Newport High grad Paul Wiggins Jr. coming home as head coach of Wildcat’s football team
Newport High School graduate Paul Wiggins Jr. is returning home as the new head coach of the Newport Wildcats’ varsity…
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Prep Sports Report: Cooper teammates ranked among state’s top high school football players
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter When high school football teams begin preseason workouts in three weeks, Cooper will have…
Not exactly a shutout for Northern Kentucky baseball but local teams didn’t get home once again
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Of all the KHSAA sports, baseball is the most perplexing for Northern Kentucky. Hard…
Kentucky men’s basketball to face Clemson in SEC/ACC Challenge Dec. 3 at Littlejohn Coliseum
Kentucky men’s basketball will play Clemson in the Southeastern Conference/Atlantic Coast Conference Challenge on Dec. 3 at Littlejohn Coliseum in…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: One hit, one miss for KY HS baseball coaches All-State team
Just one Northern Kentuckian – Covington Catholic junior shortstop Jackson Reardon, who hit .463 – was named to the Kentucky…
Summer basketball league giving CovCath’s new head coach chance to connect with players
By Jacob Dickman NKyTribune sports reporter Over the last 11 seasons, Covington Catholic basketball teams have acquired more than 300…
Prep Sports Report: Highly recruited basketball player Taylen Kinney getting even more exposure this summer
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Newport boys basketball player Taylen Kinney is a young man on the move this…
His baseball career ended, Hunter Jones is teaching now — at D-BAT instructional center in Hebron
By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter He is a teacher now. And his classroom is the batting cages at D-BAT. What’s…
Legendary football coach Homer Rice, who started his innovative career at Highlands, passes away
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The first group inducted into the Highlands High School Athletic Hall of Fame in…
Prep Sports Report: All-star honors go to four players on 9th Region champion softball team
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Four starters on the Highlands softball team that won its third consecutive 9th Region…
Ryle’s strong season-ending finish ends in quarterfinal loss to powerhouse McCracken
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter LEXINGTON – With 20 wins in their last 22 games, and 12 straight, Ryle’s…
Pitching depth, pitchers hitting, handling unexpected get Ryle to Game 2 over Carter
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter LEXINGTON – Prepare for the unexpected, his fellow Northern Kentucky high school baseball coaches…
CovCath hires former player with college coaching background to lead basketball program
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic is giving one of its former basketball players his first chance to…
East rallies in second half to defeat West, 28-17, in annual football all-star game
By Audrey Carrico NKyTribune sports reporter In comeback fashion, the East rallied to defeat the West, 28-17, in the annual…
Close but not quite closing for Highlands as Birds look for elusive first state tourney win
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter LEXINGTON – They’ve gotten close. Just not close enough for a proud Highlands program…
No change for NKY’s state tournament baseball fortunes as Simon Kenton falls in first game
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter LEXINGTON – The beat goes on for Northern Kentucky in the state high school…
Former University of Kentucky star P.J. Washington following his dream with Dallas Mavericks
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today P.J. Washington’s basketball career has transpired just like he envisioned it would when he was…
Prep Sports Report: All-star series includes annual East-West football game on Thursday at Dixie Heights
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The annual East-West All-Stars football game for recently graduated seniors will begin at 7:30…
CovCath sweeps through championship final in first state tournament for boys high school tennis teams
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic won the inaugural state tournament for boys tennis teams with a 3-0…
Prep Sports Report: CovCath boys tennis team will face perennial power in state tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter For the last 41 years, the team that won the most matches in singles…
Prep Sports Report: CovCath boys tennis team will face perennial power in state tournament semifinals
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter For the last 41 years, the team that won the most matches in singles…
Simon Kenton takes 8th Region baseball title; Ryle seniors win three events at Class 3A state track meet
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Six of the nine starters on Simon Kenton’s baseball team are seniors who graduated…