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Category: Potpourri

ALL TOPS, MOVING FORWARD/Balanced scoring, torrid second half carry Hilltoppers past Kentucky Wesleyan, 82-43, in exhibition play

October 23, 2025
High School Basketball, Potpourri, WKU Sports

WKU COACH HANK PLONA: ‘THERE WAS GREAT EXCITEMENT IN THE BUILDING’ Two days before opening exhibition play at Western Kentucky […]

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QUICK HITTER STORY/WKU men’s basketball opens 2025-26 campaign with exhibition against Kentucky Wesleyan

October 22, 2025
Potpourri

HANK PLONA TAKES REVAMPED ROSTER INTO SECOND SEASON AS HILLTOPPERS’ HEAD COACH Bryant Selebangue is one of nine first-year players […]

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RUSTLIN’ IN RUSTON/Hilltoppers out to bounce back from FIU disaster with prime-time showdown against Louisiana Tech

October 21, 2025
National Sports, Potpourri, WKU Sports

BULLDOGS RATED AS 3.5-POINT FAVORITES; ROAD VICTORY WOULD BRING BOWL ELIGIBILITY FOR THE TOPS The time has come for Western […]

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ALIVE AND KICKING/Purples’ Oliver Gonzales delivers 26-yard field goal as time expires, sending BGHS past Greenwood, 17-14

October 18, 2025
High School Football, Other High School Sports, Potpourri

BOWLING GREEN BOOSTED BY TREVY BARBER’s RETURN FROM INJURY; DAVIS CHANEY KEYS GATORS’ SECOND-HALF SURGE There was ebb, and there […]

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HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEW, WEEK NINE/Spartans take 7-0 record to Central Hardin; Franklin-Simpson plays host to Cougars in critical KHSAA Class 4A matchup

October 17, 2025
High School Baseball, High School Basketball, High School Football, Potpourri

RAIDERS AWAIT MIGHTY PADUCAH TILGHMAN; RUSSELLVILLE RESUMES DISTRICT PLAY AT HISTORIC RHEA STADIUM No KHSAA football team in South Central […]

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STAKES ON THE RISE/Greenwood, Bowling Green will scrap for district’s top seed on Friday night at BGHS

October 17, 2025
High School Football, Potpourri

PURPLES’ MARK SPADER, GATORS’ WILLIAM HOWARD EMPHASIZE THE ‘HERE AND NOW’ Greenwood High School’s football team is looking forward, as […]

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PANTHERS DISMANTLE THE TOPS/FIU’s Kejon Owens torches WKU defense for 195 yards rushing in 25-6 thumping of Hilltoppers

October 15, 2025
High School Football, National Sports, Potpourri, WKU Sports

WKU’s TYSON HELTON: ‘THEY RAN THE BALL, AT WILL, AGAINST US …’ Western Kentucky University’s promising football season may have […]

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JIM MASHEK COLUMN/Tennessee Titans’ inevitable implosion leads to Brian Callahan’s departure

October 14, 2025
National Sports, Politics, Potpourri, The SEC

IMPENDING ARRIVAL OF FORMER TITANS COACH MIKE VRABEL AND THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS CREATES SENSE OF PANIC IN NASHVILLE It […]

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TOPS ON TUESDAY NIGHT/WKU football continues promising season with FIU matchup at Houchens-Smith Stadium

October 13, 2025
High School Football, Potpourri, WKU Sports

WKU OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR RICK BOWIE: ‘I PROMISE YOU, THERE’s A LOT OF AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT …’ Every October, for the […]

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JIM MASHEK COLUMN/It’s Deuce Bailey’s world, y’all, and we’re just livin’ in it …

October 9, 2025
High School Basketball, High School Football, National Sports, Potpourri, WKU Sports

BAILEY SHINES AS MISSOURI STATE CLAIMS TENSE 22-20 VICTORY OVER MTSU BLUE RAIDERS MURFREESBORO, Tennessee — The Missouri State University […]

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Recent Posts

  • SACKED AT THE SWAMP/Griffin Howard’s clutch defensive play seals Greenwood’s tense 21-18 victory over Madisonville-North Hopkins
  • KHSAA PLAYOFFS, ROUND 1/Two-time Class 5A state champion BGHS awaits Graves County; Unbeaten Spartans hurry up and wait
  • GATOR BAIT/Greenwood, Madisonville-North Hopkins look to control the clock, control the game
  • MIXED BAG/Strong first half, solid free-throw shooting carries Hilltoppers past Tennessee Tech, 82-70
  • SLAM DANCERS/WKU defense follows Tisdale’s lead, as Hilltoppers throttle overwhelmed New Mexico State, 35-16

Recent Comments

  1. Jim Mashek on REST IN PEACE, MR. MORSE/George Morse, longtime WCHS science instructor and coach, dies at 74
  2. Jim Mashek on TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW/Bowling Green aims for third consecutive KHSAA Class 5A title
  3. Charles on TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW/Bowling Green aims for third consecutive KHSAA Class 5A title
  4. Jim Mashek on JIM MASHEK COLUMN/Opportunity knocks for Hilltoppers in Rocket City
  5. Susan Black Steen on JIM MASHEK COLUMN/Opportunity knocks for Hilltoppers in Rocket City

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