King of the Bluegrass | Brentwood Academy beats Trinity for title -...
One of the nation’s top sophomores, Darius Garland saved his best for the last eight minutes of Wednesday’s championship game of the Forcht Bank King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic. The 6-foot guard...
View ArticleKentuckiana Sports Awards | 2015 Metro Louisville All-Area Volleyball Team
As part of The Courier-Journal Kentuckiana Sports Awards Program presented by Norton Sports Health, the CJ will be naming All-Area Teams for fall sports through Dec. 25. We’ve already announced several...
View ArticleKentuckiana Sports Awards | 2015 Metro Louisville All-Area Football Team
As part of The Courier-Journal Kentuckiana Sports Awards Program presented by Norton Sports Health, the CJ has been unveiling all-area teams for fall sports. We’ve already announced several other...
View ArticlePairings for upcoming boys basketball tournaments - Events at Lexington...
BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS All times p.m. unless otherwise noted TRADITIONAL BANK HOLIDAY CLASSIC At Lexington Catholic (two gyms) * Saturday – Western Hills vs. Buckhorn, noon; Bullitt Central vs....
View ArticlePairings for upcoming girls basketball tournaments - Events set at Whitefield...
GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS All times p.m. unless otherwise noted WHITEFIELD ACADEMY CHRISTMAS CLASSIC * Monday – Whitefield Academy vs. Kentucky Country Day, 10:30 a.m..; Rock Creek (Ind.) vs....
View ArticleChristmas tournament season resumes Saturday - Six Top 25 boys teams in...
The high school basketball holiday tournament schedule will kick back into full gear this weekend, and one of the top boys events will be held at Lexington Catholic. The Traditional Bank Holiday...
View ArticleKentuckiana Sports Awards | 2015 Courier-Journal Fall Sports All-Area Teams
The Courier-Journal Kentuckiana Sports Award presented by Norton Sports Health The Courier-Journal congratulates all of the fall sports all-area team members on a successful season and will be...
View ArticleBelfry's Haywood named Courier-Journal Coach of the Year
Philip Haywood has seen most everything in 41 years of coaching, but 2015 certainly will go down as one of his most memorable seasons. Along with leading the Belfry High School football team to its...
View ArticleEastern’s Mikayla Kinnard voted Metro Louisville Athlete of the Week
Eastern Eagles guard Mikayla Kinnard drives to the basket defended by Sacred Heart Valkyries guard-forward Natalie Fichter.15 December 2015 Fans voted Eastern basketball’s Mikayla Kinnard the winner of...
View ArticleAll-State | Paintsville LB Kash Daniel
KASH DANIEL PAINTSVILLE, LB Height/weight: 6-1/235. Year: Senior. College: Kentucky, enrolling in January. Why he’s on the team: Two-way star recorded 158 tackles (91 solo) and four fumble recoveries...
View ArticleAll-State | Fern Creek LB Lamarius Kinslow
Fren Creek’s Lamarius Kinslow LAMARIUS KINSLOW FERN CREEK, LB Height/weight: 6-2/222. Year: Senior. College: Western Kentucky. Why he’s on the team: Dominant linebacker tallied 108 tackles (50 solo),...
View ArticleAll-State | South Warren LB Austin McElwain
AUSTIN MCELWAIN SOUTH WARREN, LB Height/weight: 5-10/205. Year: Senior. College: Plans to go into pre-med at Kentucky but will not play football. Why he’s on the team: Had 69 tackles (49 solo) and two...
View ArticleAll-State | Bowling Green DB Tre Fant
Bowling Green’s Tre Fant TRE FANT BOWLING GREEN, DB Height/weight: 6-2/170. Year: Senior. College: Likely will head to a junior college with the hopes of joining a Football Bowl Subdivision team in the...
View ArticleAll-State | Trinity DB Rodjay Burns
RODJAY BURNS TRINITY, DB Height/weight: 6-2/180. Year: Senior. College: Louisville. Why he’s on the team: Physical safety finished the season with 24 tackles (20 solo), four interceptions and one...
View ArticleAll-State | Henry Clay DB Davonte Robinson
Henry Clay’s Davonte Robinson DAVONTE ROBINSON HENRY CLAY, DB Height/weight: 6-1/175. Year: Senior. College: Committed to Kentucky but recently received an offer from Alabama and may make an official...
View ArticleAll-State | DeSales P Austin Johnson
AUSTIN JOHNSON DESALES, P Height/weight: 6-2/185. Year: Senior. College: Louisville. Why he’s on the team: Averaged 39 yards on 37 punts, with a long of 67 yards and four inside the 20-yard line. Made...
View ArticleCourier-Journal All-State football offense - List of first, second, third...
OFFENSE FIRST TEAM QB – Riley Hall, Pulaski County 6-0 164 Senior RB – Steven Nelson, North Laurel 5-9 175 Senior RB – Logan Holbrook, Spencer County 5-6 175...
View ArticleCourier-Journal All-State football defense - List of first, second and third...
DEFENSE FIRST TEAM DL – Jacob Wilde, South Warren 5-11 260 Senior DL – Trey Binder, Scott County 6-0 225 Senior DL – Tre Hornbuckle, Murray 6-3 238...
View ArticleKentucky signee De'Aaron Fox is not the guy to make a name off
De’Aaron Fox (Photo: Jason Jordan, USA TODAY Sports) RALEIGH, N.C. – Headed into Monday’s High School OT Holiday Invitational quarterfinal matchup pitting Robinson (Concord, N.C.) against Cypress Lakes...
View ArticleBench play lifts Trinity past Lexington Catholic - Shamrocks to face Paul...
The Trinity High School basketball team got its usual blend of strong 3-point shooting and stingy defense Tuesday night, but the Shamrocks showed signs of developing another dimension that could make...
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