Just get better, keep winning is NKU’s formula for getting to March
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter With two Horizon League titles and two NCAA appearances in his six seasons at…
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Gowell Steaks winner Map of the Moon tops field of 11 for Friday’s $175,000 Cincinnati Trophy
NBS Stable’s Gowell Stakes winner Map of the Moon leads a field of 11 three-year-old fillies entered in Friday’s 44th…
Kentucky’s No. 1 CovCath flips the switch at Moeller, improves to 26-1
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Like so many basketball coaches, Covington Catholic coach Jake Thelen has preached all season…
Record-setting runner named Kentucky’s Gatorade Player of the Year in boys cross country
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter For the second consecutive year, a Northern Kentucky boys cross country runner has been…
Scott sophomore voted Player of the Year by girls coaches wasn’t among award-winners last season
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Scott sophomore guard Noelle Price was voted a first-time winner of Division II Player…
Prep Sports Report: Basketball teams have big games scheduled during final week of regular season
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The top-ranked teams in 9th Region boys and girls basketball have big games scheduled…
Simon Kenton girls post win over defending state champion Sacred Heart for second consecutive year
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter It was considered a major upset when the Simon Kenton girls basketball team defeated…
Prep Sports Report: Top seeds for district basketball tournaments will be completed Thursday
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter All but one of the top seeds in Northern Kentucky district basketball tournaments have…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Halls of Fame aplenty, high scorers too — and a groundbreaking
Lots of scoring in boys’ hoops here With Covington Catholic leading the state in scoring at 82.9 points a game,…
‘I don’t even know who this guy is,’ UK coach says about Oweh — ‘he’s that good’
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today sports editor Kentucky coach Mark Pope wasn’t surprised when Otega Oweh was named Southeastern Conference…
Prep Sports Report: Tight race for N.Ky. boys basketball scoring title with two weeks left in season
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Scoring binges by Campbell County sophomore forward Austin Davie and Lloyd senior guard Anthony…
Lloyd steps up, wins at Highlands, now no more hiding for the Juggs
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Unfortunately for Lloyd Memorial coach Mike Walker, his Juggernauts blew their cover Monday night….
State-leading CovCath takes lookalike Ryle’s best shot and still wins big
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic’s Colonels lead the state of Kentucky in scoring, shooting percentage, scoring margin…
Simon Kenton girls remain undefeated against in-state opponents with long-awaited win over Cooper
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Simon Kenton junior guard Brynli Pernell and her teammates waited several years to post…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: What are the odds KHSAA should fix Sweet 16 draw?
What are the odds that the two regions with the two teams with the best boys basketball programs in the…
Prep Sports Report: State champion among top-seeded swimmers going into qualifying meet
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Northern Kentucky high school swimmers have the top-seeded times in six boys and four…
KHSAA Sweet 16 brackets set, big challenge for boys here, better luck for girls
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The good news for the Ninth Region in Tuesday’s KHSAA UK Healthcare Boys Sweet…
Scott, Conner will have first-time head coaches running their Class 5A football programs next season
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter When the Conner and Scott football teams meet in a Class 5A district game…
Holy Cross girls make history with big win over Owensboro Catholic in All “A” Classic title game
By Terry Boehmker and Will Jones NKyTribune sports reporters Holy Cross became the first girls basketball team to win four…
Newport boys lose to familiar opponent, Walton-Verona offense struggles in All “A” Classic semifinals
By Will Jones NKyTribune sports reporter Lyon County pulled away in overtime to beat Newport, 60-53, in the Sunday afternoon…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Ken A all the way, BB battle goes Mustangs’ way
After the way the whole NFL Hall of Fame selection process has gone for good guy Ken Anderson, the “most…
Local teams split Sunday morning semifinal games in All “A” Classic girls state basketball tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The stifling defense Holy Cross uses to limit an opponent’s scoring opportunities was very…