Meet Conner Loveless: Our Pike County “Person of Interest” for Summer 2024

By Darrin McDonald June 8, 2024

I first met Conner when he was playing baseball in Petersburg Little League, probably seven or eight years ago (he was much shorter).  He liked baseball, but, he loved football.  I remember him wearing his Pittsburgh Steelers Antonio Brown jersey to the baseball diamond, and, he could tell you all about the Steelers.  It turns out, he stills loves football.  So when Matt and I sat down with Conner for this segment, I had to ask him about his tackle-breaking fourth down conversion in last year’s Pike Central sectional win against Princeton.    Turns out, it was a busted play.  Without it, the Chargers wouldn’t have won.  Conner will be a senior middle linebacker for the Chargers this year.  I digress, as Conner is really good at football, but, he is great at music.

When we had to condense our two hour conversation into the twelve minute segment for this piece, we focused on Conner’s up-and-coming career in music.   Conner told us that he has been singing his whole life, and, he told us he grew up singing John Denver songs with his grandmother.  However, it wasn’t until Covid that he got serious about playing guitar.  Conner started playing in his church in Oakland City during Covid, and, now he keeps a busy schedule playing shows.  Since the Buffalo Trace Festival last Fall, he has written four songs and is in process of finishing his fifth. 

Ideally, after this year, Conner will find a college where he can both play football and pursue and education in the music industry.  He told us that he is looking at schools in the Nashville area, maybe Bellmont University (although they don’t have football).

Conner’s songs “Sad Melodies” and “California Roses” are featured in this piece.  They are awesome.  Check it out in the video below:  

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