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Christian County will be the top seed in the upcoming 8th district basketball tournament following a 60-45 win over Hopkinsville. The game was tied 10-10 at the end of the first quarter, but the Lady Colonels outscored the Lady Tigers 35-18 over the next two periods to take command. Freshman Trinity McGee led Christian County with 24 points and Laderia Gold added 13. Hopkinsville had three players in double figures […]
University Heights led Bowling Green by as many as 25 in the second half and hung on to defeat the Purples 83-75 at the Hoopin’ on the Hill Classic. The Blazers-who hit 15 three point goals-were led by KyKy Tandy’s 28 points which included five threes, Taquan Hollowell added 19, Drew McGowan scored 18 points and KJ Crump had 16. University Heights improved to 14-6 and plays at Christian County […]
Boys: Todd Central defeated Crittenden County 68-50, Russellville edged Franklin Simpson 71-68, Northeast eased by Logan County 63-56, Madisonville over Caldwell County 69-57, Greenwood eased by South Warren 69-60, Warren Central dumped Warren East 68-42. Muhlenberg County topped McLean County 72-62, Union County over Webster County 53-45, Graves County flew by Marshall County 60-55 in overtime, Murray edged Calloway County 50-46 and Paducah Tilghman routed St. Mary 72-39. Girls: Dawson […]
Number-22 Kentucky returns to the hardwood today at Missouri. The Wildcats are riding a three-game win streak, and sit at 17-5 on the season while Mizzou is 14-8. Pregame coverage at 11:30 am on Lite Rock 98.7 and online at lite987whop.com. Elsewhere in the SEC: The 19th-ranked Tennessee Vols seek their fifth straight win as they host Ole Miss. Tennessee is 16-5 on the season and has won seven of […]
The Elkton woman involved in an accident Monday afternoon on the US 68 Bypass in Russellville has died. Latham Funeral Home sent out a notice that 84-year old Ethel Mae Poe of Elkton died from her injuries Friday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Poe was a passenger in a pickup driven by 63-year old John D. Hancock of Russellville. Hancock, who was pronounced dead at the scene, had been driving […]
There have been 100 reported deaths from the flu in Kentucky, which is being described as an epidemic. According to a news release from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, at least four of those deaths have been pediatric cases. They are describing this strain of influenza as can be extremely dangerous, even deadly, not only for those at greater risk but for generally healthy people as well. […]
Sallee Jenkins Crenshaw Two men were indicted for first degree sexual abuse and other charges by a Christian County Grand Jury Friday in relation to separate incidents One indictment, which was a direct submission to the grand jury, alleges that 58-year old Roy Jenkins of Hopkinsville forcibly made sexual contact against the victim in May of 2017. The case is being investigated by Kentucky State Police. No other details relating […]
Grady Brown, an up-and-coming mind and one of the nation's top recruiters, was named defensive assistant and recruiting coordinator at the University of Louisville today. Brown, the safeties coach at Alabama State in 2017, made a name for himself in the coaching circles during his tenure at South Carolina (2012-15), teaming with current UofL secondary coach Lorenzo Ward– the defensive coordinator for the Gamecocks during that period.
The Courier Journal reports Mark Jurich, the son of former University of Louisville athletics director Tom Jurich, is no longer employed by the school. The younger Jurich was the senior associate athletic director in charge of development and in charge of the Cardinal Athletic Fund. It’s not known if Mark Jurich resigned or was fired.
