Russell began the Kentucky Ohio Valley Conference Track Meet with a stadium-record performance under fair skies and finished with a double championship in the rain.
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Heavy bouts of rain and thunderstorms in the area washed out a loaded schedule of high school baseball and softball on Thursday evening.
A premier matchup on the baseball side was to pit 16th-Region frontrunner Greenup County against traditional power Boyd County. With Boyd County already having a full schedule next week, it doesn’t look like there will be a reschedule date.
Brandon Webb became the first pitcher to win his first eight starts in three years, tossing his 13th career complete game to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on Thursday.
With just a week and a half of 16th Region play remaining in the regular season, the story-line pieces are falling into place like a breaking ball on the outside corner.
Lawrence County senior pitcher Lewis Michael had a solid performance, and his teammates backed him up with the bats, as the Bulldogs cruised to a 12-2 win over East Carter on Wednesday evening.
Greenup County evened the score in a rematch of baseball heavyweights from the 15th and 16h Regions.
Russell took advantage of Ashland early and posted a 10-3 win Tuesday evening. It was the Red Devils’ first win over the Tomcats since 2004 and first in coach Mike Martino’s tenure.
Ashland had its hands full again against Raceland, but this time the Tomcats got the better of the Rams in a
3-2 home victory Monday night.
Greenup County shut out Fairview 7-0 Monday night to snap the Eagles’ seven-game win streak and extend their own to nine straight.
Rowan County junior Amber Riddle became Kentucky high school fast-pitch softball’s career home run leader on Monday night.
Injury-plagued Boyd County is still plenty dangerous at the plate.
Paintsville made a serious run at an All “A” Classic State Tournament title in Lexington on Sunday, coming just a game short of the crown.
Saturday’s Kentucky Derby cleared something up for me when it comes to horse racing. I just don’t care for it.
Rowan County High School softball coach Larry Slone knew right away he was witnessing an extraordinary talent.
Four years ago, Slone inserted a seventh-grader to pinch hit for a senior in the eighth inning of a tie game against Ashland.
In the always changing game of golf, Diamond Links Golf Course is moving with the times. Course owner Bob Rufus recently hired veteran head professional Scott Rowsey and already changes are under way.
For Emily Greene, it’s the best of both worlds.
Big Brown backed up his trainer's boasts with an explosive finishing kick and won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, a commanding victory turned somber by the fatal breakdown of the filly Eight Belles on horse racing's biggest day.
Boyd County’s Derby Classic kicked off with a Friday night dogfight. The Lawrence County Bulldogs (16-5) outlasted the Clark County Cardinals, 6-5, but it came down to the final inning at Larry Addington Field at Boyd County High School.
Russell junior Bryanna Gullett missed on one golden opportunity.
Ashland’s baseball team wasted no time bouncing back from Wednesday’s 2-0 loss to defending 16th Region champion Greenup County.
Neither coach was happy with the effort, but Fairview coach Rick Lambert was glad to get out with a 5-3 win over Rose Hill Christian on Thursday night.
Boyd County baseball will once again have its own tradition to match the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby this weekend.
It might seem strange to imagine a blue-clad audience in Boyd County Middle’s predominantly red gymnasium, but that’s exactly what happened Thursday night when the Kentucky Barnstorming Tour invaded the Ashland area.
The University of Kentucky’s annual Barnstorming Tour will be at Boyd County Middle School tonight at 7.
Elliott County routed visiting Menifee County 13-3 in five innings Wednesday night to pick up its second win of the season.
Greenup County and Ashland went head-to-head Wednesday night, with each team putting its ace on the mound. It took just under an hour and a half for the Musketeers to come away with a 2-0 victory, their eighth-straight win.
Thomas More College invested a considerable chunk of time and effort into recruiting Drew Johnson.
Nearly 130 fighters from the Tri-State area turned out for 60 bouts and put on a three-day show this past weekend in the regional Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament at the Ashland Armory.
A mostly quiet night for Amber Riddle ended with a bomb.
Greenup County batted around in the first inning for the second straight night in a 12-1 win over Russell on Tuesday night at Russell High School.
If you’ve got the golfing itch, you’ll like this news. Eagle Ridge Golf Course at Yatesville Lake is set to reopen Thursday after it was forced to close down last fall.
Russell High School’s successful girls basketball coach of the past five years hopes to bring similar results to the boys program.
Merle Kidwell, who coached the Lady Devils to a 115-42 record, resigned as girls coach Monday morning and was hired to take over the boys team.
Raceland’s softball team got just what it was looking for Monday night.
The Lady Rams warmed up for tonight’s All “A’’ sectional trip to Shelby Valley by defeating Boyd County 5-2.
With the weather becoming increasingly wicked, it was important for Greenup County to get off to a hot start Monday night.
In a rain-shortened affair, the Musketeers defeated Raceland 12-5 at Greenup County High School in five innings.
The Musketeers (20-6), now winners of six straight games, brought out the bats and shot out to a 6-0 lead after one inning.
Russell High School’s successful girls basketball coach of the past five years hopes to bring similar results to the boys program.
Baseball is traditionally a slow-starting sport and the 16th Region fit the bill this season.
Four Kentucky Wildcats and four Louisville Cardinals were taken in the NFL draft Sunday and an Eastern Kentucky Colonel also crashed the party.
Brandon Webb got a little boost for his matchup with fellow ace Jake Peavy — the return of regular catcher Chris Snyder.
Brad Penny had just stepped out of the shower area in the clubhouse when a replay of his 96-mph fastball crashing into umpire Kerwin Danley's mask with a sickening thud was showing on the wide-screen TV.
Down-to-the-wire team races had coaches and athletes listening anxiously for final results at the fifth annual Ernie Chattin Memorial track and field meet.
In 14 innings of baseball, Boyd County could only muster five runs and 10 hits in losses to Southwestern and Scott County on Saturday in the Town Square Bank Spring Classic at Boyd County’s Larry Addington Field.
A local boxer is making national strides and will compete for the IBF Youth Cruiserweight title next month.
In a game with a lot of crazy hops, Raceland made three outstanding defensive plays in the final three innings to beat Ashland 8-6 on Thursday night.
East Carter continued to stay red hot as the Raiders churned out their eighth straight victory Thursday night at Russell. East Carter (16-5) held off the Red Devils, 7-3.
When measuring the success of Lawrence County High School baseball, the consensus is loud and clear.
The Tri-State Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament returns to the Ashland area this weekend and spectators could very well catch a glimpse of a future Olympian.
The Cincinnati Reds have fired general manager Wayne Krivsky and replaced him with former St. Louis GM Walt Jocketty.
Brandon Webb hit a two-run double and improved to 5-0 as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated San Francisco 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Russell’s boys track team continued to roll Tuesday night with a victory in its own Red Devil Relays.
Boyd County squeaked out an 8-6 win over 64th District foe Ashland at Alumni Field. The Lions had lost three of their last four contests entering Tuesday night’s game but showed signs of improvement against the Tomcats, according to coach Ben Maynard.
Led by the arm and bat of Paige Vanhoose, Raceland became 16th Region All “A” Champions for the second straight season, defeating Fairview 6-1 on Tuesday night.
Arizona has picked up this season right where it left off last year — atop the National League standings. And the fast start has once again propelled the Diamondbacks into the national spotlight.
The Kittens scratched their way to three runs Monday night, which was more than enough with Katelyn Miller on the mound.
Ashland (10-5) took down Boyd County, 3-0, at Ashland Softball Complex as Miller fanned nine batters and gave up just one hit in the shutout victory.
“We know that whenever we get two or three runs, we’re typically going to be in any ball game with her,” said Ashland coach Dave Miller.
Greenup County jumped out on visiting Johnson Central early Monday night and Ethan Hardin pitched a four-hit shutout as the Musketeers rolled to an 11-0 win in five innings.
After giving up a leadoff infield single to Central’s Tyler Grimm, Hardin recorded his first of six strikeouts in the game.
Robby Krick was worried about missing his championship match Sunday morning in the Stuart Blazer State Tennis Championships.
After graduating monster talents Scott Gill and Nathan Armstrong, Russell’s boys track team figured to lose a lot of steam.
Megan Tabler didn’t really see Division I soccer in her college future.
The 2008 Major League Baseball season is well underway and it’s time to make some bold predictions.
Greenup County’s bats remained red hot as the Musketeers scored five runs in the top of the first and never looked back in a battle of two of the region’s top teams at Larry Addington Field on Thursday night.
Raceland made the most of one big inning against Ashland in a matchup of 16th Region softball contenders.
Boyd County downed Russell 14-8 Thursday evening, giving the Lady Lions their first win over the Lady Devils in eight years.
Russell took advantage of Rose Hill early and rolled to a 17-5, five-inning win Thursday evening.
Last year’s Stuart Blazer Memorial Junior State Championships won an award for Kentucky’s top junior tennis tournament.
Track and field teams from a dozen Kentucky schools will compete for titles in the 34th annual Boyd County Classic on Saturday.
Kentucky guard Derrick Jasper has indicated he's homesick and hasn't decided whether he'll return to the Wildcats next year, coach Billy Gillispie said Thursday.
Raceland made big plays when it needed to and pounded out 10 hits in a 9-3 win over visiting Bath County, claiming the 16th Region All “A” Classic title on Wednesday night.
For many high school baseball teams, playing without three regulars against an 8-2 opponent might be too much to overcome.
The way he was going and getting quick outs, Brandon Webb thought for sure he would finish the game.
With just over a week until the NFL draft, former Kentucky quarterback Andre Woodson made a stop in Ashland and took time to speak with some of the fans that have backed him during his college career.
Caleb Rigsby and Chase Adkins combined for a three-hit pitching performance to lead Ashland to a 7-1 win over Russell Tuesday evening at Alumni Field.
While the gloves worked to perfection for both teams, Boyd County held the advantage with the stick on Tuesday night in a 7-0 win over Rowan County at Larry Addington Field.
Rose Hill struck first, but Raceland’s first five hitters scored to put them in control, giving the Rams a spot in the 16th Region All “A” Classic finals.
When the UT-Martin football team goes into battle this fall, it’ll have plenty of help from a local man on the sidelines.
Gerad Parker, a former Lawrence County standout and University of Kentucky receiver was recently hired as the Skyhawks’ running backs coach.
Tyson Phillips can’t forget how a Tri-State youth golf program helped get him involved in the sport. Now, the 31-year-old Phillips is looking forward to providing the same opportunity to others.
Give Brandon Webb a run or two, and he's tough to beat. Hit three two-run homers behind him, and it's an Arizona breeze.
For the third time in two years, Greenup County has hired a new boys’ basketball coach. Hopefully, the Musketeers won’t have to conduct another search for a long time to come.
Earlier this week, Greenup County alum and former Rose Hill head coach Tim Fraley was hired to lead the Musketeers into the 2008-09 season.
Rowan County senior Cassidi Spurlock has also been invited to participate in the girls’ Ohio-Kentucky All-Star basketball game, slated for today at Thomas More College.
Spurlock joins fellow 16th Region player Laisha Ward on the roster.
Russell may not have played a typical game, but it was enough to hold on for a 3-1 win over host Ashland Thursday evening.
Ashland got a quick pick-me-up at just the right time in its game against Fairview on Thursday night.
Boyd County put together a sterling baseball performance Thursday night and needed it to get past one of West Virginia's top programs.
O.J. Mayo is leaving Southern California after one season to enter the NBA draft.
Coach Bill Mike Runyon entrusted the basketball to point guard Matt Ratliff on Paintsville’s 1996 state championship team.
Greenup County’s defense got off to a rough start Wednesday against visiting Fairview, but the Musketeers’ offense remained solid and pulled through for a 16-5 win in five innings.
With 10 days between games, Russell’s baseball team spent a lot of time in the batting cage recently.
Hits were hard to come by, but Russell still managed to ruin Raceland’s home opener, beating the Rams 4-0 on Tuesday night.
Boyd County and Johnson Central kept it close early on Tuesday night at Addington Field. However, the Lions put together an eight-run fourth and came away with a 14-4 win in six innings.
So patient for 20 years, Kansas had no problem working an extra five minutes to bring a long-awaited championship back to the heartland.
Russell junior Kelsey Simpson is an athlete whose talents never seem to end.
The Greenup County Musketeers returned from a week in Cocoa Beach, Fla., and they brought the heat back in their bats.
“It’s an opportunity of a lifetime,” said Tristan Hood, who will be making a trip to the 2008 Summer Olympics in August.
Hood, an exercise science junior at Western Kentucky University, is part of a group of about 45 students who will be traveling to Beijing, China, this summer as part of an internship.
What Roy Williams needed was a comeback for the ages. What he got was a disappointing dose of payback — a chance to see what it feels like when Kansas breaks his heart.
The Arizona Diamondbacks crashed yet another Rockies celebration, spoiling the unveiling of Colorado's NL championship banner Saturday night.
As hard as it is to imagine, Memphis keeps getting better just when it matters the most.
Three area seniors will take center stage in at least one more basketball game before graduating from high school this summer.
Ashland cruised past Rose Hill 13-1 in five innings Friday in the Cocoa Expo.
Graduation losses for national semifinalist Kentucky Christian University don’t seem quite so daunting now.
There are over 170 men in the greater Ashland area that are still just one of the boys of summer.
When it comes to softball in the 16th Region, remember the three Rs — Rowan, Raceland and Russell — but don’t count out anyone else, either.
Add Rose Hill Christian to the list of area high school boys basketball teams without a head coach.
