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Eagles add second transfer from LSU
MOREHEAD - Corban Collins, who spent the 2012-13 season at LSU, has signed an athletic scholarship agreement with the Morehead State University men’s basketball program. He will sit out in 2013-14 and have three years of eligibility beginning with the 2014-15 campaign. Collins, a 6-foot-3 combo guard, played in 27 games for the Southeastern Conference Tigers as a freshman. He averaged 2.6 points and shot 46 percent from three-point range in...
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Kentucky Presidents Cup: Porter, Burchett help regional team to runner-up finish
PRESTONSBURG - A pair of local girls’ high school soccer players helped a regional team to the championship game of the 2013 Kentucky Presidents Cup tournament, which took place at the Bardstown Sports Park in Bardstown over the weekend of May 31. Prestonsburg High School incoming junior Katie Porter and incoming freshman Carly Burchett both played for the FC of Kentucky Renegades, a regional select team comprised of girls from East Carter, A...
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Bluegrass State Games open to Floyd County athletes
PRESTONSBURG - Athletes from Floyd County and other counties throughout the state are eligible to participate in the 2013 Bluegrass State Games. The track and field portion of the 2013 Bluegrass State Games is set for the upcoming weekend. Additional sports will be later this month and in July. The Bluegrass State Games is a non-profit program sponsored privately to promote amateur athletics across the Commonwealth. It is the signature ev...
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All-State softball honors announced
All-state softball honors have been announced. A breakdown of the All-State honors follows. 2013 Kentucky Miss Softball: Ashley Coppage (Harrison County). Class A, First Team - Audrey Dodd (Reidland); Bethany Edwards (Somerset); Erika Brewer (Menifee County); Haley James (Owensboro Catholic); Hannah Skaggs (Magoffin County); Hope Davidson (Reidland); Kelsey Greer (Glasgow); Lillie Goetz (Owensboro Catholic); Madison Ray (Louisville Holy C...
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MSU football program to host women’s clinic
MOREHEAD - The Morehead State University football coaching staff will host a women’s clinic at Jayne Stadium on Friday, July 19. The event is just $20 per person and is open to individuals 18 and older. The clinic will begin with registration at 4:30 p.m. The event will also include a facility tour, offensive presentation, defensive presentation, equipment competition and several agility stations. Attendees will receive instruction from M...
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Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Blue Water Trails - Gasper River
FRANKFORT - A visitor to the Gasper River region quickly understands how living in the region brought early settlers closer to a higher power. The area spawned a religious awakening known as the Great Revival around 1800. The rolling Pennyroyal hills of Logan, Warren and Butler counties give visitors vistas of growing green hay with fingers of wind moving through them in early summer. This beauty touches the soul of even the most jaded. The G...
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Tri-County Stars finish second in P’burg Summer Bash
PRESTONSBURG - The Tri-County Stars, a travel baseball team made up of players from Floyd, Johnson and Martin counties, finished second in the Prestonsburg Summer Bash on Sunday. The Mt. Sterling Mustangs defeated the Tri-County Stars 9-3 in the Prestonsburg Summer Bash championship game. The Tri-County Stars defeated Pikeville 9-2 in the semifinals. Tri-County outlasted Mt. Sterling 8-6 before falling to the team from Montgomery County i...
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Bloomquist claims sixth Dirt Late Model Dream championship
ROSSBURG (June 8) — As the race leaders pulled away in the Dirt Late Model Dream XIX presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers, veteran Scott Bloomquist bided his time. It was vintage Bloomquist at Eldora Speedway on Saturday night as the Mooresburg, Tenn., driver, known for his classic late lap charges through the field, replicated that effort to pocket another $100,000-to-win, 100-lap victory at the historic .500-mile clay oval. It was Bloomq...
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Chaffin signs with UPike
PIKEVILLE - Recent Prestonsburg High School graduate Cody Chaffin made his college decision on Monday afternoon, signing with the University of Pikeville. Chaffin, a left-handed pitcher, ranked as one of the state’s top closers in 2013, helping Prestonsburg capture the 15th Region championship. Pikeville competes in the Mid-South Conference, along with Cumberland, Georgetown, Lindsey Wilson, Campbellsville, Rio Grande, St. Catharine, Cumb...
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Cole joins EKU coaching staff as assistant coach
RICHMOND – Eastern Kentucky University women’s basketball head coach Chrissy Roberts announced on Tuesday that former Lady Colonel Colette Cole has been promoted from basketball operations to assistant coach. Cole had served as EKU’s Director of Basketball Operations for the last three years, coordinating team travel, film exchange, summer camps and budget. “I am excited to announce the elevation of Colette Cole to the position of assista...
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Trio honored as Kentucky High School Athletes of the Year
LOUISVILLE - As part of the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame (KAHF) program, three high school standout-athletes will be recognized during the hall of fame ceremony on Thursday, June 13 at Louisville’s Crowne Plaza Hotel. James Quick (Trinity High School), Rebecca Greenwell (Owensboro Catholic High School) and Makayla Epps (Marion County High School) will be honored as Kentucky high school athletes of the year. More on each honoree follows. ...
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Calipari announces Dribble Drive, Shooting and Skills Academy
LEXINGTON - The University of Kentucky men’s basketball program has announced the dates and information for the inaugural John Calipari Dribble Drive, Shooting and Skills Academy. Inspired by Coach Cal’s innovative and successful offense, the Dribble Drive, Shooting and Skills Academy is the first of its kind and will offer detailed skill work designed for players off all ages. All of the drills taught are geared exclusively toward the skil...
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John Calipari Dribble Dribble, Shooting and Skills Academy set for August
LEXINGTON - The University of Kentucky men’s basketball program has announced the dates and information for the inaugural John Calipari Dribble Drive, Shooting and Skills Academy. Inspired by Coach Cal’s innovative and successful offense, the Dribble Drive, Shooting and Skills Academy is the first of its kind and will offer detailed skill work designed for players off all ages. All of the drills taught are geared exclusively toward the skil...
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Mocahbee named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
MOREHEAD - Morehead State University freshman third baseman Alan Mocahbee has been named to the 2013 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team as selected by the Collegiate Baseball newspaper. A native of Ringgold, Ga., Mocahbee led the team in both RBI (36) and home runs (7) in his first season. Those numbers were also the most of any freshman in the Ohio Valley Conference, and he was one of only two league freshmen to drive in more th...
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Keselowski to race full Kentucky Speedway NASCAR tripleheader June 27-29
SPARTA - Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) champion Brad Keselowski visited Kentucky Speedway today to announce he will not only defend his Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts title June 29, but also compete in the track’s June 28 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Feed The Children 300 and June 27 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) UNOH 225. The weekend will mark the second consecutive season in which the Rochester H...
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