Cooper leaves Waggener for Findlay Prep
De’Von Cooper, expected to be one of the top returning basketball players in Kentucky this season, has transferred to Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep, Waggener High School coach Bryan O’Neill said...
View ArticleGlaser headlines group headed for Catholic Sports Hall of Fame - Ex-St. X...
Mike Glaser considers himself quite fortunate to have coached football at St. Xavier High School for 39 years and for being chosen for induction into the Louisville Catholic Sports Hall of Fame on...
View ArticleFern Creek surprise team in state semifinals
Of his teams that have won four straight Sixth Region titles, Fern Creek High School boys soccer coach John Pedro didn’t peg the 2015 squad to be the one to break new ground for the program. “Last...
View ArticleSix from Louisville named first-team All-State - Three from Sacred Heart, two...
Six soccer players from Louisville have been named to the first-team All-State West squad, as selected by the Kentucky High School Girls Soccer Coaches Association. Sacred Heart’s Cassie Amshoff, Cat...
View ArticleExperience, defense lead Valkyries into state semifinals
In the state semifinals for the third straight year, the Sacred Heart Academy soccer team is eager to claim its first championship since winning three straight from 2007-09. Third-year coach Jaclyn...
View ArticleCovington Catholic tops Fern Creek in state semifinals
LEXINGTON, Ky. – As the final seconds of his high school career ticked off the scoreboard behind him, Jamison Edwards left the field amid applause from his teammates and acknowledgements of “Good game”...
View ArticleFirst-round playoff preview/pick | Waggener at Boyle County
WAGGENER (6-4) AT BOYLE COUNTY (9-1) Wildcats seeking first playoff victory since 2004 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Next week: Winner will face Western Hills-Central winner. * With first-year coach Jordan...
View ArticleFirst-round playoff preview/pick | Bullitt Central at Fern Creek
BULLITT CENTRAL (6-4) AT FERN CREEK (9-1) Tigers enter with eight-game winning streak Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Next week: Winner will face Doss-North Bullitt winner. * After a 4-0 start, Bullitt Central...
View ArticleFirst-round playoff preview/pick | Collins at Valley
COLLINS (4-6) AT VALLEY (6-4) Vikings seeking first victory in playoffs since 2008 Kickoff: 8 p.m. Next week: Winner will face Breckinridge County-Shelby County winner. * It’s been a roller-coaster...
View ArticleSacred Heart's Esselman named Miss Field Hockey
Katie Esselman, who helped lead Sacred Heart Academy to the state championship last week, has been named Kentucky’s Miss Field Hockey by the state coaches association. Esselman, who has committed to...
View ArticleKGCA recognizes top golfers, coaches in each region
The Kentucky Golf Coaches Association has announced its regional players and coaches of the year. Winning Player of the Year honors from the Louisville area were Shelby County’s Lily Young (Region Five...
View ArticleWhooping cough found at Sacred Heart Academy
Illustration A case of the highly infectious respiratory condition called whooping cough has been discovered at Sacred Heart Academy, an all-girls Catholic high school in Louisville. The Louisville...
View ArticleQ&A | Mercy's Morgan Elmore on volleyball titles, Lipscomb and The Hunger Games
Mercy volleyball’s Morgan Elmore Morgan Elmore is a winner, plain and simple. In her four years as setter on the Mercy Academy volleyball team the Jaguars have won 141 of 161 matches, four Sixth Region...
View ArticleBottom bracket loaded for state volleyball tournament - No. 1 Assumption, No....
There’s just one 16-team bracket for this weekend’s KHSAA State Volleyball Tournament at Valley High School, but it just as well could be split into a pair of brackets called “The Haves” and “The...
View ArticleGame of the Week preview/pick | Manual at Ballard
It’s not often two high school football teams with winning records enter the playoffs uncertain about their starting quarterbacks, but that will be the case Friday when Manual and Ballard meet in a...
View ArticleSacred Heart headed back to state final - Sisler's hat trick keys 4-0 victory...
LEXINGTON, Ky. – For the third time in the past five seasons, Sacred Heart will play for the girls state soccer title. Amber Sisler scored a hat trick, including two goals 54 seconds apart early in the...
View ArticleBreaking down Class 5-A playoffs
Breaking down the Class 5-A football playoffs: * Final pick: Pulaski County over Owensboro. * Potential road block: Pulaski County should cruise to the semifinals, where a trip to either Highlands or...
View ArticleBreaking down Class 6-A playoffs
Breaking down the Class 6-A football playoffs: * Final pick: Male over Scott County. * Potential road block: Male likely will have to face Trinity in the third round, a potential matchup many have...
View ArticleAssumption, Mercy set up quarterfinal showdown - Rockets, Jaguars will meet...
As expected, the Assumption and Mercy volleyball teams both cruised to victories Friday to set up a Saturday showdown in the state tournament at Valley High School. Brooke Moore had six kills, six digs...
View ArticleFive boys from Louisville receive first-team All-State West honors
Five players from Louisville have been selected to the first-team All-State West soccer team, as selected by the Kentucky Soccer Coaches Association. Trinity’s Drew Goetz and Greg Fischer, Collegiate’s...
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