When walking off Cooper’s football field and to the exit up the steps, a couple of Dunkin’ Donuts were leftover at the exit gate. Cooper added one on the scoreboard Friday night. The Jaguars shut out Ryle in the Battle of Union 11-0, claiming their third straight matchup in the two schools separated by less […]
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Cooper’s Noel commits to South Florida
The back-to-back girls basketball 9th Region Player of the Year has found her college home. Cooper senior Haylee Noel committed to South Florida, via her Instagram page on Tuesday. Noel enters her senior season with 1,685 career points as she looks to help lead Cooper to a fifth region title in the last six years. […]
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Comeback Cooper: Lady Jaguars rally past Simon Kenton
The term “Comeback City” may have always been talking about Independence. Inside Joe Stark Memorial Gymnasium Tuesday night, the night was full of them. But Cooper’s volleyball team had the biggest comeback of all, rallying from a 2-0 deficit to win three straight sets and escape with a 3-2 victory over Simon Kenton, (23-25, 19-25, […]
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Five things to know about Cooper football for 2026
The word “new” can be used a lot around the Cooper football program this season. New coach. New quarterback. New contributors. Still, the focus and standards remain the same as ever at 2855 Longbranch Road in Union. Here’s five things to know about the Jaguars as they approach the 2026 season: The Begley Era For […]
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Prep roundup: Soccer coaching hires, all-star game news and a former Bluebird soars back to the majors
CovCath’s Gaiser Senior Bowl MVP The Blue Team got a snappy performance from Covington Catholic running back Dylan Gaiser and beat the Red Team 23-22 at the Northern Kentucky Football Coaches Association’s newly christened senior all-star football game. The annual event, which raises scholarship money for graduating seniors, was Thursday at Dixie Heights High School. […]
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Conner, Bushman down Cooper in 33rd District tournament
A fun fact about cougars: once they have a hold, they don’t let go easily. That mentality fit Conner perfectly Sunday afternoon. From the opening inning on, the Cougars dictated the game, attacked early at the plate and leaned on a dominant outing from Brady Bushman to take down Cooper 7-2 in the 33rd District […]
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Cooper announces Tyler Morgan as next Athletic Director
Cooper High School is bringing in Tyler Morgan to be the school’s next Athletic Director. The school made the announcement on Wednesday, Morgan set to replace Randy Borchers once the new school year begins in July. Borchers announced he was resigning from head football coach in April and would not continue his Athletic Director role […]
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Conner’s Elleman pulls upset to win girls 9th Region tennis title
Conner’s Natalie Elleman denied Cooper’s Kay Johnson a three-peat in Monday’s 9th Region girls tennis finals at Boone Woods Park. In a three-set battle, Elleman took down Johnson, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 11-9. Elleman entered as the No. 3 seed and defeated Notre Dame’s Lilliana Berling, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the semifinals. Elleman, Johnson, Berling and […]
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Cooper promotes Begley to lead football program
For the first time in program history, Cooper football is undergoing a head coaching change. After Randy Borchers resigned in April, the lone coach in the 18-year history of the program, Cooper announced the hiring of Adam Begley to head football coach on Friday. Begley was the freshman coach for the Jaguars and the assistant […]
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Prep roundup: Raiders hot April, Cook breaks Scott record, plus other fast-happening news
A lot of high school coaches like to say they are senior-friendly, but Ryle softball coach Dave Meier is really good to his seniors. The coach likes to give them extra chances on the playing field, and he shows more patience. He also likes to let his seniors know that some perks come with the […]
