It was another banner year for area sports teams, filled with dazzling individual accomplishments, deep postseason runs and one historic team state championship.
The Christmas holiday provides most of us some much-needed days off and time with family and friends, but sometimes, it is nice to escape from all of the food and festivities and stretch your legs. For those who need to relax and get away for a bit, Kentucky’s wildlife management areas (WMAs…
DAYTON, Ohio – Skyelar Potter found himself in early foul trouble, then got creative in helping Wright State earn a home victory Tuesday night.
Raymond “Butch” Lehr is Kentucky Downs’ new track superintendent, enlisted to oversee the care of the unique turf course following the retirement of Ron Moore.
Bowling Green resident Greg Purpus was recently named the chief operating officer of the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame and Museum in Elizabethtown.
The shot of cold that greeted Kentucky earlier in November pushed many waterfowl into the state, which should portend a great opening to the waterfowl hunting season Thanksgiving Day.
Reservoir smallmouth anglers are a weird lot. They dangle tiny little hair jigs under bobbers in air so cold ice forms in the guides of their rods. They think the best late fall fishing days feature leaden, low skies, light rain and highs in the 40s.
They were not even recognized as a distinctive fish species until 1927. People for many years believed these fish only existed in Kentucky.
Two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Doug O’Neill’s entries Legends of War and Stubbins finished one-two in the Thursday’s Grade 3, $500,000 Nevada State Bank Franklin-Simpson Stakes at Kentucky Downs in Franklin.
Upon his retirement, Get Western will have a home for life at Old Friends after winning the stakes by the same name at Kentucky Downs on Thursday in Franklin.
Western Kentucky had six players score in double figures to beat Marshall 91-84 on Saturday in the second meeting with the Thundering Herd this week.
The sun sets earlier each day and the kids are back in school. Summer is all but over. This inevitability prompts many to visit lakes, rivers and streams to get in that last weekend of the summer boating season during the Labor Day holiday weekend.
Kentucky Downs’ four opening-day stakes attracted a total of 236 nominations, ranging from 53 for the $750,000 Tourist Mile to 70 for the $500,000 Gainesway Juvenile.
The inaugural Mason Cup was so successful that it seemingly took priority over every other golf-related goal Canon Claycomb set for the next year. Put into perspective his summer of top-10 finishes in the premier junior events in the United States and abroad, and it shows Claycomb’s focus re…
The Bowling Green East All-Stars ended their trip to the Little League Baseball World Series on a high note Monday, beating Australia 4-1 in a consolation game to close out their tournament appearance in South Williamsport, Pa.
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The bats never woke up for the Bowling Green East All-Stars at the Little League Baseball World Series.
A once-in-a-lifetime filly born in Warren County has been immortalized by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
Bowling Green East manager Rick Kelley speaks to the media following their 2-1 loss to Minnesota in the opening round of the Little League Baseball World Series.
After averaging 11 runs per game in the Great Lakes Regionals, Bowling Green East could not get the bats going in the opening round of the Little League World Series. Minnesota committed 4 errors, but Bowling Green was only able to manage two hits in a 2-1 loss.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The bats were cold for the Bowling Green East All-Stars on Friday in an opening-round matchup against Coon Rapids-Andover (Minn.) at Lamade Stadium in the Little League Baseball World Series.
The five-day meet at Franklin's Kentucky Downs is officially the RUNHAPPY Meet at Kentucky Downs following a sponsorship agreement with Houston furniture magnate Jim McIngvale, owner of the former sprint champion and current stallion Runhappy.
WESTFIELD, Ind. – The Bowling Green East 11- and 12-year-old All-Stars are headed to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., after a dominating 15-6 win over River Forest (Ill.) in the championship game of the Great Lakes Regional on Saturday.
The Bowling Green East 11- and 12-year-old All-Stars are headed to the championship game of the Great Lakes Regional Tournament after a come-from-behind 5-3 win Thursday over Bay City (Mich.) Northwest Little League in Westfield, Ind.
The Bowling Green East 11- and 12-year-old All-Stars rolled in its opening game of the Great Lake Region Tournament – downing Silver Creek Little League from Sellersburg, Ind., 15-4 in four innings Monday in Indianapolis.
The Bowling Green East 11- and 12-year-old All-Stars head to Indianapolis this weekend for the Great Lakes Region Tournament – the final stop before the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.
Bowling Green native Canon Claycomb finished second at the Boys’ Junior PGA Championship, coming one stroke short behind winner Jack Heath.
Canon Claycomb is in contention for a title heading into the final round of the Boys’ Junior PGA Championship on Friday.
Rick Hammerle, among horse racing’s most respected and innovative officials; popular New England sportscaster and former NBC racing analyst Bob Neumeier; and jockey Aaron Gryder are joining the Kentucky Downs team for the 2019 meet.
Bowling Green’s Canon Claycomb maintained a one-stroke lead after Wednesday’s second round of the Boys Junior PGA Championship in Hartford, Conn.
Faith Martin continued her early command on the local tournament scene by capturing her second Goat Gary Junior Golf Tournament championship Monday afternoon at Bowling Green Country Club.
PRESTONSBURG – Next stop, Indianapolis.
PRESTONSBURG – It wasn’t perfect, not quite – but pretty darn close to it.
James Yarbrough pitched a four-inning perfect game and tallied five runs batted in to lead Warren County South’s 9- and 10-year-old All-Stars to an 18-0 win over North Oldham in the Little League state tournament semifinals Wednesday in Prestonsburg.
Justin Capps drove in five runs as Warren County South’s 9- and 10-year-old All-Stars beat Hazard Perry 11-3 on Tuesday in the Little League state tournament in Prestonsburg.
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Southern Kentucky Static ’08, a 10u fast-pitch softball team based in Bowling Green and made up of players from Bowling Green, Scottsville, Burkesville, Pleasant View (Tenn.) and Pulaski (Tenn.), went undefeated in the USSSA National Championship played July 7-13 in Destin, Fla. Facing teams…
Several area racers represented Region 12 in Saturday’s 82nd FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio.
The Indian Hills Country Club swim team claimed first-place honors in the 63rd annual South Central Swim and Dive Championships over the weekend at Greenville Country Club.
Four pitchers for Bowling Green East’s 11- and 12-year-old All-Stars combined on a one-hit shutout Sunday for an 11-0 win over Belfry in the Little League State Tournament in Prestonsburg.
Pitchers Camden Page and Mason Cosby combined to allow only two hits in six innings as Warren County South opened play in the Little League 9- and 10-year-old All Stars state tournament with a 5-0 win over Ashland on Saturday in Prestonsburg.
The constant heavy rain systems that plagued Kentucky all spring and early summer finally abated over the past few weeks. For the first time in two years, the brown, withered grass of late summer is a common sight in Kentucky. Usually, cracked ground and crunchy grass signal potential drough…
Former Western Kentucky standout men's golf player Billy Tom Sargent dropped back to a tie for 37th after two rounds of the Southern Amateur Championship on Thursday in Little Rock, Ark.
