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Butler whips Franklin County for fifth state title
Butler celebrates their 62-36 win over Franklin County in the Championship game in the 2016 St. Elizabeth Health Care/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament held at BB&T Arena on the...
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Butler’s Tasia Jeffries voted Metro Louisville Athlete of the Week
Fans voted Butler girls basketball player Tasia Jeffries the winner of The Courier-Journal Metro Louisville Athlete of the Week Award presented by Norton Sports Health. The junior posted 25 points,...
View ArticleGirls Sweet 16 attendance down at NKU - But there were reasons for hope at...
Total attendance for last week’s St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls Sweet 16 at Northern Kentucky University’s BB&T Arena was 31,947, down nearly 17 percent from the mark of 38,489 that attended...
View ArticlePaul Dunbar No. 1, but lots of parity in Sweet 16
Several boys basketball teams have held the No. 1 spot in The Courier-Journal’s Litkenhous Ratings this season, but Paul Dunbar High School will carry it into the biggest five days of the year. The...
View ArticleMcCracken County No. 1 in preseason Top 25 - No. 4 Male leads Louisville-area...
Defending state champion McCracken County is the No. 1 team in the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association’s preseason Top 25. McCracken County finished 37-3 last season, beating Male 2-1 in the state...
View ArticleBoys Sweet 16 preview | Doss vs. Lawrence County
GAME 5: DOSS VS. LAWRENCE COUNTY, NOON THURSDAY DOSS Coach: Tony Williams. Record: 27-5. Nickname: Dragons. Location: Louisville. Region: Sixth. Enrollment: 1,093. Litkenhous Rating: 92.3 (No. 14 in...
View ArticleDoss overcame high turnover to reach Sweet 16 again
When the 2015-16 boys basketball season began, the biggest question surrounding Doss High School wasn’t whether the Dragons could repeat as the Sixth Region champions. Rather, it was who was going to...
View ArticleTrinity toughened by last season's battles in practice
With seven players moving on to the next level — including three NCAA Division I signees — the 2014-15 Trinity High School basketball team was one of the state’s most talented in recent years. But what...
View ArticleBoys Sweet 16 preview | South Laurel vs. Christian County
GAME 6: SOUTH LAUREL VS. CHRISTIAN COUNTY, 1:30 P.M. THURSDAY SOUTH LAUREL Coach: Jeff Davis. Record: 27-6. Nickname: Cardinals. Location: London. Region: 13th. Enrollment: 1,189. Litkenhous Rating:...
View ArticleBoys Sweet 16 preview | Taylor County vs. Mason County
GAME 7: TAYLOR COUNTY VS. MASON COUNTY, 6:30 P.M. THURSDAY TAYLOR COUNTY Coach: Richard Gatewood. Record: 24-8. Nickname: Cardinals. Location: Campbellsville. Region: Fifth. Enrollment: 857....
View ArticleSouth Oldham enjoys 'green light' from 3-point range
There’s one hard-and-fast rule when you play for the South Oldham boys’ basketball team. If you’re open, especially from 3-point range, you shoot. “Everybody’s got a green light in our program,”...
View ArticleBoys Sweet 16 preview | South Oldham vs. Owensboro Catholic
GAME 8: SOUTH OLDHAM VS. OWENSBORO CATHOLIC, 8 P.M. THURSDAY SOUTH OLDHAM Coach: Steve Simpson. Record: 28-5. Nickname: Dragons. Location: Crestwood. Region: Eighth. Enrollment: 1,290. Litkenhous...
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Jeffeson County well-represented in new Kentucky High School Basketball Hall...
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Six people with Jefferson County ties – Stan Hardin, Donna Moir, Carly Ormerod, Gene Rhodes, Jeff Lamp and Bobby Turner – will be in a class of 17 that will be inducted into the...
View ArticleWide-open season to end with wide-open Sweet 16
A favorite to take the championship seems to have emerged during an unpredictable boys basketball season in Kentucky, but few will be surprised at any outcome during this week’s state tournament. After...
View ArticleWilliams, Boley take Mr. and Miss Basketball honors
LEXINGTON, Ky. – An overwhelming favorite and a latecomer took home Kentucky’s top individual honors for high school basketball Tuesday night. Elizabethtown’s Erin Boley and Owen County’s Carson...
View ArticleLinks to all Boys Sweet 16 preview stories/capsules
As the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys Sweet 16 approaches tipoff Wednesday at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., here are links to all of The Courier-Journal’s pre-tournament coverage: Tournament preview –...
View ArticleLexington Catholic tops preseason baseball Top 20 - St. Xavier No. 3, and...
Lexington Catholic is the No. 1 team in the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association’s preseason Top 20. The Knights finished 24-8 last season, falling to Lafayette in the semifinals of the...
View ArticleMurray routs Buckhorn in Sweet 16 opener
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Preston English scored 21 points and Tre Hornbuckle added 17 to lead the Murray High School boys basketball team to a 62-35 victory over Buckhorn on Wednesday in the first round of the...
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Trinity alum Ivory enjoying NCAA Tourney ride
DES MOINES, Iowa – Tre’ Ivory’s eyes lit up as he spoke about the last two weeks of his life. The Trinity alum, now a backup point guard for Austin Peay, has been part of a surging team on a surprising...
View ArticleNewCath rocks cold-shooting Trinity in Sweet 16
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The ugly end for the Trinity High School basketball team came Wednesday afternoon, but coach Mike Szabo saw it coming days before. On Monday came the news that top reserves Brendan...
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