Class A final preview/pick | Beechwood vs. Pikeville
It’s the Week 16 Kentucky HS football preview with The C-J’s Jason Frakes giving his picks for all six state championship football games. CLASS A FINAL: BEECHWOOD VS. PIKEVILLE Time: 8 p.m. EST...
View ArticleThomas, Sapienza-Wright named top runners in Jefferson County - Male's Smith,...
St. Xavier’s Matthew Thomas and Manual’s Alena Sapienza-Wright have been named Runners of the Year in Area 3, which includes all schools in Jefferson County. Thomas, a senior, finished fifth at last...
View ArticleMale coach: 'Throw out' Lafayette's 70-14 loss to Trinity - Generals have won...
The team and coach say they want to finish the job they started. For many observers — especially those in Louisville — Lafayette High School’s chances of winning Saturday’s Class 6-A football...
View ArticleClass A final | Pikeville knocks off Beechwood
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Daric Pugh rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns – both in the fourth quarter – to lift the Pikeville High School football team to a 42-28 victory over Beechwood in Thursday’s...
View ArticleMike Jackson steps down as Ballard's coach
Mike Jackson, who last year led the Ballard High School football team to its first trip to the state semifinals in 22 years, announced Friday he’s stepping down as the Bruins’ coach. Jackson, who...
View ArticleMale has waited long time for state title, longer for perfect season
More than 50 years since wearing the purple and gold, Garnett Phelps still is waiting for a Male High School football squad to accomplish what he and his teammates did in back-to-back seasons. Phelps...
View ArticleLate Eastern run sinks Central - 16-3 burst seals it for Eagles
Eastern may not have the size they had last season, but the Eagles’ top post player made his presence known Friday night. Caleb Williams scored 22 points to lead the hosts to a 65-53 victory over...
View ArticleGLFCA East-West All-Star Game on Sunday at Fern Creek
The Greater Louisville Football Coaches Association’s East-West All-Star Game is set for 1 p.m. Sunday at Fern Creek High School. The game will match some of the top seniors from the Louisville area....
View ArticleMale wins 6-A title, completes undefeated season - Bulldogs trounce Lafayette...
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Undefeated as freshmen and unfinished as sophomores and juniors, the 32 seniors on Male High School’s football team went out as the unquestioned best in Kentucky on Saturday night....
View ArticleBowling Green bests Pulaski County in Class 5-A final
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hours after watching his son win a conference championship, Bowling Green High School football coach Kevin Wallace got another title of his own Saturday night. The Purples once...
View ArticleMayfield tops NewCath for fourth straight state title
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A jump in classification did nothing to derail Mayfield High School’s status as a football powerhouse. Its running game stymied, Mayfield went to the air on offense and got another...
View ArticleManual’s Alena Sapienza-Wright voted Metro Louisville Athlete of the Week
Fans voted Manual High School cross country runner Alena Sapienza-Wright the winner of The Courier-Journal Metro Louisville Athlete of the Week Award presented by Norton Sports Health. The sophomore...
View ArticleBelfry routs LexCath for third straight 3-A crown
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Methodical and effective, the Belfry High School football team stayed on the ground and stayed on top of Class 3-A. The Pirates rushed for 396 yards – including 341 in the first...
View ArticleSouth Warren beats Johnson Central for 4-A title
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Devante Colton and Jacob Wilde each returned fumbles for touchdowns Sunday as South Warren beat Johnson Central 36-6 in the Class 4-A title game at Western Kentucky University....
View ArticleBill Miller battling lung cancer, plans to stay on as PRP's coach
Bill Miller remains the head baseball coach at Pleasure Ridge Park High School more than two months after he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. “Bill Miller is our baseball coach until he decides...
View ArticleEx-Assumption, SHA field hockey players named All-Americans - Centre's Erin...
Seniors Erin Mays and Julie Gates of Centre College field hockey were on Monday named to the Division III All-American first and third teams, respectively, by the National Field Hockey Coaches...
View ArticleScott Carmony named football coach at Manual
Out of coaching since 2012, Scott Carmony said he told everyone he knew he wouldn’t get back into it. “Apparently I was wrong,” he said with a laugh. Carmony on Tuesday was named the new head football...
View ArticleDoss rolls past Ballard behind Maddox's 24 points
The Doss and Ballard boys basketball programs both faced rebuilding projects after winning regional championships last season, and on Tuesday the Dragons showed they’re further along in the process in...
View ArticleUnion County, Trinity, St. Xavier lead state rankings - Shamrocks return...
Union County is No. 1 in the first KentuckyWrestling.com regular-season rankings. The Braves returned two individual state champions from last season in sophomore Saul Ervin (106 pounds) and junior...
View ArticleQ&A | Eastern's Markeia Porter a versatile leader
Markeia Porter is like the Swiss Army Knife of the Eastern High School girls basketball team. She can, and usually does, play every position on offense and she can guard every position on defense. Last...
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