There is no doubt which state has the best post season high school basketball tournaments. It is Kentucky, known around the country for its PNC/KHSAA boys’ and Houchens/KHSAA Girls Sweet 16 Basketball Tournaments. It all get’s under way this coming Monday, February 20th with the District Tournaments starting throughout the entire state. This year should prove to be one of the best ever.

The following are some of the top high school sports stories that occurred over the past year. They are in no certain order of importance.

Six State High School Champions will be crowned this weekend in Bowling Green Kentucky.

As I traveled around the country this year with the Great American Rivalry Series, which airs on ihigh.com, it caused me to think about some of the biggest high school football rivalries in Kentucky. Here are five of the instate rivalries that are some of the biggest and the best.

It’s hard to believe the summer is over in central Kentucky. That means it’s time for the beginning of another great season of high schools sports.

If you haven’t heard, Rockcastle County Basketball Center, Sara Hammond was named to the 2011 McDonalds All American Basketball Team.

It’s hard to believe that once again it is show time for setting the brackets for the boys and girls state basketball tournaments.

The following are some my 2010 top 10 memories from KHSAA state events and the Scholastic Ball Report: (listed in no particular order)

The KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl will take place this weekend in Bowling Green on the campus of Western Kentucky University.

This Friday, November 12, 2010, Henry Clay will host Simon Kenton who travels from Independence, Kentucky for a football rematch.

The Bell County Football Team is currently 7-0 on the season, and the seniors on this team have lost only one regular season game in four years

The Colts of West Jessamine have quietly put together a great football season so far in 2010.

Somerset Football Coach Rob Lucas knows what it is like to get to the top of the mountain. Somerset rode a 14 game winning streak into last year’s Class 3A state title game. The only thing that stood in the way of a coveted state crown was Paducah Tilghman.

IHigh.com will be webcasting some of the biggest rivalries in the country for high school football fans. Rick Ford has put together one of the best Rivalry Series Webcasts to come along in years.

It’s early in the high school football season, but already several teams are showing why they should be considered among the elite, and at the top of the football playing school list, at least for now. Here is a look at my top 10 and the reason why!

As the high school football Season draws near in the Commonwealth, the following are the must see games for 2010. For an up to date schedule of these games check the KHSAA website under football.

High school basketball teams all over the Commonwealth will be glued to their television sets or the internet on Friday January 29th, at 1:00p.m. (ET) KHSAA Assistant Commissioner, Butch Cope, will have the enviable task of setting the field for both the 2010 boys and girls state basketball tournaments.

With all the discussion about the state high school football championships being held in Bowling Green this year on December 4th and 5th, I wanted to give my perspective and why it will be a good experience.

This time of the year many people are curious about which high school football team is the best in Kentucky. While I have seen many of the Lexington teams, I have not seen some of the other statewide contenders. However, like anyone, I can certainly offer an opinion on the teams I have seen and am familiar with so far this year.

With the recent success of Justin Thomas of St. Xavier High School in Louisville on the PGA tour, many are taking notice about the quality of high school golf in Kentucky which is pretty darn good.

As we begin another high school sports season in Kentucky, it is also time to kick off another Scholastic Ball Report (“SBR”) on WKYT Channel 27. The “SBR” was begun back in 2003 with the intention of spotlighting high school student athletes primarily representing all sports and activities sanctioned by the KHSAA.

The Tates Creek Commodore Baseball Team is having a great 2009 season under Coach Dom Fucci. Fucci is a fan of all sports and is a former high school Mr. Basketball in Kentucky. He has a love for high school sports that is hard to match at any level.

The Kentucky Horsemen registered the biggest upset in AF2 football recently. The Horsemen knocked off #2 Wilkes Barre Scranton at Rupp Arena 63-56. The upset was significant due in part to the excellent play of former Kentucky high school football players.

As I look back on the recent National City KHSAA Boys Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament it has to go down as one of the best ever. Not only was the Championship Final an instant classic by going into double overtime, the coaches at Holmes and Louisville Central displayed an attitude depicting all that high school sports are supposed to be about.

The National City/KHSAA Boys Sweet 16 Tournament is loaded with Eastern Kentucky teams that can really play basketball. For the first time in a very long time a team from Eastern Kentucky could realistically take home the big trophy on Saturday night at Rupp Arena.