Battle of the Blue Bloods: Kentucky heads to Kansas for Big 12-SEC Challenge matchup
The two winningest schools in NCAA Division I history will meet during the 2015-16 season when Kentucky plays at Kansas…
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Highlands softball, baseball among the favorites as road to state tourney begins
By John Lachmann NKyTribune sports reporter The Highlands and Notre Dame softball teams locked up in another thriller on Thursday….
Notre Dame girls, Covington Catholic boys advance to finals of state tennis tournament
Notre Dame and Covington Catholic will play in the girls’ and boys’ championship finals of the state team tennis tournament…
Late rally by Northern Kentucky falls short as Lipscomb takes A-Sun victory
Caleb Lonkard finished 3-for-4 from the plate and scored once as the Northern Kentucky University baseball team fell to Lipscomb…
Record-setting Villa Madonna star Baugh looking for his own Triple Crown in state championship meet
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Several people congratulated Villa Madonna senior Eric Baugh after he won three events at…
New design of playing surface at CWS uses updated UK logo, checkerboard end zone pattern
With a $120 million renovation entering its final stages, a new synthetic surface is set to be installed this month…
Norse conclude 2015 campaign with weekend home series against A-Sun Conference foe Lipscomb
Northern Kentucky University wraps up its 2015 baseball schedule with a three-game Atlantic Sun Conference series against Lipscomb at the…
Liane Crossley: Top Derby finishers set for rematch in eight-horse Preakness Stakes
The racing world’s big question is “Can American Pharoah win the Triple Crown?” The obvious answer is “Only if he…
Local memorial service on Friday to honor Craig Mullins, former Boone County football player, coach
A local memorial service to honor Craig Mullins, a former Boone County High School football player and longtime college assistant…
Jamie Vaught: Former Wildcats’ pitching star Meyer just one step away from reaching his dream
When Alex Meyer was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 2011 MLB draft, the highly-regarded pitcher became one of…
Paul Long: What’s bigger than an ultramarathon? Running across a whole state in nine days
Steve Schwalbach is understandably nervous about his upcoming run. Mind you now, the 47-year-old Fort Thomas native and current resident…
NKy Prep Sports Notebook: Molony-Hussey has rooting interest in state tourney; Fookes gets sendoff
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Most of the Northern Kentucky high school tennis players who qualified for this week’s…
New Boone County girls’ coach Wendeln excited about the chance to succeed a legend
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Jessica Wendeln is excited about being named the new girls’ head basketball coach at…
Heady cracks three hits, Ganns gets two but Kentucky still prevails over Norse, 5-1
Quint Heady finished 3-for-5 to lead the Northern Kentucky University baseball team, but the Norse fell to the University of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Traditional archery more challenging for hunters, recalls bygone era of sport
Today’s compound bows are technological marvels, far advanced from the first compound bows of the 1970s. They are very fast…
Thomas More’s Walter named to All-Central Region team; Luck earns All-Academic recognition
Thomas More College junior shortstop Ana Walter (Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon) was named All-Central Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA)….
Craig Mullins, Boone County football player turned nationally acclaimed coach, loses battle with cancer
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune Sports Reporter Craig Mullins, a former Boone County High School football player who became a nationally…
Sports Notes: Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2015 features WKU’s red tint
By Glenn Osborne Special to NKyTribune When the Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame announces its Class of 2015 next Tuesday…
Northern Kentucky University leaving Atlantic Sun Conference to join Horizon League on July 1
Northern Kentucky University President Geoffrey S. Mearns announced Monday that the Norse will become members of the Horizon League, effective…
Jockey Parker avoids serious injury after taking spill during Tall Stack Stakes at Belterra Park
The $75,000 Tall Stack Stakes at Belterra Park produced two anxious moments on Saturday. With a 1/16th of a mile…
Norse bats fall silent again as Florida Gulf Coast completes A-Sun baseball sweep
The Northern Kentucky University baseball suffered a 12-1 setback at Florida Gulf Coast University in Atlantic Sun Conference play on…
Top-seed Trine eliminates Thomas More from NCAA Division III Softball Regional Tourney
The fourth-seeded Thomas More College softball team fell 4-0 to No. 1-seed and fifth-ranked Trine University Sunday in a suspended…