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| Gators scratch out 3-2 victory over Dragons Tue, 6 May 2008 12:26:45 -0500 The Greenwood baseball team avenged its only District 14 loss of the season Monday, rallying to beat host Warren Central 3-2. Greenwood (13-5, 4-1) overcame two deficits and scratched across a run in the seventh to set up a showdown for the District 14 championship against Bowling Green tonight at Greenwood. “It was a good district ball game,” Greenwood coach Chris Decker said. “I don’t think (Warren Central) is ashamed with how they played and I’m certainly happy with how we played.” Warren Central (7-13, 2-4) needed a win and a Greenwood loss to Bowling Green to clinch the No. 2 seed, but instead will be No. 3 in the District 14 Tournament, which begins in two weeks. “I didn’t see the kill or desire before the game,” Humphrey said. “I don’t know if it is the wear and tear of all these one-run losses or the mental toughness to be able to come back and play in these games.” Warren Central took an early 1-0 lead on an RBI single by pitcher Shane Waldrop in the second inning, but the Gators bounced back with a sacrifice fly by Ty Downing to tie the score 1-1 in the top of the third. The Dragons went back in front in the bottom of the fourth when Waldrop delivered another RBI single to make the score 2-1 and were threatening for more with two runners on and no one out. Greenwood would minimize the damage, throwing one runner out at the plate and getting another runner in a rundown after a failed squeeze bunt. “I think it took a lot of wind out of their sails and gave us momentum,” Decker said. “I’m going to give our guys credit for executing the rundown and throwing the man out at the plate. We did a good job defensively there - something we really haven’t been doing a good job of lately.” Greenwood quickly answered with an RBI single by Cory Henon that tied the score 2-2 in the top of the fifth. The Gators finally got the lead in the seventh when Henon scored on a sacrifice fly by Chris Page. “We did a great job of situational hitting,” Decker said. “We work on those things. They did a good job of getting guys in when we needed to.” The Dragons mounted a small threat in the seventh, but couldn’t bring home the tying run. Warren Central has now dropped eight straight games, six of them by one run. “I don’t know if it is the luck not going our way or just the fact that we’re not executing to our full potential,” Humphrey said. “We’re getting good pitching and we got some timely hits tonight, but I don’t know if the kids realize that you have to execute at 100 percent to be able to win ball games. We’re not executing at 100 percent. We’re executing at about 65 to 75 percent.” Brandon Miller picked up the win, allowing two runs and seven hits in six innings, while Matt Jewell earned the save. Henon paced the Greenwood offense with two hits, two runs scored and an RBI. “Miller came out and pitched good enough and our defense played really well,” Henon said. “Our bats were just good enough. We put ourselves in good position (today) to win district.” Both teams return to action at 5 p.m. today. The Gators will host Bowling Green, while Warren Central will host Caverna. GHS 001 010 1 - 3 10 0 WCHS 010 100 0 - 2 8 1 WP: Miller; LP: Waldrop; S: Jewell. |
| Barren County’s Hubbard inks with Lindsey Wilson Tue, 6 May 2008 12:27:05 -0500 As much as Lee Hubbard wanted to fit in athletically at the next level, the most important factor in deciding his college choice was more simple than that. He just wanted a chance to help out his family. Hubbard, who was fourth in the state as a senior with a 25.3 points-per-game scoring average, signed a letter-of-intent this morning to play basketball at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia. “Honestly, the biggest thing was helping out my family and getting the best scholarship that’s going to help me pay for school and help them financially,” said Hubbard, who added 9.7 rebounds a game for the District 15 champion Trojans. “I went down and played with some of the guys and got along with them well, which was also important, but the biggest factor was the scholarship offer and the money package that they offered.” Hubbard said he will be responsible for paying $3,000 in tuition bills over his first year of school, but the college will pay for the rest of his four-year education. A multi-tool player in high school, Hubbard will be used primarily as a shooting guard at the NAIA’s LWC, and said he has been told the school expects him to step in and challenge for a starting spot immediately. “I’ll be playing two-guard, and as of right now, they don’t have a two-guard,” Hubbard said. “Coach told me they’re looking for me to fill that position, they’ve signed two high school freshmen and he told me I’d be the only high school freshman with a really good chance to play. “I’ve got a good chance of starting there next year.” At only 6-foot-1, Hubbard was considered by many higher level college coaches as too short for the next level. But former Barren County coach Steve Riley said Hubbard should adjust well to being used exclusively in the backcourt. “I had a lot of schools during the year tell me that if he was just three or four inches taller then they would have loved to have him - and I told them that I would have loved that, too,” Riley joked. “I think he can play a two-guard, the one thing he already has going for him is that he’s got a college body - he’s extremely strong and can handle the physical nature of the game. “He’ll have to work on his ball-handling a bit, but he’s a good enough shooter ... and I thought he defended (two-guards) really well in the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star tryouts as well.” Hubbard said he hopes to find athletic success over the next four years, but he said most important is achieving his real dream of becoming a civil engineer. “I want to just succeed academically and become what I want to be through school,” Hubbard said. “I want to have a good athletic career for all four years, but most importantly, is to get through school and become successful at doing what I want to do afterward.” |
| Deaths have horse racing industry looking for answers Tue, 06 May 2008 04:22:00 EST The racing industry is trying to prevent gloom that overtook Churchill Downs on Saturday from spreading over the sport. |
| After tragedy, PETA's gripes miss the point Tue, 06 May 2008 03:27:00 EST Of all the backlash I expected to see from the tragic death of the filly Eight Belles after the Kentucky Derby, I didn't expect to see jockey Gabriel Saez portrayed as the next Michael Vick. |
| Editorial: Derby tragedy Mon, 05 May 2008 23:26:00 EST The fatal breakdown of the filly Eight Belles that marred Saturday's Kentucky Derby was heart-wrenching, but it is neither the first such racetrack tragedy nor even the most shocking. |
| Eight Belles jockey defended Mon, 05 May 2008 23:38:00 EST The executive director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority yesterday defended Gabriel Saez's riding of Eight Belles, the filly who suffered two broken legs and was euthanized after finishing second in Saturday's Kentucky Derby. |
| He's kind, but it's his bat that kills 'em Tue, 06 May 2008 04:14:00 EST Chris Dominguez leads the University of Louisville baseball team in all the eye-catching stats -- hits, home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage. |
| U of L hosts league softball tournament Tue, 06 May 2008 04:19:00 EST The University of Louisville softball team earned the No. 5 seed in the Big East Tournament, which the Cardinals (29-20, 12-8) are hosting. They will play No. 4 seed Notre Dame (37-19, 14-8) at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. |
| Coach's dream job too good to pass up Tue, 06 May 2008 04:15:00 EST Coaching in the Olympics was University of Louisville track coach Ron Mann's dream for more than 30 years. And here was John Chaplin, the U. S. Olympic men's track and field chairman, offering Mann a position on his 2008 staff. |
| Florida safety might transfer to Hoosiers Tue, 06 May 2008 04:12:00 EST Former Indianapolis football standout Jerimy Finch, who played at the University of Florida as a freshman last season, has been released from his scholarship and will transfer. |
| Mackey jailed for contempt of court Tue, 06 May 2008 04:13:00 EST Former high school basketball star Jonathan "Bud" Mackey is back in jail, serving a 60-day term at the Scott County Detention Center in Georgetown, Ky. |
| Waggener hires Green County's Curry Tue, 06 May 2008 04:15:00 EST Toby Curry, the boys' basketball coach at Green County High School the past four seasons, has accepted the same position at Waggener. |
| Colt injured on Oaks Day has successful surgery Tue, 06 May 2008 04:16:00 EST Chelokee, the Michael Matz-trained colt who broke down on Kentucky Oaks Day, underwent successful surgery yesterday. |
| PREP BASEBALL: Elizabethtown upends Central Hardin Thu, 1 May 2008 23:03:08 -0500 ELIZABETHTOWN What a difference two weeks can make. |
| PREP BASEBALL: John Hardin sweeps North Hardin Thu, 1 May 2008 23:03:06 -0500 RADCLIFF It’s been said that hitting is contagious and the John Hardin Bulldogs certainly had a bad case of it spread through the team Thursday night. |
| PREP SOFTBALL: Krupinski, Central Hardin shut out John Hardin Thu, 1 May 2008 23:03:06 -0500 CECILIA Having been shut out in their previous two games, the Central Hardin Lady Bruins were in a little bit of a funk. |
| PREP SOFTBALL/BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Lady Panthers fall; Mayfield moves to 7-1 Thu, 1 May 2008 23:03:07 -0500 The slumping Elizabethtown Lady Panthers lost for the 10th time in 13 games, falling to visiting Warren Central on Thursday, 3-1. |
| BOYS'/GIRLS' PREP TENNIS RESULTS: Thursday's Matches Thu, 1 May 2008 23:03:07 -0500 Results from Thursday's area high school tennis matches: |
| Devils pass .respect. test at Dunbar Tue, 06 May 2008 02:03 EDT Since Henry Clay's baseball team dominates its 42nd District opponents -- Bryan Station, Sayre and Scott County -- the Blue Devils like to be tested by their city rivals in the stronger 43rd District. Henry Clay passed one of those tests by beating defending state champion Paul Dunbar 5-3 Monday night. "We talk to our kids about these games as being 'respect games,' " Coach Herb Hammond said after his fifth-rated Devils improved their city-best record to 21-5. "We're kind of isolated over there in the 42nd, so games like this are good for us." Matt Harris went the full seven innings for Henry Clay, scattering four hits, striking out six and walking two. "He's a warrior," Hammond said of his senior right-hander. "He just knows how to pitch." |
| Aces ride their aces to third title Mon, 05 May 2008 02:03 EDT Owensboro Catholic made it to the winner's circle again on its annual Derby weekend baseball trip to Lexington. The Aces beat Paintsville 3-1 at Applebee's Park on Sunday to win the Touchstone Energy All "A" Classic for the third time in four years. They were runners-up in 2006. "This is big deal for us, said Cole Sturgeon, the winning pitcher and MVP in the finals. "There's two state champions every year, and while we'd like to win both, one is fine." Terrific pitching has been Owensboro Catholic's trademark in recent years, and it was again this weekend. Ryan Rogers threw a five-inning two-hitter in the Aces' 10-0 win over Newport Central Catholic in the quarterfinals. Adam Weafer had a complete-game two-hitter in a 2-0 victory over Walton-Verona in the semifinals. |
| City strikes gold Sun, 04 May 2008 06:44 EDT When pro baseball scouts discover a high school left-hander equipped with a 90-mph fastball, good breaking stuff, terrific control, tenacity on the mound -- and the kid has solid character to go with his pitching talent -- it's a rare find. That's why pro scouts have camped out in Lexington this spring to evaluate two of the best southpaws in the nation: Nick Maronde of Lexington Catholic and Robbie Ross of Lexington Christian Academy. "To have two potential top-50 picks, both gifted high school left-handers, in a city our size is a once-in-a-lifetime situation," said baseball agent Dick Robinson. "This happens in Texas, Southern California or Florida, but for it to happen outside those baseball hotbeds is unusual." Maronde and Ross could be taken in the early rounds of the major-league draft on June 5, although nothing's certain in the subjective world of scouting. Both aces have college to fall back on if turning pro is not in the cards. |
| 'Best year ever' for Kentucky prospects Sun, 04 May 2008 02:03 EDT Nick Maronde and Robbie Ross aren't the only baseball players with Kentucky connections who are expected to go in the early rounds of the major-league draft on June 5. "This is going to be Kentucky's best year ever, as far as premium draft picks," said Tim O'Neil, a Lexington-based scout for the Minnesota Twins. Besides Maronde and Ross, the players most likely to get drafted include: Sawyer Carroll, senior outfielder at Kentucky Collin Cowgill, junior outfielder at Kentucky |
| Solid pitching leads Tomcats Ashland had its hands full again against Raceland, but this time the Tomcats got the better of the Rams in a 3-2 home victory Monday night. |
| Greenup doesn’t budge Greenup County shut out Fairview 7-0 Monday night to snap the Eagles’ seven-game win streak and extend their own to nine straight. |
| Riddle breaks homer record Rowan County junior Amber Riddle became Kentucky high school fast-pitch softball’s career home run leader on Monday night. |
| Boyd pounds Devils, 17-5 Injury-plagued Boyd County is still plenty dangerous at the plate. |
| Tigers fall in ‘A’ title game Paintsville made a serious run at an All “A” Classic State Tournament title in Lexington on Sunday, coming just a game short of the crown. |
| ADAM VANKIRK: Horse racing: It’s not for me Saturday’s Kentucky Derby cleared something up for me when it comes to horse racing. I just don’t care for it. |
| Opponents at loss to solve Rowan’s Riddle Rowan County High School softball coach Larry Slone knew right away he was witnessing an extraordinary talent.Four years ago, Slone inserted a seventh-grader to pinch hit for a senior in the eighth inning of a tie game against Ashland. |
| Diamond Links makes changes In the always changing game of golf, Diamond Links Golf Course is moving with the times. Course owner Bob Rufus recently hired veteran head professional Scott Rowsey and already changes are under way. |
| Greene’s dream comes true with Georgetown For Emily Greene, it’s the best of both worlds. |
| Jags fall to Tigers The North Laurel Jaguars lost 9-5 at Clay Co. last Thursday. |
| Briar Jumpers nip Cardinals, 5-4 The South Laurel Cardinals dropped a 5-4 decision to host Somerset last Thursday night. |
| North, South compete in PC All Comers Meet Both North Laurel and South Laurel competed in the Pulaski County All Comers Meet. |
| Jaguars split matches with Tigers The North Laurel Jaguar tennis team split its match with Clay Co. last week. |
| Family ties send Beals to Lipscomb Catherine Beals is carrying on a family tradition. |
| Glasgow, Caverna split in tennis Glasgow and Caverna split in tennis action on Monday. |
| Barren tops Cumberland Barren County pounded out nine runs on 15 hits to outslug Cumberland County 9-6 on Monday. |
| Trojanettes fall in nine innings For eight innings Barren County and Allen County-Scottsville dueled to a scoreless tie. |
| Scotties defeat Dragons, 6-1 Good pitching, solid defense and timely hitting were just the recipe to get Glasgow back on the winning track at Green County on Monday. |
| Scotties fall at Bowling Green, 2-0 Bowling Green used three pitchers to one-hit Glasgow as the Purples picked up a 2-0 win over the Scotties on Saturday. |
| Haley, Stuart win at Greenwood Glasgow’s Daniel Haley and Patrick Stuart each won an event to lead area competitors at the Great Gator track meet on Saturday, which was hosted by Greenwood High School. |
| Chamber golf outing is May 16 Houchens Markets and Quality Personnel will present the 15th annual Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing on Friday, May 16, at the Glasgow Golf and Country Club. |
| LOCAL SPORTS BRIEFS Wade ties for eighth at El Paso tourneyHornets lock down top seed in upcoming district tournamentScrambles twice a week at Barren River |
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