His twin brothers, Daron and Zack Blaylock, came to Kentucky to play for coach Joker Phillips before he was fired after one season and then played sparingly for two seasons for coach Mark Stoops.
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Western Kentucky football coach Tyson Helton has announced the hiring of Andre Crenshaw as the Hilltoppers’ new running backs coach.
Monday, January 30, 2023
For the second time this season, Western Kentucky women’s basketball freshman guard Acacia Hayes has been named Conference USA Freshman of the Week.
Heading into the final month of the regular season, there is very little movement in the latest Daily News Area Top 10 with the top of the polls pretty much the same from last week.
Hunters in Kentucky harvested more white-tailed deer during the 2022-23 season than the season before and posted an overall harvest total rivaling some of the highest on record.
Western Kentucky’s women’s tennis team split its second doubleheader of the season on Sunday against Western Carolina and Western Illinois.
Sunday, January 29, 2023
All-American high jumper Katie Isenbarger won the high jump to lead the way for Western Kentucky's track and field team on the final day of the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational Saturday at the University of Louisville.
Western Kentucky's women's golf team had a stellar start to the spring competition season as three Lady Toppers finished inside the top six in the Lady Bulldog Invitational Championship on Saturday in Athens, Ga.
Saturday, January 28, 2023
The stat sheet painted an ugly picture for the Western Kentucky women’s basketball team following Saturday’s game against Florida Atlantic.
Western Kentucky battled for a full 40 minutes on Saturday, but an uneven 3-point shooting day caused the Hilltoppers to fall 70-63 to No. 21 Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton, Fla.
The Lady Toppers won 66-65 over the FAU Owls at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Ky., on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
Saturday, January 28, 2023
GLASGOW – Barren County’s big men loomed large on senior night.
Friday, January 27, 2023
No. 1 with a bullet?
Warren East is looking for new head football coach for the first time since before the 2017 season after Raiders head coach Jeff Griffith announced his retirement Friday.
Epicenter, born and raised at Westwind Farms in Bowling Green, was honored Thursday night as the Eclipse Award champion for North America’s outstanding 3-year-old colt of 2022.
Locked in a defensive battle, the Bowling Green boys’ basketball team found its offensive push just in time in Friday’s 49-36 win over visiting South Warren.
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Friday, January 27, 2023
Butler County junior guard Taylor Leach scored 12 points to lead the host Lady Bears to a 43-29 girls’ basketball win over Warren East on Thursday.
Mason Ritter discusses Bowling Green's win over South Warren.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
It was a night for the reserves in the Western Kentucky women’s basketball team’s 67-63 win over Florida International on Thursday at E.A. Diddle Arena.
Western Kentucky senior center Jamarion Sharp was named to the 2023 Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Thursday.
Ahead of opening weekend for the 2023 campaign, Conference USA announced its Preseason Coaches Poll, All-Conference team and superlatives on Thursday.
A 22-4 run by host FIU run midway through the second half helped the Panthers push past Western Kentucky for a 78-69 win at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Thursday night in Miami.
Western Kentucky men’s basketball coach Rick Stansbury was set to rejoin the team Thursday for the Hilltoppers’ road game against Florida International in Miami, WKU confirmed Thursday afternoon.
Western Kentucky softball coach Amy Tudor has added late signee Annie White to the signing class of 2023.
Bowling Green junior Ryleigh Campbell punished Greenwood’s zone Friday night.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Western Kentucky's women's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to visiting Austin Peay on Thursday.
Warren East senior forward Isaiah Andrews may not have had the best night in Tuesday’s 42-41 win over visiting South Warren, but it was still enough to lead the way for the Raiders.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
A road trip helped Western Kentucky’s men’s basketball team snap out of funk earlier this season.
Senior guard Damarion Walkup scored 18 points to lead host Warren Central to an 81-34 victory over Kenwood (Tenn.) in boys’ basketball action Tuesday night.
Western Kentucky sophomore women’s tennis player Rachel Hermanova has been named Conference USA Athlete of the Week, the league announced Wednesday.
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
The landscape of high school football changed last week with the KHSAA approving the district alignment for the next two seasons.
It wasn’t a district game with Warren East and South Warren no longer in the same district, but Tuesday’s matchup had that feel of an intense rivalry.
The Bowling Green Hot Rods announced the team’s 2023 coaching staff on Tuesday.
Hayes Johnson knew recruiting would start picking up again after college coaches had a month with national signing day, the transfer portal and bowl games to deal with. Now coaches like Kentucky associate coach Vince Marrow who visited him last week will turn their attention to the 2024 recr…
Russellville sophomore Lareesha Cawthorn posted a double-double with 25 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Lady Panthers to a 65-25 girls’ basketball win over visiting University Heights on Monday.
Greenwood High School has announced its Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2023.
Monday, January 23, 2023
Western Kentucky sixth-year guard Luke Frampton is out for the rest of the season after injuring his right knee in Saturday’s loss to Charlotte at E.A. Diddle Arena.
Western Kentucky's football program announced the addition of three more mid-year transfers to the program Monday on the team's Twitter account.
Fresh off winning the Region 4 All ‘A’ Classic, the Monroe County Lady Falcons debut at No. 5 in the latest Daily News Area Top 10 poll.
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Western Kentucky's women's tennis team claimed a 5-2 win against Lipscomb on Saturday in Nashville.
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Down two starters due to injury and after scuffling all night against Charlotte, Western Kentucky’s men’s basketball team finally had some undeniable momentum going at E.A. Diddle Arena.
The Bowling Green Hot Rods – the High-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays – announced Friday the addition of Riley Edwards to the staff as the media relations and broadcasting manager.
Friday, January 20, 2023
Bowling Green junior guard MJ Wardlow celebrated his birthday with a point for each of his 17 years – plus one, for good measure – on Friday night.
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Western Kentucky’s women’s basketball had its five-game win streak snapped at Charlotte on Saturday afternoon as the Lady Toppers fell to the 49ers, 72-65, in a game that featured 15 lead changes and seven ties.
Friday, January 20, 2023
The Western Kentucky women’s basketball team used a strong defensive effort to remain hot, downing Louisiana Tech 66-55 on Thursday at E.A. Diddle Arena.
With his team locked in a battle against a team it beat by 31 points three days earlier, Warren Central boys’ basketball coach William Unseld decided it was time to step away and let his veteran squad figure it out.
Western Kentucky football coach Tyson Helton has named L’Damian Washington as the Hilltoppers’ receivers coach and passing game coordinator.
Western Kentucky volleyball coach Travis Hudson announced the hiring of former Purdue All-American Jena Otec to his coaching staff, while assistant coach Craig Bere is being promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2023 season.
Western Kentucky’s men’s basketball team fell to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in overtime 85-74 on Thursday night in Ruston, La.
In just its second meet of the season, Western Kentucky's track and field team turned in several big performances to secure multiple victories Friday at the Bellarmine Open in Louisville.
Western Kentucky's women's tennis team split its doubleheader on Friday against UT Chattanooga and Eastern Kentucky.
Thursday, January 19, 2023
The KHSAA board approved football alignment for the 2023-2024 seasons during Wednesday’s monthly meeting in Lexington.
Western Kentucky football coach Tyson Helton has announced the hiring of Drew Hollingshead as the team’s new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
Western Kentucky's football program announced two more mid-year additions from the NCAA transfer portal on the team's Twitter account Thursday.
Bowling Green senior Tanaya Bailey had a night to remember in Friday's 62-15 win over Warren Central.
Franklin-Simpson senior guard DeMarcus Hogan scored early and often for the Wildcats in Tuesday's 61-51 win over Greenwood, scoring a game-high 26 points in the victory.
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
The January grind continues for Western Kentucky’s men’s basketball team.
The Western Kentucky women’s basketball team is back to even.
Warren East infielder/pitcher Chase Carver made it official Wednesday, signing to play college baseball for Bellarmine University.
Western Kentucky announced a group of mid-year transfers joining the football program on Monday.
Mila Munrath scored 15 points to boost visiting South Warren to a 59-43 girls’ basketball win over Ohio County on Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
FRANKLIN – Franklin-Simpson freshman Kloie Smith celebrated her birthday in style Tuesday, leading the Lady Cats to a 51-41 win over visiting Greenwood.
Just how good is recent Kentucky football signee Anthony Brown of Springfield, Ohio?
Round 1 went to the Dragons on Tuesday night.
Western Kentucky will retire a jersey of Hilltopper basketball great Dwight Smith with a ceremony at halftime of the Hilltoppers’ home contest against UTEP, set for a 3 p.m. tipoff, on Feb. 4.