Prep Football Flashback: Senior running back’s two touchdowns in fourth quarter lifted NewCath to district win over Lloyd
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Senior running back Jacob Smith scored two touchdowns in the last 10 minutes of…
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Two out-of-state powers go against CovCath, Highlands in Friday’s top football games
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter With a pair of Northern Kentucky teams challenging out-of-state powers in Friday’s featured games,…
Mark Pope’s UK Wildcats set to kickoff basketball season with FanFest, Madness Saturday
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It will be a full day for the Kentucky men’s and women’s basketball teams on…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Bellevue-Dayton battlin’, paddlin’; NKU hoopin’ and Lloyd celebratin’
In its 100th season, the Bellevue-Dayton football rivalry reaches Matchup No. 153 Friday at Dayton as the legendary “Battle for…
UK guard Otega Oweh still learning and growing, ready to be a leader for coach Mark Pope’s Wildcats
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Otega Oweh is still learning and growing. Oweh went through the NBA Draft process following…
Prep Sports Report: Volleyball rivals Notre Dame, St. Henry will face off in annual fundraising match on Saturday
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The 16th annual Playing for a Purpose high school volleyball fundraiser sponsored by the…
UK Coach Mark Pope wants Wildcats ‘fully engaged,’ chasing growth as he begins on second season
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope wants the Wildcats to stay “fully engaged” going into his second…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Happy homecoming, five locals ranked, five new NKSHOF inductees
How about that for a homecoming for Holy Cross alum Barnes On Sunday’s homecoming for the Detroit Lions in Cincinnati…
Prep Football Flashback: Ryle offense gained nearly 500 yards during victory in Battle of Union
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Ryle generated nearly 500 yards in total offense during a 34-14 win over nearby…
Georgia hands Wildcats 8th straight Southeastern Conference loss; Mark Stoops denies buyout report
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Georgia continued its dominance over Kentucky on Saturday in Athens. Coming off a 24-21 loss…
Last-second effort gets Highlands past CovCath in a classic decided at the final gun
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The only certainty in the 48th and final minute of the Covington Catholic-Highlands Class…
Lloyd holds off late rally in Class 3A district seeding game against Bourbon County to remain undefeated
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Lloyd’s football team needed to hold off a late rally to come away with…
Wildcats expecting Bulldogs to be in a ‘bad mood’ when the two teams face off Saturday in Athens
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It’s been more than a decade since Kentucky has beaten Georgia and nine years since…
Newport coach organized first high school football game played under Friday night lights 94 years ago
NOTE: I recently came across an article I wrote in 1981 about the first Friday night high school football game…
Prep Sports Report: Cooper senior quarterback closing in on 10,000 mark in career passing yards
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter This could be the week that Cooper senior Cam O’Hara joins an elite list…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Taylen Kinney’s Kansas commitment brings new world of college sports to Newport
With Newport High alum Taylen Kinney announcing his intention to turn his back on Kentucky and Louisville and head off…
Jamie Vaught: A look at recently-published sports books to add to your fall reading list
Here’s a look at six new sports books to add to the fall reading list: • King Kelly Coleman: Kentucky’s…
Prep Sports Report: Lloyd will take on another unbeaten team in football district seeding game
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Two high school football teams with 6-0 records will face off Friday when Bourbon…
Kentucky coach Mark Stoops chalks up Wildcats’ loss to South Carolina as learning experience
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Stoops chalked up Saturday’s 35-13 loss at South Carolina as a learning…
Five-star recruit Taylen Kinney of Newport plans to continue basketball career with Kansas Jayhawks
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Taylen Kinney, a former all-state basketball player at Newport High School, drew national attention…
Prep Football Flashback: Record-setting passing combination carried Cooper to victory
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cooper senior quarterback Jarod Lonaker passed for 259 yards and four touchdowns during a…
Wildcats get off to fast start, but falter in fourth straight loss to South Carolina Gamecocks
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky’s recent struggles in the Southeastern Conference continued on Saturday night. The Wildcats (2-3, 0-2…