Jim Richards Cup
The Glasgow Country Club and Bowling Green’s Indian Hills Country Club will face off in the Jim Richards Cup this weekend.
The opening round will tee off Saturday at 8 a.m. with the second round beginning Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
It will be a Ryder Cup style tournament featuring a 20-person Glasgow team and an 18-person Indian Hills squad.
The cup will follow United States Golf Association (USGA) rules.
Last year, Glasgow won the event, which honors golf coach Jim Richards.
KHSAA officials recruitment
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s (KHSAA) Fourth Region Volleyball Officials will hold a recruitment meeting on Sunday at 2 p.m.
The meeting will be held at the Bob Kirby branch of the Warren County Public Library.
Anyone interested in officiating volleyball this season is encouraged to attend.
For more information, contact Fourth Region Assigning Secretary Adam Rider at 270-991-4400 or at adamjrider@aol.com.
Prevent Blindness golf scramble
Kentucky’s Prevent Blindness volunteer group will hold a “Swing for Sight” golf scramble at Lake Forest Country Club in Louisville on July 27.
Proceeds from the tournament will help the group provide preschool vision screenings and other community services.
A silent auction will be held after the scramble to help raise money.
Registration begins at 11 a.m. on the day of the event, followed by lunch at 11:30.
The event begins at 12:30.
Boys and Girls Club 5K
The Glasgow / Barren County Boys and Girls Club will sponsor a 5K Run / Walk and Kids half-mile “Fun Run” on Sept. 19 at 8 a.m.
The entry fee for the 5K will be $15 before Sept. 12 and $18 after.
The entry fee for the Fun Run will be $12.
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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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