Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Schumacher’s one-man show puts Camels into regional romp
It was never clear for any of us in Kentucky why it is that in baseball, basketball and softball for…
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Kentucky’s Otega Oweh ponders future following last week’s NBA Combine in Chicago
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Otega Oweh hasn’t made up his mind regarding his future, but was “just going through…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Baseball, softball underdogs here, 3 QBs to poll, 3 more for Best of NKY list
As we head into high school district play in both softball and baseball with the regular season ending this weekend,…
CovCath sweeps 9th Region boys tennis titles for fifth consecutive year; Notre Dame advances in girls lacrosse playoffs
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic entered the 9th Region boys tennis tournament with the top two seeds…
CovCath tennis player on threshold of region singles title that his father won three times
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic senior Alex Yeager is one win away from joining his father on…
Kentucky Coach Mark Pope expects second year with Wildcats to be ‘100 times better than last year’
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today There’s something about Year No. 2. Although Mark Pope knew the assignment when he was…
Prep Sports Report: Tennis players earn state tournament berths; Lacrosse, boys volleyball teams enter state playoffs
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter High school tennis players clinched berths in the boys state tournament by winning 9th…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: So many sports heroes for NKY to celebrate, too many to count here
The idea was to scope out the all-time best of the best in Northern Kentucky sports. Shouldn’t be all that…
Ryle teams in position to win region titles in two sports; Boys tennis playoffs reach quarterfinal round
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Ryle boys volleyball team won three matches in straight sets to become the…
Coach Mark Pope says latest recruit Reece Potter ‘understands what it means to wear KY jersey’
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Mark Pope has officially added Reece Potter to his roster. Potter, a former standout at…
Prep Sports Report: State champion doubles player gets region’s top seed in singles
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic senior Alex Yeager enters the 9th Region boys tennis tournament on Saturday…
Ryle senior could compete in two region tournaments for newly sanctioned sports this week
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The first state sanctioned region tournaments in boys lacrosse and boys volleyball are scheduled…
Sovereignty outduels Journalism on sloppy track to win 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
By Kevin Kerstein Churchill Downs Godolphin’s homebred Sovereignty outdueled favored Journalism through a protracted stretch duel by 1½ lengths to…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: During Kentucky Derby week, the story isn’t always on the racetrack
It was never a priority for a young athlete growing up in Northern Kentucky playing football, basketball and baseball. The…
Latonia Derby provided another spring classic for horse racing fans that rivaled Run for the Roses
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter There once was a time when horse racing fans celebrated “Derby Day” twice a…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: It’s not about the numbers, CovCath’s Krumpelbeck says, nearing No. 2 in KY wins
He was working at the Ice House in Covington, his college summer job after graduating from Xavier University in 1976,…
Kentucky Derby: Think horses and tulips in making your bets on outcome of greatest two minutes in sports
By Paul Braverman Special to NKyTribune DON’T BE STUBBORN In one of the greatest racetrack gambling stories of all time,…
Kentucky’s transfer portal players make visit to future home, have all ‘eyes on No. 9’
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Four of Kentucky’s five incoming transfers got a glimpse of their future home last weekend….
Prep Sports Report: Beechwood’s bid for All “A” Classic baseball title ends with loss in semifinals
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Beechwood got off to a good start in the opening round of the All…
Stakes-placed Masknak brings $373,000 post sale to top Keeneland April racing age sale
Masmak, a four-time winner over the winter at Aqueduct where he was third in the Excelsior (L) on April 5,…
Prep Sports Report: Notre Dame lacrosse team off to 11-0 start in first season as state-sanctioned sport
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Adding lacrosse to the list of state-sanctioned high school sports this spring couldn’t have…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Catching up on Northern Kentucky sports history as we head into spring
With basketball – and football – behind us and still looking ahead to the Kentucky Derby and all the spring…