This story originally appeared in the March 3 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Maybe they were a year ahead of schedule last season when they advanced all the way to the state semifinals of the KHSAA Sweet 16 Tournament at Rupp Arena in Lexington. But make no […]
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Boys District Semifinal hoops roundup: Conner, Cooper meet for 33rd Crown for second straight season
Cooper Jaguars head coach Tim Sullivan calls every game in the 33rd District dog fights. His second-seeded Jaguars (15-12) and the top-seeded Conner Cougars (19-7) survived the semifinal games and will play for the district championship back at Cooper for the fourth time in the past five years on Friday at 7 p.m. Conner has […]
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Moore goes for third straight 1-meter diving title
It’s not a slip of your left index finger. If you typed Cooper junior Peytton Moore – with two Ts – you have correctly spelled her first name. Adding the extra consonant is a family tradition (Erikka and Scott Moore are her parents), but maybe it’s appropriate – she won the last two girls state […]
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Region 7 swimmers dive in this weekend
Lainy Kruger is used to people misspelling her first name – folks adding an “e” between the “n” and “y” is the most common mistake. “It happens all the time,” the Notre Dame senior swimmer said. Something else has happened almost as much – Kruger winning state titles. Kruger, who lives in Taylor Mill, goes […]
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Saturday NKY HS roundup: Walton-Verona boys down Cooper
The Walton-Verona Bearcats boys basketball team (15-7 overall) downed the Cooper Jagurs (12-10), 72-64 in non-region action. Sophomore Aaron Gutman led the Bearcats with 26 points and junior Julian Dixon scored 19. Senior Carter Krohman followed with nine. Sophomore point guard Yamil Rondon led the Jaguars with 23 points and sophomore guard Andy Johnson had […]
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Friday NKY HS Boys Basketball Roundup: Conner earns convincing top seed in 33rd District Tournament
The Conner Cougars (12-6, 3-0) took their talents on the road and showed why they are favored to add on to their school-record three consecutive 33rd District Tournament crowns. Conner features four solid guards that average in double-digit scoring forcing opponents to defend one-on-one. Then when a post like junior forward Ben Fay, senior center […]
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Friday NKY HS boys basketball round-up: Conner uses third quarter run to beat Cooper in key 33rd District game
The Conner Cougars and Cooper Jaguars boys basketball teams are not afraid to push the ball when they have the advantages. But in the halfcourt, they are both patient passing the ball around trying to find driving lanes and make things happen. When either team builds a lead, it really puts them in control as […]
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Time to say it: The Bluebirds are back and ruling their 5A district after whipping up on Cooper
This story has been updated. Adversity begone, Bob Sphire declared on his arrival in Ft. Thomas 18 months ago. Highlands football, with one of Kentucky’s and the nation’s most honored gridiron histories, had had enough of getting setbacks and then letting them – well, letting them knock them on their Bluebird butts. No more, Sphire […]
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Tuesday NKY volleyball round-up: Conner heads to region tournament for first time since 2005
Almost one month following the 3-2 loss at Cooper, Conner Head Coach Douglas Rabe quickly pointed out the Cougars (21-11 overall) played host to the 33rd District Tournament. They lost the first game to the arch-rival Cooper Jaguars (23-8) in the postseason on Tuesday, 25-16. But Conner won the next three by 25-21, 25-22, 25-21 […]
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33rd District boys soccer: Ryle, Conner to meet in title game
The Conner Cougars (9-6-3 overall) and Cooper Jaguars (12-2-3) boys soccer teams battled to keep their seasons alive Sunday at Boone County. Conner had not scored in its last six games being outscored 9-0. But down 1-0 at halftime, junior forward/midfielder Noah Walker tied the game with his second goal of the season. “It was […]