John Blackwell has been thinking about the idea for a while. One of Beechwood’s assistant boys basketball coaches wanted to combine his love of high school hoops and a fervent desire to raise money for cancer research. His solution: the inaugural Cincy Shoots for a Cure – a series of 20 games involving teams from […]
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Boys 33rd District preview: Cooper seeks third consecutive championship
For most of the last 12 years, the path to the district championship ended at 2855 Longbranch Road in Union – the home of the two-time defending champion Cooper Jaguars. Cooper coach Tim Sullivan takes nothing for granted. “Obviously, to get out of the Ninth Region – and you could take it even further, to get out […]
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Lorms, Coppola lead Ryle past Holy Cross
For a moment, Nick Dorning sounded like a preacher. “This is why you’re here,” Ryle’s boys basketball coach said before the fourth quarter of Friday’s game against Holy Cross. “This is why you play.” The Raiders played well all night, actually. Landon Lorms poured in 23 points and Anthony Coppola added 21, two large parts […]