28th District team-by-team previews - Ballard, Christian Academy, Eastern,...
BALLARD * Coach: Chris Renner (19th year). * Last season: 22-11, lost to Trinity 67-62 in overtime in Seventh Region semifinal. * Player to watch: Jamil Wilson, a 5-7 senior point guard, averaged 17.4...
View ArticleSeventh Region preview | Trinity team to beat - Shamrocks return all but one...
Simply getting to the state tournament might have been good enough for an unheralded Trinity High School basketball team last season. But for the seven seniors on this season’s squad, there’s a bigger...
View ArticleCourier-Journal's preseason Top 25 girls basketball poll - Butler, Mercer...
Here is The Courier-Journal’s preseason girls basketball Top 25 poll, as voted on by the state’s coaches. Every coach in the state was given a ballot. A total of 70 replied. First-place votes in...
View Article25th District team-by-team previews - Central, Manual, Portland Christian,...
CENTRAL Coach: Jana Costner (first year). Last season: 17-11, lost to Sacred Heart, 84-60, in the first round of the 7th Region Tournament. Player to watch: Stephonie Cole. The 5-9 senior forward was a...
View Article26th District team-by-team previews - Assumption, Brown, Collegiate, Male
ASSUMPTION Coach: Amy Siegel (third year). Last season: 12-17, lost to Manual, 55-33, in the first round of the Seventh Region Tournament. Player to watch: Kristen Olinick. The 5-11 senior forward, who...
View Article27th District team-by-team previews - Atherton, Sacred Heart, Seneca, Waggener
ATHERTON Coach: Nicki Dewitt (second year). Last season: 11-20, lost to Waggener, 58-55, in the 27th District Tournament semifinals. Player to watch: Sarah Overley. The 5-6 junior guard averaged a...
View Article28th District team-by-team previews - Ballard, Christian Academy, Eastern,...
BALLARD Coach: Carl White (second year). Last season: 6-19, lost to CAL, 74-25, in the 28th District Tournament semifinals. Player to watch: Shania Beason. The 5-6 junior guard averaged eight points,...
View ArticleSeventh Region preview | Sacred Heart a slight favorite in tight race - Moir...
The biggest change long-time Sacred Heart Academy basketball coach Donna Moir has seen in her team since last season isn’t obvious to the naked eye. That’s because it has been between the ears. “I...
View ArticleNo tailgating, no club seats for St. X-Trinity playoff game - Tickets will be...
Tailgating and club seating will not be available for fans during Friday’s St. Xavier-Trinity high school football playoff game at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. The Shamrocks (13-0) and Tigers (10-3)...
View ArticleCourier-Journal's Litkenhous Ratings released for Nov. 21 - Trinity, Bowling...
Here are The Courier-Journal’s high school football Litkenhous Ratings for Monday, Nov. 21: The LITKENHOUS RATINGS 1.Trinity (13-0) 142.2 2.Bowling Green (13-0) 133.3 3.St. Xavier (10-3) 127.9 4.Belfry...
View ArticleEighth Region boys basketball team previews - Collins, North Oldham, Oldham...
COLLINS Coach: Chris Gaither (sixth year), Last season: 15-18, lost to South Oldham 74-70 in Eighth Region semifinals. Player to watch: Dominique Turner, a 6-foot-5 senior guard, averaged 10.9 points...
View ArticleEighth Region girls basketball team previews - Collins, North Oldham, Oldham...
COLLINS Coach: Sean Pigman (second year) Last season: 18-13, lost to Simon Kenton 68-42 in the first round of the Eighth Region Tournament. Player to watch: Hannah Renfro, a 5-11 power forward who is a...
View ArticlePreseason rankings | Top 10 teams, players in all 16 regions
Based on poll of coaches FIRST REGION * Teams: 1. Graves County, 2. McCracken County, 3. Paducah Tilghman, 4. Marshall County, 5. Mayfield, 6. Murray, 7. Carlisle County, 8. Calloway County, 9. Ballard...
View ArticlePreseason rankings | Top 10 teams, players in all 16 regions
Based on poll of coaches FIRST REGION * Teams: 1. Murray, 2. Marshall County, 3. Graves County, 4. McCracken County, 5. Calloway County, 6. Carlisle County, 7. Ballard Memorial, 8. Paducah Tilghman, 9....
View ArticlePreseason rankings | Top 25 players in Kentucky - Paul Dunbar's...
Here are the coaches’ rankings of the top boys basketball players in Kentucky. Every coach in the state was given a ballot. A total of 65 responded. First-place votes in parentheses. Player School Ht....
View Article21st District team-by-team previews - Beth Haven, Fairdale, Holy Cross, PRP,...
BETH HAVEN * Coach: Paul Frazier (first year). * Last season: 18-10 (lost to Holy Cross 70-49 in district quarterfinal). * Player to watch: As a sophomore, Austin Streble averaged 12.2 points and 4.5...
View Article22nd District team-by-team previews - Butler, DeSales, Doss, Iroquois, Western
BUTLER * Coach: K.C. Goodin (second year). * Last season: 12-13 (lost to DeSales 65-57 in district semifinal). * Player to watch: Despite being just 6-2, senior Austin Wise can play both guard and...
View Article23rd District team-by-team previews - Bullitt Central, Evangel Christian,...
BULLITT CENTRAL * Coach: Jessie Curry (first year). * Last season: 9-18 (lost to North Bullitt 63-16 in district semifinal). * Player to watch: The Cougars’ top returning player is 6-4 senior Danny...
View Article24th District team-by-team previews - Bullitt East, Fern Creek,...
BULLITT EAST * Coach: Jason Couch (first year). * Last season: 27-6 (lost to Doss 58-54 in Sixth Region final). * Player to watch: With the Chargers looking to replace all five starters from last...
View ArticleSixth Region preview | Fern Creek looks to end Doss' reign
Typically when preseason rankings come out, coaches will try to talk down their teams’ ranking, especially when they’re picked to win. That’s not the case in Kentucky’s Sixth Region boys race. Not only...
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