Keith Taylor: Tennessee-Kentucky officially reaches rivalry status in football as Cats close gap
Suffice it to say, Kentucky has closed the gap in its rivalry with Tennessee. For the longest time — 26…
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Football teams that lost close district games get another shot at success in playoff rematches
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter High school football teams that faced each other in district seeding games during the…
Unselfishness will be a big part of Kentucky’s identity this season; Calipari aims for faster pace, sharing bal
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today John Calipari has made it no secret Kentucky will be performing at a faster pace…
NKU adds two staff members to Department of Athletics, Devon Lucal, Luis Rodriguez-Castellano
Northern Kentucky University Department of Athletics added two new members to its staff, assistant athletic communications director Devon Lucal and…
Prep Sports Notebook: St. Henry volleyball team advances to quarterfinal round of state tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter St. Henry’s volleyball team won a home match against Letcher County Central, 3-0, in…
High school athletic directors will present first Stan Steidel Award during Hall of Fame banquet on Nov. 11
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Bob Rowe will be the first recipient of the Stan Steidel Award that was…
Conner wins area’s first Class 3A state title in boys cross country; St. Henry tops Class 1A boys meet
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Conner became the first Northern Kentucky high school to win a Class 3A state…
Turnovers doom Kentucky as Mississippi State hands Wildcats another haunting loss in Starkville
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It was another haunting loss for Kentucky in Starkville on Halloween weekend. Kentucky had two…
Notre Dame girls finish record-setting soccer season with state title; CovCath falls to Dunbar in boys final
By Brendan Connelly NKyTribune sports reporter Notre Dame finished a record-setting girls soccer season with a 1-0 win over South…
Overlooked Keion Brooks paves way for Wildcats in exhibition win over Kentucky Wesleyan
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today In its first dress rehearsal of the season, Kentucky rolled to a 95-72 exhibition win…
Covington Catholic extends winning streak with 10-3 victory over Ryle in final game of regular season
By Brendan Connelly NKyTribune sports reporter On a cold, wet Friday night at Dennis Griffin Stadium, Covington Catholic downed Ryle,…
Kentucky returns from bye week with tough test against Mississippi State Saturday in Starkville
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky hasn’t had much success at Mississippi State and Wildcats coach Mark Stoops doesn’t have…
St. Henry defeats Notre Dame 3-1 to win 9th regional volleyball title for the Crusaders
By Brendan Connelly NKyTribune sports reporter St. Henry defeated Notre Dame 3-1 on Thursday night at Conner High School to…
Notre Dame girls soccer team needs one more win to be crowned record-setting state champions
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Notre Dame girls soccer team needs one more victory to claim a state…
Sophomore quarterbacks will face tough defenses in final regular season football games on Friday
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Logan Verax and Kolton Smith, two sophomores who stepped into the role of starting…
CovCath returns to boys state soccer final; Notre Dame will play St. Henry for region volleyball title
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic advanced to the championship final of the boys state soccer tournament for…
As season draws near for coach John Calipari’s Wildcats, practice sessions at ‘all-time high’
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Sahvir Wheeler knows he can’t take a day off in practice. “Everybody pushes me to…
Coach Mark Stoops says ‘Cats have had a break, but have their feet on the gas in prep for Mississippi St.
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Mark Stoops liked his team’s approach during the lone bye week of the season last…
High school athletes geared up for post-season competition in three fall sports this week
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Northern Kentucky high school athletes will compete for region championships in volleyball and state…
Conner posts perfect score, Villa Madonna wins by two points in boys cross country region meets
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Conner won the boys Class 3A region cross country meet with a perfect score…
Billy Reed: Not out of the question that UK has lost its last game, but then there’s still UofL at Cardinal
Now that the University of Kentucky football team has registered its expected loss against Georgia in Atlanta, fans giddy over…
Ryan Clark: UK season can still be a dream — but team must be a goldfish
“Be a goldfish.” Now, if you’ve watched the television show Ted Lasso, and you should because it’s only the best…