Prep Sports Report: Six football teams ready to begin preseason practice with new head coaches
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Northern Kentucky high school football teams can begin non-contact practice in helmets on Wednesday…
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College golfer’s busy month of June ends with victory in championship match of Cincinnati Met tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter After shooting 6-over par in two qualifying rounds, Chris Harpum of Union was starting…
Former Kentucky guard Rob Dillingham calls Minnesota Timberwolves a ‘perfect fit’ to begin NBA career
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Rob Dillingham recalled the life-changing moment in his basketball career as a “crazy experience.” The…
Soccer fans following successful run by FC Cincinnati-2 team that plays home matches at NKU
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Professional soccer has found a home in Northern Kentucky. A developmental team comprised of…
Houston coach Ime Udoka says Reed Sheppard a ‘perfect match’ for Rockets
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Reed Sheppard has landed in Houston. The former Kentucky guard, drafted as the third pick…
An early look at what’s coming our way in the opening weekend of high school football
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter August is for practicing and playing football – and for some of us –…
All-state high school golfer would like to get her senior season started later than planned
By Audrey Carrico NKyTribune sports reporter Last summer, the Cooper High School girls golf team opened the season without Reagan…
Keeneland Fall Meet stakes schedule soars to record $9.6 million in 17 days of racing
Keeneland has added a total of $550,000 to the purses of four 2024 Fall Meet stakes – led by $300,000…
Pope says UK Wildcats ‘really close’ to finalizing a schedule for the season
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope has his first roster intact and is busy finalizing a schedule…
Prep Sports Report: Bob Burnett looking forward to 52nd season as high school football coach
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The two-week summer dead period that prohibits Kentucky high school coaches from doing anything…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: When a service award keeps on serving; saluting the KHSAA, Y’alls
Named for the late Tom Fricke, the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame Service Award is special in how it…
Dale Mueller will be honored twice next week for successful high school football coaching career
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter After closing the book on his highly successful football coaching career 11 years ago,…
Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard headed to Houston Rockets as third overall pick in NBA Draft
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It was a night of celebration for Reed Sheppard and the rest of his family….
Growing up in Northern Kentucky where you could connect to sports world’s all-time greats
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It was the best thing about growing up in Northern Kentucky: If you wanted…
Newport native Keven Reinhardt named Athletic Director of Newport Independent Schools
Kevin Reinhardt, a Hall of Fame high school basketball player and Newport native, has been named Athletic Director of the…
Sunday read: Saying a final goodbye to Willie Mays, baseball’s ‘Say hey kid’
Willie Mays playing stickball in Harlem in 1954. Bettmann/Getty Images By Lincoln Mitchell Columbia University In 1959, when Soviet Premier…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Kenney’s back, time to tee up, hits, misses on all-state softball team
The “best-liked man in all of Northern Kentucky” – not our words but we certainly agree with that analysis from…
Local high school teams won 11 state championship trophies during 2023-24 academic year
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic made history by winning championship trophies in the Kentucky High School Athletic…
Jeff Stowers replacing his son as head coach of Simon Kenton girls basketball program
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Jeff Stowers will resume his highly successful head coaching career with the Simon Kenton…
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…
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…