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Fields wins Tug Valley Bass Anglers’ tourney on Cave Run Lake
MOREHEAD - The Tug Valley Bass Anglers fishing club held its fifth tournament of the 2013 season on Cave Run Lake on Saturday. A total of 24 anglers competed in the event with veteran fisherman Lynn Fields finishing out in front. Cave Run Lake was at summer pool with clear to lightly stained water on the entire lake and a water temperature around 80 degrees. Weather for the tournament was outstanding with mostly sunny skies, light winds a...
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White bass fish kill in Cave Run Lake being investigated
FRANKFORT - Biologists are searching for the cause of a fish kill in Cave Run Lake which affected thousands of white bass. Dr. Bob Durborow, aquaculture extension specialist at Kentucky State University, said the white bass he examined had bacterial infections which contributed to their condition, but was likely not the primary cause of the fish kill. Durborow sent samples of the fish to the Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery in Georgia ...
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<p>All Day Mayhem will be held on Saturday, June 29 at Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field Airport.</p>
Drag racing: All Day Mayhem set for June 29
PRESTONSBURG - The 2013 Pop’s Chevrolet Hillbilly Arm Drop Drags All Day Mayhem, a one-day event, will be held Saturday, June 29 at Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field Airport. The upcoming drag racing event will allow drag racing to return to Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs-Field Airport, a venue that is quickly a favorite drag racing destination for hundreds, if not thousands. All Day Mayhem will offer drag racers a chance to test n’ tune...
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All-State baseball teams announced
LOUISVILLE - Warren East pitcher Hunter Green has been named Mr. Baseball. A senior left-hander, Green was the 59th pick in the Major League Baseball draft earlier in the month. The Los Angeles Angels took him in the second round. Green registered 221 strikeouts in 102 innings over the last two seasons. He will play for the University of Kentucky if he doesn’t sign with the Angels. Woodford County pitcher Clinton Hollon, the 47th overall ...
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NFL veterans instruct during youth camp in P’burg
PRESTONSBURG - NFL veterans Glenn Holt, Johnny Williams and Justin Hamilton provided instruction at the Highest Level Football Camp Presented by Kentucky National Guard on Saturday at Prestonsburg High School. Young football players from eight different Eastern Kentucky counties participated in the youth football camp. Holt, one of the top kick returners in the history of the Cincinnati Bengals franchise, led the instruction during the one-...
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Antigua chosen to guide Dominican National Team
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – University of Kentucky assistant coach Orlando Antigua has been named the head coach of the Dominican National Team it was announced by the Dominican Federation on Thursday. Antigua has spent the past two seasons serving as an assistant to John Calipari for the Dominican team which fell one win shy of advancing to the nation’s first Olympic appearance in 2012. “I’m extremely excited to have this opportu...
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MSU baseball program announces two new signees
MOREHEAD - Morehead State University Head Baseball Coach Mike McGuire has announced the addition of two student-athletes, Clayton Meyer and Blaine Tanner, who will join the program for the 2014 season. A native of St. Peters, Mo., Meyer comes to MSU after two seasons at Southwestern Illinois College, where he was named a NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American, NJCAA Northern All-District, All-Region 24, Great Rivers Athletic Conference All-Co...
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Bluegrass State Games to add 10K to annual 5K event
LEXINGTON – The Bluegrass State Games has found a way to stand out among the slew of 5K runs that occur during the summer by adding a 10K run to its annual 5K event. For the past 16 years, the Bluegrass State Games have included a 5K run every year. With running becoming more popular, their 5K was blending in to the crowd of the hundreds of other 5Ks that are hosted in Lexington throughout the summer months. In order to stand out and provid...
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RICHMOND – The 2013 Colonel Club Golf Classic
RICHMOND – The 2013 Colonel Club Golf Classic, presented by Kentucky Bank, is scheduled for Thursday, July 11 at Arlington Golf Course in Richmond. All Colonel supporters are invited to play in the annual event with proceeds benefiting Eastern Kentucky University student-athletes. The entry fee covers 18 holes of golf, cart, pre-tournament food and beverages supplied by Aramark, post-tournament dinner supplied by Outback Steakhouse, special...
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MSU announces remaining football commitments
MOREHEAD - The Morehead State University football program has added 11 student-athletes on defense and one on special teams for the 2013 season. The list includes five linemen, two cornerbacks, two safeties, two linebackers and a kicker. “We are very excited about all of the student-athletes in our 2013 recruiting class,” said Rob Tenyer, who begins his first season as head coach after 12 years as an MSU assistant. “We’ve had several discus...
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Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals coming in August
CINCINNATI - HBO Sports, NFL Films and the Cincinnati Bengals team up for an all-access look at what it takes to make it in the National Football League when “Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals” debuts in August. The first sports-based reality series – and one of the fastest-turnaround programs on television – kicks off its five-episode eighth season, presented in HD, Tuesday, Aug. 6 (10-11 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO....
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NHRA driver Antron Brown tests banks of Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Accustomed to streaking down straightaways at speeds in excess of 300 mph, Top Fuel driver Antron Brown tested his command of left turns Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway. In town for the NHRA Ford Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway, Brown circled the world’s fastest half mile in a Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure car that was previously run on the NASCAR Nationwide circuit. Brown was enthusiastic following his 20-lap ...
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Kenneth Faried selected for USA Basketball mini-camp roster
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Former Morehead State University standout Kenneth Faried is one of 27 players invited to the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s National Team mini-camp July 22-25 in Las Vegas, Nev. A 6-foot-8, 228-pound forward for the National Basketball Association’s Denver Nuggets, Faried has averaged 11.1 points and 8.6 rebounds while shooting 56 percent in his two professional seasons. He posted 31 double-doubles in 2012-13, while ran...
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Former Wildcats invited to Team USA Mini-Camp
LEXINGTON – Former University of Kentucky men’s basketball All-Americans DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis and John Wall are among 27 players who have accepted invitations to attend the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s National Team mini-camp that will be held July 22-25 in Las Vegas, Nev. USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo announced Wednesday. Davis heads the list of 20 players with USA Basketball experience having averaged 3.7 points and 2.7 ...
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Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Summer archery checklist
FRANKFORT - June is the halfway point on the calendar and is highlighted by the longest day of the year: the official start of summer on Friday, June 21 this year. For Kentucky’s 90,000 plus archery deer hunters, the Summer Solstice seems to trigger another seasonal phenomenon - the need to get ready for the upcoming hunting season. Kentucky’s 136-day archery deer season opens in late summer, this year 15 days before the first day of fall...
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FRANKFORT - Registration for the annual Kentucky Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop in September is now open
FRANKFORT - Registration for the annual Kentucky Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop in September is now open. The weekend program is designed for women 18 and older who want to learn more about the outdoors and develop skills related to the hunting, fishing and boating pastimes. The event is being held Sept. 20-22 at the 4-H Leadership Center on Lake Cumberland in Jabez. BOW is sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlif...
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Coleman signs with UPike golf program
PIKEVILLE – Pike County Central product Nathan Coleman has signed a scholarship agreement to play golf at the University of Pikeville. Nathan is flanked by his parents. Behind him are his high school coach, Clay Campbell, his brother, and Kevin Auton, the coach at UPike.
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All MSU teams exceed APR standards
MOREHEAD - All 16 Morehead State University athletic teams have again reached the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) threshold of 900. The NCAA’s latest study covers the 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years. The Morehead State volleyball, women’s tennis and women’s track and field programs each garnered a 1,000 during all four years included in the cohort, while men’s tennis, wom...
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Mid-South Conference honors announced at summer meetings
CAMPBELLSVILLE - Lindsey Wilson College and three individuals associated with the Mid-South Conference were honored on Wednesday at the conference’s annual summer meeting at the Winters Dining Hall on the Campbellsville University campus. Lindsey Wilson officially received the Mid-South President’s Cup after the Blue Raiders won the school’s third all-sports competition following the play during the 2012-13 academic year. “Lindsey Wilson ...
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Football: MSU announces 16 offensive signees
MOREHEAD - The Morehead State University football program has added 16 student-athletes on offense for the 2013 season. The list includes eight linemen, three quarterbacks, two running backs, two wide receivers and one tight end. “We are very excited about all of the student-athletes in our 2013 recruiting class,” said Rob Tenyer, who begins his first season as head coach after 12 years as an MSU assistant. “We’ve had a lot of offensive suc...
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