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MHS’s Grigsby signs with Lincoln Memorial

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Pinnacle Photo / Ray Welch

Middlesboro High School’s Taylor Grigsby has signed with LMU where she will run cross country and also be a member of the cheerleading program.  Attending the signing ceremony on Wednesday at Middlesboro High School were: Left to right front row: Grandfather Jessie North, Sister Brooklyn Grigsby, Father Donnie Grigsby, Taylor Grigsby,  Mother Jessica Grigsby , LMU Cheerleading Coach Marica Yeary Hembree, Grandmother Kay North

Back Row left to right: MHS Cross Country Coach Jonathan Goodin, MHS Track Coach Aaron Sowders, Athletic Director Bill Jones, MHS Assistant Principal Jessie Allen

Nunley, Cumbess Propel No. 12 UK Softball to Super Regionals

Kentucky wins NCAA Lexington Regional behind strong pitching from Nunley, Cumbess

LEXINGTON, Ky. – After dropping game one of the day that forced a winner-take-all regional final, the University of Kentucky softball team got three-plus strong innings of work from junior pitcher/infielder Lauren Cumbess in the circle, who also delivered the game-winning RBI single, while freshman pitcher Kelsey Nunley shut the door in the final 3.1 innings, lifting UK to a 1-0 victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Ky.
Continue reading: Nunley, Cumbess Propel No. 12 UK Softball to Super Regionals

Sagermann’s Walkoff, Nunley’s Pitching Pace UK in NCAA Opener

Freshman infielder Nikki Sagermann hits walk-off single to help UK defeat Marshall 2-1

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Freshman infielder Nikki Sagermann went 2-for-3 in the game, including an RBI game-winning single in the eighth inning, while freshman pitcher Kelsey Nunley went eight strong innings in the circle, becoming the second rookie in school history to win a NCAA opener, as No. 12 Kentucky earned an extra-inning, NCAA opening round win, 2-1 over Marshall on Friday night at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Ky.
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83rd Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival

Information about this year’s Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival.  Includes festival history, a schedule of events, princess and queen candidates, and lots more.  Click on the image to open/download the magazine.

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Kentucky’s 2013 Recruiting Class

Kentucky state high school tennis tournament

Good luck to local players Luke Brooks of Pineville and Taylor Moyers of Middlesboro as they begin play Thursday in the opening round of the KHSAA state tennis tournament.

Brooks will face Alex Spalding of Marion County at 8am Thursday in the boy’s tournament and Moyers will meet 9th seeded Natalie Fiepke of Elizabethtown at 9:15am in the girl’s tournament.

 

Game reports from the Appalachian Underclassman All Star Classic

Site – Perry Co. Central H.S.
Co Game Directors – Ira D. Combs & Harold A. Combs
Host – Tri State Sports Promotions & Recruiting Service Inc.
Game 1 – 6:00 p.m.    Rookie All Star Classic
This game was designed for 8th and / or 9th grade level players we expect to be coming on the scene
of varsity play next season; some already have .
North All Stars - Coach Barry Hall – (Retired) / South Floyd = 98 pts.
Bobby Anderson – 5′ 10″ – Boyd Co. – (Fr.)   = 0 pts.
Austin Chafins  – 5′ 10″  - Lawrence Co. – (Fr.) = 6 pts’
Robert Dalton – 6′ 0″ - Lawrence Co. – (Fr.) = 18 pts.
Timmy Dalton  – 6′ 2″  - Lawrence Co. – (8th Grade) = 14 pts.
Dylan James – 6′ 5″ – Sheldon Clark – (8th Grade) = 13 pts.
Larry Whelan – 5′ 11″ – Rowan Co. – (Fr.) = 5 pts.
Brandon Richardson – 6′ 0″ - Lawrence Co. -  (Fr.) = 12 pts.
Grant Kiser – 6′ 2″ - Lawrence Co. -  (Fr.) = 11 pts.
Blake Asher – 6′ 6″ – Leslie Co. – (Fr.) = 7 pts.
Trenton Russell – 6′ 2″ – Magoffin Co. – (8th Grade) = 12 pts.
North All Star Players Who Declined to play or were Injured -  Jason Haddix – Wolfe Co. ; Trystan Collett – Leslie Co.
South All Stars – Coach Greg Coldiron – (Retired) / Lafayette-Powell Co.-Cawood-Maysville = 91 pts.
Peyton Gover – 5′ 7″ - Pulaski Co. - (8th Grade) = 7 pts.
Peyton Broughton – 6′ 2″  – North Laurel – (8th Grade) = 8 pts.
Treyce Spurlock – 6′ 2″ – Harlan Co. – (8th Grade) = 7 pts.
Landon Powell – 6′ 0″ – Pulaski Co. – (8th Grade) = 13 pts.
Bryson Asher  -  6′ 7″ – North Laurel -  (8th Grade) = 15 pts.
Matt Turner – 6′ 0″ – Perry Central – (Fr.) = 14 pts.
Austin Hill – 6′ 1″ – Perry Central – (8th Grade) = 6 pts.
Preston Ledford – 6′ 3″ – Lincoln Co. (Fr.) = 7 pts.
J. R. Tackett – 6′ 1″ – South Floyd (8th Grade) = 14 pts.
South All Star Players Who Declined to play or were injured – Chad Marsee – Knox Central ; Connor Hoskins – Buckhorn ; Dalton Meade – Betsy Layne ; Caleb Estep – Buckhorn
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Game # 2 – 7:30 p.m.  Bronze Medal All Star Game
This game was for underclassmen mostly from the 10th & 11th grade that were solid varsity players
North All Stars – Coach James Turner – Riverside Christian =  91 pts.
Wade Adams – 5′ 10″ – Lewis Co. – (Jr.) = 14 pts.
Brett Ruckel – 6′ 2″ – Lewis Co. – (Jr.) = 18 pts.
Greyson Griffith – 6′ 3″ – Boyd Co. – (Jr.) = 12 pts.
Tristan Burgess – 6′ 4″ – Boyd Co. – (Jr.) = 9 pts.
Charles “Lako” Daniels – Betsy Layne - 6′ 3″ – (Soph.) = 9 pts.
Chase Parsley – 5′ 9″ – Sheldon Clark – (Soph.) = 0 pts.
Tyler Fugate – 6′ 0″ – Perry Central – (Jr.) = 6 pts.
Tanner Miller – 6′ 1″ – Russell – (Fr.) = 10 pts.
Connor Gauze – 6′ 4″ – Boyd Co. – (Soph.) = 13 pts.
North All Stars Who Declined to play or were injured - Luke Chaney – Breathitt Co. ; Cory Pitts – Magoffin Co. ; Nick Miller – Ashland ; Bradley Lawson – Wolfe Co. ; James Blair – Buckhorn ;
South All Stars – Coach Rodney Woods – Wayne Co. = 93 pts.
Donnie Foster – 5′ 11″ – Middlesboro – Jr. = 20 pts.
Jeffrey Adams – 6′ 1″ – Knox Central - (Soph.) = 17 pts.
Dustin Hensley – 6′ 1″ – Knox Central - (Soph.) = 10 pts.
Austin Poindexter – 6′ 4″ – Middlesboro – (Jr.) = 10 pts.
Riley Hall – 6′ 0″ – Pulaski Co. – (Soph.) = 22 pts.
Brad Pittman - 6′ 3″ – Lincoln Co. – (Soph.) = 1 pt.
Neil Conley – 6′ 0″ – Lincoln Co. – (Jr.) = 5 pts.
Ryan Boggs – 6′ 1″ – Buckhorn – Soph. = 8 pts.
South All Star Players who Declined to play or were injured  - Tyler Miller – Harlan Co. ;  Zach Caldwell – Harlan Co. ; Jon Helton – South Laurel
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Game # 3 – 9:00 p.m. Blue Chip All Star Classic
This game was designed for our elite underclassmen of any grade or age level and must have been varsity starters putting up solid numbers in either points , rebounds , or assists .
North All Stars – Coach Joe Hampton – Lewis Co. = 130 pts.
Braxton Beverly – 5′ 10″ – Perry Central – (Fr.) = 10 pts.
Josh Hollon – 6′ 1″ – Hazard – Jr. = 11 pts.
Wes Noble – 6′ 5″ – Breathitt Co. – (Jr.) = 12 pts.
Justin Johnson – 6′ 7″ – Perry Central – (Jr.) = 43 pts.
Chris Hudson – 6′ 6″ – Hazard - (Jr.) = 30 pts.
Peyton Case – 6′ 2″ – Betsy Layne – Jr. = 9 pts.
Collier Mobelini – 6′ 1″ – Hazard – Jr. = 6 pts.
Dylan Hamilton – 6′ 3″ – Betsy Layne – Jr. = 9 pts.
North Team All Star Players Who Declined to play Or were Injured - Cameron Justice / Evan Hall / Simon Christian / Chance Cornett – Knott Central ; Tyler Thacker – Rowan Co. ; Matt Thompson – Hazard ; Shane Hall – Johnson Central
South All Stars – Coach Russell Thompson – Middlesboro = 124 pts.
Timmy Taylor – 5′ 10″ – Lincoln Co. – Soph.) = 14 pts.
Peyton Woods – 6′ 2″ – Wayne Co. – (Soph.) = 28 pts.
Matthew Barger – 6′ 1″ – Knox Central – (Soph.) = 20 pts.
Jacob Conway – 6′ 1″ – Lincoln Co. (Soph.) = 19 pts.
Jordan Fox - 6′ 1″ - Jackson Co. – (Jr.) = 15 pts.
B. J. Hoover – 6′ 0″ – Lincoln Co. – (Soph.) = 11 pts.
Sean Ross – 6′ 5″ – Pulaski Co. – (Soph.) = 16 pts.
Anthony Tagaloa – 6′ 2″ – Cordia – (Jr.) = 10 pts.
South Team All Star Players Who Declined or were Injured - David Kapinga / Justin Edwards / Isiah Collier – Southwestern Pulaski ; Dikembe Dixson – Ashland ; Zac Baxter – South Laurel ; Trey Blevins & Corey Stearns Wayne Co. (AAU / Baseball conflict) ; Jake Allen – North Laurel ( transferred to Clay Co. )
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Slam Dunk Contest Winner – Justin Johnson – Perry Central
3 point shooting contest winner – Jordan Fox – Jackson Co.

 

UK softball to host NCAA regional for first time in school history

Kentucky softball team hosts NCAA Regional starting Friday at John Cropp Stadium

 

LEXINGTON, Ky. – For the fifth consecutive season the University of Kentucky softball team has received an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament with the selection committee naming Kentucky as the No. 12 national seed and one of 16 regional host locations for the first time in program history, it was announced Sunday.

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Railsplitters earn #6 Seed For NCAA Division II Southeast Regional; Take On Top-Seeded Mount Olive On Thursday

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team nabbed the No. 6 seed for the 2013 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional, which is slated to begin on Thursday, May 16th in Mount Olive, North Carolina, it was announced via a live selection show on Sunday evening. The NCAA Division II Southeast Regional is a six-team, double elimination tournament with the winner advancing to Cary, North Carolina for the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship. The Railsplitters open play in the Southeast Regional at 7 p.m. on Thursday against top-seeded Mount Olive.

Continue reading: Railsplitters earn #6 Seed For NCAA Division II Southeast Regional; Take On Top-Seeded Mount Olive On Thursday

Local athletes qualify for state track meet with strong regional performances

With the regional track and field meets now completed, we begin to get a look at which of our local athletes have qualified for the state meet in Louisville next weekend.

Here are our local state qualifiers (Unofficial results):

In Class A from Pineville: Caleb McCorkle,  boys 200m and 400m;  Dalton Ledbetter, boys triple jump, high jump, and long jump;  Rachel Barnes- girls 400m

Somerset boys and girls were regional team champions in Region 6.  Model was runnerup in the girls; Williamsburg in the boys.

In Class AA from Bell County: Nathan Tanner, boys 3200 meter run; boys 4×800 meter relay team

Boyle County and Madison Southern finished 1-2 in the girls competition in the 2A regional meet.  Boyle County and Mercer County were the top two boys teams.