Conner gets by NewCath with its relievers, looks forward to Beechwood matchup
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The Conner gameplan was simple: Start senior ace JJ Bagby, get him to go…
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Top-ranked Highlands keeps rolling, opens regional baseball with solid win over CovCath
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It’s not the easiest deal in postseason baseball to open a regional against a…
Ryle opens the door for Dixie Heights, Colonels say ‘thank you’ for the upset
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Ryle’s Raiders were rounding third and heading home, as Marty Brenneman would say, leading…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Hall of Fame finishes up with May’s diverse sporting class
One won 13 KHSAA championships in swimming as a high schooler, another averaged 27 points and 12 rebounds a game…
Beechwood gets jump on CovCath in neighborhood rivalry 35th District finals
By Dan Weber NKyTribune Sports Reporter In the 12th straight year of Beechwood and Covington Catholic meeting in the 35th…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Schumacher’s one-man show puts Camels into regional romp
It was never clear for any of us in Kentucky why it is that in baseball, basketball and softball for…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: So many sports heroes for NKY to celebrate, too many to count here
The idea was to scope out the all-time best of the best in Northern Kentucky sports. Shouldn’t be all that…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: During Kentucky Derby week, the story isn’t always on the racetrack
It was never a priority for a young athlete growing up in Northern Kentucky playing football, basketball and baseball. The…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: It’s not about the numbers, CovCath’s Krumpelbeck says, nearing No. 2 in KY wins
He was working at the Ice House in Covington, his college summer job after graduating from Xavier University in 1976,…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Catching up on Northern Kentucky sports history as we head into spring
With basketball – and football – behind us and still looking ahead to the Kentucky Derby and all the spring…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: From thoroughbreds to scholarships to cancer surgery, NKSHOF induction day had a bit of everything
On a day when there were just four new inductees to the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame, Dr. James…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: CJ says goodbye to basketball, NKU says hello to three veteran transfers
It’s been a one-of-a-kind college basketball career for CJ Fredrick, who has let the world know it was time to say…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: In many ways, spring means NKY right in the middle of sports that really matter
In many ways, Northern Kentucky was the best place to grow up in sports. You could be both Kentucky and…
‘Next level’ defense sustains Cooper’s struggling offense in Sweet 16 opener
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter LEXINGTON — Basketball, at times, can be an exceedingly simple game. As it was…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Can Cooper’s late start work for Jags, which college hoopsters here are headed out
Not sure if this has ever happened before – maybe ever – that the Cincinnati Reds will open their baseball…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Highlights from NKSHOF’s March inductions
How deeply sports affect us – and for some, the rest of our lives – could not have been more…
Dan Weber Just Sayin’: Haylee’s hello, Rupp & NCAA talk, ‘if only’ Ipsaro and NKSHOF’s newest
Haylee says Hello! It’s not easy to find since the KHSAA doesn’t do Girls’ Sweet 16 records for points-per-game in…
In game with back-to-back winners, Lloyd eliminates two-time 9th region champ Newport
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Could he do it again? Could Newport’s Yamil Rondon hit a game-winning three-pointer as…
NKU’s season comes to a close in Cleveland, no trip to Indy this year
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter For the first time in seven seasons, Northern Kentucky University will end its basketball…
Super-young Ryle not yet a match for Highlands’ vets in 9th Region girls basketbell
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Highlands’ coach Jamie Walz Richey knew exactly where Ryle’s Katie Haitz was coming from…
St. Henry’s stall ball keeps it closer, but Notre Dame figures a way to the win
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter St. Henry coach Dan Trame figured the only way his team would have a…
Two teams — NKU and TMU — finish regular season with same goal, different results
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Two Saturday afternoon college basketball games in Northern Kentucky. Two teams going against opponents…