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UPike tennis team finishes 20th, first team out of nationals
PIKEVILLE – There’s nothing worse than being on the list of the top teams missing out on the national tournament. On Monday, the men’s tennis team at the University of Pikeville found that out the hard way. Coach Tim Alderman’s UPike team finished No. 20 in the final NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Final Top 25, while the team that finished ahead of it – Warner (Fla.), by a total of three ratings points – received the 10th and final at-large bid...
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Three individuals to be inducted into MSU Athletic Hall of Fame
MOREHEAD - Three individuals who made profound impacts on their teams and the Morehead State athletic department are set to be inducted into the MSU Athletic Hall of Fame. The 2013 class includes two-time conference volleyball Player of the Year Amy Almond, men’s basketball standout Henry Akin and football star as well as long-time faculty athletic representative Mike Brown. This year’s honorees will be inducted during a banquet on Oct. 25 ...
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Rakes signs with Pikeville
PIKEVILLE – The latest signee for the University of Pikeville men’s basketball program is a senior guard who had unprecedented success at Bullitt East High School. Tray Rakes, a 5-10 point guard from Mt. Washington, has signed a scholarship agreement with Coach Kelly Wells’ program. Rakes averaged 9.3 points and 5.5 assists per game as a senior for the Chargers, who were 29-5 last season and won the 24th District championship before falli...
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Jim Host, Chrisman Awards highlight UPike athletics banquet
PIKEVILLE – The University of Pikeville held its season-ending athletics banquet on Sunday afternoon at the East Kentucky Expo Center with more than 700 people in attendance. Only two awards were handed out at the event. Bowler Brandy Hensley and football player Donovan Schwalbach were the recipients of the days’ only awards, as Gov. Paul E. Patton presented the Charles B. Chrisman Athletics Leadership Awards. Hensley’s honor marks the se...
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Bobcats edge South Floyd in nine innings
ALLEN - Betsy Layne outlasted South Floyd in a 58th District/Floyd County Conference baseball matchup Tuesday evening. The Bobcats, playing at home, plated one run in the bottom half of the ninth inning to edge South Floyd 10-9 in nine innings at Stumbo Park. Betsy Layne won for the second straight outing, evening its overall record to 7-7 and moving to 2-3 in the 58th District. South Floyd, which had a four-game winning streak snapped, f...
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All-time record set for hunting, fishing license sales in April
FRANKFORT - The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources sold more than $7 million worth of hunting and fishing licenses in April - an all-time record for the month. “People realize that hunting and fishing are great ways to spend a beautiful spring day with their families,” said Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett, Ph.D. “This record month shows our hard work to improve opportunities for the public is paying divid...
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UK releases 2013-14 non-conference schedule
LEXINGTON - The University of Kentucky has announced its 2013-14 men’s basketball non-conference schedule. The schedule features a season-opening game in Rupp Arena against UNC-Asheville on Nov. 8 followed by a home date on Nov. 10 against Northern Kentucky. It marks the first time since the 2009-10 season the Wildcats open at home with multiple games. For the third straight year, Kentucky participates in the State Farm Champions Classic, t...
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Rowe signs with Transy
PIKEVILLE - Pikeville High School senior Ethan Rowe, this year’s 15th Region Player of the Year, has made his college choice official by signing with Transylvania University. Rowe ranked as one of the state’s top scorers during his senior season, averaging 22.7 points per game. The productive Rowe also connected on nearly 37 percent of his attempts from 3-point range. Rowe helped lead Pikeville to its first 15th Region All “A” Classic in ...
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Former MSU standout Kenneth Faried wins Citizenship Award
NEW YORK - Former Morehead State University standout Kenneth Faried, now a member of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, has been named the 2012-13 winner of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. The award is named after the second commissioner of the NBA and presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to the player, coach or trainer who shows outstanding service and dedication to the community. Faried, a forward in his...
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House named UK Hoops Assistant Coach
LEXINGTON - Former Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) assistant coach Jeff House has been hired as an assistant coach for the University of Kentucky women’s basketball program, UK head coach Matthew Mitchell announced Wednesday. House comes to Kentucky after spending 10 years in the professional ranks, including the last two seasons with the WNBA’s Chicago Sky. During his 27-year career path, he has coached 19 WNBA All-Stars and...
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Statewide winners announced for KHSAA sportsmanship recognition program
LEXINGTON - Beechwood’s Alexis Hunter and Monroe County’s Chad Wilson were honored as the statewide winners of the 2013 Forcht Bank/KHSAA Sportsmanship Recognition program at the 17th annual awards banquet on Sunday in Lexington. Hunter and Wilson were each awarded a $3,000 scholarship, and were chosen from a pool of 32 regional winners. Each regional winner received a $350 scholarship, along with an award from Forcht Bank and the KSHAA. Th...
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Rose revving up for 2013 Pop’s Chevrolet Hillbilly Arm Drop Drags
PRESTONSBURG - Kent Rose has become an ambassador for not only Prestonsburg and Paintsville, but also Pikeville and all of Eastern Kentucky. Known as Mr. Horsepower and the Arm Drop Daddy, Rose has turned his love for drag racing into a fan-friendly family event that brings racing fans and racers of all ages together at one spot. The drag racing veteran is also helping to boost local economies. Plus, Rose is making a positive impact and givin...
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KDFWR releases trout in Wayland
WAYLAND - The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, with Conservation Officer Eric Thomas, released 500 trout in Mill Creek at Wayland on Tuesday evening. Fishermen took advantage of the stocking as Cameron Crider caught the first fish. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, in addition to a pair of releases in Floyd County, also stocked fish in Letcher, Knott, Harlan and Pike counties on Tuesday. Anglers th...
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JENKINS -Visiting Betsy Layne held its own versus 14th Region frontrunner Jenkins on Thursday
JENKINS -Visiting Betsy Layne held its own versus 14th Region frontrunner Jenkins on Thursday. In the end, however, host Jenkins managed to fend off Betsy Layne’s challenge, edging the Ladycats 2-1. With the win, Jenkins improved to 18-3. Jenkins claimed its 13th straight win. Betsy Layne dropped to 7-7. The Ladycats had a two-game winning streak snapped. Prior to falling to Jenkins, Betsy Layne had posted back-to-back wins over 58th Dist...
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UPike freshman Manning named first-team All-MSC
PIKEVILLE – The 2013 baseball season may have ended on a down note for the University of Pikeville, but some good news came out of it this week when third baseman Erik Manning was named to the all-conference team. Manning is a 6-0 freshman from Somerset who led the Bears with a .329 batting average this season and was honored as a First-Team All-Mid-South Conference selection. “We’re very proud of Erik and the type of season he had,” said...
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