Mike Tussey: The guys in blue rule the game, the diamond, and the Show
Turning the calendar back to 1869, historians will tell you that was the year professional baseball made the splash. The…
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Not exactly a shutout for Northern Kentucky baseball but local teams didn’t get home once again
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Of all the KHSAA sports, baseball is the most perplexing for Northern Kentucky. Hard…
His baseball career ended, Hunter Jones is teaching now — at D-BAT instructional center in Hebron
By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter He is a teacher now. And his classroom is the batting cages at D-BAT. What’s…
Dixie Heights does its thing against Conner, and keeps Coach Maxwell smiling in Season 41
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Don’t ask Chris Maxwell how many times his Dixie Heights’ Colonels have made it…
Time wasn’t on favored CovCath’s side vs. a young Beechwood team just learning how to win big again
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It was just a matter of time. After four innings in Tuesday’s 35th District…
Dixie Heights wins its 24th, and the 34th District, over St. Henry behind senior leaders . . . and a sophomore
By Dan WeberNKyTribune sports reporter Brach Rice is a 6-foot-3, 240-pound linebacker headed to Miami of Ohio on a football…
NKU REPORT: Rallying Norse finish 2nd in regular-season Horizon baseball and postseason softball
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Having won four straight and six of their last seven to fight back into…
Ryle’s Raiders make it happen on one final swing against CovCath in 9th Region’s top two battle
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic’s Colonels were one out away from their 30th win. In a game…
Ryle uses all 31 Raiders in Reds Futures Showcase win over Campbell Co at Great American Ball Park
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter They call it the Reds Futures High School Showcase with Northern Kentucky teams Campbell…
CovCath wins again in best-vs.-best inter-region rivalry Simon Kenton says can only make them better
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Talk to the head coaches of the two winningest high school baseball teams in…
Jamie Vaught: Recently-published sports books — Pete Rose, Rex Chapman, George Allen and more…
• Déjà Blue: A Sportswriter Reflects on 41 Seasons of Kentucky Basketball by Jerry Tipton (Acclaim Press, $26.95) is a…
Former University of Kentucky three-sport standout Charles ‘Cotton’ Nash passes away at 80
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today One of Kentucky’s legends, Charles “Cotton” Nash, passed away Tuesday at the age of 80….
Jamie Vaught: Middlesboro pastor, baseball super fan Michael Padgett has visited 37 different ball parks
How many baseball fans have traveled all over the United States and Canada, and visited all of the major league…
EKU standouts Lewis, Harris selected to Collegiate Baseball’s NCAA Division I All-America team
Eastern Kentucky University senior catcher A.J. Lewis and junior second baseman Daniel Harris IV have been chosen to the Collegiate…
NKU standouts named recipients of Horizon League Post-Graduate Scholarship Awards
The Horizon League has announced the male and female recipients of its Post-Graduate Scholarship Award, with Northern Kentucky University student-athletes…
Warkentin’s grand slam ignites Xavier’s 5-2 victory over visiting NKU on Wednesday afternoon
NKyTribune staff Matt Warkentin hit a third-inning grand slam as Xavier University posted a 5-2 win over Northern Kentucky University on…
Rascals complete three-game sweep of Freedom with 9-0 victory on Sunday night in season finale
NKyTribune staff Braxton Martinez went 2-for-5 with three runs batted in Sunday night as the River City Rascals completed a…
River City Rascals post 4-1 win over Florence Freedom on Saturday night
NKyTribune staff The River City Rascals scored twice in the seventh inning to snap a 1-all tie and added an…
Berges hits three-run homer, Florence Freedom post 5-2 win over Gateway Grizzlies on Saturday night
NKyTribune staff Keivan Berges hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to help the Florence Freedom…
Ewing, Bryant hit homers as Florence Freedom hold on for 6-5 win over Normal CornBelters
NKyTribune staff Skyler Ewing and Taylor Bryant both homered Thursday night as the Florence Freedom held off a late rally…
Normal CornBelters rally from early 3-0 deficit, post 9-5 win over Florence Freedom on Wednesday
NKyTribune staff Santiago Chirino, Andrew Godbold, Sean Hurley and Michael Baca all drove in two runs Wednesday night as the…
Evansville Otters post 8-7 victory over Florence Freedom on Saturday night
NKyTribune staff David Cronin homered and scored three times Saturday night as the Evansville Otters took advantage of four errors…