Tim Sullivan named boys' basketball coach at St. Henry

Tim Sullivan, a former head coach at St. Patrick and a former assistant coach at Mason County, was named head boys' basketball coach at St. Henry on Wednesday.

Sullivan had been the head coach at Cooper since the school opened in 2008. His contract was not renewed despite coaching the Jaguars to the quarterfinals of the state tournament this past season. Cooper was the state runner-up in 2017.

Sullivan succeeds Dave Faust who retired last month after 33 seasons as St. Henry's head coach.  

Deron Breeze and Tim Sullivan coach their teams to region championships

The Adair County Indians, coached by former Mason County resident Deron Breeze, and the Cooper Jaguars, coached by former St. Patrick head coach and former Mason County assistant coach Tim Sullivan, won region championships on Tuesday night. 

Adair County earned its second straight trip to the state tournament with a 62-48 victory over North Hardin in the 5th Region Tournament.

Cooper beat Lloyd 53-38 in the 9th Region Tournament.

In next week's UK HealthCare Boys' Sweet 16, Adair County (30-5) will face either Clinton County or Bowling Green from the 4th Region while Cooper (23-5) will play 2nd Region champion Henderson County (25-6). 

News and notes

It's time for news and notes:

• Maysville native and former Bracken County boys' basketball coach Deron Breeze guided his Adair County Indians to the 5th Region championship on Sunday. The Indians lost to Taylor County in the championship game of the 20th District Tournament, but bounced back to beat Washington County, North Hardin and Bethlehem in the regional tournament. Adair County (28-7) will play 1st Region champion Marshall County (25-7) in the opening round of the UK Healthcare Boys Sweet 16 on March 20 at 6 p.m. Breeze's dad, Tony, played for Mason County in the 1970s.

• Former St. Patrick and Mason County assistant coach Tim Sullivan sends his Cooper Jaguars against the Newport Wildcats in the championship game of the 9th Region Tournament tonight. Newport beat Cooper 48-42 at Cooper on February 13. The Wildcats are riding a 23-game winning streak and have a 31-3 record. Cooper (24-8) has won seven straight games since losing to Newport.

• Former Mason County football and basketball player Chad Simms will be the principal at Pendleton County High School for the 2024-25 school year. Simms, a former boys' basketball coach and principal at Pendleton County, is the current assistant principal there. Simms returned to Pendleton County after working in the Boone County School District.

• The Two Bridge Run is just a little over six weeks away. The event offers a 10-Miler and a 5K run/walk on Saturday, April 27 in Maysville. Register online.

Tim Sullivan on SportsTalk

Cooper basketball coach Tim Sullivan was my guest on SportsTalk this morning. Sullivan. a former head coach at St. Patrick and a former assistant coach at Mason County, guided Cooper to the 9th Region championship Monday night.

Here is a link to the podcast