Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Time for KHSAA to fix Sweet 16, the Ninth Region has had enough
Excuse us, KHSAA, but could we talk? Yeah, it’s us, the basketball folks in the Ninth Region. And now, in…
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Newport’s Wildcats return to Sweet 16 but not before surviving slugfest with the no-quit Cooper’s Jaguars
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter They used to call them cagers, those early basketball players who competed on a…
Cooper makes it clear Lady Jags own Ninth Region with defensive shutdown of rival Ryle’s Lady Raiders
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter They said all the right things after the game, the Cooper Lady Jaguars did,…
Cooper-Holy Cross collision worthy of Sweet 16 semis happens here in the Ninth Region semis
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Here’s the problem when two of the state’s top four teams, teams that haven’t…
Injured NKU survives Horizon playoff, upsetting Wright State on road in OT to advance to Indy semis
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Down 17 points – and two starters – NKU’s Norse pulled off the improbable…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: King of Cornhole Matt Guy at home and a Hall of Famer, right here
First, they called him “The Machine.” Then “The Champ.” Today, he’s simply “The GOAT.” And don’t forget “the Babe Ruth…
Thomas More wins a pair as NCAA newbie Saints find themselves limited to conference postseason tourney
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Thomas More basketball is in a brand-new place as the Saints – both the…
Doubleheader tourney basketball at Boone County’s 33rd District, the way postseason hoops should be
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The ghosts of Boone County tournament basketball past had to be loving it at…
Seniors, freshmen, even sophomore, step up for NKU in its fight for a favorable postseason playoff spot
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter “March Starts Here” the Horizon Conference website proclaims in touting the final two postseason…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: So long, Joe Munson – a Northern Kentucky original like no one else ever
They’ll say goodbye to Joe Munson Friday on the banks of the Mississippi some 45 miles south of St. Louis…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: The rest of that historic Covington Grant-Dixie Heights basketball story
We told the story Monday of the legendary William Grant basketball program in the late 1950’s and first half of…
Newport sends the fans home happy as WIldcats keep their foot on the gas against overmatched Lloyd
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter There was no place to park. It was like getting to The Pavilion late…
Lloyd proves it belongs in region’s top 4 but CovCath’s McGillis proves he belongs with big boys
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter This is the day every season when Kentucky gets serious about postseason high school…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Time to remember special legacy of William Grant High School basketball here
With every basketball league from the NBA to the Big East and the Big Ten observing Black History Month with…
NKU ends a couple of streaks vs. Oakland with big-time offense as Warrick nears career scoring mark
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Once again, it came down to overtime. As was the case Jan. 10 against…
No go for NKU’s struggling Norse men in Horizon but a double-dip G-MAC win for Thomas More’s Saints
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Maybe it was always asking too much for this NKU basketball team, after the…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Time for an All ‘A’ homecoming, locals movin’ on up, plus shout-outs
TIME TO BRING ALL “A” CLASSIC HOME After a weekend trip to Corbin for the All “A” Classic, created in…
‘Toga Time’ for CovCath on Senior Night as physical, fast Colonels trash Campbell County’s gameplan
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It looked like a great matchup. The No. 2 boys’ basketball team in the…
Newport Wildcats make it a 2-for-2 day at the All ‘A’ Classic for Northern Kentucky’s Ninth Region
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It hasn’t been easy. Not this tournament and not all season. Which is exactly…
Underdog Newport knocks off No. 2 Lyon County, and Travis Perry, to advance to All ‘A’ Classic finals
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter CORBIN – For scoring his 5,000th high school point Saturday, Lyon County’s Travis Perry,…
It wasn’t pretty as NKU misses a big Horizon League opportunity at home against Purdue Fort Wayne
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Sometimes it goes like this. When the kids on the unicycles at halftime seem…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: How about Covington’s DBs, and who’s on top in hoops stats really?
BIG WEEK FOR COVINGTON’S DB GUYS Nice way to step up for a pair of former Covington athletes with the…