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AC drops road game to Belfry
BELFRY - Allen Central’s winning streak ended at seven games late last week. Belfry prevented Allen Central from notching its eighth straight win, defeating the visiting Rebels 6-2 on Friday. Allen Central lost, despite outhitting Belfry 9-6. The Rebels struggled to convert offensively, squandering multiple scoring chances. Following the loss, Allen Central dropped to 15-7. The Rebels hadn’t lost since falling to Paintsville in a game pla...
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Riley named to All-KIAC Golf Team
BEREA – The KIAC released the Men’s Golf All-Conference Team, Player of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honorees on Wednesday. Alice Lloyd College standout Andrew (Drew) Riley, a junior from Huntington, W.Va., has been named to the All-KIAC Team. Riley joined the ALC golf team after playing 2 1/2 years of baseball for college’s baseball team. He has been a dedicated and consistent golfer all season. During his th...
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Emory & Henry Football releases 2013 schedule
EMORY, Va. – The Emory & Henry College football team, under the guidance of ninth-year head coach Don Montgomery, has released the details of its 2013 schedule. The slate of opponents is very similar as E&H will play seven games against Old Dominion Athletic Conference opponents and the other three contests against rivals from the USA South Athletic Conference. Prestonsburg High School graduate Alex Garner is headed into his second season w...
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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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