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The baseball season came to an end a little earlier than hoped for the Burlington Cougars, who were upset by Wray in the Region 6 semifinals last Saturday at Merchants Park. The Cougars were bounced by a 7-5 tally on their home diamond.After stranding the lead-off hitter of the Eagles in the top of the […]

Heading into the final week of regular season play, the Burlington Cougars knew they would need to win at least three of their last four games to maintain their chances of hosting a region this weekend. With contests against a highly-ranked Las Animas, a hungry Sedgwick County, and a gritty Yuma, the Cougars had their […]

Timely hitting and lights-out pitching last week helped the Burlington Cougars push their winning streak to a season-high five straight games. Freshman Lenny Ramirez tossed a four-inning no-hitter in last Thursday’s 16-0 win at Calhan, and junior lefty Zack Foose followed with a one-hit shutout of McClave on Saturday, as the Cougars romped 13-0. Making […]

Generally, a little break between contests can be a good thing, but for the Burlington Cougars, a lay-off of more than a week may have come at the wrong time. With a doubleheader against Goodland scheduled for last Tuesday being canceled because of the weather, the Cougars into last Saturday’s doubleheader at Fowler seeing action […]

Heading into the new baseball season, optimism was high around the Burlington Cougars. The question mark was how would the youth adjust to the high school varsity level. Through the first week of the season, that question has been answered by a 3-0 record. The Cougars opened the campaign on the road last Tuesday with […]