In game with back-to-back winners, Lloyd eliminates two-time 9th region champ Newport
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Could he do it again? Could Newport’s Yamil Rondon hit a game-winning three-pointer as…
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CovCath basketball team shows its grit in 47-43 win over Newport to complete successful week
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Losing four of five games over a two-week period didn’t crack the confidence of…
Weekend basketball update: Rondon rejoins Newport while NKU, TMU come up short
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Rondon’s return rejuvenates Wildcats Two questions have animated the first month of the boys’…
With three of area’s top players on roster, Newport voted No. 1 in boys basketball coaches poll
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter An unexpected loss in the opening round of the boys basketball state tournament in…
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…
Taylen Kinney leaving Newport is latest news flash during surprising high school basketball off-season
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Taylen Kinney’s recent decision to leave the Newport boys basketball team is the latest…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: New at TMU softball this weekend, honors still coming for top NKy hoopsters
Joining the Thomas More baseball team’s minor league spring stadium with a state-of-the-art complex of its own, the Saints softball…
Prep Sports Report: Point guard on Cooper boys basketball team confirms his transfer to Newport
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter It looks like two of the top point guards in 9th Region boys basketball…
Ryle basketball teams split double-header against nearby rival Cooper in 33rd District seeding games
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Ryle boys and girls basketball teams were looking to break losing streaks against neighboring…
Prep Sports Report: Cooper boys, girls basketball teams post victories in first games after Christmas
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter In their first games after Christmas, the Cooper girls basketball team continued an impressive…
Cooper’s kids working to put together the pieces while Yamil Rondon waiting for someone to notice
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Yamil Rondon could well be the poster boy for the Griffin Elite Basketball Classic….
Returning talent makes Newport the top-ranked team in preseason poll of local boys basketball coaches
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter For the first time in a long time, Newport was voted the No. 1…
Cooper boys basketball player returns home from international tournament with gold medal
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Yamil Rondon said he went to bed with a gold medal around his neck…
Prep Sports Report: Cooper basketball player earns spot on Puerto Rico’s under-17 boys national team
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter There were some uncertain moments during the tryouts, but Cooper basketball player Yamil Rondon…
Cooper basketball player competing for spot on Puerto Rico’s 17-under boys national team
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter When summer began, Yamil Rondon had no idea he would be spending the Fourth…
Newport guard scores winning basket on unplanned play to defeat Cooper, 44-42, in 9th Region boys final
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter None of the players on either team had ever been in a 9th Region…
Lloyd boys advance to 9th Region semifinals with solid shooting; CovCath survives in fourth quarter
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Lloyd won its first 9th Region boys basketball tournament game in 10 years on…