Up next is the Cooper Jaguars, entering their 16th season in program history. The Jaguars are approaching the 2023 season with quite a bit of optimism, coming off back-to-back winning seasons and a plethora of talent returning. Going 12-9 over the last two seasons is certainly a building block, but now the question begs is […]
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NKY girls high school golf preview: It’s Cooper and everybody else
Bishop Brossart, Notre Dame Academy, St. Henry and Ryle will field some of the best girls high school golf teams in Northern Kentucky this year. But it’s Cooper that’s looking super. With a lineup including savvy seniors Eva Maley and Kendall Brissey and crackerjack junior Reagan Ramage, Cooper could have a team for the ages. […]
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This Just In: Former Highlands golfer takes another swing at U.S. Amateur
Justin Gabbard’s golf game is coming together just in time. The 2021 Highlands High School graduate is in the field and ready to tee it up for a U.S. Amateur qualifying round Monday, July 24, at TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio. “My physical game is ready,” Gabbard said. “It will be a mental challenge […]
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Rondon makes Puerto Rican U-17 national team
Cooper High School rising junior Yamil Rondon will get a chance to show his talents on the international level. Rondon was selected to the Puerto Rican U-17 national basketball team after trying out in June. He’ll compete with the team in the FIBA Centrobasket Championship in Belize starting on July 26. The 6-foot point guard […]
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A crazy week in the amazing life of Cooper High School’s Yamil Rondon
This story originally appeared in the June 23 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. Gathering with a small group of family at a private beachfront community in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, Cooper High School’s Yamil Rondon is 1,800 miles away from his Burlington neighborhood, and he is bored. […]
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A week-by-week look at the top HS football games in NKY to look for this fall
Time to circle the calendars. The dead period is over and the prep work for the 2023 football season has begun. While the start of the regular season is still a little over a month away, let’s get the juices flowing a little bit with what will be the or one of the top games […]
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Kunkel to join Golden State’s summer league team
Former Cooper High School standout Adam Kunkel will get his NBA chance. Kunkel recently agreed to join the Golden State Warriors for the NBA Summer League. He played the last three seasons at Xavier University before starting his college career with Belmont during the 2018-19 season. Kunkel averaged 10.9 points and shot 42% from the […]
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From boys to men, these local golfers are on the upswing
A who’s who list of young area golfers are proving a point: The kids are alright. Local college men are showing out, too. That’s music to the ears of their coaches as a brigade of youthful northern Kentucky players make their way around golf courses this spring. Topping the list is University of Cincinnati golfer […]
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Northern Kentucky youngsters grip it, rip it on the golf course
Familiar girls from the local high school golf scene are making strong statements this month as they continue to improve. Some less-than-familiar golfers are emerging behind them for a promising beginning to the spring and summer golf season for many Northern Kentuckians. Ryle High School’s Elizabeth Dickson was 10th in the Greater Cincinnati Golf Association […]
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NKY distance runners in a class of their own at Class 3A state track and field meet
The supremacy from Northern Kentucky in distance running carried over from cross country in the fall to the track on Saturday at the KHSAA Class 3A state track-and-field meet at the University of Kentucky’s Outdoor Track and Field Complex. Coming into the boys 3,200 meter race, five of the top six seeded runners were from […]