Local Sports

The Heritage Christian Academy and Christian County High School golf teams held a nine-hole match Tuesday afternoon at Western Hills Golf Course.  The Warriors’ Cruz Egbert battled the heat and carded a 3-over-par 33 to earn medalist honors.  Henry Riggs, Aiden Riley, and Chris Adcock each had a 42 to pace the Tigers. Nolan Young and Jackson Crick each carded a 43. For HCA, Sawyer Lixey had a 48. Tripp Egbert (56) and […]

Amoree Owen burst on to the high school soccer season in style with four goals and an assist as the freshman sent visiting University Heights Academy to an 8-0 girls’ soccer win over Paducah Tilghman Tuesday night.  Senior Kendall Hancock had a hat trick and provided four assists and senior Gracie Ausenbaugh also had a goal and an assist for UHA.  Senior Madison Williams had eight saves to earn the shutout in goal for the Lady […]

Madisonville-North Hopkins scored two goals in the first five minutes and then held off a furious comeback from visiting University Heights Academy to claim a 4-3 boys’ high school soccer win Tuesday night.  Cal Givens had a goal to cut the lead to 2-1, but an own goal sent the Maroons to the halftime break with a 3-1 advantage.  The Blazers had several opportunities early in the second half with two shots hitting off […]

The Christian County Tigers opened their initial high school soccer season by shutting out host Greenwood 2-0 Tuesday night in Bowling Green.  Joseph Lopez scored the first-ever goal for the Tigers for a 1-0 lead.  Anthony Evangelista made it 2-0 on an assist off a corner kick from Mikel Ramirez.  Landon Beaulieu had the shutout in goal with six saves.  The Tigers, who gave coach William Bryan his first high school win, […]

Former Hopkinsville High School basketball star Josiah Patton has been named the head girls’ basketball coach at Paducah Tilghman.  The school made the announcement Tuesday afternoon its Facebook page.  Patton helped lead Hoptown to three straight Region 2 championships playing for Tim Haworth. He continued his career at Navarro College, Rock Valley College, and eventually at Fisher College in Massachussetts.  The former Tigers’ star began his coaching career at Fisher College, working with UPNEXT Elite, […]

University Heights Academy senior catcher Courtland Gibson has committed to Frontier Community College in Fairfield, Ill.  The UHA star announced his commitment on social media late last month.  Gibson helped lead the Blazers to the Region 2 championship in 2026. As a junior Gibson hit .323 with 24 RBI.  Gibson also handled the pitching staff which had a 3.43 ERA in 2026.  He is the second UHA baseball player to commit. Teammate AJ Hogart committed […]

Eight seniors will lead the University Heights Academy Lady Blazers’ attempts to defend their 2025 Region 2 championship as the 2026 season gets underway.  Leading the way will be senior Region 2 Player of the Year candidate Kendall Hancock, who is coming off a junior season where she was named Honorable Mention All State. Hancock scored a school single-season record with 56 goals and added 20 assists as UHA completed an 18-3-1 campaign. The Lady […]