Defense does it for Newport’s Wildcats in a low-scoring struggle with visiting Cooper’s Jaguars
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter NBA Hall of Fame announcer Ralph Lawler had his famous “Lawler’s Law” that he…
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Jacob Meyer scores 41 for Holy Cross, needs just 16 to break 9th Region basketball scoring record
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The correct term is “elite scorer.” Ask big Sam Gibson, Holy Cross’ 7-foot senior…
Keeping it moving, playing in the moment, Conner wins tourney-readying test over Mason County
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It may have been 19 degrees outside but inside the Conner gym Friday, the…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Talking football, basketball, high schools, TMU, NKU, even a bit of demographics
Time for a midweek – and midseason – look at sports in Northern Kentucky. It’s what we do here. Just…
Dan Weber: TMU women, NKU men plus Kunkel’s Xavier, UK’s Fredrick all on comeback trail this week
Call it basketball bounce-back week – they hope – for the college teams around here. And that starts at the…
Unbeaten Thomas More women unanimous No. 1 in NAIA Poll, TMU men drop from No. 10 to No. 22
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter For the sixth straight bi-weekly poll and eighth in the last 10, Thomas More…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Basketball getting interesting this week for colleges, high schools here
Big basketball week coming up for the colleges and high schools here. Not the typical late-January fare. Lots of games…
Not just the same old, same old for NKU in a big Horizon 74-54 win over Purdue Fort Wayne
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter There are few near-certainties in life, especially when you’re talking sports. But here’s one…
Lloyd makes CovCath do what the Colonels don’t want to do, but will do, if they want to win
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter You’re not often going to see a Covington Catholic team play zone. The Colonels…
Georgetown turns things around on Thomas More men in a big way in an NAIA Top-15 battle
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The math doesn’t exactly work. Or at least it didn’t work for Thomas More….
Just sayin’: Talking with the newest inductees into the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame.
Guest speaker Randy Marsh, Covington’s contribution to the world of Major League baseball umpiring, had just the right tone in…
Dan Weber: Just Sayin’ — the good and bad in midseason hoops for TMU, NKU and the All ‘A’ folks
THE STORY CONTINUES FOR THE NO. 1 TEAM IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY SPORTS – and the NAIA nationally – as Jeff…
Forget the scoring battle, Holy Cross moves into the All ‘A” Classic finals with its defense
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It was billed as a head-to-head matchup between the state’s leading two scorers. But…
Newport’s Wildcats stay tough through the finish, eliminate St. Henry in the All ‘A’ semis
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter They just wear you down, grind you up. Sure, they may take “three to…
Unbeaten Thomas More women remain No. 1 in NAIA, Saints men drop to No. 10 in basketball
As expected, the Thomas More women’s basketball team, defending NAIA national champions and an undefeated 17-0 this season, remained atop…
Dan Weber: Young Newport is the real deal, just ask Beechwood; they’re young but don’t take bad shots
Do not call them a dark horse. Sure, they start two freshmen, a sophomore, a junior and a senior. And…
St. Henry Crusaders out-Fausts NewCath for 61-57 win in boys 9th Region All “A” Classic
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Not the place you’d ever want to be in the 9th Region All “A”…
Weekend College Notebook: TMU keeps winning, NKU splits with Detroit Mercy
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter TMU WINS A PAIR ON THE ROAD NAIA NO. 1 THOMAS MORE WOMEN 70,…
Dan Weber: NKU crashes at the finish, losing a game Norse should have won
At least it wasn’t a surprise. Although whether that makes it better or worse, well, you decide. Northern Kentucky’s Norse,…
Dan Weber: TMU women roll in NAIA showdown over Campbellsville; No.2 Saint’s men ‘struggle’ but win
They hit you with a 1-2 combo, the best in the NAIA nation. No. 1 women, No. 2 men. Which…
Dan Weber: Getting down to business with basketball conference seasons — it’s a good time for hoops
It’s that time of year when the basketball preseason that is December with its holiday tournaments and out-of-state trips is…
Beechwood’s Antonio Robinson Jr. signs with Wake Forest, big-time NKY rooting interest going forward
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Just when Northern Kentucky needed him, just when the last two local Power Five…