TOMPKINSVILLE — Tompkinsvile’s Marci Turner shot a two-round total of 155 and just missed the cut by one stroke at the Duramed FUTURES Tour’s Horseshoe Casino Classic at Lost Marsh Golf Course.
Turner shot a 2-over par 74 in the opening round before firing an 81 in the second round.
It was the first professional tournament for Turner, who finished her collegiate career at the University of Tennessee in May.
Vicky Hurst of Melbourne, Fla., won the tournament.
Tompkinsville duo place well at Musselman-Dunne tourney
LOUISVILLE — Matthew Anderson and and Chad McPherson, both of Tompkinsville, each had strong performances at the 13th event of the Musselman-Dunne Junior Golf Tour held June 26-27 at Shawnee Golf Course.
Anderson shot a two-round total of 142 to tie for second place in the championship boys division. He shot a 68 to open the tournament with the lead and shot a second round 74 for a total of 142. Anderson finished five strokes behind the winner, David Snyder of Somerset.
McPherson shot a 156 to tie for third in the boys 16-18 division. He shot an opening round of 77 and finished up with a 79. McPherson finished eight strokes back of the winner, Nick Conway of Bardstown.
The Musselman-Dunne Tour has 18 events this summer before holding its championship.
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Underdogs...
With the likes of softball powerhouses Greenwood, Glasgow, Bowling Green and Allen County-Scottsville in the tournament, the Metcalfe County High School Lady Hornets, winners of the 16th District, are probably heading into next week’s Region 4 Tournament as underdogs.
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Champions...
Another chapter in the Glasgow High School Lady Scotties’ fairy-tale softball season was written Wednesday night as they became the first GHS team since 1996 to claim the District 15 Tournament championship, after beating the tournament’s No. 1 seed and the No. 1 team in the state, the Allen County-Scottsville Lady Patriots, 1-0.
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Couldn't give it up...
Until a few weeks ago, Glasgow High School senior Shelby Ray wasn’t sure if she would pursue sports into her college career. Although a standout basketball and softball player, Ray thought it was time for her athletic career to come to a close so she could focus solely on academics in college. But in the end, she said she couldn’t imagine walking away from softball.
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Finally
After Glasgow High School center fielder Jordan Alexander settled under a fly ball to make the final out of the Scotties’ District 15 Championship game victory over Allen County-Scottsville Wednesday night, he raised his hands above his head, let out a big yell, and took off running to be with his teammates.
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Cornerstone
A cornerstone in the foundation that Steven Murphy has used to build the Glasgow High School softball program has been pitching. He believes you start everything with good pitching and then you can build from there.
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Season ends
The Barren County Trojans have struggled with their hitting over the last six or seven games of the regular season and unfortunately for the Trojan faithful, the problem arose again for Barren County on Tuesday in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association District 15 Baseball Tournament in Glasgow.
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Opportunity knocked
Going into Monday’s baseball game against Glasgow, Monroe County High School coach Jerome Taylor said the Falcons, to have a chance to beat the No. 1 seeded Scotties, would have to take advantage of every one of their opportunities.
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Big obstacle
The Monroe County Lady Falcons came into the Kentucky High School Athletic Association District 15 Softball Tournament Monday night in Glasgow with a big obstacle in front of them.
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