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Caudill, Meade sign to dance for UPike
PIKEVILLE - The University of Pikeville dance program added a pair of student-athletes from Prestonsburg High School on Wednesday. Paige Caudill and Sonjia Meade both signed with UPike, which is home to a dance program under the direction of PHS alumnus Jilleyn Brown Darby. The two PHS student-athletes were joined by Darby, family and classmates during the signing ceremony. The UPike dance team held tryouts on two separate occasions earlier...
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Wesley Christian standout Coleman signs with UPike
PIKEVILLE – A senior from Wesley Christian High School has signed a scholarship agreement with the University of Pikeville. Kaitlyn Coleman is a senior at the school and will join the women’s basketball program at UPike in the fall. Coleman is a 5-5 guard at the Allen school who averaged 7.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game as a senior. As a junior, she tossed in 12.6 points and pulled down 9.2 rebounds per game. Coleman also averaged 1...
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Bartley signs to play softball for UPike
PIKEVILLE - Aileah Bartley’s next uniform will have a different color scheme, but could easily say the same thing across the chest. Bartley, a senior catcher for Pikeville High School, has signed a scholarship agreement to play softball at the University of Pikeville next season. Her parents, PHS Coach Matt Walls and UPike Coach Robert Staggs attended the signing. The University of Pikeville softball team finished the 2013 season with a r...
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Broken battery ends Kinzer’s run in feature race
ALLEN - Brandon Kinzer and the Kinzer Motorsports raceteam had a three-race weekend planned for May 9-11 in the states of Tennessee, Georgia and Kentucky. Unfortunately for the Floyd County-based dirt Late Model raceteam, inclement weather claimed a couple of more wins as the No. 18 team was only able to get one race into the record books. Kinzer ventured to the Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, Tennessee for a $4,000-to-win Spring Nationals ...
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Johnson leads Rebels over South Floyd
ALLEN - Allen Central prevailed over 58th District/Floyd County Conference foe South Floyd on Thursday, defeating the Raiders 10-6. AC eighth-grader Steven Howard earned the win. Tanner Hamilton, an Allen Central sophomore, claimed the save. South Floyd senior pitcher Dakota Justice suffered the loss. Offensive-heavy Allen Central scored 10 runs on 15 hits. The Rebels committed two errors against a South Floyd team that manufactured...
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P’burg drops games to Ashland, Lawrence County
PRESTONSBURG - Ashland senior pitcher Evan Yongue threw a complete game three-hitter as the Tomcats slipped past Prestonsburg 2-1 on Saturday in the King of the Mountain Classic at StoneCrest Park. Yongue registered nine strikeouts and walked three batters on his way to claiming the win. Prestonsburg sophomore pitcher Jarrin Hall pitched despite taking the loss. Senior Logan Salow got Ashland going early, leading the game off with a dou...
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Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Stream smallmouth love May
FRANKFORT - I have an old friend who was reluctant to go wading in streams for smallmouth bass for many years. “The fish are too small,” he said. One May a few years ago, I convinced him to wade a small creek in central Kentucky the weekend after the Kentucky Derby. From the time the water lapped over our ankles until nearly dark, we caught nice smallmouth after nice smallmouth. Many of those topped the 15-inch mark. I also hooked an unus...
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Basketball rules changes address allowance of head coaches on court
INDIANAPOLIS - Head coaches in high school basketball will be allowed to come onto the court in an effort to break up a fight or keep a situation from escalating. Previously, the head coach could only enter the court if beckoned by an official. This revision to Rule 10-4-5 was one of five rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Basketball Rules Committee at its April 15-17 meeting in Indian...
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Newsome signs with Alice Lloyd College
BETSY LAYNE - Betsy Layne High School senior Kannon Newsome made his college choice official on Thursday, signing to play baseball and golf at Alice Lloyd College. Newsome is currently winding down the regular-season portion of his senior campaign with the Betsy Layne High School baseball team. He will help lead the Bobcats into the 58th District Tournament next week. The Alice Lloyd College signee is a pitcher/outfielder for the Bobcats. N...
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MSU volleyball program releases 2013 schedule
MOREHEAD – Sixteen home matches, including two tournaments, and contests against three NCAA Tournament teams highlight the 2013 Morehead State University volleyball schedule. The Eagles will once again host the Comfort Inn and Suites Invitational and Eagle Challenge and participate in events at Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. The Eagles will face NCAA tournament non-conference foes Tennessee and Kentucky this season. All start times will be anno...
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LEXINGTON - The Kentucky-Baylor men’s basketball game on Dec
LEXINGTON - The Kentucky-Baylor men’s basketball game on Dec. 6 will be a part of the 2013 Big 12/SEC Challenge as announced by both conferences and ESPN on Tuesday. All 10 of the Big 12’s teams and 10 of the SEC’s 14 member institutions will participate in the annual event. Arkansas, Georgia, LSU and Tennessee will not play in the first year. ESPN will provide exclusive coverage of all 10 games across it networks. Eight of the 10 games i...
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Witham among UPike volleyball signees
PIKEVILLE - The University of Pikeville volleyball program held its signing day ceremony recently. During the ceremony, eight young women signed their scholarship agreements. A player from the South Floyd High School volleyball program was among the University of Pikeville volleyball signees. Pictured, are, front, from left, Lacey Witham of South Floyd High School; Mia Williams, a transfer from Chicago State University; Deantenique Smalls...
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State champ Tori Doyle signs with Pikeville
PIKEVILLE – The University of Pikeville women’s bowling program has landed another of top bowling prospect, this time a Kentucky state champion. Tori Doyle, a senior at Scott County High School in Georgetown, has signed a scholarship agreement with UPike. “I’m very excited that Tori has chosen to be a part of our program,” said Ron Damron, the two-time national coach of the year who has led the Bears to three national championships since ...
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Two Eagles garner USCAA All-American honors
PIPPA PASSES – The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) has announced its 2013 baseball All-Americans. This year, two Alice Lloyd Eagles were named to the prestigious list of honorees. Senior Brandon Arnold was honored as a second team selection. Arnold was an outstanding outfielder during the season, recording only one error. The center fielder from Bristol, Virginia hit .383 with a .483 slugging percentage. Arnold collect...
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Maynard wins Tug Valley Bass Anglers’ tourney on Yatesville Lake
LOUISA - The Tug Valley Bass Anglers fishing club held its third tournament of the 2013 season on Yatesville Lake Sunday. There was an outstanding turnout for the tournament with 29 anglers competing in the event. In the end, veteran angler Grey Maynard finished first. Yatesville Lake was at full pool and the water was clear to slightly stained everywhere on the lake except the backend where it was stained with a temperature of 65 degrees. ...
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