Holy Cross stays perfect as Indians romp to their first-ever district title
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter They are 9-0 now. With the school’s first-ever district championship in football. Wait a…
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Prep Football Report: Final district seeding games determine pairings for first round of playoffs
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Three football teams that made it to last year’s state championship finals — Beechwood,…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Hard to make sense of KY high school football rankings, especially for teams here
It seemed so easy a year ago the way three Northern Kentucky high school football programs made it to state…
Sportwriter, NKyTribune columnist Jamie H. Vaught releases latest book on UK basketball
Jamie H. Vaught, NKyTribune columnist and longtime professor at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, has released his latest book…
Soccer state playoffs: Highlands girls upset state’s top-ranked team; CovCath boys win in penalty kick shootout
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Highlands girls soccer team proved the old adage about throwing records out the…
Kentucky coach Mark Stoops has no regrets about late play calling in OT loss to Texas
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Stoops has no regrets regarding his team’s playcalling in overtime of the…
MRI on University of Kentucky guard Jaland Lowe’s shoulder negative, no timetable set for return
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It doesn’t appear Kentucky point guard Jaland Lowe’s shoulder injury is serious. Kentucky coach Mark…
Goal in final seconds of overtime knocks off Brossart in first round of boys state soccer tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Lexington Bryan Station scored a goal in the final seconds of the second overtime…
Northern Kentucky University basketball goes international, coast-to-coast for nine new Norse
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Good thing Northern Kentucky has an international airport. How else, in this world of…
Prep Football Flashback: Two-way starter had three touchdowns, two fumble recoveries in Beechwood victory
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Logan Castleman rushed for 170 yards, scored three touchdowns and recovered two fumbles in…
UK loses hard-fought overtime heartbreaker to Texas Longhorns 16-13 for fourth straight SEC loss
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today No. 21 Texas made its first excursion to Kroger Field on Saturday night and left…
Highlands goalkeeper extends shutout streak with 1-0 win over Notre Dame in 9th Region girls soccer final
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Highlands goalkeeper Bailee Class is not an intimidating presence in the net. But the…
Three touchdowns in fourth quarter carries Simon Kenton to 38-21 win over Campbell County in district seeding game
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter There were some anxious moments early in the second half, but Simon Kenton pulled…
Nothing comes easy for victorious Newport against Bellevue in neighborhood nail-biter
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Sometimes it works this way in football. Or more exactly, it doesn’t work. No…
Kentucky returns from bye week, faces tough task against Texas Saturday night in Lexington
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Stoops knows what to expect when No. 21 Texas makes its first…
Notre Dame wins rematch with Conner in semifinal round of 9th Region girls soccer tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Notre Dame soccer player Ellie Heyob said her team is “super hungry” to make…
Conner boys soccer team wins close match to advance to 9th Region tournament final for first time
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Conner has reached the 9th Region championship final in boys soccer for the first…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: From high school to the Hall of Fame, five October inductees tell their stories
High school sports were the focus for October’s inductions into the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame Wednesday. All five…
Prep Sports Report: Cooper basketball teams that swept region titles last season begin practice with new head coaches
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The first day of preseason practice for Kentucky high school basketball is Wednesday and…
Prep Sports Report: Simon Kenton boys, girls soccer teams reach semifinals in 8th Region tournaments
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter For the first time since 2018, Simon Kenton boys and girls soccer teams have…
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…
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,…