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Cooper girls basketball

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Simon Kenton girls remain undefeated against in-state opponents with long-awaited win over Cooper

February 6, 2026February 6, 20260

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Simon Kenton junior guard Brynli Pernell and her teammates waited several years to post…

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Prep Sports Report: Basketball game between highly ranked teams will likely be rescheduled this week

January 26, 2026January 25, 20260

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter If severe winter weather continues to force local school closings on Tuesday, a game…

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Late scoring run carries Cooper girls to 65-62 win over five-time defending state champion Sacred Heart

January 3, 2026January 3, 20260

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Cooper girls basketball team posted one of the biggest wins in program history…

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Northern Kentucky basketball teams return from holiday tournaments with championship trophies

December 23, 2025December 23, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Northern Kentucky teams played in the finals of five holiday basketball tournaments around the…

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  • Sports

Cooper girls on threshold of winning champions crown in Queen of the Commonwealth tournament for third straight year

December 22, 2025December 22, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cooper is one win away from claiming the championship trophy in the Queen of…

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Three-point barrage sparks Notre Dame’s fast start in 56-52 win over defending 9th Region champions

December 18, 2025December 18, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Last season, Notre Dame guard Emma Holtzapfel was one of the state’s most prolific…

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Prep Sports Report: Cooper will visit Notre Dame in rematch between 9th Region girls basketball finalists

December 16, 2025December 16, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The two girls basketball teams that played in the 9th Region tournament final last…

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  • Sports

New coach of preseason poll’s top-ranked Cooper girls basketball team wants to build on championship legacy

November 27, 2025December 9, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Taking charge of the Cooper High School girls basketball program was a bold career…

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Prep Sports Report: Cooper basketball teams that swept region titles last season begin practice with new head coaches

October 15, 2025October 15, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The first day of preseason practice for Kentucky high school basketball is Wednesday and…

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Prep Sports Report: Cooper senior quarterback closing in on 10,000 mark in career passing yards

October 2, 2025October 1, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter This could be the week that Cooper senior Cam O’Hara joins an elite list…

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Lexi Held working toward resuming her WNBA rookie season after injury put her out of action for several weeks

July 22, 2025July 21, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The injury that put Lexi Held’s first season in the WNBA on hold five…

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Notre Dame Academy administration decides not to rehire girls head basketball coach Kes Murphy

June 23, 2025June 22, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter One of the most successful head coaches in 9th Region girls high school basketball…

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Injury puts Lexi Held out of action for nationally televised WNBA game in Chicago on Saturday

June 21, 2025June 21, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Two weeks ago, DePaul University in Chicago added an action photo of Lexi Held…

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A look back at high school teams, athletes who made headlines during the 2024-25 academic year

June 13, 2025June 17, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic’s tennis team won Northern Kentucky’s only state championship trophy in an unclassified…

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Prep Sports Report: CovCath on verge of sweeping boys state tennis titles, Cooper, Ludlow hire girls basketball coaches

June 4, 2025June 22, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic tennis players are two wins away from sweeping all three boys state…

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Prep Sports Report: Girls basketball players provided memorable moments during 50th anniversary season

March 17, 2025March 16, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter You can’t close the book on the 50th anniversary season of girls high school…

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Cooper’s season ends with loss to Sacred Heart in girls state tournament for third time in four years

March 15, 2025March 15, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cooper girls basketball coach Justin Holthaus had one practice session to prepare his players…

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Cooper rides fast start to 64-54 win over Dixie Heights in 9th Region girls semifinal game

March 6, 2025March 6, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cooper is one win away from becoming the first girls basketball team to win…

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Cooper girls continue 9th Region tournament success with payback win over Holy Cross

March 3, 2025March 3, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Outside the locker room, you could hear Cooper girls basketball coach Justin Holthaus complimenting…

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Prep Sports Report: Record-setting quarterback makes commitment with college football program

February 15, 2025February 15, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cooper’s record-setting quarterback Cam O’Hara made a verbal commitment to Western Kentucky University on…

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Prep Sports Report: Highlands will tangle with perennial power during girls basketball classic

February 5, 2025February 4, 20250

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Four of the eight Northern Kentucky girls high school basketball teams that scheduled a…

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Notre Dame girls basketball team enters season with elements it takes to be title contender

November 28, 2024November 27, 20240

By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter With the experience, size and depth that Notre Dame has on its girls basketball…

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