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….
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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…
A number of nation’s top prep hoops prospects here for Griffin Elite Basketball Classic this weekend
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The goal was to bring in some of the nation’s top prep basketball prospects…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: World’s apart recruiting for Northern Kentucky stars EJ Walker, Henry Thole
Their resumes make them two of the more accomplished and interesting high school basketball prospects in recent Northern Kentucky history….
No. 1 Newport keeps it going with defense and sharing the basketball against improved Boone
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Two stats are all you need to know to figure out why Newport’s top-ranked…
Weekend basketball: Newport’s Wildcats stop Ohio champs’ 2-year win streak in Ohio Valley Classic
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter With football behind us, it’s time for an all-out look at the basketball that’s…
Thin, young CovCath learns a basketball lesson or two at a rightly-ranked No. 1 Great Crossing
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter GEORGETOWN – Sometimes it’s not whether you win or lose but what you take…
Four teams–3 here, one way away–playing Friday for next week’s championship slots in KHSAA football
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Home and away, near and far. The four Northern Kentucky high school football teams…
No repeat of last year as Norse road warriors run into a basketball buzzsaw in Cincinnati
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter “Only March matters” has been the mantra for NKU Coach Darrin Horn. And it’s…
Northern Kentucky’s 4 road warriors have a tougher way to go than 3 home teams in the KHSAA playoffs
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter When it comes to high school football playoffs in Kentucky, it’s good to be…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Time to get colleges here playing in hoops, listening in on some history
No question our local college basketball teams have been taking it on the chin a bit – as they take…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: High school hoops rankings and Hall of Fame expanding here
GIRLS’, BOYS’ PRESEASON HOOPS PICKS Northern Kentucky girls’ basketball teams fare pretty well in the Cats’ Pause Magazine’s preseason basketball…
College Basketball Roundup: Road warriors NKU, TMU take some hoops hits in Week 1
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter TMU MEN SPLIT IN MISSOURI: By the end of college basketball’s first weekend, both…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: It’s crossover time for football here, and basketball there, this week
We’re in one of those interesting crossover weeks in Northern Kentucky sports. College basketball is beginning and high school football…