hear…
Brian Neal gets a new start at a TMU program he helped build and now hopes to take another step up
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It would be easy to call Thomas More’s naming of Brian Neal Thursday a…