Young Simon Kenton team battles to the end in double-overtime loss at girls state tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Simon Kenton probably had the youngest starting lineup among the 16 teams in the…
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Shaky shooting performance collars Cooper girls in first-round loss at state basketball tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter A strong finish couldn’t compensate for a shaky shooting performance in Cooper’s 70-64 loss…
A confident Antonio Reeves will be key for Kentucky as Wildcats ready for their postseason run
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Once Kentucky guard Antonio Reeves discovered his role, he began to develop more confidence in…
Thomas More men suffer season-ending NAIA tourney OT loss at the line at Montana Tech
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The Thomas More men’s basketball season found out Wednesday why host Montana Tech was…
Hitting for 98, TMU women leave fans last NAIA memory but next week in Iowa is what really matters
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Dropping 98 points on a good Concordia (Neb.) team in the second round of…
Grade II winner Candy Overload leads field of nine in Saturday’s $125,000 Big Daddy Stakes at Turfway
Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable and Pantofel Stable’s Candy Overload, a former Grade II winner and recent local victor of the…
Newport guard scores winning basket on unplanned play to defeat Cooper, 44-42, in 9th Region boys final
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter None of the players on either team had ever been in a 9th Region…
On to the NCAA, Northern Kentucky men knock off Cleveland State to earn a spot in March Madness
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Northern Kentucky’s Norse stuck with the formula – defense and determination – and for…
Thomas More men win NAIA opener big in Butte but now face host Montana Tech for trip to Kansas City
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Thomas More’s fifth-seeded men defended terrifically in a 66-44 win over No. 12 seed…
Thomas More women roll in 1st-round NAIA win, face Concordia for a berth in 16-team finals in Sioux City
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Thomas More’s women got back on the right side of the ledger with a…
Kentucky’s Antonio Reeves shares SEC Sixth Man of Year honor; Oscar Tshiebwe on All-SEC first team
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Antonio Reeves made his mark in his first season at Kentucky. Reeves was named Southeastern…
Norse take down No. 1 Youngstown, move on to Horizon championship, NKU women fall in overtime
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter INDIANAPOLIS – If you didn’t know better, you’d have thought you were watching Houston’s…
Season ends for Simon Kenton, Campbell County boys teams with losses in region semifinal games
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter A team that beat Simon Kenton twice during the regular season knocked off the…
Cooper boys join Jaguar girls in trip to 9th Region title game by edging out defending champ CovCath
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter That Covington Catholic had a shot at the buzzer to tie Cooper and get…
Slow start, fast finish has Newport moving on to Tuesday’s championship after ‘chippy’ win over Lloyd
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Newport’s Wildcats may have had worse starts this season than they suffered through in…
Young team wins Simon Kenton’s first 8th Region girls basketball championship since 2018
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports writer WARSAW — What’s the chances of a Kentucky high school basketball team making it…
Cooper girls repeat as 9th Region champions with hard-fought win over Ryle in title game
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cutting down a net and draping it over a championship trophy is something Cooper…
Simon Kenton freshman leads late scoring binge that carries team to victory in 8th Region girls semifinals
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports writer A fourth-quarter scoring binge led by freshman forward Anna Kelch carried Simon Kenton to…
Antonio Reeves scores 37 to lead Kentucky to 88-79 win in regular season finale at Arkansas
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky ended the regular season on a high note and secured a double-bye in the…
Here we go again: Union city rivalry to decide 9th Region girls’ title as Ryle gets by Holy Cross in semis
By Dan Weber NKyTribune reporter Here’s a thought. Time to change the name of the 33rd District Championship game to…
Cooper girls return to 9th Region championship game with a 53-30 semifinal win over Notre Dame
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cooper girls basketball coach Justin Holthaus never knows what to expect in the locker…
TMU women hosting NAIA tournament 1st round but Saints men going on a Butte of a road trip to Montana
Better call up Google Maps, Thomas More men’s basketball fans, the NAIA said in its first-round seeding. If somehow the…