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…
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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…
Big night at NKU, for the Norse men-and for 2 Hall of Fame coaches who helped the program get here
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Sometimes it happens like this. When the past meets the present. As it did…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Northern Kentucky high schools step up, as do NKSHOF January inductees
If you’re impressed with this week’s statewide media poll that has a pair of Northern Kentucky/Ninth Region boys’ teams –…
Northern Kentucky, Thomas More men return home, return to their winning conference ways
By Dan Weber NKyTribune reporter Nice job by NKU – both the basketball team and the school’s TV production crew…
CovCath’s inside-out offense too much for Walton-Verona in a 9th Region-8th Region showdown
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Scott Ruthsatz was pleased with the trip to Walton-Verona for his top-ranked Ninth Region…
Weekend basketball notebook: Newport, CovCath, Cooper win; NKU, TMU work to get back to winning
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter • WILDCATS GET IT DONE: Great weekend news for the Newport Wildcats. Not only…
Newport’s defense too much for Holy Cross in All ‘A’ Classic, but that’s not all that happened here
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter So many story lines in the Ninth Region All “A” Classic championship game Saturday….
45th All ‘A’ Classic will get a 2023 championship replay after Holy Cross, Newport semifinal wins
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Perfect. Kenton County vs. Campbell County. District 35 vs. District 36. Private school vs….
Northern Kentucky’s contribution to high school basketball earns an ‘A’ this year at Bellevue
By Dan Weber NKyTribune reporter No better place for Day 3 of the All “A” Classic than here at Bellevue’s…
College basketball notebook: Tough going in January, especially on the road for NKU, Thomas More
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Sure, the basketball is tough. But not as tough as the January weather for…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Talking NKU hoops, NKy high school basketball rankings, NFL’s Michael Mayer
HORIZON LEAGUE DOING IT AGAIN TO NKU You can’t blame NKU basketball coach Darrin Horn for wondering what the heck’s…
When going got tough vs. Youngstown State, new-look Norse found out how deep they could dig
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter No way NKU was going to win this one. Not down 16 to a…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Looking in all directions here . . . high school, college and pro
So how are the Ninth Region’s top two high school basketball players from last season doing in this, their first…
December was toughen-up time for the ninth region’s top boys’ high school basketball teams
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It’s that time of the basketball season when you have to make a column-writing…
College Basketball Notebook: Holiday break coming at the right time for NKU, Thomas More hoops
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The West Coast trips haven’t gotten any easier for the NKU Norse with a…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Time to say goodbye to Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame 2023
Pennsylvania native Nick Krall may be a Northern Kentuckian now, but the Reds President of Baseball Operations got a good…