Region finals involving Simon Kenton, Brossart girls basketball teams have different outcomes
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter There’s nothing flashy about the Simon Kenton girls basketball team. The Pioneers grind out…
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Thomas More’s shooting woes doom the Saints in GMAC championship game loss to Malone
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Form unfortunately held in Thomas More’s Great Midwest Athletic Conference’s postseason men’s basketball tournament…
Brossart busts Bracken again, now it’s on to big favorite George Rogers Clark
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter There were no surprises in the second game of the 10th Region semifinals at…
Young Campbell County not ready yet to challenge George Rogers Clark’s No. 2 Cardinals
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter If you didn’t think George Rogers Clark, Kentucky’s unanimous No. 2 girls’ basketball team,…
Young Cooper team holds off Notre Dame rally to win fourth consecutive 9th Region girls championship
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter It didn’t come easy, but Cooper become the first girls basketball team to win…
Simon Kenton’s defense does it again to defeat Anderson County in 8th Region girls semifinal game
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Simon Kenton held its opponent to less than 30 points in a third consecutive…
Tournament seeding on the line for Wildcats as they face Missouri in Saturday’s regular-season finale
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope hasn’t had time to blink in his first season as coach…
Prep Sports Report: Championship game will close out 50th anniversary of 9th Region girls basketball tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Fifty years ago, Jenny Niehaus Mertle was a senior guard on the Holy Cross…
NKU’s season comes to a close in Cleveland, no trip to Indy this year
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter For the first time in seven seasons, Northern Kentucky University will end its basketball…
Kentucky’s Kerr Kriisa officially ruled out for remainder of season; Jaxson Robinson’s wrist surgery successful
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kerr Kriisa won’t be returning to the Kentucky lineup this season. Kentucky coach Mark Pope…
Notre Dame gets payback victory against Highlands in 9th Region girls semifinal game
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Notre Dame girls basketball coach Kes Murphy had a surefire way to get his…
Cooper rides fast start to 64-54 win over Dixie Heights in 9th Region girls semifinal game
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cooper is one win away from becoming the first girls basketball team to win…
Thomas More gives Northern Kentucky a pair of postseason winners with 99 points vs. Lake Erie
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter In one of those coincidences that sometimes happen in sports, both Northern Kentucky college…
Brossart, Simon Kenton girls advance to semifinal round in region basketball tournaments
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter It took some time for Brossart’s offense and defense to get in sync during…
NKU in season-high scoring outburst to romp in Horizon tourney play over Detroit Mercy
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter In Northern Kentucky’s march to and through the month of March in recent seasons,…
Kentucky’s Otega Oweh carries Wildcats to blowout victory over LSU on Senior Night
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today LSU was no match for Kentucky on Tuesday night. The 19th-ranked Wildcats bounced back from…
Campbell County girls win 10th Region tournament opener behind 3-point scoring barrage
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Don’t be shy to let it fly. That’s the mindset Campbell County girls basketball…
Cooper girls continue 9th Region tournament success with payback win over Holy Cross
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Outside the locker room, you could hear Cooper girls basketball coach Justin Holthaus complimenting…
Dixie Heights girls basketball team wins 9th Region tournament opener with impressive offensive effort
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter After sitting out nearly all of last season due to an injury, Dixie Heights…
Super-young Ryle not yet a match for Highlands’ vets in 9th Region girls basketbell
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Highlands’ coach Jamie Walz Richey knew exactly where Ryle’s Katie Haitz was coming from…
St. Henry’s stall ball keeps it closer, but Notre Dame figures a way to the win
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter St. Henry coach Dan Trame figured the only way his team would have a…
Brackets set for six region basketball tournaments involving local high school teams
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The eight boys basketball teams that made it to the 9th Region tournament have…