The 10th Regional had come to town, to Holmes, a bit controversially outside the region’s geography some would say, and yet there was no controversy about how Wednesday’s opening round started. It did so with a tribute – and an appropriate moment of silence – for Mel Webster. An advocate for and coach of girls’ […]
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Dan Weber: When it’s CovCath and Holy Cross in the 35th and the score doesn’t matter
They don’t get much weirder than the 35th District Basketball Championship between visiting Covington Catholic and host Holy Cross. They certainly played it in the right place Friday night, the place Holy Cross folks call “the Finn” – more properly the Msgr. Thomas B. Finn Activity Center in the heart of Latonia. “The Finn” was […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Who’s got the hot hand as we get to tournament time?
Who’s got the hot hand, we ask ourselves as we get to “tournament time” in both the colleges and high schools here in Northern Kentucky. Well, who does? Turns out a whole lot of teams here do. At the college level, the Thomas More program, with the No. 3 nationally ranked women and the No. […]
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Middle school social studies teacher wins prestigious Milken Educator Award
Wednesday was a day a beloved Ballyshannon Middle School teacher will never forget. Kevin Dailey, an eighth grade social studies teacher, was awarded the prestigious Milken Educator Award along with an unrestricted cash reward of $25,000. Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and Commissioner Jason E. Glass joined Milken Educator Awards Vice President Stephanie Bishop in […]
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Local family sponsors college scholarships for students with outstanding track records in community service
Due to the rising cost of college tuition, some productive high school students who aspire to attend college or trade school may have been dissuaded due to financial barriers. More than half, or 56%, of college students say they can no longer afford their tuition, according to a survey by OneClass. Lloyd Memorial High School […]
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Dan Weber: CovCath ‘not used to’ early deficit against Conner, but still pulls off 76-56 win
Dan Weber writes a sports column for LINK nky. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. No surprise that Covington Catholic, of all the No. 1 teams in the state’s 16 regions, has had the fewest regional opponents willing to play. Going into Tuesday night’s matchup at Conner, CovCath had beaten its five Ninth Region foes by an […]
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Former Holy Cross standout in NFL thanks Walter Payton Man of the Year winner for positively impacting his life
Super Bowl Champion and recent Walter Payton Man of the Year award winner Andrew Whitworth gave a heartfelt speech at the NFL Honors award ceremony last Thursday detailing how he was able to positively impact a young man’s life through his philanthropic service. Whitworth, a Cincinnati Bengal from 2006 to 2016, detailed how he was […]
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Dan Weber: Time for NKU-Thomas More Regular Basketball Series?
Dan Weber writes a sports column for LINK nky. Reach him via email at dweber3440@aol.com. Photos from the NKU men’s basketball game, posted in the slideshow below, were produced by LINK nky photographer Brian Frey. Northern Kentucky’s four college basketball teams – men and women – have had things pretty much going their way in recent […]
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In Other Words: It’s A Big World And I Get To Pave My Path
As you know, Fort Thomas Matters is merging with River City News to form LINK NKY, a regional news outlet. As a result, this platform will redirect which means that I will not be sharing our stories and my observations on this platform any longer. So this is my farewell column. Seven years ago Mark […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Getting to Know Thomas More’s New Head Football Coach
Dan Weber writes a sports column for LINK nky. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. His 2008 Rose Bowl poster is still right there – “Hanging on my wall,” Chris Norwell says proudly. The newly announced Thomas More University head football coach says it represents his journey from Anderson High, where he was a basketball guy to […]