Growing up in Northern Kentucky where you could connect to sports world’s all-time greats
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It was the best thing about growing up in Northern Kentucky: If you wanted…
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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…
Pitching depth, pitchers hitting, handling unexpected get Ryle to Game 2 over Carter
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter LEXINGTON – Prepare for the unexpected, his fellow Northern Kentucky high school baseball coaches…
No change for NKY’s state tournament baseball fortunes as Simon Kenton falls in first game
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter LEXINGTON – The beat goes on for Northern Kentucky in the state high school…
NKU has plenty of chances against No. 1 Tennessee in NCAA opener but Norse can’t make it happen
By Dan Weber NKyTribune reporter Against the nation’s No. 1 team in front of a record standing-room-only crowd of 6,396…
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…
After 13 years, 2 Ky. titles, CovCath basketball coach Ruthsatz resigns to focus on family businesses
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It was the shortest, simplest of announcements Tuesday. After 13 years at Covington Catholic,…
Ryle takes care of business against St. Henry to set up 9th Region semifinal showdown vs. CovCath
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It didn’t happen right away. But after falling behind 1-0 in the third inning…
CovCath survives late Highlands’ comeback with one of its own in wild first-round regional slugfest
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter As is often the case, there are two ways to look at this almost-impossible-to-describe…
NKU baseball in 1st NCAA Div. 1 tournament to face overall No. 1 Tennessee Friday at Knoxville
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter On Saturday in Dayton, NKU baseball coach Dizzy Peyton said the way his second-seeded…
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…
Talking sports as Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame inducts May class before summer break
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The largest crowd of the year turned out for this week’s final Northern Kentucky…
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…
Y’alls put on a show on opening night, turn the tables on Frontier champs Quebec big time
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter “Another opening, another show . . .” From Quebec to Cleveland to Chicago ….
A sweet-swinging ‘student of the game,’ Ryle’s AJ Curry tops all Kentucky high school hitters
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter At a rangy 6-foot-2 and 186 pounds, Ryle High’s AJ Curry does not look…
Florence Y’alls aren’t just back, they’re better, team leaders say with opener coming up Thursday
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter After eight months away, it would be easy to say, “They’re back.” And yes,…
No one has more rings than Beechwood’s Miles Laird nor has anyone given out more hugs and high-fives
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter His name is Miles. From the Latin meaning “soldier.” Which seems on the money…
NKU’s move to increase athletics’ revenue has Norse basketball fans doubting, debating the plan
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter From rising prices at the gas pump to groceries, it’s no surprise to hear…
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…