Senior girls basketball players made the most of their final games on the northern Kentucky high school hardwood. Seventeen seniors are on the Northern Kentucky Girls Basketball Coaches Association all-star teams for Divisions I, II, and III. This is nearly half the total number of players on the teams. Four seniors made the five-player 9th […]
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Ryle boys, Simon Kenton girls take home region archery titles
Ryle’s boys and Simon Kenton’s girls were victors over the weekend at the Region 6 Archery tournament at Simon Kenton. The Raiders finished with a score of 1,941, edging out runner-up Cooper with a score of 1,933, Boone County in third with a 1,926 and Scott in fourth with a 1,925. Simon Kenton’s girls won […]
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NKY college basketball players in NCAA Tournament
Feeling left out since Northern Kentucky University or University of Cincinnati didn’t make the NCAA tournament? Well here’s a guide to give the NKY basketball fans some rooting interest if your team isn’t dancing. Several players that played on the hardwood in the region on the prep scene are playing at the next level and […]
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For the culture: Cooper claims 9th Region crown
Whatever the culture may be at Cooper High School, it has come with a lot of success. From the boys basketball program to the girls, the Jaguars are at the pinnacle of the 9th Region, each winning region titles in the same season for the first time since 2012 when Boone County accomplished the double. […]
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Cooper can’t slay the dragon, falls in Sweet 16 quarterfinals
The Cooper girls’ basketball team has been able to beat pretty much anyone in their way over the last four years. Except Sacred Heart. The Valkyries ended the Lady Jaguars season once again for the third time in four years in the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop girls’ Sweet 16 quarterfinals Friday night at Rupp Arena in Lexington, […]
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Community defends Cooper basketball coach Tim Sullivan amid uncertain future
From the perspective of several Cooper High School boys’ basketball players and parents, head coach Tim Sullivan built a program with a strong internal culture. Sullivan and the Jaguars will play Lloyd Memorial High School in the 9th Region championship game Tuesday, which could be his last game with the program. On March 3, Sullivan’s […]
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Cooper adds another Sweet 16 victory, Sacred Heart looms in quarterfinals
Playing like a team that’s been here for four straight years, Cooper’s girls basketball team rolled in their Clark’s Pump-N-Shop girls’ Sweet 16 first round opener over Mercy. The red and yellow Jaguars spread it around among their starting five, playing unselfish basketball in a 70-45 victory over the blue and white Jaguars on Thursday […]
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Cooper knocks out CovCath for third straight year, on to region final
Cooper needed to figure out how to handle Covington Catholic’s pressure in Tuesday’s St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region tournament semifinals. So instead of having one primary ball-handler, the Jaguars used all five guys on the floor to alleviate pressure. The strategy worked as they came away with a 59-54 victory, punching their ticket to a […]
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Cooper blocks out noise, advances to region semis with win over Highlands
The mentality the Cooper boys basketball team takes on is 1-0 that day and build for the next day. With the noise going on outside about the program and the status of coach Tim Sullivan’s tenure for the future certainly didn’t go quiet leading into the Jaguars St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region quarterfinal against Highlands, […]
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Cooper makes history, wins fourth straight 9th Region title
History has been made. Cooper’s girls basketball team championship DNA prevailed once again, taking down Notre Dame Friday night 60-57 in the St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region tournament title game. The victory marks their fourth straight 9th Region title, accomplishing something no one else has ever done in the 50 years of girls basketball in […]