NKU men get NCAA top-seed Houston Thursday in Birmingham, Ala., and they could not be more thrilled
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The response was sheer exhilaration. “It’s not officially official until you see your name…
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Thomas More men suffer season-ending NAIA tourney OT loss at the line at Montana Tech
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The Thomas More men’s basketball season found out Wednesday why host Montana Tech was…
Hitting for 98, TMU women leave fans last NAIA memory but next week in Iowa is what really matters
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Dropping 98 points on a good Concordia (Neb.) team in the second round of…
On to the NCAA, Northern Kentucky men knock off Cleveland State to earn a spot in March Madness
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Northern Kentucky’s Norse stuck with the formula – defense and determination – and for…
Thomas More men win NAIA opener big in Butte but now face host Montana Tech for trip to Kansas City
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Thomas More’s fifth-seeded men defended terrifically in a 66-44 win over No. 12 seed…
Thomas More women roll in 1st-round NAIA win, face Concordia for a berth in 16-team finals in Sioux City
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Thomas More’s women got back on the right side of the ledger with a…
Norse take down No. 1 Youngstown, move on to Horizon championship, NKU women fall in overtime
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter INDIANAPOLIS – If you didn’t know better, you’d have thought you were watching Houston’s…
Cooper boys join Jaguar girls in trip to 9th Region title game by edging out defending champ CovCath
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter That Covington Catholic had a shot at the buzzer to tie Cooper and get…
Slow start, fast finish has Newport moving on to Tuesday’s championship after ‘chippy’ win over Lloyd
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Newport’s Wildcats may have had worse starts this season than they suffered through in…
Here we go again: Union city rivalry to decide 9th Region girls’ title as Ryle gets by Holy Cross in semis
By Dan Weber NKyTribune reporter Here’s a thought. Time to change the name of the 33rd District Championship game to…
TMU women hosting NAIA tournament 1st round but Saints men going on a Butte of a road trip to Montana
Better call up Google Maps, Thomas More men’s basketball fans, the NAIA said in its first-round seeding. If somehow the…
Norse get the return trip to Indy they were aiming for with a quarterfinal Horizon Tourney win over Oakland
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter In basketball, as in the rest of life, you don’t always get everything you…
Turning scars into wins: How Cooper survived another injury and stayed alive against Highlands
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter There is a way to survive losing your newest underclass big man of the…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Basketball postseason and baseball, softball preseasons cross over here
Thursday is the day for NKU. Both NKU basketball teams will be in action Thursday evening in the Horizon League…
Lloyd Memorial makes some magic but tough overtime finish for Conner in 9th region opener
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter So here’s our question of the night: Who has the edge when a Lloyd…
Holy Cross makes most of its 2nd chance, so does Ryle, setting up 9th Region semifinal of district losers
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Second chances are beautiful things. If, that is, you take advantage of them. Holy…
Norse, Saints men win; TMU women fall again; Now it’s basketball tournament time for everybody
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Could this Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team finish up its February-to-forget schedule with seven…
Newport’s Wildcats defy history, Highlands Bluebirds in defense-first 36th District final in Ft. Thomas
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It had been more than 50 years since Newport had beaten Highlands twice in…
Just what you’d expect, then some, from Union rivals Ryle, Cooper in 33rd District showdown
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It was a bold strategy. But that’s what you get when you have two…
Highlands will face Newport in 36th District finals as Bluebirds power past Thoroughbreds, 81-61
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Some things you don’t often see. Like a player shooting 23 free throws in…
Matched up in the game nobody wants to play in, Scott flew past Brossart in 37th district semifinal
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter They came from two completely different places. Well, as completely different as two teams…
Ludlow-Villa Madonna district opener proves history not always the best predictor at tournament time
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Some things you just know. Like how Monday’s first game in the 34th District…