Friday Football Report: Quarterbacks play important roles in final Class 5A district seeding games
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Starting quarterback has been a question mark on scoring reports for the Covington Catholic…
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Holmes wins final district seeding game against Scott behind dominant rushing attack that nets 347 yards
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Holmes rushed for 347 yards and six touchdowns in a 40-0 win over Scott…
Senior quarterback Gus Howlett has given Scott a shot at clinching top seed in Class 4A distrcit
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Scott won its last three football games against Class 4A district opponents behind impressive…
Kentucky picked to win Southeastern Conference title, Cal says Cats have pieces to make it happen
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky is the early favorite to win the Southeastern Conference title. The Wildcats were chosen…
Prep Sports Notebook: Top-ranked Notre Dame rolls to first-round win in girls state soccer tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Notre Dame scored five goals in the first 40 minutes and went on to…
CovCath soccer team advances to state tournament quarterfinals with 3-2 win over Montgomery County
Covington Catholic made a successful return to the boys state soccer tournament Monday when the Colonels won a first-round match…
Notre Dame, CovCath soccer teams return to state playoffs after winning 9th Region championships
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The last two Northern Kentucky teams to win state championships in boys and girls…
No. 1 Georgia hands UK Wildcats their first loss of the season with 30-13 victory in Athens
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Not many teams have scored against Georgia’s daunting defense. Kentucky crossed the goal line twice…
Big Blue Madness back with a roar as UK unveils men’s, women’s basketball teams in traditional way
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The roar was back with a lot of noise at Rupp Arena Friday night. Unlike…
Friday Football Report: Ryle, CovCath win one-point games to remain on top in district standings
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Ryle and Covington Catholic remained on top in district football standings after winning away…
Brian Eviston drew support from sports community during battle with ALS before passing away
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Brian Eviston, an outstanding student-athlete at Newport Central Catholic High School and Thomas More…
Dixie Heights wins dramatic penalty kick shootout against Ryle in 9th Region boys soccer semifinals
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Dixie Heights won a dramatic penalty kick shootout to hand Ryle its first on-field…
Keith Taylor: Kentucky football creating its own Big Blue Madness heading into second half of season
I don’t think I can remember a time when Kentucky football was such a hot topic going into the second…
Ryle, Dixie Heights enter Class 6A district seeding game with impressive stats in different areas
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Ryle has a defensive unit that’s allowed just 220.8 yards and 11.7 points per…
Highlands, Notre Dame will clash in 9th Region girls soccer final for the fifth time in 10 years
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter It should come as no surprise that Notre Dame and Highlands won 9th Region…
Highlands, CovCath boys soccer teams will battle for berth in 9th Region tournament final
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Highlands and Covington Catholic boys soccer teams will square off in a 9th Region…
Notre Dame, Highlands continue success in 9th Region girls soccer playoffs with first-round wins
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter In the opening round of the 9th Region girls soccer tournament on Monday, defending…
Ryan Clark: Chris Rodriguez has found his Old KY Home; Georgia native extra motivated this week
It takes a special mixture of players from many places to make a winning football team. And UK’s 6-0, tied-for-first-place-in-the-SEC…
Baseball coach with long string of winning seasons among new inductees into N.Ky. Sports Hall of Fame
Mike Holtz, the coach who guided Holy Cross baseball teams to seven consecutive winning seasons from 2006-12, will be inducted…
Billy Reed: The horses are running at Keeneland, which is good, but they’ll run without Baffert stable
When the horses are running at Keeneland, the world is a better place. I can’t prove that, of course, but…
Friday Football Roundup: Newport, Holmes get paybacks against last year’s playoff opponents
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Holmes and Newport won home games Friday against district opponents that knocked them out…
Cooper reverses trend by routing Conner, 43-7, in district seeding game between county rivals
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cooper had a 5-10 record in its football series against Conner going into their…