Month: October 2025

For the first time since 2015, the Christian County Lady Colonels are the District 8 Volleyball Tournament champions. The Lady Colonels outlasted Heritage Christian Academy 3-0 (25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 25-20) Thursday night at Lyle Dunbar Gym. It wasn’t as easy as it appeared for Christian County (19-16), who played their final home volleyball match in school history. The two teams battled back-and-forth in the first set before a late 5-2 […]

The All-District 8 Volleyball Team was announced following last night’s district championship match. Christian County had four players on the team including Shiloh Baker, Ashlea Russell, Katie Cansler, and Kaidence Atwell. Runner-up Heritage Christian Academy placed Hadlee Hayes, Allie Craft, and Bralee Fowler on the team. University Heights Academy was represented by Gretchen Durham and Meg Long while Hopkinsville’s Madysen Taggart made the squad. Photo by Joe Wilson

According to a post from the school, University Heights Academy boys’ soccer coach Josh Nichols was named the Region 2 Coach of the Year by the Kentucky High School Coaches Association. Nichols led the Blazers to the Region 2 championship and an 18-7 record this season. Meanwhile, senior Clayton Lester was named the Region 2 Defensive Player of the Year. File Photos by Joe Wilson

Former University Heights Academy cross country runner Cole Glover has been named the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Runner of the Week following a record-breaking performance at the Greenville Classic. Glover, a freshman at Eureka College, set a new school record with a time of 26:18.29 in the 8K. The time also stands as the top 8K time in the SLIAC this season by nearly 30 seconds. Glover’s performance led […]

The Hoptown-Christian County high school football rivalry has been around for 64 years and the teams have played each other 59 times over that span. One local referee has been a part of most of those games and will again be on the field tonight for the final Hoptown-County football game at the Stadium of Champions. Chuck Henderson is in his 57th year of officiating high school football. The 1969 […]

For the 59th and final time, the Hopkinsville Tigers and Christian County Colonels will meet on the football field to decide bragging rights. Only this time, instead of for one year, it will be for forever. Tonight’s game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. at the Stadium of Champions and will feature many pregame alumni activities and band performances beginning at 5. The series is tied 29-29 on the field, […]