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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It's tournament time
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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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