Girls basketball season previews and rankings
Here are The Courier-Journal’s preseason girls basketball season previews and rankings: STATEWIDE RANKINGS Coaches pick top 25 teams in state Coaches pick top 25 players in state Coaches pick top 10...
View ArticleEastern tops Mercy for season-opening win
In the preseason Eastern girls’ basketball coach Josh Leslie touted his team’s shooting ability, saying this season’s squad could be the best he’s had in that regard. The Eagles lived up to that hype...
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Burning questions for each of this weekend's state football finals - Can...
Running back Roderick Thomas scores a touchdown during Trinity’s 45-7 victory at Lafayette on Sept. 2. The teams will meet again in Saturday’s Class 6-A state championship game. Photo by Mike Weaver,...
View ArticleGLFCA announces all-district teams
CLASS 6-A, DISTRICT THREE * Offense: QB – Desmond Ridder (St. Xavier); RB – Sam Taylor (St. Xavier); FB – Andre Teague (Manual); TE – Garrett Lawrence (Pleasure Ridge Park); WR – Jaelin Carter...
View ArticleMale beats Butler in early matchup of state's elite teams
On a night when the outdoor temperature felt more like March than November, the Male girls’ basketball team knocked off defending state champion Butler in a game that seemed more meant for March, too....
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'Perfectionist' Blackburn has Trinity on brink of perfect season - Shamrocks...
Spencer Blackburn hands off to Jovan Smith during Trinity’s game at Lafayette on Sept. 3. Photo by Mike Weaver, Special to The Courier-Journal. Two days before Spencer Blackburn’s first start for...
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Q&A | Central QB Simpson eyes state championship - Yellowjackets will face...
Central quarterback James Simpson will lead the Yellowjackets against Belfry in Saturday’s Class 3-A state final in Bowling Green. Photo by Josh Cook, Special to The Courier-Journal. James Simpson Jr....
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Graves, who led Central to two state titles, dies at age 79 - Won seven...
Central coach Robert Graves talks to his team during a game in 1972. Courier-Journal file photo. Courier-Journal staff photoCentral boys basketball coach Robert Graves speaks to fans at a pep rally...
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Sophomore Wright a versatile weapon for CAL - Wide receiver has scored 25...
Sophomore Milton Wright has scored 25 touchdowns for a Christian Academy football team that will face Danville in Sunday’s Class 2-A state final. Courier-Journal file photo. From quarterback to running...
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Class A final preview/pick | Beechwood vs. Hazard
Beechwood RB Aiden Justice celebrates his TD with teammates in the game against Kentucky Country Day in the KHSAA Football Playoffs at Beechwood High School. CLASS A STATE FOOTBALL FINAL BEECHWOOD VS....
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Thursday's Kentucky basketball scores and stats
Here’s scores from across the Louisville metro area and the Commonwealth from Dec. 1, 2016 Butler Bearettes guard Jaelynn Penn makes the turnt toward the goal defended by Male Lady Bulldogs forward...
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Class 3-A final preview/pick | Central vs. Belfry
Central coach Ty Scroggins expects another tight battle with Belfry when the teams meet in Saturday’s Class 3-A state championship game in Bowling Green. Photo by David R. Lutman, Special to The...
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Class 6-A preview/pick | Trinity vs. Lafayette - Shamrocks, Beatty looking to...
Trinity’s Bob Beatty is trying to become the first coach in Kentucky history to win 12 state championships. Photo by David R. Lutman, Special to The Courier-Journal. Not many would argue that Trinity...
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Class 2-A final preview/pick | Christian Academy vs. Danville
Stefan LeFors has the Christian Academy football team in the state final for the first time in program history. C-J file photo. Asked his impressions of the Christian Academy football team, Danville’s...
View ArticleClass 4-A final preview/pick | Franklin-Simpson vs. Johnson Central
CLASS 4-A STATE FOOTBALL FINAL FRANKLIN-SIMPSON VS. JOHNSON CENTRAL When: 4:45 p.m. EST Sunday. Where: Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green. FRANKLIN-SIMPSON WILDCATS (14-0) * Coach:...
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Class 5-A final preview/pick | Bowling Green vs. Pulaski County
Jamale Carothers leads the Bowling Green rushing attack. C-J file photo CLASS 5-A STATE FOOTBALL FINAL BOWLING GREEN VS. PULASKI COUNTY When: 8 p.m. EST Sunday. Where: Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith...
View ArticleBeechwood tops Hazard for Class A state title
Trevor Soward ran for two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, and Beechwood defeated Hazard 21-14 in the KHSAA Class A state football championship Friday night at...
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St. Xavier cross country 13th at nationals
Top-100 finishes by Ryan Guenthner and Zachary Larkin led the St. Xavier cross country team to a 13th-place finish at the Nike Cross Country Nationals on Sunday in Portland, Oregon. Guenthner led the...
View ArticleLive updates | Trinity vs. Lafayette in Class 6-A final
Follow along here as the CJ’s Jason Frakes (@kyhighs) covers Central-Belfry at 6 p.m. and Trinity-Lafayette at 9 p.m. Class 3-A: Jason’s Central-Belfry preview and pick Class 6-A: Jason’s...
View ArticleGLFCA East-West All-Star Game set Sunday at DeSales
The Greater Louisville Football Coaches Association’s East-West All-Star Game is set for 1 p.m. Sunday at DeSales High School. The game will match some of the top seniors in the Louisville area....
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