Cook leads Male to first win over Ballard since 2008
Willie Feldhaus is still learning his away around Louisville in his first season as Male High School’s boys basketball coach, but he was well aware of the significance of what his team accomplished...
View ArticleManual girls too much for Sacred Heart - 1-2 punch of McCune, Curry proved...
Manual’s 1-2 punch of Krystalline McCune and Tonysha Curry proved too physical to handle for a young Sacred Heart basketball team Saturday afternoon in a battle between Seventh Region powers. McCune, a...
View ArticleTigers top Shamrocks at buzzer of Jefferson County Tournament of Champions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Heading into the final match of the 2016 Jefferson County Tournament of Champions wrestling meet, only 2.5 points separated the St. Xavier Tigers and the Trinity Shamrocks. And just...
View ArticleLIT preview | Valley finally gets to host and participate
Since Valley High School began hosting the Louisville Invitational and Sixth Region basketball tournaments in 2013, there’s been a rather conspicuous absentee. The host Vikings have failed to play in...
View ArticleBullitt East’s Peak voted Metro Louisville Athlete of the Week
Bullitt East junior guard Alyssa Peak.November 2, 2015 Fans voted Bullitt East girls basketball player Alyssa Peak the winner of The Courier-Journal Metro Louisville Athlete of the Week Award presented...
View ArticleJason Frakes' ballot for AP polls
Here’s how I voted today in The Associated Press high school basketball polls: BOYS 1. Mercer County (16-0) 2. Christian County (13-2) 3. Trinity (13-3) 4. Bullitt East (13-2) 5. Paul Dunbar (14-4)...
View ArticleMercer County (16-0) keeps top spot in Litkenhous Ratings
Here are The Courier-Journal’s boys basketball Litkenhous Ratings for Monday, Jan. 11: The LITKENHOUS RATINGS 1.Mercer County (16-0) 103.8 2.Covington Catholic (11-5) 103.3 3.Christian County (13-2)...
View ArticleMercer County boys, E'town girls on top of AP polls
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The top teams in the Kentucky Associated Press high school basketball polls, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings: BOYS Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs...
View ArticleBoys LIT | Valley rallies past Southern in first round
With his team playing in the Republic Bank Louisville Invitational Tournament for the first time in six years, Valley High School boys basketball coach Joe Harris wanted his team to come out and make a...
View ArticleBoys LIT | Butler edges Western in round one - Wise, Luckett pace the Bears...
Austin Wise and Ryan Luckett scored 11 points apiece as Butler High School beat Western 44-41 on Monday in the first round of the Republic Bank Louisville Invitational Tournament at Valley. Seeded...
View ArticleBoys LIT | Hobbs, Waggener blow by CAL
Jacquess Hobbs finished with 18 points and Kevin Kirby added 10 points and 10 rebounds as Waggener High School beat Christian Academy 61-47 in Monday’s first round of the Republic Bank Louisville...
View ArticleBoys LIT | Ferguson scores 34 as KCD cruises past DeSales
Making just its third appearance ever in the Republic Bank Louisville Invitational Tournament, Kentucky Country Day looked like experienced regulars Monday night. The Bearcats jumped out to a big lead...
View ArticleBoys LIT | Fern Creek knocks off Central in overtime
With just two seniors on his roster, Fern Creek High School boys basketball coach James Schooler says his team has to rely on toughness and communication to make up for its inexperience. “That’s been...
View ArticleBoys LIT | Rushin's buzzer-beater lifts Eastern over Manual
Eastern’s Javen Rushin’s basket at the buzzer gives the Eagles a 56-54 victory over Manual in the LIT. Javen Rushin was in the right place at the right time to keep the Eastern High School boys...
View ArticleBoys LIT | McKim's career-high 37 points lift St. X over North Bullitt
Four days after posting 31 points in a victory over rival Trinity, Connor McKim was perhaps even more impressive Tuesday. The senior guard scored a career-high 37 points and added three rebounds and...
View ArticleBoys LIT | Male overcomes slow start, beats KCD
His team had missed its first 11 shots and later found itself down by nine points to heavy underdog Kentucky Country Day, but Male High School boys basketball coach Willie Feldhaus said he was certain...
View ArticleBoys LIT | Patterson continues to emerge as Ballard tops Waggener
As Clivonte Patterson continues to mature off the court, the Ballard High School boys basketball team is improving on the court. The 6-foot-3 junior had one of his best performances of the season...
View ArticleE'town keeps top spot in Litkenhous Ratings - Butler, Male, Eastern, Manual...
Here are The Courier-Journal’s girls basketball Litkenhous Ratings for Thursday, Jan. 14: The LITKENHOUS RATINGS 1.Elizabethtown (15-1) 119.4 2.Butler (13-3) 111.6 3.Mercer County (14-3) 111.3 4.Male...
View ArticleManual's McCune nominated for McDonald's All-American Games - Four others...
Manual High School’s Krys McCune is one of five senior basketball players from Kentucky who have been nominated to play in the McDonald’s All-American Games set for March 30 in Chicago. McCune is among...
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