Ninth Region, Newport will get off to traditional Day 2 start for Northern Kentucky teams down state
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It’s almost an annual holiday – or holidays. The middle two Wednesdays in March…
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Newport going for first state tournament win since 1955 against player closing in on scoring record
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The last time Newport won a game in the Kentucky boys state basketball tournament…
NKU men get NCAA top-seed Houston Thursday in Birmingham, Ala., and they could not be more thrilled
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The response was sheer exhilaration. “It’s not officially official until you see your name…
Indiana-bred Nobody Listens claims first victory outside home state with win in Big Daddy Stakes
Matt Kwiatkowski, Jason Kaylor and Roger Browning’s fleet-footed Indiana-bred Nobody Listens returned to the winner’s circle for the 10th time…
Thomas More women will play downstate rival in opening round of NAIA national tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Thomas More women’s basketball will continue its quest for a second consecutive NAIA…
Multiple graded stakes winner Major Dude leads 83 nominations to $700k Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway
Spendthrift Farm’s Major Dude, a flashy two-time graded stakes winner, leads a cast of 83 talented 3-year-olds that were nominated to…
Red-hot Vanderbilt hands Kentucky an early exit in Southeastern Conference with Friday’s 80-73 victory
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It was a rare short stay for Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference Tournament. For the…
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…
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…