Tag: Newport football

Prep Football Previews: Newport aims for higher goal after getting to region finals last two seasons

August 9, 2026August 9, 20260

By Jake Dickman NKyTribune sports reporter If the past two seasons were any indication of the trajectory the Newport football…

October 18, 2025October 18, 20250

By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Sometimes it works this way in football. Or more exactly, it doesn’t work. No…

October 3, 2025October 3, 20250

NOTE: I recently came across an article I wrote in 1981 about the first Friday night high school football game…

August 18, 2025August 18, 20250

By Chad Hensley NKyTribune sports reporter The 2025 Newport Wildcats will use a narrow 14-12 loss to Kentucky Country Day…

May 21, 20240

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Field events were a major factor in the outcomes of the Class 1A, Region…

November 5, 20230

By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Just what you expected after the way these teams rocked and rolled one another…

November 2, 2023November 2, 20230

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Six local high school football teams preparing for first-round games in the state playoffs…

September 25, 2019September 26, 20200

Does anyone remember Charlie Smith, the versatile quarterback who led Newport High School to a 9-2 record in 1999? How…

August 9, 2015August 27, 20150

The NKyTribune will be offering focused coverage of NKY high school football throughout the season, thanks to support from St. Elizabeth…