Lloyd Memorial and Conner need more than 32 minutes to settle basketball games. The two played an overtime battle on February 17 and 10 days later did so once again. This time, the stakes much higher in the Ninth Region tournament quarterfinals. And for the second time, the Juggernauts got the best of the Cougars […]
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Girls 33rd District semifinals: Cooper, Ryle victories set up Thursday showdown
Could it be the second of three possible matchups when Ryle and Cooper meet on Thursday for the 33rd District championship and then again in the Ninth Region championship? The way the two looked on Tuesday night, it’s a possibility. First, Cooper disposed of Boone County, 56-20, while Ryle defeated Conner 60-50. Here’s how it […]
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KABC Region/Coach Players of the Year announced
Mr. and Miss Basketball candidates across the state have been revealed. The Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation (KLEF) and the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches (KABC) announced the senior student athletes selected as the KABC Regional Players of the Year. Each candidate is now up for the Mr. and Miss Basketball award to be announced at […]
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Cougars prove another point, run away from Mason County
Not only has Conner knocked off Covington Catholic, Holy Cross and Newport, who many consider three of the top four teams in the Ninth Region, they can add a top 10 team in the state to the resume too. Mason County (23-3) came to Hebron riding a 13-game winning streak and a No. 7 ranking […]
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Craddock’s bounce beats Highlands at buzzer in OT
Alexis Craddock hadn’t scored all game. She missed a buzzer-beater in the JV game. But when the sophomore guard caught the ball on the wing with time winding down in overtime of Conner’s (13-6) varsity game with Highlands (15-7), she didn’t hesitate. Craddock took two dribbles, pulled up from about 15-feet and drained a buzzer-beating […]
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Conner outlasts Newport in double OT
Conner’s senior class has won 72 games and three straight district championships, with Monday night being Senior Night, it was a good night to reflect on the past. But with an opponent like Newport, the Wildcats didn’t leave much time for that. In the end, the Cougars (13-6) seniors rose to the occasion in big […]
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Friday NKY Girls Basketball hoops round-up: Ryle earns home rivalry win against Conner
The teams know they will meet again with a region tournament berth on the line at Cooper. But aside from earning the second seed in the 33rd District Tournament, the host Ryle Raiders (16-5, 2-1) and Conner Cougars (11-6, 1-2) took the court seeing how they matched up with each other that night and what […]
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Cougars on the prowl, knock off CovCath
Maybe a couple of early season losses and not at full strength kept Conner under the radar as they started 2-3. They’ve now put the target squarely on their back. The Cougars went into Park Hills on Tuesday night and came away with a 74-68 victory over Covington Catholic, defeating the state’s No. 2 team […]
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Monday NKY HS hoops roundup: Season-low good enough for NewCath girls victory
For all the struggles in this game offensively, the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds girls basketball team made the most of their lone bucket in the final 6:55. The Thoroughbreds (9-5) watched a 32-23 lead against the host St. Henry Crusaders (8-6) evaporate over that time. But down 33-32 with less than a minute remaining, NewCath […]
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Conner stays hot, shoots past Holy Cross
For a while Tuesday, if Conner wasn’t knocking down 3-pointers from seemingly somewhere near Ritte’s Corner, the Cougars were hitting field goals while slipping and falling. Whether far or near, most of Conner’s shots went in against Holy Cross. That and a 17-3 first-quarter run led to a happy trip on Interstate 275 – an […]