REYNOLDS WRAPPED/Scrappy South Warren battles back to slip past Bowling Green, 4-2
SPARTANS’ ETHAN REYNOLDS SHINES AT THE PLATE, ON THE MOUND; PURPLES LOOK FOR EQUALIZER TUESDAY EVENING Drew Isenberg and the […]
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ENJOYING THE VIEW/Hilltoppers rally for 10-7 victory over Liberty, move into first place in C-USA standings
WKU AIMS FOR SWEEP OF FLAMES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON Brady Browning is Western Kentucky’s third baseman, a key cog in […]
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SILENCE OF THE BATS/Luke Pettite, Dallas Baptist bullpen shackle Hilltoppers, 3-0, to avoid a three-game sweep
WKU’s FIVE-GAME WINNING STREAK IS OVER; TOPS PLAY HOST TO LOUISVILLE ON TUESDAY Marc Rardin, Western Kentucky University’s second-year head […]
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TOPS TAKE TWO/Bimbi, WKU bullpen tame eighth-ranked Dallas Baptist, 6-3; Hilltoppers look for sweep on Sunday
WKU’s MASON BURNS EARNS EIGHTH SAVE AGAINST POWER-LADEN PATRIOTS They’re scoring first, and putting pressure on the opponent. They’re getting […]
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HANK’s HOUSE/WKU introduces Hank Plona as school’s 17th men’s basketball coach at Diddle Arena
HILLTOPPERS’ PLAYERS TURN OUT, EN MASSE, FOR INTRODUCTORY PRESS CONFERENCE Western Kentucky University’s basketball tradition, its track record and potential […]
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PASSING THE TORCH/As expected, WKU’s Todd Stewart turns to Hank Plona to succeed the departed Steve Lutz as Hilltoppers coach
PLONA WILL BE INTRODUCED AT PRESS CONFERENCE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING Three days in March, three days in Huntsville, Alabama. That’s […]
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JIM MASHEK COLUMN/Steve Lutz negotiates peaks and valleys, delivers in first season as WKU head basketball coach
HILLTOPPERS MAKE FIRST NCAA TOURNEY APPEARANCE IN 11 YEARS; WKU HAS THE LOOK OF A TEAM ON THE RISE There […]
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TOPS TAKE THE TITLE/Western Kentucky stymies UTEP, 78-71, to win C-USA Tournament, gain first NCAA berth since 2013
TOURNAMENT MVP DON McHENRY DOES IT AT BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR; HILLTOPPERS WILL LEARN OF NCAA FATE ON SUNDAY […]
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JIM MASHEK COLUMN/Opportunity knocks for Hilltoppers in Rocket City
WITH WIN OVER UTEP, WKU WILL CLAIM PROUD PROGRAM’s FIRST NCAA TOURNAMENT BERTH SINCE 2013 ATHENS, Alabama — Long before […]
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STILL BREATHIN’ FIRE/Kade Unseld’s show-stopping performance sends Warren Central back to KHSAA Sweet 16
PURPLES CAN’T HOLD EIGHT-POINT LEAD AFTER THREE QUARTERS; DRAGONS PREVAIL, 64-57, IN OVERTIME For three quarters, and some change, the […]
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