The KHSAA state archery tournament took place on Tuesday in Lexington. Two boys and girls teams from Nothern Kentucky along with several individuals from the region. Ryle’s boys finished 19th with a team score of 1,950, Cooper’s boys followed in 21st with a 1.929. Simon Kenton’s girls finished eighth with a 1,944. Cooper’s girls were […]
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Prep roundup: Hughes steps down at Cooper, Bryan Stevenson Tournament underway Friday
Scott Hughes has stepped down as Cooper High School’s girls soccer coach after 10 seasons, closing out the longest and most successful run in the program’s 19-year history. For Hughes, a soccer lifer, the decision was more than a year in the making and anything but easy. “I had been thinking about it, and I […]
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“2015” echoes again as Conner tops Cooper to claim No. 1 Seed in district tourney
The Conner players gathered in a tight circle after the final out, all eyes on head coach Shawn Sproles. One word cut through the celebration. “2015!” The response was immediate. Cheers echoing across the field. That marked the last time the Lady Cougars earned the No. 1 seed in the 33rd District Tournament. Eleven years […]
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Four juniors from NKY selected to KY-IN JR All-Star game
Three girls and one boy from Northern Kentucky will represent the Commonwealth in the Kentucky-Indiana junior All-Star game to be played on May 31 at Charlestown High School in Indiana. Cooper’s Haylee Noel, Simon Kenton’s Brynli Pernell, Notre Dame’s Sarah Young and Covington Catholic’s Braeden Myrick were selected for the game, with juniors from across the […]
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Gabe Dynes hitting the portal, DeShaun Jackson finds a home, Evan Ipsaro, Andy Johnson stay home
By the time this story is published, things could change. That’s how the ever so changing transfer portal in college sports works these days. Hit the portal, take your name out and stay home, or…what many don’t realize, never find another home. That’s life in the portal. For a handful from Northern Kentucky, they’re learning […]
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Borchers resigns at Cooper, the program’s only coach to date
The lone coach in Cooper’s 18-year football history has resigned. Randy Borchers made the announcement on Monday morning. Borchers is taking another position in another district that can’t be disclosed yet, but with the amount of time spent on Longbranch Road in Union, the decision didn’t come easy. “It’s one of the toughest decisions I’ve […]
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Kentucky, Ohio trade wins in OH-KY All-Star games
The Buckeye State and the Bluegrass State both had their share of highlights Saturday night at Thomas More’s Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills. In the annual Ohio-Kentucky All-Star games, featuring both girls and boys matchups, the Ohio girls picked up the opening win of the night, while the Kentucky boys responded with a strong […]
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KY-OH All-Star game features eight from NKY
The 33rd annual Kentucky-Ohio high school All-Star basketball games set for Saturday, April 11 taking place at Thomas More will have quite a few from Northern Kentucky in it. The rosters were released last week and has three boys from NKY on the Kentucky roster and five girls from NKY on the Kentucky roster. Covington […]
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Cooper claims inaugural Battle of Union softball trophy
Until next softball season, a new trophy has found a home at Cooper High School The Kentucky-shaped trophy, crafted from a bourbon barrel, bears a black plate reading “Battle of Union” along with the logos of Cooper and Ryle. It commemorates the first annual Battle of Union in softball and now belongs to the Lady […]
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The Patsels, one for Cooper softball and one for Ryle, set the table for Battle of Union
The first annual Battle of Union softball game on Monday pitting Cooper High School vs. Ryle rose out of an intense neighborhood rivalry. It’s also the product of some very creative coaching and enough trash talk to make a seasoned umpire blush. But this is where the story throws a curveball early in the count. […]