Dan Weber writes a column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Just a personal note here. After nearly two decades in Southern California and watching the evolution of high school football there from an Orange County home no more than five miles from Mater Dei, the nation’s top prep program, I’d felt those […]
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Horizon League, ESPN Announce Continuation of Relationship
ESPN and the Horizon League announced a multi-year, multi-platform media rights agreement, continuing a long-standing relationship. As a result, at least 500 League events will be available on ESPN+ annually. Northern Kentucky University is a member of the NCAA’s Horizon League. Continuing a relationship that began with the 1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men’s basketball championship […]
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Column: How NKY Football’s “Big Two” Performed in College’s Opening Weekend
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Northern Kentucky high school football’s “big two” college athletes had a bit of a split opening weekend over the Labor Day holiday. Here’s a look at how they fared. OHIO STATE TOO MUCH FOR TANNER’S MINNESOTA Starting college football’s big […]
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Three Inductees for NKY Sports Hall of Fame to Be Celebrated with Wildman Walker
The Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame announced its three newest inductees and that radio personality Dennis “Wildman” Walker will be the guest speaker at the event. The Hall of Fame induction is set for Wednesday, September 15 at the Villa Hills Civic Club. The September inductees include: Steve Funke—A graduate of Simon Kenton High […]
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NKY Football: Beechwood Rolls; Ryle Beats Cooper; Scott Downs HC; Scoreboard
The River City News’s coverage of Northern Kentucky high school football this week includes a column from Dan Weber who was at the Ryle-Cooper game, a game recap from Jason Finnell who was at the Beechwood-Somerset game, and a photo slideshow from Brian Frey who was at the Scott-Holy Cross game (see photos at bottom […]
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Glick Returns to NKU Women’s Basketball Program as Director of Operations
Northern Kentucky University’s women’s basketball program announced that Molly Glick will serve as director of basketball operations and the NKU Athletics Department announced that Sarah Crosby will be interim director of sports performance. Glick is an NKU graduate and played on the women’s basketball team through 2020, and is a member of 1,000-point club. “We […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: NKY Players in College Football’s Opening Week
Dan Weber writes a column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. We’re Just Sayin’ it’s looking like a good start in Week 1 for Northern Kentucky college football fans who just want to check things out on TV. From the weekend’s first game – Thursday’s 8 p.m. Ohio State at Minnesota Big Ten […]
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NKU Men’s Basketball Non-Conference Schedule Includes Indiana, DePaul
Northern Kentucky men’s basketball will travel to Bloomington to face Indiana and Chicago to take on DePaul as part of the Norse’s nonconference schedule this upcoming season. NKU released its full nonconference schedule on Tuesday. The regular season opens Tuesday, November 9 when Wheeling comes to Highland Heights, and the homestand at BB&T Arena follows […]
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MLB Pitcher Nate Jones Returns to NKU Baseball as Director of Player Development
Nate Jones, a product of Pendleton Co. High School whose baseball career took him from Falmouth to Northern Kentucky University and then to Major League Baseball, is returning to the Norse program. NKU announced Tuesday that Jones will join the baseball team staff as director of player development. He was a pitcher for the Norse […]
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NKY Football: New Cath Beats Holmes; Highlands Over SK; Scoreboard
The River City News’s coverage of Northern Kentucky high school football this week includes a column from Dan Weber who was at the Highlands-Simon Kenton game, a game recap from Jason Finnell who was at the Holmes-Newport Central Catholic game, and a photo slideshow from that game by Brian Frey, and the full regional scoreboard […]
