Prep Sports Report: Holy Cross girls have a chance to make history at All “A” Classic state tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Holy Cross has a chance to become the first 9th Region girls basketball team…
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Brother of former high school basketball player with mental disorder started fundraiser in his memory
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Nick Rhoden has a newspaper photograph taken in 2003 of his brother, Derrick, clutching…
Big night at NKU, for the Norse men-and for 2 Hall of Fame coaches who helped the program get here
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Sometimes it happens like this. When the past meets the present. As it did…
‘Big Z’ makes University of Kentucky debut, scores 13 in to lead Cats past Georgia at Rupp
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It was all A’s for Big Z. On the day he was declared eligible by…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Northern Kentucky high schools step up, as do NKSHOF January inductees
If you’re impressed with this week’s statewide media poll that has a pair of Northern Kentucky/Ninth Region boys’ teams –…
Highlands girls basketball team continues winning streak in district seeding game against NewCath
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter On a cold winter night, Highlands continued its hot streak with a 66-50 home…
Northern Kentucky, Thomas More men return home, return to their winning conference ways
By Dan Weber NKyTribune reporter Nice job by NKU – both the basketball team and the school’s TV production crew…
Prep Sports Report: High schools at different stages in hiring process for new head football coaches
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Three local high schools looking for new head football coaches are at different stages…
Holy Cross wins defensive battle with Notre Dame in district seeding game between state ranked teams
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Holy Cross girls basketball coach Ted Arlinghaus wasn’t the least bit surprised by the…
Wildcats get defensive, top Bulldogs 90-77 to give John Calipari 400th win at Kentucky
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky is back on track. The eighth-ranked Wildcats bounced back from their first Southeastern Conference…
CovCath’s inside-out offense too much for Walton-Verona in a 9th Region-8th Region showdown
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Scott Ruthsatz was pleased with the trip to Walton-Verona for his top-ranked Ninth Region…
Wildcats don’t expect easy time against Mississippi State Bulldogs in return to Rupp Wednesday night
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Mississippi State hasn’t had much success against Kentucky but that doesn’t mean the Wildcats expect…
Dixie Heights boys break two-game losing streak with strong shooting performance against Beechwood
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter After losing two close games last week, the Dixie Heights boys basketball team shot…
Weekend basketball notebook: Newport, CovCath, Cooper win; NKU, TMU work to get back to winning
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter • WILDCATS GET IT DONE: Great weekend news for the Newport Wildcats. Not only…
Matt’s Take: The Cincinnati Reds are all-in, Reds rotation, and Reds Trivia
By Matthew McAdow NKyTribune sports columnist The Cincinnati Reds are All-In As I have stated over the last few months,…
Newport’s defense too much for Holy Cross in All ‘A’ Classic, but that’s not all that happened here
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter So many story lines in the Ninth Region All “A” Classic championship game Saturday….
Texas A&M pulls off upset, hands Wildcats first Southeastern Conference loss of the season
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky is no longer undefeated in the Southeastern Conference. The Wildcats suffered their first conference…
45th All ‘A’ Classic will get a 2023 championship replay after Holy Cross, Newport semifinal wins
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Perfect. Kenton County vs. Campbell County. District 35 vs. District 36. Private school vs….
Ryle basketball teams split double-header against nearby rival Cooper in 33rd District seeding games
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Ryle boys and girls basketball teams were looking to break losing streaks against neighboring…
Prep Sports Report: Ryle looking to snap five-game losing streak against Cooper in girls basketball
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter After Ryle girls basketball coach Katie Haitz picked up her 200th career win in…
John Calipari says investment in basketball starting to pay of for Southeastern Conference programs
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky has always been the team to beat in the Southeastern Conference, but that trend…
Northern Kentucky’s contribution to high school basketball earns an ‘A’ this year at Bellevue
By Dan Weber NKyTribune reporter No better place for Day 3 of the All “A” Classic than here at Bellevue’s…