Conner gets by NewCath with its relievers, looks forward to Beechwood matchup
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The Conner gameplan was simple: Start senior ace JJ Bagby, get him to go…
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Defending champion Highlands will take on newcomer Holy Cross in 9th Region softball final
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter One way or another, history will be made in the 9th Region fast-pitch softball…
Beechwood rules in lower bracket over a St. Henry team not ready for prime time
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Beechwood Coach Kevin Gray should maybe be booking a flight to Vegas in the…
Top-ranked Highlands keeps rolling, opens regional baseball with solid win over CovCath
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It’s not the easiest deal in postseason baseball to open a regional against a…
Ryle opens the door for Dixie Heights, Colonels say ‘thank you’ for the upset
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Ryle’s Raiders were rounding third and heading home, as Marty Brenneman would say, leading…
Walton-Verona advances to 8th Region baseball semifinals; Highlands, Notre Dame set up softball showdown
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter For the third time in four years, Walton-Verona has reached the 8th Region baseball…
Wildcats add five games to 2025-26 nonconference schedule, including home matchup with Indiana
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Kentucky announced five nonconference games to the 2025-26 basketball schedule on Friday, including a home…
Prep Sports Report: CovCath wins Class 2A boys region track title; Matchups set for 9th Region baseball, softball playoffs
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Covington Catholic boys track team scored 12 or more points in nine individual…
Cooper fills boys basketball coaching position with man in charge of highly successful girls program
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter It didn’t take long for Cooper to find a new boys head basketball coach….
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Hall of Fame finishes up with May’s diverse sporting class
One won 13 KHSAA championships in swimming as a high schooler, another averaged 27 points and 12 rebounds a game…
Depth carries Dixie Heights boys, girls track teams to title sweep in Class 5A region meet
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Dixie Heights didn’t have many gold medal winners in the Class 3A, Region 5…
Defending champions preserve their titles in 9th Region girls tennis singles, doubles finals
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The rematch between Cooper junior Kayla Johnson and Beechwood senior Sadie Jones in the…
Brossart girls claim fifth consecutive Class 1A region track championship, boys team joins them in winner’s circle
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Brossart placed first or second in 16 of 18 events at the Class 1A…
Beechwood gets jump on CovCath in neighborhood rivalry 35th District finals
By Dan Weber NKyTribune Sports Reporter In the 12th straight year of Beechwood and Covington Catholic meeting in the 35th…
Prep Sports Report: Notre Dame lacrosse team defeated in semifinals of first girls state tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Notre Dame’s impressive run in the first state sanctioned playoffs for girls lacrosse ended…
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…
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…