Defensive plays enable Conner, CovCath to post victories in opening round of 9th Region boys tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Conner senior guard Finn Louden netted 36 points in his team’s 9th Region tournament…
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Kentucky’s No. 1 CovCath flips the switch at Moeller, improves to 26-1
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Like so many basketball coaches, Covington Catholic coach Jake Thelen has preached all season…
Prep Sports Report: Basketball teams have big games scheduled during final week of regular season
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The top-ranked teams in 9th Region boys and girls basketball have big games scheduled…
Sweep in preseason coaches poll puts CovCath basketball team on track to capture elusive region title
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cutting down the nets after winning the 9th Region boys basketball championship game is…
Prep Sports Report: Record-setting seniors were headliners during N.Ky. boys basketball season
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Three seniors set career scoring records and another led his team to its first…
Cooper wins another 9th Region semifinal showdown against CovCath with good defensive effort
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cooper and Covington Catholic, two boys basketball teams that owe much of their success…
CovCath races past Dixie Heights in opening round of 9th Region boys tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter In his first season as head coach of the Covington Catholic boys basketball team,…
They played the game Cooper’s way in the 9th Region battle against No. 1 CovCath
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter That greatest of all American sportswriters, Grantland Rice, got his all-time most memorable sports…
Eight high school basketball teams have double-digit win totals as regular season nears halfway point
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter As the halfway point of the 12-week regular season approaches, eight Northern Kentucky high…
Newport voted No. 1 boys basketball team in N.Ky. preseason coaches poll despite departure of best player
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Newport was voted the No. 1 team in the Northern Kentucky boys basketball coaches…
Summer basketball league giving CovCath’s new head coach chance to connect with players
By Jacob Dickman NKyTribune sports reporter Over the last 11 seasons, Covington Catholic basketball teams have acquired more than 300…
CovCath hires former player with college coaching background to lead basketball program
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic is giving one of its former basketball players his first chance to…
Four CovCath connections bring a bit of Northern Kentucky to Cincinnati Bearcat basketball
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Moving on to new challenges in a new territory is never easy. Take the…