They come by now, wearing their Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs or even, on occasion, Cincinnati Reds gear. They’re headed to – or from – the Suspension Bridge that from this Rivercenter Walk looking up and through the majestic structure on to downtown Cincinnati, the view could not be more captivating. And historic. […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Where y’all gonna’ go? . . . How about Northern Kentucky
Not since the1940s when Cincinnati leaders ridiculously proposed a fog-bound and flood-prone Lunken Field to be Greater Cincinnati’s major airport, has Northern Kentucky been given so great a gift. We’re talking, of course, about the “Where they gonna’ go?” statement of Cincinnati Reds President Phil Castellini prior to his budget-basement team’s 3-21 record from that […]
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Young CovCath getting better, but can’t quite get to Beechwood
It was “Senior Day” for Covington Catholic baseball Wednesday when Beechwood came a-calling. Although that almost seemed a contradiction in terms for a Colonel club that legendary CovCath coach Bill Krumpelbeck describes without hesitation as “the youngest team I’ve ever had.” And that gets your attention when Krumpelbeck says it. He’s been at this long […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Looking ahead a little bit here
Just happened to be driving through my old hometown of Ludlow Sunday and could not help but stop by and check out the nearly-renovated Lemker Field – or its about-to-be-new name of Lemker Field at St. Elizabeth Ball Park. There was still some work to do on finishing the sod in the outfield but the […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Rain, rain go away, basketball stay around for a while
Hey, it’s spring and it’s still raining around here. What to do? How about extending the basketball season – Oh, and add to the artificial turf fields for baseball/softball. Yeah, that’ll do it. JUST SAYIN’. *** Speaking of artificial turf fields, we’re about to get another one in Northern Kentucky soon. Opening Day – and […]
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Dan Weber: Big night at District 35 in Latonia
Kentucky’s commitment to a one-class basketball tournament with all schools in a single postseason playoff regardless of enrollment ending in the Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena is never more obvious than in the district games. Which is why Wednesday evening’s District 35 opening doubleheader is at Holy Cross’ cozy George Schneider Gym, capacity 900. And […]
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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 […]