Simon Kenton girls win opening game in district basketball playoffs as state’s top-ranked team
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter After being voted the top girls basketball team in the state on Monday, Simon…
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Scoring leaders voted top players on all-conference basketball teams posted by high school coaches
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The scoring leaders in Northern Kentucky boys and girls high school basketball at the…
Immanuel Quickley gets halftime message, responds to lead Wildcats to Saturday’s win over Gators
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Immanuel Quickley got the message and delivered for No. 10 Kentucky Saturday night. The sophomore…
Highlands returns from state swim meet finals with boys runner-up trophy and combined team title
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Highlands swimmers placed first in two events and second in three others during the…
Norse survive late Penguin rally for 61-59 win; NKU, Wright State meet for top seed in Horizon League
NKyTribune staff YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Thanks to a stellar defensive performance against Youngstown State scoring dynamo Darius Quisenberry, Northern Kentucky…
Three senior veterans are nucleus of Simon Kenton’s highly ranked basketball team going into playoffs
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter They’ve been varsity basketball teammates for five years and would like to end their…
Prep Sports Notebook: Dixie Heights mini-team places fourth in girls state swim meet standings
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Dixie Heights placed fourth in the girls state swimming and diving meet on Friday…
Ashton Hagans, Nick Richards day-to-day as Wildcats prepare to host Florida Gators at Rupp
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Ashton Hagans and Nick Richards didn’t practice Thursday and it’s uncertain if both players will…
Mike Battaglia’s Turfway Park selections for Saturday
Turfway Park’s Mike Battaglia provides daily selections and comments for the Tribune during the live racing meets. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22,…
Billy Reed: Don’t underestimate the Dayton Flyers — and keep your eyes on Obi; could be quite a story
I was there the night in 1967 when Dayton’s Dan Obravac jumped center against 7-foot-2 UCLA sophomore Lew Alcindor (later…
Mike Battaglia’s Turfway Park selections for Friday
Turfway Park’s Mike Battaglia provides daily selections and comments for the Tribune during the live racing meets. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21,…
Walton nets 22 points, NKU clinches fourth consecutive 20-win season with 73-59 triumph at Cleveland State
NKyTribune staff CLEVELAND — Dantez Walton scored 17 of his game-high 22 points in the second half Thursday night as…
Strong finishes by two teams reflected in season’s final N. Ky. high school basketball coaches polls
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The top-ranked teams remained the same, but strong runs by two other teams influenced…
Mike Battaglia’s Turfway Park selections for Thursday
Turfway Park’s Mike Battaglia provides daily selections and comments for the Tribune during the live racing meets. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20,…
Prep Sports Notebook: Highlands, CovCath boys basketball teams split championship doubleheader
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic and Highlands squared off in the championship games of the Northern Kentucky…
Wildcats find their shooting touch, use big second half to hold off LSU in Baton Rouge
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky snapped out of a shooting slump and remained alone in first place in the…
Wildcats crack top ten, lead SEC; showdown with struggling LSU set for Tuesday in Baton Rouge
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky is back in the Top 10. The Wildcats moved up from No. 12 to…
Simon Kenton baseball coach among six inductees into N.Ky. Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Simon Kenton baseball coach Troy Roberts, who has taken the Pioneers to the state…
Illinois-Chicago scoffs at power rankings, defies odds during 73-43 blowout over NKU on Sunday
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter Illinois-Chicago’s shockingly easy 73-43 win at Northern Kentucky on Sunday afternoon is another example of…
Wildcats survive ‘rock fight,’ show their will to win against tough Ole Miss Rebels at Rupp
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Ole Miss gave Kentucky its best shot. In the end, Kentucky had a will to…
Walton-Verona teammates capture state wrestling titles with pins in championship bracket finals
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Walton-Verona’s wrestling team finished the season with two individual state champions for the third…
Local college roundup: Thomas More men notch 20th victory; NKU women halt IUPUI win streak at 13
NKyTribune staff Five Thomas More players scored in double figures Saturday afternoon as the Saints posted an 85-71 win over…