Sixth Region final preview | Bullitt East vs. Doss
SIXTH REGION BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME * Who: Bullitt East (27-5) vs. Doss (26-5). * When: 7 p.m. Monday. * Where: Valley High School. * Tickets: $8. * Litkenhous Ratings: No. 9 Bullitt East...
View ArticleChristian Academy’s Nicolas Albiero voted Metro Louisville Athlete of the Week
Christian Academy’s Nicolas Albiero won the Boys 100 Yard Butterfly event during the KHSAA Region 5 swim tournament.Feb. 11, 2016 Fans voted Christian Academy swimmer Nicolas Albiero the winner of The...
View ArticleLitkenhous tabs E'town as favorite in Girls Sweet 16
According to The Courier-Journal’s Litkenhous Ratings, Elizabethtown High School is the favorite to take the championship at this week’s St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls Sweet 16 being held at...
View ArticleSeventh Region final preview | Trinity vs. St. Xavier
SEVENTH REGION BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME * Who: Trinity (28-6) vs. St. Xavier (23-9). * When: 7 p.m. Tuesday. * Where: Valley High School. * Tickets: $8. * Litkenhous Ratings: No. 5 Trinity...
View ArticleE'town No. 1 once again entering Sweet 16 - Panthers still looking for first...
For the third straight year the Elizabethtown High School girls basketball team will enter the Sweet 16 as the state’s No. 1 team in The Courier-Journal’s Litkenhous ratings. The Panthers are hopeful...
View ArticleSouth Oldham edges Collins in Eighth Region semis
NEW CASTLE, Ky. – Jo Griffin scored 16 points and Trent Bouvet added 15 to help push South Oldham past Collins 74-70 in a boys Eighth Region semifinal Monday at Henry County. The win puts the Dragons...
View ArticleDoss overcomes rough off-season, repeats as Sixth Region champ
After winning the Sixth Region title last season – ending a 28-year drought – the Doss High School boys basketball team’s roster underwent a major overhaul that left most observers uncertain about the...
View ArticleOldham County falls in Eighth Region semifinal
Cobe Penny scored 19 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter as Anderson County (18-13) rallied to knock off Oldham County 59-55, the No. 14 team in The Courier-Journal’s Litkenhous Ratings, in an...
View ArticleGirls Sweet 16 preview | Manual vs. Murray
GAME 5: MANUAL VS. MURRAY, NOON THURSDAY MANUAL * Coach: Jeff Sparks. * Record: 21-7. * Nickname: Crimsons. * Location: Louisville. * Region: Seventh. * Enrollment: 1,896. * Litkenhous Rating:...
View ArticleGirls Sweet 16 preview | Butler vs. Bowling Green
GAME 6: BUTLER VS. BOWLING GREEN, 1:30 P.M. THURSDAY BUTLER * Coach: Larry Just. * Record: 27-5. * Nickname: Bearettes. * Location: Louisville. * Region: Sixth. * Enrollment: 1,680. * Litkenhous...
View ArticleGirls Sweet 16 preview | Franklin County vs. Shelby Valley
GAME 2: FRANKLIN COUNTY VS. SHELBY VALLEY, 1:30 P.M. WEDNESDAY FRANKLIN COUNTY * Coach: Joey Thacker. * Record: 28-4. * Nickname: Flyers. * Location: Frankfort. * Region: 11th. * Enrollment: 982. *...
View ArticleGirls Sweet 16 preview | Owensboro Catholic vs. Harlan
GAME 8: OWENSBORO CATHOLIC VS. HARLAN, 8 P.M. THURSDAY OWENSBORO CATHOLIC * Coach: Michael Robertson. * Record: 30-5. * Nickname: Aces. * Location: Owensboro. * Region: Third. * Enrollment: 446. *...
View ArticleGirls Sweet 16 preview | Elizabethtown vs. Henderson County
GAME 7: ELIZABETHTOWN VS. HENDERSON COUNTY, 6:30 P.M. THURSDAY ELIZABETHTOWN * Coach: Tim Mudd. * Record: 29-4. * Nickname: Panthers. * Location: Elizabethtown. * Region: Fifth. * Enrollment: 769. *...
View ArticleBack in Sweet 16, Butler learned from last season's mistakes
With so much young talent back from a team that won the state championship in 2014, there was talk in Kentucky about the Butler High School girls basketball program becoming a dynasty. By all accounts,...
View ArticleSparks, Manual face tough test in Sweet 16 opener
As Manual High School’s girls basketball players celebrated their return to the Sweet 16 after Saturday’s Seventh Region championship, their coach, Jeff Sparks, stepped back. He accepted...
View ArticleCoaches looking forward to new Sweet 16 venue
A Bowling Green native who played college basketball at Western Kentucky University, LaVonda Johnson might be expected to have strong feelings about the Girls Sweet 16 being moved from her hometown...
View ArticleTrinity rallies past St. X for Seventh Region title
Nerve-racking for its fans, the Trinity High School basketball team found a risky but successful formula over the last two rounds of the Class Act Federal Credit Union Seventh Region Tournament – fall...
View ArticleSchedule set for Boys Sweet 16
Here’s how the field for the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys Sweet 16 looks. All games at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 Noon – Buckhorn (19-15) vs. Murray (29-5) 1:30 p.m. – No. 5 Trinity...
View ArticleGirls Sweet 16 previews
Here are links to The Courier-Journal’s Girls Sweet 16 preview stories: OVERVIEW – Coaches excited about new site for tournament SIXTH REGION CHAMPION BUTLER – Bearettes learned from last year’s...
View ArticleRating Sweet 16 field; Paul Dunbar leads way
According to The Courier-Journal’s Litkenhous Ratings, Paul Dunbar High School is the favorite to win the championship at next week’s Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys Sweet 16 ar Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky....
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