Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Everywhere you look in college sports these days, the biggest of the big-name programs are working hard to find the right home. Texas and Oklahoma made big news a couple of weeks back when they surprised the Big 12 Conference […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: A Look at Week 2 in NKY Football and Where Locals Are Playing College Ball
Dan Weber writes a column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. It’s Week 2 for Northern Kentucky High School football and we’re “Just Sayin” it’s good to make it to the second week of the season for anybody right now. And especially good here in Northern Kentucky when we check the state […]
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NKU President Named Chair of Horizon League Board of Directors
Northern Kentucky University President Dr. Ashish Vaidya was named chairman of the board of directors of the Horizon League, the NCAA Division I athletics conference to which NKU Norse programs belong. The announcement was made by the conference this week, and includes appointments to the Horizon League’s council as well. “We are very excited about […]
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Dan Weber: Ky.’s Mr. Football Has Plenty of Help at Beechwood
You could hardly blame Fairdale High School’s host Bulldogs if their focus was in one place – and one place only – Saturday night in the UPS King of the Bluegrass Bowl in this suburb just south of the giant Louisville-based United Parcel Service hub that serves as its sponsor. How could it not be? […]
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NKY Football: A Visit to Elder; Scott Wins at Home; Ludlow Photos; Scoreboard
The River City News’s coverage of Northern Kentucky high school football this week includes a column from Dan Weber, a game recap from Jason Finnell, a photo slideshow from Brian Frey, and the full regional scoreboard below. A rough trip for Cov Cath to Elder Sorry Google Maps, you’re wrong. It has to be way […]
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Dan Weber: NKY Sports Titans and Tradition at Hall of Fame Event
Dan Weber is a sports columnist for The River City News. This is his first column here. It’s good to be home. Back in Ludlow. Surrounded by many of the people who have made sports so special in Northern Kentucky. For those not here in person, many were here in spirit. The annual Northern Kentucky […]
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Thomas More Seeks NCAA Division II Membership
Thomas More University’s athletics program received unanimous approval for provisional membership in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, an NCAA Division II (DII) conference. The university has spent the past couple seasons as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) after nearly thirty years in NCAA Division III. The Saints also competed in […]
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NKU Offers Free Admission to Norse Sports this Fall
Northern Kentucky University announced Wednesday that its athletics program would welcome fans to home games with free admission for fall sports. Those sports include men’s and women’s soccer, and volleyball. “Highland Heights and the Northern Kentucky region have built a community around this university and our athletic teams,” said NKU Athletic Director Ken Bothof. “Norse […]
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NKU Offers Free Admission to Norse Sports this Fall
Northern Kentucky University announced Wednesday that its athletics program would welcome fans to home games with free admission for fall sports. Those sports include men’s and women’s soccer, and volleyball. “Highland Heights and the Northern Kentucky region have built a community around this university and our athletic teams,” said NKU Athletic Director Ken Bothof. “Norse […]
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NKU Offers Free Admission to Norse Sports this Fall
Northern Kentucky University announced Wednesday that its athletics program would welcome fans to home games with free admission for fall sports. Those sports include men’s and women’s soccer, and volleyball. “Highland Heights and the Northern Kentucky region have built a community around this university and our athletic teams,” said NKU Athletic Director Ken Bothof. “Norse […]
