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…
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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…
Weather conditions force schedule changes in girls region basketball tournaments involving local teams
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Two girls region basketball tournaments that include Northern Kentucky high school teams were postponed…
Norse get the return trip to Indy they were aiming for with a quarterfinal Horizon Tourney win over Oakland
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter In basketball, as in the rest of life, you don’t always get everything you…
Simon Kenton boys win 8th Region tournament opener behind big game from 7-foot-3 center
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter A dominating performance by 7-foot-3 senior center Gabe Dynes played a major role in…
Turning scars into wins: How Cooper survived another injury and stayed alive against Highlands
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter There is a way to survive losing your newest underclass big man of the…
Switching defenses pays off for CovCath in 66-55 win over St. Henry to reach 9th Region boys semifinals
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter St. Henry’s chances of upsetting Covington Catholic in the opening round of the 9th…
Campbell County continues streak of 10th Region semifinal appearances with 85-50 win over Paris
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Campbell County reached the final four of the 10th Region boys basketball tournament for…
Kentucky falls short on senior night as Vanderbilt snaps 14-game losing streak against Cats
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It wasn’t a memorable sendoff for Kentucky’s senior class. Vanderbilt ended a 14-game losing streak…
Scott girls shoot 61 percent during second-half comeback to win 10th Region tournament game
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Scott girls basketball team shot 61 percent (11 of 18) from the field…