First-year Sacred Heart girls soccer coach Travis Cooper looks to build on last year’s postseason success.
The Gremlins were only 5-9 entering district play in 2012 but held the top seed in Class 1, District 10. They beat second-seeded St. Paul Lutheran 1-0 in penalty kicks for the program’s first district championship.
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