Wilkinson finishes fourth, McPherson 11th in M-D division of championship
LOUISVILLE – Glasgow’s Kristen Wilkinson shot a two-day total of 178 to finish fourth in her division while Tompkinsville’s Chad McPherson shot a 175 to finish 11th at the Musselman-Dunne Tour’s championship at Big Spring Country Club.
Wilkinson opened with a 90 on Monday and shot an 88 on Tuesday to finish fourth in the Championship Girls division.
Lindsay Gahm of Louisville won both the Championship Girls division and the overall girls tournament with a 153.
McPherson opened with an 86 on Monday and rounded out the tournament with an 89 to finish 11th in the Boys 16-18 division. Nick Souder of Harrodsburg won the division with a 154.
BCHS alumni football game is Saturday
Barren County High School alumni are hosting the 4th-annual alumni football bowl game Saturday. Game start at 6:30 p.m. at the high school. Anyone wanting to play should be at the school at 5 p.m.
For more information, call the coach’s office at 659-0425.
BCMS fall softball tryouts set for Aug. 7-8
Barren County Middle School will hold fall softball tryouts Aug. 7-8 from 3:15-5 p.m. at the high school softball field.
Any girl in the 7th or 8th grade may try out. You must have a current physical in order to do so.
For more information, contact Angie Vaughn at Angela.Vaughn@barren.kyschools.us or 629-5505.
Barren boys soccer alumni game is Aug. 8
The Barren County High School boys soccer alumni games are set for Aug. 8 at the Barren soccer complex.
The junior varsity game is set for 5:30 p.m. and the varsity contest is slated for a 7 p.m. start.
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One last chance
As Lora Garrett prepares the Glasgow High School swim team for this weekend’s Kentucky High School Athletic Association Region 1 Swimming and Diving Championships in Owensboro, she sees a lot of positives for her team. Meghan Taylor is swimming well in the freestyle and Grayson Reynolds is swimming well, as are a couple of the Lady Scottie relay teams.
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Focused
Steve Metzger, the head swim coach at Barren County High School, is pretty excited about where his team is right now as the Trojans and the Trojanettes prepare for the regional championships this weekend.
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Underdog role
Luke Pniewski, the head wrestling coach at Barren County High School, knows his team will be the underdog this weekend at the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Region 2 Wrestling Championships in Danville.
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Swindle signs to play golf at Lindsey Wilson
Only three years after she picked up a golf club for the first time, Glasgow High School senior Courtney Swindle signed her letter of intent to play golf for Lindsey Wilson College.
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Caverna girls lose close match, 58-50
The Caverna Lady Colonels lost a hard-fought battle Tuesday night to John Hardin High School out of Elizabethtown. Caverna lost, 58-50.
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Cummings leads Trojanettes over Russell County
A coach, in any sport, prays for the night when everything comes together for his or her team. In basketball, coaches want their teams to play good defense, rebound and shoot the ball well. When a team can do those three things, and do them well, they’re hard to beat.
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Glasgow boys dump Hornets
While Glasgow and Metcalfe started off on equal footing Tuesday night, the Scotties ran away with the game in the second half, to end the night 97-49.
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Barren County boys lose, 84-81
For 31 minutes and 24 seconds of Tuesday’s game against visiting Russell County, the Barren County Trojans were playing some pretty good basketball. Barren County was shooting well over 50 percent from the field, was playing good stingy defense on the Lakers and, with just 36 seconds remaining in the game, the Trojans were in striking distance, trailing 81-79.
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Lady Scotties roll past Metcalfe girls
The Glasgow Lady Scotties won handily on the basketball court Tuesday night with a 71-35 win over the Metcalfe County Lady Hornets. It was a big night for Glasgow, as it was only the second time in the school’s history that the girls’ basketball team won 20 games.
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Lindsey leads Caverna over Monticello
Dearrick Lindsey scored 23 points Monday night to lead the Caverna Colonels to a 55-46 victory on the road at Monticello.
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