Brody Mangold settled in pretty nicely on Sunday. Especially when he got a 6-2 lead. Once the Conner Cougars took the lead with six runs in the top of the fourth, Mangold dialed it up several notches to help the Cougars beat the 35th District champion Covington Catholic Colonels, 6-2 in the 9th Region Baseball […]
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Monday NKY HS roundup: Ryle baseball wins 33rd District crown; Scott softball headed to 10th Region Tournament for first time in four years
Every 33rd District baseball championship is special because of the competitive nature of the games with four county schools with similar sizes. Ryle not only knocked off Conner for the third time this season, but it finished off an unblemished district slate and got revenge on the team that’s beat them in this same game […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Top seeds battle way to 33rd District Baseball Title Game
No one has doubted how interesting 33rd District semifinal baseball tournaments have been over the years. This one was no different. The higher-seeded Ryle Raiders (24-10) and Conner Cougars (25-11) advanced to the championship game Monday at 5 p.m. back at Boone County. They both used explosive innings to overcome deficits. Ryle 10, Boone County […]
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Friday NKY HS roundup: Conner baseball bests Beechwood to conclude regular season
The Conner Cougars (24-11 overall) downed the Beechwood Tigers (23-7), 12-9 at Great American Ballpark. Conner batted .486 (17-for-35) overall. Senior Jeffery Vest went 2-for-2 with a double, triple, three runs batted in and scored once. Senior right fielder Brayden Stidham went 2-for-2 with one run batted in and senior outfielder Jackson Bucks went 2-for-2 […]
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Stephens, Pioneers shut down Conner
Troy Roberts readily admitted it. Simon Kenton’s baseball coach does not guide a team loaded with power hitters. He was fine with that Monday because the Pioneers shut out Conner, 1-0. “We’ve got some guys that can run,” Roberts said. “We’ll bunt if we have to, we’ll hit-and-run if we have to. Our goal is […]
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Friday NKY HS roundup: Conner baseball bests Highlands for second time this year
The two games that the Conner Cougars (14-2 overall) and Highlands Bluebirds (7-7) baseball teams have played this year have been tight one-run games. Conner edged the Bluebirds for the second time this year, 4-3 in the Doc Morris Invitational at Simon Kenton. The Bluebirds had runners at first and second with two out in […]
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Morris’ legacy still strong decades later
Chris Maxwell likes to tell the story about what longtime umpire and referee Doc Morris would do if he saw a football field lacking large patches of grass. “People wouldn’t know this, but if he was doing a football game and he’d see a field that was kind of bare, he would go out and […]
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Friday NKY HS roundup: Conner baseball earns another 33rd District seed win over Cooper
It took three days for the second 33rd District seed game between the Conner Cougars (10-1 overall) and the Cooper Jaguars (2-7) to take place because of rain. But it finally happened and the Cougars took care of the Jaguars, 7-4 to move to 2-0 in district seed play staying with Ryle, who swept Boone […]
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Tuesday NKY HS roundup: Conner, Ryle baseball earn crucial 33rd District Seed games at Thomas More Stadium
The four 33rd District baseball teams ventured to the home of the 9th Region Tournament at Thomas More Stadium in Florence Tuesday for the annual district seed battles. One game saw a tight battle and the other saw a lopsided score. When the dust settled, the favored Conner Cougars (9-1 overall) and Ryle Raiders (8-3) […]
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Saturday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Conner, Simon Kenton baseball claim district tournament crowns
The Conner Cougars baseball team (29-6 overall) may not have had to win this one to keep the season alive. But the Cougars did want to make one last memorable appearance on the home field for their 10 seniors. They wound up recording a run-ruling of the rival Ryle Raiders, 11-1 in five innings to […]