Local Sports

by LARRY VAUGHT Notre Dame transfer Morgan Gaerte, a 6-foot-5 junior hitter, was a first-team all-ACC player last season when she had 497 kills in 28 matches. That was the most kills by a Notre […]

by LARRY VAUGHT What is new Kentucky men’s basketball coach Mo Williams like? He is a 13-year NBA veteran who was the head coach at Jackson State the previous four years before joining coach Mark […]

By LARRY VAUGHT Malachi Brown’s father played college football at Marshall University and his uncle played for Ole Miss. “Malachi always had a football in his hands,” said Torino Brown, Malachi’s father. “His uncle was […]

The Russell County 10U Softball team claimed the District 5 Little League Championship last night. The team capped off an impressive 4-game stretch with a 10-5 win over Marion County in the championship. Prior to […]

Casey County native John B. Wethington is stepping down from his position as head coach of the Lindsey Wilson University Women’s Basketball program. Wethington has served as head coach of the Blue Raiders for 37 […]

Russell County native Nathan Lawson made his professional baseball debut this week with the Florence Y’alls, a professional baseball team based out of Florence, Kentucky. Lawson, who played collegiately at Eastern Kentucky University and Western […]

by LARRY VAUGHT Running back JoJo Kemp came to Kentucky from Florida and played for coach Mark Stops from 2013-16. He finished his Kentucky career with 338 carries for 1,709 yards and 19 touchdowns. In […]

The Russell County Bass Fishing duo of Ryan Stanton and Evan Bradshaw had a big weekend. The duo finished 9th place at the tournament at Green River Lake and earned the Anglers of the Year […]

by LARRY VAUGHT In the last six weeks John Hardin sophomore guard Charlotte McMurry has received Power Four scholarship offers from Kentucky, Wisconsin, Providence, Texas A&M, Miami (Fla.) and Indiana. She already had offers from […]