After two seasons with the girls basketball program at St. Henry, Dan Trame has resigned as head coach of the program.
Trame led the Crusaders to a 31-30 record in his two seasons, most notably ending an 18-game losing streak to Dixie Heights with a win over the Colonels in the regular season this past season. Trame led St. Henry to back-to-back runner-up finishes in the 34th District tournament and trips to the 9th Region tournament both seasons.
“We extend our deepest gratitude to coach Dan Trame for his dedicated service to our school and our girls basketball program,” St. Henry Athletic Director Jim Demler said in a press release. “Coach Trame’s contributions and impact have been invaluable and we wish him the very best in the future.”
Trame has tallied 339 wins in his coaching career as a varsity coach in boys and girls basketball. Prior to being the head coach, he was an assistant with the St. Henry girls under Todd Smart and took over for him after Smart resigned in 2024. He served as a boys head coach for 18 years at St. Henry, Simon Kenton, Holy Cross and Walton-Verona. He led the Pioneers to a region championship in 1995.
Trame teaches physical education at St. Henry and will remain in that capacity.
The next coach of the program should inherit a team with a lot of returnees. Kelcey Bollman and Ellise Armbruster were the only seniors on the team this past season that went 17-13. They hit their stride around Christmas time when they won the Mercer County Tourism Clash and defeated Ursula Academy in the Crosstown Catholic Challenge for a fifth straight victory and an 8-2 start to the season. The win over Dixie Heights came on Jan. 16 to improve them to 11-4, but went 6-9 after that.
They were depleted with injuries towards the end of the season, down three starters in the region tournament quarterfinals in a 51-25 loss to eventual region champion Notre Dame.
Their top six leading scorers consisted of five sophomores and a junior, led by junior Joey Powers with 11.4 points per game. Anna Bain, Audrey Pieczonka, Gia Jones, Kenadi Sieg and Caroline Brannen are part of the strong sophomore class.
St. Henry last won a 34th District championship in 2014 and the last All “A” 9th region crown came in 1996. The Crusaders last 9th Region Tournament win came in 2012, when they won four straight region quarterfinal games from 2009-12.
Anyone interested in the varsity girls basketball job at St. Henry should contact Athletic Director Jim Demler at jdemler@shdhs.org.