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The Lady Laker Softball team won a nail-biter over Southwestern last night, coming back from down 7-4 in the final inning to win 8-7. Miley Rankins drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the […]

The Laker Baseball team fell to Somerset last night by a score of 10-0. Evan Hutchison finished with a hit for the Lakers in the game. The Lakers are back at home tonight, hosting Green […]

The Russell County Tennis teams saw their season come to an end in the region tournament over the weekend. The Lakers received a bye into the second round, where they fell to top-seed Greenwood 3-0. […]

by LARRY VAUGHT Ty Bryant is coming off a memorable junior season for him even though Kentucky’s season was not what UK fans wanted. Bryant started all 12 games in 2025 and the junior earned […]

The Laker Baseball team picked up a pair of wins on Saturday. The Lakers defeated Casey County 6-2. Tanner Stringer, Jace Scaggs and Alden Brumley each finished with 2 hits. Ben Kemp and Walker Stephens […]

The Lady Laker Softball team will be back in action tonight, hosting Southwestern. First pitch at the Kay Morris Softball Complex is set for 5:00 this evening.

The Russell County Middle School Baseball and Softball teams fell to Adair County in their respective conference tournaments on Saturday. The Lakers started the day with a 13-3 victory over Campbellsville. Aaron McGowan led the […]

by LARRY VAUGHT Jerone Morton remembers talking about playing for Kentucky when he was a freshman at George Rogers Clark High School. “I have been wanting to go to Kentucky for so long and now […]

The Lady Laker Softball team won a district showdown against Clinton County last night by a score of 6-2. Addy Abrell and Olivia Robertson led the way for the Lady Lakers, finishing with 3 hits […]

The Laker Baseball team fell to Barren County last night by a score of 5-2. Tanner Stringer led the Lakers with a team-high 3 hits and 1 run batted in. Raylan McAninch also finished with […]