Monday Links and Notes
Updated: 6:37 PM Benson extension?... P Pat's agent talks Draft... Reds and Josh Anderson both struggling... Cousins says DraftExpress is wrong.
Updated: 6:37 PM Benson extension?... P Pat's agent talks Draft... Reds and Josh Anderson both struggling... Cousins says DraftExpress is wrong.
Updated: 5:41 PM Here is a break down of the Pikeville Panthers baseball team stats through their first 2 games at the State Tournament.
Updated: 5:28 PM Bengals add a Hall of Fame coach... Josh Anderson is back with the Braves... Latest NBA Mock Draft... Patterson passes on the Bucks... Cobb is 14th, UK picked 5th and QB battle.
Updated: 2:53 PM The East / West softball rosters have been announced by the KSCA. The games will take place on Saturday June 19th over at the University of Kentucky. Here are who made the teams locally starting with the seniors.
Posted: 4:52 PM There is always debate over whether the MLB Draft matters much. Looking at the Reds 2010 roster, I guess it does.
Updated: 1:42 PM Softball regionals wrapped up yesterday and the first round match-ups are set. Here is what you can expect for first round match-ups on Friday June 11th.
Posted: 1:55 PM Later tonight, the North Laurel Lady Jaguars and the South Laurel Lady Cardinals gets set for another cross town rivalry game. The last time these two teams squared off, it was the Lady Cardinals who came away victorious with the 3-1 win.
Updated: 1:44 PM There are so many wonderful "firsts" in our lives. For two area softball teams, they both had a first on Wednesday. And another first is on the way.
Posted: 9:18 PM All of the regional tournament brackets have officially been released and I have made it easier for all of you to find them. Below I have listed the softball and baseball brackets for the 12th through 15th regions.
Posted: 10:32 PM The New York Times is reporting that the NCAA is investigating former UK guard Eric Bledsoe from his High School days.
Posted: 3:06 AM The tennis state tournament has begun over in Lexington and after day number one, Corbin is the only school with representatives remaining in the round of 16.
Updated: 2:41 AM The basketball season has been over for several months now, and there are still some coaching vacancies that have yet to be filled. Lets take a look:
Posted: 3:40 AM With the 6-0 win over Allen Central Wednesday night, the South Floyd Lady Raiders won their first ever district title in the history of the program.
Posted: 4:30 AM Several upsets have taken place around the mountains in softball. Here is a recap of a few.
Posted: 2:42 PM It was 75 years ago today that the Cincinnati Reds changed baseball forever.
Updated: 3:31 PM South Laurel softball player Emily Gaines is having a season to remember. Having already broken the state career record for hits, and the state career record for doubles, the UK signee then goes out and sets the record for most consecutive games with a hit. Now she is creeping up on another offensive mark.
Posted: 4:43 PM ESPN analyst John Hollinger has his draft ratings out. A Freshman from UK is at the top... but is it who you expect?
Posted: 8:20 PM 2 baseball players from the Mountains have changed teams. Check out the update.
Posted: 4:30 PM The North Laurel and South Laurel softball programs have been dominating the 12th and 13th regions over the last 15 years. Now both programs are setting milestones and breaking state records.
Posted: 3:13 PM Several players with Mountain ties are living the dream of playing professional baseball. Here is an update on them.
Posted: 12:30 PM Gaines just recently broke the state record today (vs. Shelby Valley) for most hits in a career breaking former North Laurel player Ali Ray's record of 318 hits. Gaines also broke (last night) Amber Riddle's (Rowan County) record for most double in a career. That mark was set at 92.
Posted: 12:28 PM The North Laurel softball program became the first team to reach the 500 win plateau in softball back on April 22nd win they defeated Southwestern. Since then, they have tacked on 8 more wins and currently sit at 508.
Updated: 4:01 AM Just wanted to remind everyone that the All "A" softball state tournament begins tomorrow morning at 9am. Somerset (18-9), Middlesboro (12-10), Jenkins (24-3-1), and Pikeville (11-13) will all be participating in this year's tournament.
Updated: 12:50 AM The Union College basketball program has been making their way through the mountains of Eastern KY looking for the top basketball players available for their incoming class. Well, they have succeeded in doing so as they have already inked, Corbin's Madison Johnson, Knott Co Central's Stuart Stamper, Knox Central's Cody Miller, Pineville James David Strange and South Laurel's Matt St. John.
Posted: 3:53 AM Just like waiting until the right moment to eliminte a passing lane for a steal, Elisha Justice's patience pays off. Tuesday night, he received a phone call from the University of Louisville, a school where he had verbally committed to before the season even began, and was offered a scholarship to attend the school and play for the Cardinals basketball program.
Updated: 5:59 PM - A shooting in South Louisville leaves three dead and one injured.
Updated: 5:21 PM - A Kentucky couple will face a judge Thursday and potential fines after a truancy officer says they failed to send their son to school.
Posted: 5:08 PM - Ninety percent of the fireworks sold at Mike's Fireworks on Lexington Road will soon be banned in Nicholasville. After three years at that location, Mike's worried he's going to lose his business.
Updated: 5:31 PM - Wednesday afternoon the community in Jackson County is mourning the loss of a teenager killed when his tractor overturned.
Posted: 4:54 PM - It sounded like a great idea, invest in a company that provides cell service where no one has it, but as we found out this was a scam that stole millions from vulnerable investors.
Posted: 4:56 PM - Best Buy is recalling 5,100 replacement batteries for the MacBook Pro due to a fire risk.
Updated: 5:32 PM - Researchers say a vaccine for a sexually spread virus has cut infections in teen girls by half.
Updated: 4:43 PM - A teenager hit by a car in Lee County has died.
Posted: 4:02 PM - Political leaders in drug-plagued Kentucky say they're pleased that retailer Urban Outfitters has stopped selling flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses that look like prescription pill bottles.
Posted: 3:59 PM - Wednesday afternoon a power outage caused traffic problems on Lexington's busiest roads.