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Month: March 2025

JIM MASHEK COLUMN/One year after memorable run to NCAA Tournament, WKU men’s basketball is again veering toward obscurity

March 16, 2025
High School Basketball, National Sports, Potpourri, WKU Sports

INJURIES CRIPPLED PLONA’s FIRST HILLTOPPERS SQUAD, BUT LACK OF FOCUS WAS EVIDENT DOWN THE STRETCH Eight days ago, Western Kentucky […]

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PEDAL TO THE METAL/BGHS boys sprint past Glasgow, 80-53; Lakers eliminate Franklin-Simpson in 4th Region quarterfinals

March 12, 2025
High School Baseball, High School Basketball, High School Football, WKU Sports

SHERRILL CRACKS WISE: ‘We’ve GOT ANOTHER MONTH UNTIL WE PLAY AGAIN’ Monday night brought some shock waves to WKU’s historic […]

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TROJANS TURN IT ON/Senior guard Tate Spillman, rugged Barren County squad throttle Warren Central, 58-44; Clinton County cruises past Cougars

March 11, 2025
High School Basketball, High School Football, Potpourri, WKU Sports

BOWLING GREEN OPENS KHSAA 4th REGION PLAY AGAINST SCOTTIES; DRAGONS’ UNSELD DISSECTS HIS TEAM’s DEFEAT Barren County High School’s boys […]

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QUICK HITTER STORY/Sturdy Barren County strikes for 58-44 upset of Warren Central in 4th Region quarterfinals; Clinton County drubs Cougars, 87-64

March 11, 2025
High School Basketball, High School Football, WKU Sports

DRAGONS FINISH SEASON AT 23-7; BOWLING GREEN WILL TANGLE WITH GLASGOW ON TUESDAY NIGHT It was a disappointing finish, for […]

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NEXT STOP, RUPP ARENA/Kloie Smith, LaReesha Cawthorn lift Franklin-Simpson past Metcalfe County, 72-43, in KHSAA 4th Region title tilt

March 9, 2025
High School Basketball, Other High School Sports, Potpourri, WKU Sports

LADY WILDCATS’ FRONT-LINE DUO DOMINATES AGAINST LADY HORNETS Heidi Coleman and her Metcalfe County girls basketball team was trying to […]

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STILL AT THE CROSSROADS/WKU men’s basketball turns back Florida International, but C-USA Tournament seeding remains uncertain

March 7, 2025
National Sports, Potpourri, WKU Sports

TOPS CLOSE REGULAR SEASON ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AGAINST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY; WKU SLIPPED PAST FLAMES, 71-70, ON JANUARY 2 IN LYNCHBURG […]

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CHANGING OF THE GUARD/Metcalfe County stops Lady Purples, ending five-year reign as KHSAA 4th Region champion; Franklin-Simpson derails Barren County, 41-29

March 5, 2025
High School Basketball, Potpourri, WKU Sports

BOWLING GREEN BOWS OUT IN SEMIFINALS, 40-30; CAWTHORN DOMINATES AGAINST TROJANETTES Calvin Head has built the Bowling Green High School […]

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LADY RAIDERS’ HOPES DASHED/Lane violation wipes out potential tying free throw in final second as Metcalfe County escapes with 45-44 win over Warren East; BGHS turns back Lady Rebels’ late charge, 37-36

March 4, 2025
High School Basketball, Potpourri, WKU Sports

KHSAA 4th REGION QUARTERFINALS HAD PLENTY OF DRAMA; LADY PURPLES LOOK FOR PATH TO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON TUESDAY NIGHT Tears […]

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DREAM MATCHUP IS HERE/Barren County pulls away from Lady Panthers, 52-39; Lady ‘Cats dominate South Warren, 58-33, in KHSAA 4th Region tourney

March 3, 2025
High School Basketball, Other High School Sports, Potpourri, WKU Sports

PIPER LINDSEY’s TROJANETTES (26-5) TANGLE WITH CAWTHORN, FRANKLIN-SIMPSON (26-2) IN SEMIFINALS ON TUESDAY EVENING Franklin-Simpson High School girls basketball coach […]

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BURNIN’ DOWN THE HOUSE/Braylon Banks’ clutch 3-point field goal sends Purples past Warren Central, 71-69, for KHSAA 14th District title

March 2, 2025
High School Basketball, High School Football, Potpourri, WKU Sports

DRAGONS WILL OPEN 4th REGION PLAY AGAINST BARREN COUNTY ON MARCH 10; BGHS WILL SQUARE OFF WITH GLASGOW IN FINAL […]

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Recent Posts

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