Cooper fills boys basketball coaching position with man in charge of highly successful girls program
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter It didn’t take long for Cooper to find a new boys head basketball coach….
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Cooper’s season ends with loss to Sacred Heart in girls state tournament for third time in four years
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cooper girls basketball coach Justin Holthaus had one practice session to prepare his players…
Young Cooper team holds off Notre Dame rally to win fourth consecutive 9th Region girls championship
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter It didn’t come easy, but Cooper become the first girls basketball team to win…
Cooper girls continue 9th Region tournament success with payback win over Holy Cross
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Outside the locker room, you could hear Cooper girls basketball coach Justin Holthaus complimenting…
Coaches select statistic leaders to share Player of the Year honors in Division II girls basketball
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter One player has the highest scoring average in Northern Kentucky and the other has…
Prep Sports Report: Record-setting quarterback makes commitment with college football program
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cooper’s record-setting quarterback Cam O’Hara made a verbal commitment to Western Kentucky University on…
Fighting to the end, Cooper loses close game against Sacred Heart in semifinals of girls state tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter LEXINGTON — Their time as teammates didn’t end the way they dreamed it would,…
Strong team effort carries Cooper girls to final four showdown with Sacred Heart in state tournament
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Over the last three seasons, Louisville Sacred Heart has won 71 consecutive girls basketball…
Cooper girls basketball team extends two win streaks with 45-34 victory over Ryle in 33rd District final
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The latest episode of the rip-roaring rivalry between Cooper and Ryle in girls basketball…
Ryle basketball teams split double-header against nearby rival Cooper in 33rd District seeding games
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Ryle boys and girls basketball teams were looking to break losing streaks against neighboring…
Prep Sports Report: Coach says new free throw rules were not a factor in team’s three-game losing streak
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter In its last three games, the Cooper girls basketball team was outscored 15-5, 24-13…
Cooper girls repeat as 9th Region champions with hard-fought win over Ryle in title game
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cutting down a net and draping it over a championship trophy is something Cooper…
Cooper gets past Ryle, 63-58, in showdown between 9th Region’s highest ranked girls basketball rivals
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter After winning 10 straight games by an average margin of 37.5 points, the Cooper…
Girls Basketball Preview: Last year’s 9th Region finalists voted top teams in preseason coaches poll
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter A team from the 33rd District has played in six of the last seven…
Freihofer sisters continue family tradition by leading Cooper to first 9th Region girls basketball title
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter At family gatherings, Kay and Liz Freihofer have heard their mom, aunt and uncle…
Prep Sports Notebook: Scott seniors sweep 10th Region Player of the Year awards in basketball
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Grant Profitt and Mya Meredith, the leading scorers on the Scott boys and girls…
Prep Sports Notebook: Cooper puts former boys assistant coach in charge of girls basketball program
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter When preseason practice gets under way on Oct. 26, the Cooper girls basketball team…