For years, the names Margaret Butts and Ellie Roof surrounded the First Region golf circuit, both with illustrious accolades throughout their high school golf careers for the St. Mary Vikings. On Sunday, the two continued to etch their names in another golf achievement, this time at the coll…
Despite torrential rain that soaked the historic Brooks Stadium鈥檚 blue chairs and green grass, the Second District showdown between the St. Mary Vikings and Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado took place on the diamond on Thursday night. The Blue Tornado defeated the Vikings in a late-night battle…
With the 2024 high school tennis season nearing its end, an important match between McCracken County and Paducah Tilghman High Schools took place Thursday afternoon.
College basketball鈥檚 transfer window officially closed at 11:59 p.m ET on May 1, ending with over 1,900 names in the portal during the 2024 cycle.
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A rainy Thursday night at Eagle Field served as senior night for the Graves County Eagles, as they hosted the second leg of a home-and-home against the Mayfield Cardinals. The two familiar foes had faced off the night prior, with the Eagles getting the decision in a dominant 13-0 win. In a h…
Aleczandria Coffie signed a track scholarship to Kentucky State University in a signing scholarship held at Paducah Tilghman High School on May 1.
With the announcement of former head football coach Jonathan Smith becoming principal at McCracken County High School last month, the athletic department and Smith turned inward for his replacement.
For years, the names Margaret Butts and Ellie Roof surrounded the First Region golf circuit, both with illustrious accolades throughout their high school golf careers for the St. Mary Vikings. On Sunday, the two continued to etch their names in another golf achievement, this time at the coll…
On Wednesday night, cross-town rivals met for the first installment of Battle of the Birds this season as the Mayfield Cardinals played host to the Graves County Eagles.
May is National Tennis Month, a nationwide grassroots effort driven by the United States Tennis Association and industry partners to celebrate the game of tennis, a mentally and physically challenging sport. For 31 consecutive days, local athletes, coaches, facilities, retailers, and manufac…
New Kentucky head coach Mark Pope, whose BYU team attempted the third most three- pointers in America last season, has landed last year鈥檚 top three-point shooter in the country.
With the rain cleared and the field just dry enough to play, the St. Mary Vikings played host to the Ballard Memorial Bombers Tuesday night. With several errors plaguing both teams, the Vikings escaped a narrow 5-4 victory, dropping the Bombers in their attack attempt.
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On Tuesday night, the Marshall County Marshals returned to Preston Cope Field after a two-game road stretch, where they played host to the Hickman County Falcons. The Marshals were riding high coming into Tuesday鈥檚 action, having won three straight games, dating back to April 19. The Falcons…
The McCracken County Mustangs collected the top seed in the Second District tournament with an explosive and action-packed win over crosstown rival Paducah Tilghman at the historic Brooks Stadium on Tuesday night. The Mustangs defeated the Blue Tornado in an 11-4 victory.
The Marshall County Lady Marshals hosted the Murray Lady Tigers in a district clash bearing massive postseason implications Tuesday night. Coming into the matchup undefeated in district play, the Lady Marshals looked to secure the Fourth District鈥檚 top spot with a win. Murray entered play on…
The Community Christian Academy Lady Warriors brought home championship hardware over the weekend as champions of the Kentucky Christian Athletic Conference (KCAC). The Lady Warriors played a three-game set, taking on Cornerstone Christian, Portland Christian and Somerset Christian School in…
After two early exits from the All 鈥淎鈥 Classic tournament in 2019 and 2022, it looked like the third time would be a charm and Lyon County would finally get their first All 鈥淎鈥 state title. However, Owensboro Catholic dashed those hopes by dealing Lyon a 7-3 loss in Richmond over the weekend.
Before the Livingston Central softball program embarked on its journey to the All 鈥淎鈥 State Tournament over the weekend, the Lady Cardinals spent Wednesday afternoon with women who knew better than anyone about what it felt like to play for a title. Little did they know that, despite a 10-ye…
While the Hickman County Lady Falcons roster is filled with mostly seventh and eighth graders, the program as a whole is no stranger to the All 鈥淎鈥 softball state tournament.
Graves County sharp-shooter, Morgan Alexander will continue her basketball career at John A. Logan College. The Lady Eagles leading scorer signed her letter of intent to take her talents to the southern Illinois school on Friday, putting the exclamation point on her five-year varsity career.
The Paducah Tilghman Blue Lady Tornado returned home to Sheppard鈥檚 Field as the visiting team against the Murray High Lady Tigers. With heavy offense, the Lady Blue Tornado defeated Murray in a 6-0 finish, collecting the team鈥檚 17th win this season.
With a 6-1 win over Crittenden County in the Second Region All 鈥淎鈥 softball classic, the Livingston Central Lady Cardinals will head to Owensboro for the small school state tournament.
As the Second Region All 鈥淎鈥 baseball champions, the Lyon County Lyons will represent western Kentucky in Richmond in the state tournament. After defeating Crittenden County in a staggering 21-0 shutout for the regional title, the Lyons doubled down in the sectional game against First Region…
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Thursday night was a big one for the Marshall County Marshals baseball program. Not only did they play host to fellow Fourth District foes, the Murray Tigers, but a shot at the No. 1 spot in the district was at stake. With a 6-4 victory, the Marshals clinched that spot, holding a 3-1 distric…
The Marshall County Lady Marshals took care of business Thursday night, taking down the visiting Crittenden County Lady Rockets in a 10-4 ballgame.
The McCracken County Lady Mustangs added to the win column on Thursday night while hosting the Massac County Lady Patriots at Baptist Health Field. The Lady Mustangs defeated Massac County in a 6-2 finish.
Alvin Brooks III, regarded as one of the nation鈥檚 best assistant coaches, was officially named to the Kentucky men鈥檚 basketball coaching staff as associate head coach it was announced Thursday.
Four years ago, the McCracken County Mustangs and Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado played a 12-inning contest, with the Mustangs winning with a walk-off at Edward Jones Field. On Thursday night, history repeated with a 13-inning romp between the crosstown rivals, ending with a Mustang walk-off …
Paducah Tilghman senior Uriah Virzi committed to wrestle at the University of the Cumberlands at a signing ceremony held at Paducah Tilghman High School last week.
With an illustrious six-year high school basketball career now behind her, Carlisle County鈥檚 Kiera Whitaker has decided to further her ball career. The senior signed a letter of intent to take her talents to John A. Logan College.
McCracken County hosted St. Mary for an afternoon of tennis. With the First Region tournament less that one month away the chances of Wednesday鈥檚 pairings facing off again are high.
Local pickleball competitors took to the grand stage during the 8th annual Minto US Open Pickleball Championships in Naples, Florida. From April 13 through April 20, 2024, athletes from all 50 states and 29 countries competed in the prestigious tournament. Paducah鈥檚 Joy Lentz and Lana Wilson…
While only Travis and Ryan share the Perry name and the Perry blood as a father-son duo, a fathers-son relationship was shared by almost everyone on the Lyon County basketball team with their head coach. And while the Perry鈥檚 aren鈥檛 the first father-son duo to share a basketball team, Travis…
What better way to end a championship basketball game than with a breakaway dunk. That鈥檚 exactly what Brady Shoulders did with just seconds on the clock to win the KHSAA Boys Sweet 16 State Championship last month. But, what most people don鈥檛 realize is that dunk was much more than just a na…
As Lyon County Lyons head coach Ryan Perry, along with the trio of Travis Perry, Bray Shoulders, and Jack Reddick made their way to the press conference table to discuss the school鈥檚 first ever state title, instead of placing the traditional winning trophy on the table, Shoulders placed two …
What qualities define a state champion? What distinguishes one team from all the others? If you seek answers, you鈥檒l find a myriad of perspectives. Yet, amidst the Lyon County Basketball players, one prevailing theme emerges: the relentless pursuit of excellence, both on and off the court.
Bats were hot Tuesday night for the McCracken County Lady Mustangs as they took on Second District rivals, the Paducah Tilghman Lady Blue Tornado. With a 15-2 win, the Lady Mustangs connected for 16 hits as all but two players in the lineup connected at-bat.
On Tuesday night, cross-town rivals faced off on the softball diamond, as the Graves County Lady Eagles played host to the Mayfield Lady Cardinals for the second installment of Battle of the Birds. In their first of their two regular season meetings back at the end of March, the Lady Eagles …
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Eagle Field was the site of a key Third District matchup on Tuesday night, as the Graves County Eagles took on the Ballard Memorial Bombers for the first time this season. The Eagles entered Tuesday鈥檚 clash looking to bounce back following a Saturday loss to Scott City, Missouri, while the B…
The Second District has always been notorious for tough competition and action-packed ballgames. On Tuesday night, the McCracken County Mustangs traveled to Haas Field, competing against their hosts, the St. Mary Vikings. In a five-inning romp, the Mustangs added to the win column against re…
On 抖阴直播软件 night, the St. Mary Vikings added win No. 11 this season at Haas Field under the guidance of head coach Chris Haas. With a 14-3, five-inning win over the visiting Mayfield High Cardinals, the Vikings honored seniors Landon Durbin, Aidan Hrdlicka, Jackson Willett, and Julian Myers.
A McCracken County Special Olympic athlete gets in his ready stance for an action packed day on Saturday in the Area 1 track and field meet. The meet was a qualifying event for the Special Olympics Kentucky State Summer Games to be held May 31-June 2 at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmon…
The McCracken County bass fishing team competed on Saturday with 58 boats in the mix. The Mustangs had three Top 10 finishes, with all eight boats turning in fish. Senior Blake Jeffrey clinched first place on the day.
Former St. Louis Cardinal Jason Motte coached his Christian Brothers high school baseball team Saturday morning at McCracken County鈥檚 Edward Jones Field. Motte and the Purple Wave competed against the Mustangs and Edwardsville (IL) Tigers in a three-game weekend round-robin. Motte pictured w…
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On 抖阴直播软件 night, the McCracken County Mustangs returned to action at Edward Jones Field, playing host to the Calloway County Lakers. The Mustangs entered 抖阴直播软件 looking to kick start a new winning streak, following a tough weekend in which they dropped two out of three games to out of state …
Graves County hosted Paducah Tilghman on the softball field 抖阴直播软件 night. On their home field and with bats hot, the Lady Eagles ended a seven-game win streak the Lady Blue Tornado were on, closing the night out with a 9-3 victory.
This past Saturday, the Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado track team hosted their annual Paudcah Tilghman Invitational track meet, inviting teams from the region and beyond to compete at McRight Field.
The Calloway County Lady Lakers took home a first place team finish over the weekend in the Paducah Tilghman Invitational. They beat out a the Triad, IL who finished second, with a six-point difference.聽
Paducah Tilghman's Liam Black (2) finished second in the boys 800 and 1600M events with fellow teammate Corbin Williams (5) finishing fourth in the 1600 and McCracken County's Corbin Knight (3) finished seventh in the Paducah Tilghman Invitational over the weekend.
This season, the Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado has proven time and time again that despite a youthful roster, the team is still as powerful as it has been in recent years in the First Region and throughout the state. With a 10-3 upset over No. 16 Corbin on Saturday, the unranked Blue Tornado…
The McCracken County Mustangs fell short in the 4-3 loss to the visiting Triad High School Knights at Edward Jones Field despite outhitting their opponents in the seven-inning showdown with extra-base hits from seniors Eli James and Weston Miller.
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