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Category: National Sports

SEVEN AND COUNTING/WKU baseball extends winning streak to seven games, takes 41-10 overall record into Jax State series

May 12, 2025
High School Baseball, National Sports, Potpourri, WKU Sports

HILLTOPPERS UNLOAD THIRTEEN HOME RUNS IN THREE GAMES AT NMSU; WKU WILL BE A TOP THREE SEED IN CONFERENCE USA […]

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FULL SPEED AHEAD/Hilltoppers complete three-game sweep of Louisiana Tech, in spectacular fashion

May 5, 2025
National Sports, Potpourri, WKU Sports

CAL HIGGINS CLOSES THE DOOR ON 5-4 TRIUMPH; CARLOS VASQUEZ, TOPS VANQUISH BULLDOGS, 22-12, IN NIGHTCAP It was one of […]

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BRAZILIAN SWING/Carlos Vasquez rips ninth-inning RBI single, sending WKU to 9-8, walk-off win over nemesis Louisiana Tech

May 3, 2025
National Sports, Potpourri, WKU Sports

HILLTOPPERS IMPROVE TO 27-1 AT NICK DENES FIELD: ALL EYES ON THE WEATHER FOR GAME TWO ON SATURDAY EVENING There […]

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SIGNATURE VICTORY/Hilltoppers bounce back from FIU disaster, knock off Kentucky, 6-4, in rain-delayed marathon

April 30, 2025
High School Baseball, National Sports, The SEC, WKU Sports

WKU PLAYS HOST TO LOUISIANA TECH STARTING FRIDAY AT THE NICK; UK ON ITS WAY TO STARKVEGAS Western Kentucky University’s […]

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WHALEN DELIVERS/Sophomore right-hander Drew Whalen hurls No. 20 Hilltoppers past MTSU, 9-1, in C-USA rubber match

April 20, 2025
High School Baseball, National Sports, Potpourri, WKU Sports

TOPS REMAIN IN FIRST-PLACE TIE WITH DALLAS BAPTIST IN LEAGUE STANDINGS; WKU TO PLAY HOST TO EVANSVILLE ON TUESDAY NIGHT […]

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SQUARING IT UP/Blue Raiders thump No. 20 WKU baseball, 10-3, forcing decisive Game 3 on Saturday

April 19, 2025
High School Baseball, National Sports, Potpourri, WKU Sports

HILLTOPPERS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE DEFENSIVELY; RARDIN WILL GO WITH WHALEN IN SERIES FINALE Nothing went right for No. 20 Western […]

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COMEBACK COMPLETE/WKU bats explode for five eighth-inning runs, Tops take Game One from MTSU, 9-5

April 18, 2025
National Sports, Potpourri, WKU Sports

HILLTOPPERS COACH MARC RARDIN: ‘ALL THESE KIDS … KNOW WHAT WKU IS RIGHT NOW’ Third-year Western Kentucky University baseball coach […]

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THE SILENCE OF THE BATS/No. 17 Louisville holds 20th-ranked WKU to four hits in claiming 5-2 victory

April 16, 2025
High School Baseball, National Sports, Potpourri, WKU Sports

HILLTOPPERS LOOK TO GET THEIR MOJO BACK IN CONFERENCE USA PLAY AGAINST MTSU LOUISVILLE — Mid-week college baseball games can […]

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JIM MASHEK COLUMN/University of Houston’s success brings the legacy of ‘Phi Slama Jama’ fame into greater focus

April 5, 2025
High School Basketball, National Sports, Potpourri

STAR-CROSSED HISTORY SHOULDN’T HAUNT COUGARS IN FINAL FOUR MATCHUP WITH DUKE BLUE DEVILS ON SATURDAY IN SAN ANTONIO It was […]

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QUICK HITTER STORY/Bowling Green dismantles South Oldham, 73-51; Purples will play for KHSAA state championship tonight at Rupp

March 29, 2025
High School Basketball, High School Football, National Sports, Potpourri

JOE HURT, BGHS MOTOR INTO TITLE GAME AGAINST MALACHI MORENO AND GREAT CROSSING LEXINGTON — They understood the task at […]

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Recent Posts

  • PURPLES WALK IT OFF/Eli Kries’ bases-loaded single sends BGHS past Warren East, 8-7, on Senior Night
  • SEVEN AND COUNTING/WKU baseball extends winning streak to seven games, takes 41-10 overall record into Jax State series
  • ZACH ATTACK/Zachary Davis guides Gators past BGHS, 7-1, putting Greenwood in No. 1 seed role for district tournament
  • PURPLES PULL IT OUT/Pinch runner Eli Kries scrambles home on wild pitch, sending BGHS past Gators, 5-4, in Game One of KHSAA 14th District series
  • FULL SPEED AHEAD/Hilltoppers complete three-game sweep of Louisiana Tech, in spectacular fashion

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