Northern Kentucky women’s basketball slipped out of Indianapolis with a win over IUPUI on Friday, to close out 2021 victoriously. The Norse downed the Jaguars, 54-53 to improve to 9-3 on the season and 3-2 in Horizon League action. NKU has won five straight games. Lindsey Duvall led the Norse in scoring with 26 total […]
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Dan Weber: NKU Goes from “Uh Oh” to “Oh Yeah” in First League Win
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Uh oh. You hope these moments don’t come along all that often. Especially not in your first Horizon League home game after starting 0-2 in the conference on the road and now with a 2-9 Green Bay team coming in […]
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Dan Weber: A Note of Thanks from Mayfield to NKY
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Just wanted to share this with you. The letter explains itself after the recent tornado that ravaged Western Kentucky — especially the town of Mayfield. “Mr. Weber: I, like many in Mayfield, have been touched by the support of our […]
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Dan Weber: NKY Shooters Among State’s Highest-Scoring in Girls, Boys Basketball
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. What in the name of Scott Draud is going on here? In the first boys and girls basketball stat reports from the KHSAA, the top two scorers in Kentucky high school girls basketball and one of the top two on […]
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Campbell Co. Grads Jolly and Bertsch Each Reach 1,000-Point Milestone for TMU
Two members of the Thomas More men’s basketball team scored their 1,000th career points in a Wednesday night victory over Miami-Hamilton in Crestview Hills. The Saints won the game 99-64 and improve to 11-2 on the season. Garren Bertsch and Reid Jolly, both Campbell Co. High School grads, joined the 1,000-point club in the game. […]
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Dismal First Half Dooms Norse as NKU Falls at Indiana, 79-61
Northern Kentucky fell behind early at Indiana on Wednesday night before losing to the Hoosiers, 79-61. In a slow start, the Norse saw Indiana score sixteen unanswered points in the first half as part of an overall 20-3 run over about nine minutes. NKU went more than ten minutes without a bucket in the first […]
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Dan Weber: From Colonels to Kings of the Bluegrass
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. The plan seems to be working, Scott Ruthsatz said late Tuesday as his Covington Catholic Colonels returned from Louisville with four wins in five days and their first-ever King of the Bluegrass tournament title. The plan: Play as many tough […]
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Record Number of Three-Pointers Propels Norse Over Wofford
The Northern Kentucky women’s basketball team set a new program record for three-point shots made when they sank sixteen in an 84-64 win over Wofford on Monday night. NKU is now 8-3 on the season after the road win. Ivy Turner led the Norse with 24 points, tying her career-high, including four three-point shots, while […]
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Thomas More Women Sweep Games in Hawaii Tournament
Thomas More women’s basketball left Hawaii unbeaten in the Hoop N Surf Class. The #3-ranked Saints downed #22 Concordia (Nebraska) on Sunday night, 84-67, to improve to 12-1 on the season. Courtney Hurst and Zoie Barth each scored 14 points to lead the team while Emily Simon added 12. Thomas More hit 12 three-point shots […]
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Thomas More Men Win at Pikeville, Women Pick Up Victory in Hawaii
Thomas More men’s basketball picked up a win on the road at Pikeville Saturday, 81-70. The #13-ranked Saints are now 10-2 on the season and 5-1 in the Mid-South Conference. Noah Pack led the Saints with 27 points while Jacob Jones scored 18, Ryan Batte added 14, and and Luke Rudy scored 12. TMU is […]