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Post by Church News on Sept 17, 2011 15:25:45 GMT -5
wymtnews.com Show of support for Bell County pre-game prayer Reporter: Kendall Downing
Weeks ago Bell County High School was forced to do away with the pre-game prayer at football games because of a family's complaint. Now members of the community are fighting back, one shirt at a time. There's a good chance those filling the stands at the next home football game may be dressed exactly alike. Shawn Collins runs the Ideal Print Shop in Middlesboro. A group of Bell County High School students wanted a handful of shirts printed that said "Let us pray." The husband and wife team put their plan into motion, agreeing to print 1,000 shirts for free. It all started a couple of weeks ago at the City-County Bowl when folks handed out a piece of paper. It was a voucher that gives people a chance to call the print shop and put in an order for a shirt. Since that time, the shop has not been able to print shirts fast enough. Orders are stacking up. Now the goal is 1,500. At the next home game September 30th, supporters plan to wear their shirts and say the Lord's Prayer aloud, after the national anthem. Shirt after shirt and order by order - all organized by one family, unafraid to take a stand. The school system said there will be a moment of silence after the national anthem. And during that time, people are free to do whatever they want. www.wkyt.com/wymtnews/headlines/Show_of_support_for_Bell_Co_pre-game_prayer_129993273.html
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Post by Press Release on Feb 23, 2012 16:57:42 GMT -5
BASS FISHING ADDS TO GROWING LIST OF CHAMPIONSHIP SPORT-ACTIVITIES Kentucky High School Athletic Association Press Release
Kentucky’s lakes, rivers and streams have always been a haven for anglers and record-breaking catches. Starting with the 2012-13 school year, young anglers will have a chance to win something more – a high school state championship. The KHSAA will add bass fishing as a varsity sport-activity starting next year, Commissioner Julian Tackett announced in a Wednesday morning press conference. Bass fishing will join bowling, which is holding its first KHSAA-sanctioned state championship in late March, and competitive cheer as sport-activities offered by the Association. Kentucky becomes the second state nationally to offer bass fishing as a varsity sport, following Illinois. It will be offered in the spring with a regular season scheduled from late February through mid-April. The postseason and state competition will take place in late April. “To say we are excited to sponsor bass fishing as a state championship sport-activity is an understatement,” said Tackett. “Not only does it seem like a natural fit, given the number of Kentuckians of all ages who enjoy fishing and the outdoors, but it also allows us to reach one more group of students who may not already participate in an extra-curricular activity and give them a chance to be a part of a team. Representing your school and your community comes with great responsibility – keeping your grades up, staying out of trouble and setting an example for others. Not only do we hope to reward these students with a state championship event experience next year but we hope it fosters a lifelong love of the sport.” Much like youth programs already in place for bowling and archery, Tackett said the assistance the Association has already received from organizations such as The Bass Federation and youth director Mark Gintert, as well as FLW and Outdoors Operations Manager Dave Washburn has proven invaluable. The appreciation has been reciprocated. “The Bass Federation is very excited to be working with the Kentucky High School Athletic Association and the FLW Outdoors to help bring high school fishing to the state of Kentucky,” said Gintert. “These three organizations represent the forefront of youth fishing and athletics across the state and we can’t wait to see the program grow as a result of this partnership.” The first state championship for bass fishing will be held at the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The area has already played host to numerous high school fishing tournaments, including last year’s Murray State High School Fishing Open on Kentucky Lake, an event that drew 88 teams representing more than 50 Kentucky high schools. The new sport-offering has already gained traction in the state as Terry Johnson, Executive Director of the Bluegrass State Games, also announced on Wednesday that bass fishing will join the full offering of sporting events at this summer’s competition. “We are very excited to partner with Murray State and FLW Outdoors to add high school fishing to the Bluegrass State Games,” said Johnson. “We provide Kentuckians of all ages with a wide array of sports in which to compete and the momentum high school fishing will gain as a result of its addition as a varsity sport by the KHSAA makes it a natural fit.”
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Post by Press Release on Apr 16, 2012 12:41:12 GMT -5
Ponderosa Speedway Top Ten Track Points After April 14, 2012
Ken Towery’s Auto and Tire Center Sportsman
1. Donnie Sullivan (Stanford, KY)- 217 2. Derek Bottoms (Taylorsville, KY)- 201 3. Johnny King (Lancaster, KY)- 183 4. Doodle Farris (Louisville, KY)- 147 5. Shannon Scott (Liberty, KY)- 136 6. Eli Meredith (Hodgenville, KY)- 115 7. Shane Irvin (Liberty, KY)- 111 8. Eddie Stewart (Manchester, KY)- 80 9. John Cole (Berea, KY)- 76 10. Scotty Earl (Louisville, KY)- 74 NEXT RACE: April 20 (Friday) Indiana Late Model Series: Indiana Late Model Series ($1,000 to win); Regular Show for Clayton Homes Modifieds ($600 to win), Ken Towery’s Auto and Tire Center Sportsman ($300 to win), and Bob Allen Motor Mall Street Stocks ($200 to win) (NO Super Late Models at this event) Pit Area Opens at 4:00 p.m. and General Admission Area Opens at 5:00 p.m., Drivers Meeting at 7:00 p.m., Practice at 7:15 p.m., Time Trials at 7:45 p.m., Racing at 8:30 p.m. Adult General Admission is $12, Children Ages 6-12 will be $5, Children 5 and under are FREE with a paid adult. Pit passes will be $30. For more information, visit the track’s webpage at: www.ponderosaspeedway.netwww.stlracing.com/forums/showthread.php?175567-Ponderosa-Speedway-Top-Ten-Track-Points-after-April-14-2012
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Post by Press Release on Apr 25, 2012 16:52:21 GMT -5
Tyler Allen Top Qualifier at Spring Drags In Bristol
BRISTOL, TENN. — The following were No. 1 qualifier awards from the ADRL Spring Drags III at Bristol Dragway. Alert Screw Products Pro Junior Dragster No. 1 Qualifier Program ($100 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Junior Dragster) – Tyler Allen, Manchester, KY, 7.908, 7.90 Index, .008. Tim McAmis Performance Parts Top Sportsman No. 1 Qualifier Program ($500 to the No. 1 qualifier in Top Sportsman) – Chuck Mohn, Jerry Bickel Race Cars ’69 Camaro Summit Racing Equipment Top Sportsman entry, Fountainville, PA, 4.10 seconds, 173.99 mph. www.adrl.us/2012/04/7780
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Post by Local Sports on May 1, 2012 12:34:55 GMT -5
Jordan Fox
Former CCMS Raider lands scholarship offer
Former Clay County Middle School Raider and current Dixie Heights High School sophomore guard Jordan Fox has landed a scholarship offer, according to his AAU coach Josh Maxey. The 6-foot-1 Fox was offered by Miami (Ohio). He had also previously heard from Eastern Kentucky, Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and went to Indiana’s Hoosier Hysteria. Fox, who transferred to Dixie Heights from Jackson County, averaged about eight points and five assists a game in his first season with the Colonels. blogs.courier-journal.com/jodydemling/2012/04/30/northern-ky-guard-lands-offer
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Post by Local Sports on May 16, 2012 20:14:48 GMT -5
Mike Jones
Harlan County Sports Former Clay County Basketball Coach Steps Down at Harlan County By JOHN HENSON
After watching his Harlan County Black Bears increase their win total in each of his four years as boys basketball coach at Harlan County High School, Mike Jones has apparently decided to step down with his team expected to be ranked first heading into the 2012-2013 season. Sources indicated that Jones turned in his resignation on Tuesday and the job was posted at the Harlan County Schools Central Office on Wednesday Jones ranks among the state's top coaches with a record of 574-231 in 26 seasons as a head coach in stops at Cawood, Jackson County, Todd Central, Harlan, Clay County and Harlan County. With a record of 369-128 at three Harlan County schools, Jones appears to be the all-time leader in wins in the county. Joe Gilly won 310 games in the 1940s and 1950s at Harlan. A 1970 Clay County graduate who went on to play at Cumberland College, Jones began his high school coaching career in the fall of 1980 at Cawood High School. At Harlan he won All "A" Classic state titles in both 1994 and 1995 and captured district titles in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1999 under Jones. The 1999 squad made it back to the regional finals before falling to Clay County in Bobby Keith's last year as coach. Jones returned home to Clay County in the summer of 1999 to take over for Keith. He led Clay back to the state tournament in 2001 as the Tigers fell in the quarterfinals to Russellville. In six years at Clay, Jones led Clay to five district titles and two regional runner-up finishes. harlancountysports.com
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Post by In The News on May 22, 2012 11:20:21 GMT -5
Mike Jones
Harlan Daily Enterprise Short Retirement: Mike Jones to remain HCHS basketball coach by JOHN MIDDLETON
Less than one week after submitting his resignation, Harlan County boys basketball coach Mike Jones has apparently had a change of heart. Harlan County High School officials confirmed Monday that Jones has decided not to resign as the school’s basketball coach. Jones is a native of Clay County. Jones has coached the Bears all four years since the school opened. He has led Harlan County to a 79-41 mark during that time, including four trips to the regional tournament and a district championship in 2010.Jones has a record of 574-231 in 26 seasons at Cawood, Jackson County, Todd Central, Harlan, Clay County and Harlan County. Harlan County is expected to be the 13th Region favorite next season, as four starters and several contributors return from last year’s squad. Read more: www.harlandaily.com/view/full_story/18673565/article-Jones-to-remain-HCHS-basketball-coach
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Post by Press Release on May 26, 2012 9:57:07 GMT -5
Andy Jackson
Oneida native resigns as Flordia tennis coach University of Flordia Press Release
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- After 11 seasons at the helm of the University of Florida, men’s tennis head coach Andy Jackson announced his resignation, effective immediately. A search for the Gators' 10th men’s tennis head coach will begin immediately. Jackson was born in Oneida in 1961 and graduated from the University of Kentucky. At UK he lettered twice for the Wildcats and was the team captain in 1984 as a senior. Jackson took over coaching duties at Florida in June of 2001. After inheriting a team that went 9-17 the year before he arrived, Jackson went on to win a pair of SEC Championships (2003 and 2005) and runner-up showings (2004 and 2006) as well as two SEC Tournament crowns (2005 and 2011). The Gators advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 in 10 of his 11 seasons, including an appearance in the national semifinals in 2005. Jackson was named the SEC coach of the Year in both 2002 and in 2005. Under his guidance eight players earned a combined 19 All-American honors, while 16 players earned 32 All-SEC honors in his time at Florida. Jackson concludes his time at Florida with a 209-82 record (.718) and a 90-32 mark in SEC play (.738). He ranks third in school history in wins behind Bill Potter (415) and Ian Duvenhage (221). Jackson’s squads finished in the top 10 in the NCAA in 10 of his 11 years at Florida. His athletes performed admirably in the classroom, as 24 different Gators earned a total of 46 SEC Academic Honor Roll mentions (2012 members still to come). Prior to coaching at Florida Jackson spent 13 years as the head men’s coach at Mississippi State after spending five years as MSU’s women’s head coach. He compiled a 220-106 record as the men’s coach at Mississippi State, including a 100-59 mark in SEC play. Florida just concluded its 2012 season with a 16-9 mark, 7-4 in SEC play and advanced to the round of 16 where the Gators fell to Ohio State. www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=23200
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Post by Local Sports on Jun 16, 2012 6:15:22 GMT -5
RICHIE FARMER 1988-92 Clay County High School MANCHESTER, KY
wildcatbluenation.com The Most Impactful Kentucky Wildcat Basketball Players (#20 Richie Farmer)
by Paul Jordan [/i] Perhaps no player in this countdown is as enigmatic as Richie Farmer. He came to Kentucky as the reigning Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Player of the year. He started during the low point of Kentucky basketball and then helped resurrect Kentucky basketball. After basketball, he was a star in the political field and had a future claim on the Governor’s mansion and now finds himself in the ashes once again, her personal life in shambles. It’s come full circle for Richie Farmer in his basketball career and time will tell if his personal life follows suit. Farmer was pretty much an afterthought on Eddie Sutton’s 1988-89 squad that went 13-19. Farmer averaged just 3.2 points a game and shot a dreadful 28% from the floor. Kentucky fans will never consider a Kentucky player on the Wildcats roster as an afterthought though as Cawood Ledford took the legendary call on his program asking “if he reckoned Richie would play tonight” and it was obvious that probation or not, Kentucky fans would support their team. Farmer and the rest of the “Unforgettables” quickly won the hearts of the Bluegrass with the heart and hustle style of play. Even though Kentucky was outmatched against traditional powers North Carolina and Kansas, Farmer showed his ability to fill the scoreboard with 21 and 19 point games. That 1989-90 team overachieved their way to a 14-14 record and Farmer averaged 6.96 points a game. Farmer won the heart of Kentucky fans with his hustle. As Kentucky improved, so did Farmer. Richie averaged 10 points a game and scored in double digits eight of the last ten games of the season. Farmer was tied for second on the team with 46 three pointers as the Wildcats finished 22-6. The 1991-92 Kentucky Wildcats team was loaded and off probation. While Farmer was not counted on to carry the team (Mashburn averaged 21.3), Farmer showed the ability to put the team on his back with 22 points versus John Calipari’s UMass team and a career high 28 points versus Notre Dame. Farmer finished the season averaging 9.6 points a game and finished second on the team with 55 treys. Farmer’s last team went 29-7 and lost to Duke in the infamous overtime game. Despite not being a highly recruited player nationally, Farmer left his mark on the Kentucky record book. Farmer finished 72nd in scoring with 898 points, 29th in school history with 106 steals, and made the 17th most three pointers with 147. Farmer’s 83.81 FT % ranked 6th in school history. But for Farmer, the reality of his after basketball career is threatening to eclipse his life in the blue and white. Read the entire article at: wildcatbluenation.com/2012/06/14/the-most-impactful-kentucky-wildcat-basketball-players-1981-82-to-present-20-richie-farmer
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Post by In The News on Jun 18, 2012 22:42:04 GMT -5
Michael Paul Sizemore (right) was on hand at Tiger Stadium in 2006 for his brother Jeremy Sizemore's senior night along with his parents Terry and Sharon. Michael Paul has been hired as the football coach at Bracken County.
Michael Paul Sizemore hoping to bring stability to Polar Bears football by ZACK KLEMME
Michael Paul Sizemore recognizes it's hard to build a football program when it has to replace its head coach, on average, every two seasons. Bracken County's new coach, its fifth to begin a season in 10 years, is hoping to remedy that situation for the Polar Bears. Sizemore, 25, is a native of Manchester, Ky. He attended Clay County and Eastern Kentucky University. He has worked as an assistant for five seasons at South Laurel and Metcalfe County. He said he was notified he'd received the job on Friday. Sizemore is Bracken County's second new football coach in as many seasons. This time last year, the new man in town was Kevin Siple, a veteran coach who spent 16 years turning Indian Hill (Ohio) into a regular playoff participant. In Siple's lone season in Brooksville, the Polar Bears went 6-5, the first winning season in the program's nine-year history. Siple has moved on to coach and teach at Grant County, so the Polar Bears are again forced to start over, and again are doing so at a relatively late date, about three months from kickoff in August. Sizemore was to meet with his players for the first time Monday evening. His preparation time with his new players is shortened, so he plans to "keep it simple" schematically. Working in Sizemore's and the Polar Bears' favor is that Bracken County ran a spread single-back offense most of the time last season, and Sizemore is comfortable with the spread. Sizemore, who will teach social studies at Bracken County, plans to move to the area "as soon as I get the opportunity to find a place and move up." The new coach is aware that, with the exception of last season, Bracken County has struggled to produce wins. The Polar Bears went 7-74 in their first eight seasons, but Sizemore is hopeful last year represented a breakthrough. Read the entire article at: www.maysville-online.com/sports/sizemore-hoping-to-bring-stability-to-polar-bears-football/article_af779894-d50d-5220-86a8-427efe770e93.html
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Post by In The News on Jun 20, 2012 8:27:39 GMT -5
Richie Farmer
Big Blue Booyah June 18th: On this date... Tom Leach
...in 1988, your future University of Kentucky Wildcat great, Clay County's Richie Farmer, who led the Tigers to five consecutive Sweet Sixteen high school basketball tournaments and the 1987 state title, was named Kentucky Associated Press High School Athlete of the Year. He averaged over 27 points per game for a Clay County squad that finished runner-up in the state finals. Eddie Sutton was very hesitant in recruiting the 'stache, but Farmer went on to survive the probation years, a new coach, the worst season in school history, to finish his career with a jersey in Rupp's rafters. The combination of his legend as a Kentucky high school player and being a part of Kentucky's Unforgettable team made Farmer one of the most popular players in UK's storied history. bigbluebooyah.blogspot.com/2012/06/june-18th-on-this-date.html
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Post by In The News on Jul 15, 2012 12:00:33 GMT -5
Richie Farmer, Bobby Keith
Herald-Leader Bobby Keith and Richie Farmer part of iconic class By Mark Story, Sports Columnist
ELIZABETHTOWN — At exactly 6:37 p.m. Saturday evening, the door of a chartered bus opened outside a renovated movie theater. What walked out was a Dream Team of Kentucky basketball royalty. Dr. Dunkenstein and King Rex. Geri Grigsby and Clemette Haskins. Bobby Keith and Richie Farmer. The new Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class Saturday night in the State Theater in downtown Elizabethtown. Of the 16 Kentucky high school basketball figures recognized, every living member of the class showed up. What resulted may have been the greatest collection of Kentucky-produced hoops icons ever in one place. If, like me, you grew up loving the legends and the lore of basketball in Kentucky, this was about as good as it will ever get. In 2009, the KABC helped create the new High School Basketball Hall of Fame as an autonomous organization. The Hall then went looking for a home. The plan for the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame is to reach 100 inductees by 2018, the 100-year anniversary of the first boys' high school state tournament in the commonwealth. To use a basketball term, the first induction ceremony was a slam dunk. You could ask Richie Farmer what was more unforgettable, that gut-wrenching loss to Christian Laettner and Duke in 1992 when he was at Kentucky or the three state championship games he played in at Clay County? "To play in five state tournaments, to get to play in three state championship games and win one, it meant everything," Farmer said. Bobby Keith, the iconic ex-Clay County coach and an inductee, said "boys just don't work as hard at basketball anymore. They've got cars and computers and lots of things that distract them. When I was young, we just played basketball." Read more here: www.kentucky.com/2012/07/14/2258864/mark-story-inaugural-kentucky.html
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Post by In The News on Jul 28, 2012 8:41:19 GMT -5
The Times-Tribune KHSAA approves fall sports championship weekend
Beginning in the fall of 2013 the first weekend of November will have a championship feel unlike any other in the Association’s 95-year history. The KHSAA Board of Control approved a measure at its July meeting to create a fall sports weekend of championships as five separate team championships will be decided on the same Saturday. The final championship contests for volleyball, boys’ and girls’ cross country, as well as boys’ and girls’ soccer will be awarded on Nov. 9, 2013. The new series of championships will be held in week 18 of the NFHS corresponding date calendar. The decision to create a fall weekend of champions received support for several reasons, among them the fact it cuts down on scheduling conflicts for member schools, unlike when the championships are conducted on three separate weekends. Similar events also have been conducted in the past with multiple championships on the same weekend, including the soccer/cross country, tennis/track and baseball/softball combinations with great success. “This is a model that has worked well in the past and we likely will be using more in the future because it causes minimal intrusion in the academic year,” said KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett. “We want to make sure student-athlete success in the classroom comes first and if having multiple championships at once is a way to ensure they miss less study time and it helps teachers, then I’m all for it. We tried it last spring by doubling up tennis and track in May and baseball and softball in June and received a lot of positive feedback for it. I think that weekend will be something people now will be able to circle on their calendars years in advance, which will really enhance the championship experience for every sport involved.” The length of the soccer season will remain unchanged. The length of the volleyball season will remain the same, though the official start date of the first match will move back by one week, to Aug. 12, 2013. The length of the cross country season will be one week shorter as the date of its championship moves from the second weekend of November to the first. The first official practice date for each remains July 15. thetimestribune.com/sports/x453798867/KHSAA-approves-fall-sports-championship-weekend
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Post by In The News on Aug 19, 2012 8:05:01 GMT -5
herald-leader.com GJ Smith, former UK basketball player and Laurel schools athletics director, dies at age 59 By Josh Kegley
G.J. Smith, a former University of Kentucky men's basketball player and longtime high school coach and athletics director in Laurel County, died Friday of a heart attack. He was 59. As a forward for the Wildcats, Mr. Smith played in 49 games over three seasons from 1972 to 1975. He averaged 3 points a game. UK fans who remember Mr. Smith's tenure might also remember longtime UK announcer Cawood Ledford's call, "G.J. from the corner!" Ledford's description of where Mr. Smith took most of his shots became something of a catchphrase within the Big Blue Nation. Following his graduation from UK, Mr. Smith became a teacher, baseball coach and basketball coach. Later, he was athletics director for the Laurel County schools, where he had played baseball and basketball in high school. In 1997, Mr. Smith was inducted into the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. His wife, Judy Smith, said one of her husband's greatest points of pride was serving as athletics director while his two sons, Cameron and Trey, became the third generation of Smiths to play in Kentucky's Sweet Sixteen tournament. Mr. Smith's father, the late Charles Smith, played on a state championship team in the 1940s, she said. Mr. Smith retired as athletics director at South Laurel High School in 2008. House-Rawlings Funeral Home, 510 East Fourth Street in London, is handling funeral arrangements. Arrangements had not been completed Saturday night. Judy Smith said the family expects to hold a visitation Monday night and the funeral Tuesday. She asked that friends and family visit the funeral home's Web site, HouseRawlings.com, for updated information. Read more here: www.kentucky.com/2012/08/18/2303855/gj-smith-former-uk-basketball.html
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Post by In The News on Aug 23, 2012 17:32:02 GMT -5
sentinel-echo.com Friends share fond memories of G.J. Smith By Denis House, Sports Editor
G.J. Smith was many things. Coach. Athletic Director. Teacher. Family Man. Friend. Confidant. To those who knew G.J. Smith, he was all of those, and much more. And even though he passed away Friday night after suffering a heart attack, his influence will live on in the lives that he touched. You can list a man’s accomplishments, but those don’t tell the entire story. More than 600 wins as a high school baseball coach. Several district and region titles. Played in the state tournament at both Hazel Green and Laurel County High School. Played for the University of Kentucky. And earned the respect of those who came in contact with him. Once word spread of Smith’s passing, friends and colleagues reflected on the impact he made on their lives, and told stories of a Smith that most people didn’t know. Read the entire article at: www.sentinel-echo.com/localsports/x1685973874/-A-good-person-fantastic-coach-and-great-leader
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Post by In The News on Jan 18, 2013 22:50:57 GMT -5
Middlesboro Daily News Crooked Creek to host PNC Bank Junior Championship
The American Junior Golf Association will head to London for the first time when Crooked Creek Golf Club hosts 144 players for the PNC Bank Junior Championship presented by London & Laurel County, Aug. 4–8. Top junior golfers from Kentucky and around the country will travel to compete in this 54-hole stroke play event. Prior to the event, an 18-hole TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Qualifier will be held on Aug. 4, at Crooked Creek. The qualifiers give juniors an opportunity to “play their way in” to coinciding AJGA Open tournaments or build status for entry into a future event. The qualifier series offers opportunities for AJGA juniors at approximately 50 AJGA Open events. During the tournament week, some of the top juniors participating in the championship will also take part in the Junior-Am Fundraising Tournament on Aug. 5. Supporting golf at the grassroots level, Junior-Ams allow the AJGA to make contributions to local junior golf charities and programs in hosting communities. This event and many others like it are supported by the Kentucky Sports Authority, an agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet. For more information, visit: www.teamky.comAJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. Former AJGA juniors have compiled more than 500 victories on the PGA and LPGA Tours. AJGA alumni include David Toms, Stewart Cink, Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Inbee Park and Morgan Pressel. Read more: www.middlesborodailynews.com/view/full_story/21444772/article-Crooked-Creek-to-host-PNC-Bank-Junior-Championship
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Post by Local Sports on Feb 20, 2013 20:11:05 GMT -5
The Times-Tribune Lady Jaguars roll into finals against Clay County By Les Dixon North Laurel proved the old saying that “you can throw a team’s record out the window” to be true Tuesday during semifinal action of the 49th District Tournament. The Lady Jaguars entered their game against Jackson County with only five wins, but you’d never had known it judging by their impressive 68-34 blowout win. The win advances North Laurel to Thursday’s 49th District title game against Clay County, who has already beaten the Lady Jaguars twice this season. The 49th District Girls Tournament is being held at Jackson County High School. thetimestribune.com/sports/x1633487874/Lady-Jaguars-roll
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Post by ClayLive on Jun 8, 2013 4:13:48 GMT -5
sentinel-echo.com Sydney McWhorter tops state ranking for middle school 800 meters; 10th in the nation By Denis House, Sports Editor
Had Sydney McWhorter been a year older, she probably would have qualified for this past season’s high school track and cross country region meets. Unfortunately, the South Middle runner was just in sixth grade. You have to at least be in seventh grade to participate in the region. And you can tell by the expression on her face that she was bummed to not be able to represent her school at region. While she might not have been allowed to race in the high school regions, which also meant she couldn’t compete at state, she still turned in an impressive first season of running. She finished 12th in the KTCCCA Middle School cross country championships and sixth in the KTCCCA Middle School track and field championships in the 800 meters. Plus, she is currently ranked No. 1 in the Kentucky Outdoor 800 meter rankings for middle school runners with a best time of 2:33. That time also ranks her 10th in the United States Outdoor 800 meters for middle school runners. Both rankings are generated by Milesplit.us, the premier high school track and field/cross country website. When McWhorter was in fifth grade, she was entered in the county elementary track and field meet by her gym teacher, Lonnie Harris. Her time of 1:15 for 400 meters caught the eye of South Laurel track and cross country coach Carrie Kirby, who got in touch with her over the summer and asked her to come out first for the cross country team. From there, she joined the track team, where she consistently finished in the top 10 throughout the season. McWhorter comes from an athletic background, as her older siblings both were star athletes at South Laurel. Her sister, McKenzie, participated in basketball, soccer and track, and her brother, Chase, played both baseball and football for the Cardinals. Her mother, Tricia, participated in track while in high school at Clay County. Having two older siblings who excelled in sports has been a motivation for McWhorter. While she might have been shut out of the high school postseason meets, she was able to participate in the recent middle school championships at the University of Louisville. She started in 13th place, but by the end of the race, she moved up to sixth. She knew only the top eight finishers would medal. She will also compete at this year’s Bluegrass State Games and the Louisville Future Stars meet. Plus she will attend a track and field camp, Maximum Velocity, at Centre College. Jackie Joyner-Kersey and other Olympians are the trainers at that camp. Read the entire article at: www.sentinel-echo.com/localsports/x765615007/Catch-her-if-you-can
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Post by Press Release on Jun 14, 2013 16:09:40 GMT -5
Oneida native Andy Jackson named head men’s tennis coach at Arkansas Arkansas Athletics Press Release
Andy Jackson, whose teams have made 22 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, has been hired as the new men’s tennis coach at Arkansas, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long announced Tuesday. “Coach Jackson has demonstrated the ability to lead nationally competitive tennis programs within the Southeastern Conference,” Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long said. “His record of sustained success, first at Mississippi State and then at Florida, is confirmation that he knows what it takes to compete and win in the nation’s most challenging men’s tennis conference. Andy also has a tremendous record of developing student-athletes on and off the court. I am confident that under his leadership, our men’s tennis program will return to national prominence while competing for both individual and team championships. We are excited to welcome Andy to Razorback Athletics.” Jackson has 29 years of head coaching experience at Florida and Mississippi State, compiling a 496-234 record, and is the only coach to win an SEC title at two different schools. He has won three conference regular-season titles, three conference tournament crowns and is a three-time SEC Coach of the Year. For his last 24 years, he has coached men’s teams in Gainesville and Starkville and all 24 teams finished the season ranked in the top 25, with 13 of those in the top 10, including a No. 2 ranking in the final poll of 2003. In his career, he has produced seven 20-plus-win seasons and advanced to the NCAA finals site 20 times with seven quarterfinal appearances and three trips to the semifinal round. Individually, he has coached nine collegiate grand slam event champions, three SEC Players of the Year, four SEC Rookies of the Year and two ITA National Rookies of the Year. He also has coached 43 NCAA singles qualifiers and 26 doubles’ teams to qualify for the NCAA tournament with 34 All-America honors. His players have earned 70 Academic All-SEC citations and he has coached five two-time Academic All-Americans. “I am honored to be the new head coach at the University of Arkansas and appreciate the opportunity Jeff Long has given me to help lead this program back to a place as a consistent national contender in men’s tennis,” Jackson said. “As a coach in the SEC for nearly 30 years, I know the challenges of competing in this league. At the University of Arkansas, I am confident we can build a program that will compete successfully not only in the SEC, but nationally. “We will focus our efforts on the development of our student-athletes not just on the court, but in the classroom and in all aspects of their lives. I have tremendous respect for this program’s history and for the commitment the University of Arkansas has made to men’s tennis. I am excited to begin working with our student-athletes and investing in the future success of Razorback Tennis.” Jackson most recently served as the men’s head coach at Florida from 2001-12, winning 209 matches, the third-highest total in school history, after inheriting a team that was 9-17 the year before he arrived. He led the Gators to conference titles in 2003 and 2005 and SEC Tournament crowns in 2003 and 2011 and was named SEC Coach of the Year in 2002 and 2005. During his time at Florida, he won 72 percent of his matches and was even better in conference play with a 90-32 record for a winning percentage of 74 percent. The Gators were dominant at home under Jackson, earning a 128-16 mark for a winning percentage of 89 percent, including a 17-1 record in NCAA tournament games on their home courts. In 2012, the Gators finished 16-9, including a 7-4 mark in the SEC and advanced to the Round of 16 in the NCAA tournament. In 2011, Jackson produced two individual All-Americans as Alexandre Lacroix earned recognition in singles and doubles with Sekou Bangoura joining him in doubles. The Gators also won their second SEC Tournament title under Jackson in 2011. On Jan. 31, 2006, Florida took over the No. 1 spot in the ITA poll for the first time in program history. The year before, Jackson led the Gators to match their deepest NCAA tournament run by shutting out rival Florida State in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinal round for just the second time in school history. The 2005 squad also brought Jackson’s second SEC title to Gainesville in his fifth season, the quickest a coach had delivered two conference championships in school history, and won the SEC tournament. The 2003 team claimed Jackson’s first SEC crown at Florida. Earlier that season, the Gators played in the final of the 2003 National Team Indoors to mark the first national title match in school history. In 2002, Jackson won his second overall SEC Coach of the Year honor and first at Florida. Prior to coaching at Florida, Jackson was the head men’s coach at Mississippi State for 13 seasons and for five seasons before that coached the Bulldogs’ women’s team. He compiled a 220-106 record, 100-59 in SEC play, as the men’s head coach and led the Bulldogs to the SEC championship in 1993 in addition to an SEC tournament title in 1996. He was named the SEC Coach of the Year in 1991. Mississippi State made 11 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances from 1991-2001, one of just seven teams in the country to do so, reaching the quarterfinal round five times and the semifinal round in 1994 and 1998. The Bulldogs finished each of his 13 seasons ranked in the final top 25 and were ranked in the top 10 for seven consecutive seasons from 1992-98. Under Jackson, four different singles players and three doubles teams held the No. 1 spot in the ITA national rankings, including Marco Baron, who ended the 2001 season as the top-ranked singles player in collegiate tennis, and Thomas Dupré, who finished the 1997 season ranked No. 1 by the ITA. Baron and Dupré also were named SEC Players of the Year in those seasons, and Dupré added National Player of the Year in 1997. Jackson coached Miquelard and Joc Simmons to the 1994 NCAA doubles championship, becoming the only coach in the history of collegiate tennis to coach men’s and women’s doubles national champions at the same school. In 1989, he led Jackie Holden and Claire Pollard to the national title. Jackson began his coaching career as the women’s head coach at Mississippi State, a post he held from 1984-89. In addition to coaching, he also maintained an ATP Tour World Ranking from 1986-88. Jackson lettered twice for Kentucky, playing at No. 2 in singles and doubles. He was a team captain on the Wildcats’ 1984 NIT championship squad and also earned the school’s Outstanding Christian Athlete of the Year Award. He was inducted into the UK Tennis Hall of Fame on July 26, 2008. As a prep player at Franklin County High School, he lettered in basketball and tennis, helping the tennis team to a 79-1 record. Born Aug. 14, 1961 in Oneida, Ky., Jackson graduated fromKentucky. He is a descendent of former U.S. President and War of 1812 hero Andrew Jackson as well as Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. www.ncaa.com/news/tennis-men/article/2013-06-11/floridas-jackson-named-head-mens-tennis-coach-arkansas
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Post by In The News on Jul 4, 2013 4:32:15 GMT -5
Hazard Herald Former Clay County Tiger Shannon Hoskins officially named coach at Perry Central by Cris Ritchie, Editor
A familiar name for Kentucky high school basketball fans will take the reins as head coach of the Perry Central Commodores next season, as Shannon Hoskins was officially hired for the job on Wednesday. Hoskins, a standout guard for Clay County High School in the 1990s, was rumored to have been at the top of the list for replacing Kevin Spurlock, who announced last month that he would no longer coach at Perry Central after one season. Hoskins has served as an assistant coach at Perry Central for the past five years under coaches Spurlock and Allan Hatcher, and will be the third head coach in as many years for the Commodores. Hoskins said his main goal will be continuing to keep Perry Central as one of the top teams in the region. He will presumably have a talented roster with which to work with incoming sophomore guard Braxton Beverly and senior forward Justin Johnson available to return from last year’s team. Read more: www.hazard-herald.com/view/full_story/23041908/article-Hoskins-officially-named-coach-at-Perry-Central
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