Coaches select statistic leaders to share Player of the Year honors in Division II girls basketball
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter One player has the highest scoring average in Northern Kentucky and the other has…
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Campbell County boys enter basketball district playoffs with versatile floor leader in lineup
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Campbell County basketball player Garyn Jackson entered his senior season knowing he needed to…
It’ll take more work — and more games — but NKU is looking toward March again
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Sure, NKU’s Norse have been battling back in recent weeks, trying to get themselves…
Seven weight class winners lead Ryle to fifth consecutive Region 5 wrestling championship
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Ryle wrestlers won seven of 14 weight class titles in the Region 5 tournament…
Notre Dame swimmers score big in freestyle events to place second in girls state championship meet
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Notre Dame placed second in the girls swimming and diving state championship meet Saturday…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Time for KHSAA — and NKY — to get these Hall of Fame numbers right
With this week’s announcement of the 12-person Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame class, it marks the second…
Alabama’s Mark Sears leads Crimson Tide to rare regular-season sweep of Wildcats
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky couldn’t stop Mark Sears. The Alabama guard scored 30 points to lead the fourth-ranked…
Senior with impressive stat line voted Division II Player of the Year by boys basketball coaches
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Lloyd senior forward EJ Walker was voted Division II Player of the Year by…
Prep Sports Report: KHSAA president dealing with surge of student-athlete transfers
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Revising the transfer eligibility process for Kentucky high school student-athletes has become a necessity…
Crimson Tide presents ‘new situation’ for Wildcat’s improving defense in Saturday’s rematch in Tuscaloosa
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Amid lineup changes and injuries, Kentucky has made strides on the defensive end of the…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: From an NBA Hall of Famer to a 94-year old volunteer, February NKSHOF inductees have it all
One inductee is 94 and going strong. Another would have been just months away from his 100th birthday. Two of…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: TMU grad Connor movin’ on up, as are the Simon Kenton girls
When new Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey announced that he was bringing former Thomas More basketball captain Braden Connor, son…
TMU, NKU basketball teams competing for high seeds in conference tournament brackets
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Men’s and women’s basketball teams at Northern Kentucky and Thomas More will be jockeying…
Kentucky coach Mark Pope hopeful Butler, Robinson will soon make return to Wildcat’s lineup
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope isn’t sure when starters Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson will return…
Trainer Ethan West enters Derby conversation with second-place finish in Saturday’s Risen Star Stakes
Ethan West has spent years quietly building his training career, working tirelessly at Turfway Park and throughout racetracks in the…
Prep Sports Report: Simon Kenton girls upset state’s top-ranked basketball team in unusual fashion
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter It was an unusual victory for the Simon Kenton girls basketball team. After holding…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Sweet 16 ‘draw’ once again has 9th Region bottoming out
Wait. What? So you’re telling me that for the ninth time in the last 11 state tournaments, the Ninth Region…
Wildcats falter down the stretch in 82-78 loss at Texas
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky couldn’t stop Texas freshman sensation Tre Johnson Saturday night. Johnson scored 32 points to…
Prep Sports Report: Record-setting quarterback makes commitment with college football program
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cooper’s record-setting quarterback Cam O’Hara made a verbal commitment to Western Kentucky University on…
Wildcats limp into Texas, leaning on reserves, newcomers to carry the load against Longhorns
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky has proven it can win without its top players this season and the Wildcats…
TMU’s tough-minded Saints end losing streak to Cedarville, stay in GMAC postseason hunt
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter There was a time earlier this season when Thomas More Coach Justin Ray didn’t…
Dixie Heights needs multiple comebacks to get past Holy Cross, 64-59, in boys basketball battle
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Four of the six 9th Region boys basketball teams that entered the season with…