Western Kentucky garnered 10 selections to the All-Conference USA Teams, as selected by the league’s 14 head football coaches, it was announced Tuesday.
Tuesday, December 07, 2021
Western Kentucky has an opportunity to close out a perfect homestand on Wednesday.
Visiting Warren Central had five players score in double digits on the way to an 88-58 boys’ basketball win over Glasgow on Monday.
As speculation continued to spread about Kentucky coach Mark Stoops being a possible candidate at several major schools with job openings, Valerie Wade could not help worrying a bit.
Western Kentucky’s Lauren Matthews was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association South Region Player of the Year.
Former Western Kentucky University tight end Tyler Higbee was one of 34 Los Angeles Rams players who participated in the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats campaign when bringing awareness to charitable causes – during Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
Monday, December 06, 2021
Western Kentucky has won its past four games.
Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe was named a 2021 Manning Award Finalist, the Allstate Sugar Bowl announced Friday.
Butler County’s girls’ basketball team displayed a solid balanced attack to roll past host Warren East for a 64-39 girls’ basketball win Monday night.
Zach Kittley, who led one of the nation’s top offenses this season at Western Kentucky, has been named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Texas Tech, head coach Joey McGuire announced Monday evening.
Monday, December 06, 2021
Western Kentucky football coach Tyson Helton has a key vacancy to fill on his staff, with another opening potentially to follow.
Western Kentucky wide receiver Jerreth Sterns has accepted an invitation to the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl, it was announced Monday.
The Greenwood boys’ and Bowling Green girls’ basketball teams remained in the top spots in the latest Daily News Area Top 10 poll.
Western Kentucky's football program picked up another commitment for the Class of 2022 on Sunday.
Sunday, December 05, 2021
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Sunday, December 05, 2021
LEXINGTON – The South Warren football team’s 38-26 win over Frederick Douglass on Saturday at Kroger Field in Lexington had plenty of Western Kentucky University flavor.
Western Kentucky’s volleyball team saw another historic season come to a close Saturday after falling 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-23) to weekend host No. 13 Georgia Tech in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in front of a sold-out O’Keefe Gymnasium in Atlanta.
The Western Kentucky women’s basketball team had its four-game winning streak come to a close.
Saturday, December 04, 2021
LEXINGTON – The South Warren football team claimed its third state title since 2015 with a 38-26 win Saturday over Frederick Douglass in the KHSAA Class 5A championship at Kroger Field in Lexington.
SAN ANTONIO – Western Kentucky’s mistakes in Friday’s Conference USA championship game didn’t just play a part in the Hilltoppers’ 49-41 loss to UTSA in the Alamodome.
Western Kentucky was without its leading scorer and its best defender Saturday against Eastern Kentucky, but still found a way to beat the in-state foe.
Friday, December 03, 2021
SAN ANTONIO – For the second time this season, Western Kentucky was unable to complete a comeback against UTSA.
LEXINGTON – The Russellville football team’s championship aspirations came to an end with a 30-27 loss to Pikeville in the Class A title game Friday at Kroger Field in Lexington.
Western Kentucky will get a shot at an in-state foe this weekend.
Friday, December 03, 2021
No. 17 Western Kentucky advanced to its third consecutive NCAA Volleyball Tournament second round following Friday’s 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-19) sweep of South Carolina in Atlanta.
Western Kentucky grinded out a 64-55 women’s basketball win Thursday against Bellarmine at Freedom Hall in Louisville.
Western Kentucky’s women’s soccer team had three players named to United Soccer Coaches All-Region teams, the organization announced.
Thursday, December 02, 2021
For South Warren football coach Brandon Smith, Saturday’s Class 5A championship matchup with Frederick Douglass has been a season in the making.
SAN ANTONIO – The Western Kentucky football team will get another shot against UTSA, and this time the Conference USA title is on the line.
Greenwood senior Emma Harmon held a signing ceremony Wednesday at the school to announce her plans to play women’s golf at Wingate (N.C.).
Western Kentucky’s athletic department attained its highest Graduation Success Rate in program history in the latest report from the NCAA on Thursday.
Russellville senior wide receiver/defensive back Anthony Woodard played a big role in the Panthers’ 34-21 win over Bethlehem in the Class A state semifinals.
Barren County’s Raven Ennis picked up where she left off last season, leading the offense in a 62-17 season-opening win at Warren Central on Tuesday.
Wednesday, December 01, 2021
RUSSELLVILLE – Shortly after Russellville beat Bethlehem to earn a trip to the Class A football state championship game, head coach Mikie Benton’s cellphone lit up.
Western Kentucky’s football team led the league with 13 players on PFF College’s All-Conference USA Teams and quarterback Bailey Zappe was named Offensive Player of the Year, the website and media outlet announced this week.
The Western Kentucky women’s basketball team swept through a three-game homestand to move to 4-3, but it will now be away from the friendly confines of E.A. Diddle Arena for the majority of its remaining nonconference schedule.
South Warren freshman Ty Price had a game-high 32 points to lift the host Spartans to a 66-60 boys’ basketball win over Allen County-Scottsville on Tuesday night.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Two days before the early signing period for the 2021 class, Tyson Helton wasn’t nervous about his approach to recruiting entering his third season as Western Kentucky’s head football coach.
Western Kentucky took care of business against a lesser opponent Tuesday.
Edmonson County’s girls’ basketball team opened its season with a 49-39 victory at Warren East on Monday.
The Warren Central boys’ basketball team got the season off to a solid start with a 64-55 win over Barren County on Tuesday at Warren Central.
She not only was joining a national championship team, but she was going to be replacing the national player of the year.
Monday, November 29, 2021
It took Western Kentucky a while to get going its last time out, but a 29-9 run to close against UT Martin on Saturday brought the Hilltoppers back to .500.
Western Kentucky’s football team picked up a pair of weekly Conference USA accolades Monday.
The Greenwood boys and Bowling Green girls are unanimous No. 1 selections in the high school basketball season’s first Daily News Area Top 10 poll.
Western Kentucky women’s basketball freshman guard Alexis Mead was named Conference USA Freshman of the Week, the league announced Monday.
Sunday, November 28, 2021
Western Kentucky went further than it ever had the last time it played in the NCAA Tournament, and it will hope to build on that this fall.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Jeremy Darvin and Demetrius Cain didn’t have to stick around Bowling Green all these years, and they didn’t have to return to Western Kentucky’s football team for their sixth season.
Editor’s note – This is the 17th in a 17-part series of high school basketball previews counting down to the scheduled opening night of the regular season Monday.
It was a successful homestand for the Western Kentucky women’s basketball team.
Saturday, November 27, 2021
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Western Kentucky’s final regular-season game went much like its regular season as a whole.
The Western Kentucky men’s basketball team overcame a sluggish start to pull away from UT Martin 81-66 on Saturday at E.A. Diddle Arena.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Western Kentucky’s season didn’t start the way it would have liked record-wise, but the Hilltoppers didn’t blink.
RUSSELLVILLE – For the first time since 1990, the Russellville Panthers will play for a state championship.
VERSAILLES – The South Warren football team started fast and rolled past Woodford County 46-25 in the Class 5A semifinals Friday night at Community Stadium.
Editor’s note – This is the 16th in a 17-part series of high school basketball previews counting down to the scheduled opening night of the regular season Monday.
Friday, November 26, 2021
It’s a game many at Western Kentucky had circled on the 2021 schedule since its release – Nov. 27 at Marshall.
GLASGOW – Paducah Tilghman ended Glasgow’s ambition to reach the state football title game for the first time in 10 years with a 39-20 win Friday at Hank Royse Stadium.
Western Kentucky put on a show for the 3,152 in attendance for Wednesday’s win over Alabama A&M in which Jamarion Sharp recorded just the third triple-double in program history.
DANVILLE – A fantastic season ended for Logan County on Friday night against host Boyle County in the Class 4A state semifinals.
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Editor’s note – This is the 15th in a 17-part series of high school basketball previews counting down to the scheduled opening night of the regular season Nov. 29.
SOUTH WARREN (12-1) AT WOODFORD COUNTY (13-0)
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Tim Haworth sat in the front row along the baseline closest to Western Kentucky’s bench at E.A. Diddle Arena on Wednesday for the Hilltoppers’ game against Alabama A&M.
Thanksgiving came a day early for Western Kentucky.