Category: Local High School Sports
BREAKING NEWS: No fans for 146th Kentucky Derby
No horse racing fans will be permitted inside Churchill Downs for the 146th run for the roses on Sept. 5. Churchill Downs had agreed Aug. 12 to plan limited attendance of 23,000. The decision was made by Derby officials Friday to scratch fans in the growing concern over the COVID-19 pandemic and what…
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: UK’s revised 2020 schedule released
The Southeastern Conference has released the revised football schedule for Kentucky and the other 13 schools. Here is a look at UK’s week-by-week breakdown after it was announced Monday night: Sept. 26 – Auburn (Away) Oct. 3 – Ole Miss (Home) Oct. 10 – Miss. State (Home) Oct. 17 – Tennessee…
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: UK’s revised 2020 schedule
The Southeastern Conference has released the revised football schedule for Kentucky and the other 13 schools. Here is a look at UK’s week-by-week breakdown after it was announced Monday night: Sept. 26 – Auburn (Away) Oct. 3 – Ole Miss (Home) Oct. 10 – Miss. State (Home) Oct. 17 – Tennessee…
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Kentucky football take two
Intro Kentucky beat Toledo 38-24. Photo by Elliott Hess | UK Athletics The Southeastern Conference has released the revised football schedule for Kentucky and the other 13 schools. Here is a look at UK week-by-week breakdown after it was announced Monday night: Sept. 26 – Auburn (Away) Oct. 3 –…
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HIGH SCHOOL: Area football teams among state’s longest winning streaks
State champions Pikeville, Belfry and Johnson Central enter the 2020 high school football with state-leading winning streaks. Class 4A champion Johnson Central has won 15 straight games while Class 1A champion Pikeville enters riding a 14-game winning streak. Class 3A champion Belfry had won five straight…
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Matt Jones makes a stop at Buffalo Wild Wings in Pikeville, KY.
Matt Jones made a stop by Buffalo Wild Wings in Pikeville, KY to talk about LEX18 pulling him from the “Hey Kentucky!” show. He states he understands the position the station is in as he considers to run for the US Senate against Mitch McConnell in November of next year. Jones will…
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Paintsville faces Christian County in opener
Here is a look at the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA State Baseball Tournament games for this week in Lexington: THURSDAY Greenup County vs. Muhlenberg County, 11 a.m. Corbin vs. Hazard, 1:30 p.m. Pleasure Ridge Park vs. St. Xavier, 6 p.m. LaRue County vs. Boyle County, 8:30 p.m. FRIDAY Highlands vs. South Oldham,…
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Opening round games for girls’ state tourney
Here is a look at the opening round of the KHSAA Fast Pitch Softball State Tournament from Jack C. Fisher Park in Owensboro: THURSDAY Pikeville vs. Clay County, 6 p.m. EST Butler vs. East Carter, 6 p.m. EST Central Hardin vs. Ballard, 6 p.m. EST Warren East vs. Ryle, 6 p.m. EST Boyle County vs. Estill…
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Pikeville’s Lowe lead 59th regular-season team
Here is the 2018 59th District regular season softball team: Pikeville Cassidy Lowe, Player of the Year Lindsey McNamee Camryn Slone Alexis Stanley Emily Ford Lindsey Lockhart Shelby Valley Tori Hampton Taylor Newsome Krista Hampton Angel Newsome East Ridge Britney Tackett Kelsi Slone Courtney Standifur…
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