The Thomas More women’s basketball team beat Georgetown, 90-72, on Saturday to improve to 15-1 on the season and 8-0 in the Mid-South Confernece. Zoie Barth led the Saints with 16 points whole Summer Secrist and Courtney Hurst each added 12 points. Emily Simon contributed 11 points in the victory. The Saints knocked down seven […]
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#13 Thomas More Holds Off Campbellsville in Men’s Basketball
The Thomas More men’s basketball team beat Campbellsville Thursday night, 78-66. The #13-ranked Saints improve to 13-2 overall and 7-1 in the Mid-South Conference. Ryan Batte led TMU with 21 points while Noah Pack added 14 and Garren Berstch put in 12. The Saints shot 50% from the field, including 6 of 22 from beyond […]
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Dan Weber: Thomas More Beats Top-Ranked Campbellsville
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. The weather outside may have been frightful, as the song goes. As was the ability of the Thomas More women’s basketball team to attack the aggressive zone thrown at them all night by the — until Thursday night — nationally […]
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Dan Weber: Boys, Girls Basketball State Rankings; Boys All-A Preview
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. If the first Associated Press high school boys basketball rankings of 2022 are any sign, it’s going to be a season-long head-to-head race between Winchester’s George Rogers Clark and Covington Catholic for the top spot. And as Northern Kentucky observers […]
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NKU Athletic Director to Retire
Northern Kentucky University Vice President and Director of Athletics Ken Bothof announced this week that he is retiring, effective, June 30. His departure concludes nine years at the helm of Norse athletics. “I’m very grateful that my 35-year career in college athletics provided me the opportunity to interact with so many outstanding student-athletes, coaches and […]
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Four New Members to Be Inducted Into NKY Sports Hall of Fame
The Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame will induct four new members later this month. Former Kenton Co. Judge/Executive Dick Murgatroyd, who was also a producer and director for Cincinnati television, will be the guest speaker at the event, scheduled for January 19 at 1 p.m. at the Villa Hills Civic Club (729 Rogers Rd., […]
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NKU, IUPUI Games Canceled Due to COVID in Both Programs
Thursday’s men’s basketball game between Northern Kentucky and IUPUI has been canceled due to COVID-19 implications within both programs, NKU announced on Tuesday. The Horizon League was to be played at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights Horizon League policy states that contests that are canceled due to COVID-19 are to be considered forfeits unless deemed […]
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Dan Weber: A Lot to Like About this Thomas More Basketball Team
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. There’s a lot to like about this Thomas More basketball team. Even Justin Ray, the Saints’ demanding coach in his fourth season at the Crestview Hills school, admitted as much after Monday’s 100-65 Connor Center romp over Shawnee State’s defending national […]
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Dan Weber: All “A” 9th Region Girls Tournament Features State’s Top Scorers
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Headlining the 32nd annual Girls All “A” Classic Ninth Region Basketball Tournament this week will be Kentucky’s top two scorers — Newport Central Catholic’s Rylee Turner, at 28.8 ppg, and Ludlow’s Jenna Lillard at 26.4 ppg. The tourney gets under way Monday evening at […]
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Photos: Norse Blow 17-Point Lead in Second Half, Fall to Milwaukee, 61-55
RCN photographer Brian Frey produced these photos from the NKU-Milwaukee game. Northern Kentucky men’s basketball fell at home to Milwaukee despite leading by as many as 17 points early in the second half. With the loss, the Norse fall to 5-8 overall and 1-3 in the Horizon League. Milwaukee (4-9, 2-2) was able to claw […]