May 2019

Volume 2, Issue 4

Lyon teams battle in state

All ‘A’ — Page 20

Youth soccer Looking back seasons start at Slugfest — Page 4

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May 2019 • Page 3

Janiec Recognized | Page 14

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Marshall County senior soccer player Seth Janiec recognized for leadership.

Jarred Ashmore Tournament | Page 15

Long-running bow fishing tournament for youth returns.

LCMS Baseball Underway | Page 16 Lyon County Middle School baseball is underway.

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Sports Briefs | Page 32 Archers from Murray, St. Mary and Lyon County netters compete, Graves notches 29 runs in two games against Ballard Memorial, and more.

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Student Signings | Page 30 Several area athletes make April commitments.

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The Back Page | Page 35 Paducah altercation highlights need for cooler heads in youth sporting events.

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Spring soccer seasons start As fields started to thaw out in April, youth soccer players got back into the pitch. Recreational, club and middle school spring seasons are underway.

On the next few pages are reader submitted photos from local clubs, rec teams and middle school programs.

May 2019 • Page 5

Above, Marley Norwood dribbles downfield for the 08 White Pumas at Spring Cup in Owensboro during a 3-1 win.

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Above, Lyon County U12 soccer players Will Dunning (right) and Karlie Patterson work together in front of the goal.

At left, Patterson looks to make a play at the 18. Below, (from left) Brooklyn Stephen, Jacob Searle and Patterson for Lyon County. Below right,Krysta Stovall.

May 2019 • Page 7

Above, U12 Lyon County player Clay Travis looks for a score. At right, Jacob Searle and Brooklyn Stephen attack for Lyon County.

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25 GAMES 15 TEAMS 4 FIELDS 2 DAYS Lady Marshals host top teams at softball showcase

Marshall County’s annual softball shootout lived up to its billing as a chance to see top talent squaring off in a variety of matchups. The slate of games kicked off April 12 and wrapped up the next day, with games taking place at Marshall County High School and at Mike Miller Park.

In addition to the hosts, other teams taking part were: Trigg County, Spencer County, Muhlenberg County, South Warren, Da-

viess County, Paducah Tilghman, Caldwell County, Graves County, Christian County and Goreville, Illinois. In varsity competition, Marshall County and Goreville both went 2-1 through the weekend, while Caldwell, Spencer and Trigg counties were all 3-1.

On the following pages are some highlights from the weekend and outstanding matchups.

More scenes of Slugfest 2019 action are available online at www.wkysports.smugmug.com.

Above, Presley Jezik gets the out at third against Alexandria King of Goreville, Illinois.

Above right, Hannah Colbert, a senior at Trigg County, releases a pitch against Graves County. Colbert threw seven strikes across seven innings. At right, Bailey Wilson scans the infield for Graves County looking for an out.

Photos by Jody Norwood

Above, Charley Pursley earns the out between first and second during Slugfest. At right, Addie Young waits on third base in Marshall County’s game against Goreville, Ill. Below, Gabbi Lovett keeps her eyes on a strike.

May 2019 • Page 11

Lady Marshals recover after early loss The Lady Marshals opened Slugfest 2019 on a down note, falling 6-3 in extra innings. Despite the loss, Marshall County showed epic determination throughout.

Down 1-0 in the seventh inning, Marshall County needed something big to stay in the contest against visiting Goreville, Illinois. Cayson Conner gave them that spark with a triple to right field, then earning the tie run on a single by Riley Piercefield on the next at bat.

The two teams kept the bases clean through the next two innings until the top of the ninth when Marshall County pulled ahead by two runs. The effort started with a walk by Presley Jezik. She was joined by Layne Pea, who was hit by the pitcher.

Conner provided the needed hit once again during her fourth trip to the plate, scoring Jezik on

a single. Jezik followed, scoring on an infield error for the 3-1 advantage.

But Goreville closed the inning down and took the lead in the home half. Goreville used a single to bring in one run, then finished things off with a bases loaded home run.

Despite the impressive early defensive effort, the Lady Marshals fell 6-3.

Gabbi Lovett took the loss on the mound, striking out three batters across 112 pitches and giving up 12 hits.

Conner was 2-for-4 from the plate with one RBI. Piercefield was 1-for-4 with another RBI. Marshall County fared better over the final two games, defeating Spencer County 6-4 and South Warren 5-3.

Against Spencer County, Char-

Lady Tigers go 3-1 Katie Franklin gave up just four hits as Caldwell County earned a 1-0 shutout over Paducah Tilghman in their opening Slugfest matchup on April 12.

Franklin had a good run on the mound for the Lady Tigers throughout the weekend as they went 3-1. Franklin gave up 18 hits across 427 pitches while striking out 29 batters.

Against Tilghman, Madi Choate used a line drive to bring in Allie Felker for the lone run in the second inning. Felker had singled on a 3-2 count to lead off the inning.

On April 12, the Lady Tigers bested Daviess County 4-3, earning runs in the fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings. Mashea Glover was 2-for3 for the Lady Tigers while Haley Stiles was 2-for4. Franklin, Felker, Choate and Karlie Rennison all earned RBIs in the contest.

On April 13, the Lady Tigers had a three game win streak come to an end in a 3-2 loss to Grave County. Both teams scored their runs in a frenetic fourth inning.

Caldwell shook off the loss, finishing up the weekend with a 7-1 win over Muhlenberg County. Katie Franklin and Emma Staples each notched home runs as the Lady Tigers rallied after trailing 1-0 early in the contest.

ley Pursley was walked and stole home for the game’s opening score. She helped tie things up two innings later after the visitors notched two runs in the third inning, reaching first on an infield error with Layne Pea crossing the plate to tie the game at 2-2. Marshall County made the most of two walks, a fielder’s choice and a sacrifice fly to take the lead 4-2.

Both teams notched two more runs before the game was over.

Lovett pitched a complete game, striking out one batter and giving up 10 hits in the win.

Single score opening and closing innings against South Warren were book ends around a threerun sixth inning that lifted Marshall to a 5-3 win.

Pursley was 2-for-4 with an RBI in the contest, while Conner was 1-for3 with two RBI. Lovett struck out two batters in the win.

Above, Katie Franklin releases a pitch against Paducah Tilghman in a 1-0 win at Mike Miller Park in Marshall County.

Graves, Trigg A late rally attempt by the Lady Eagles fell just short in their first game of Marshall County’s Slugfest on April 12.

Playing at Mike Miller Park, Trigg County put together two runs in each of the first two innings to take an early 4-0 lead.

Pitcher Hannah Colbert got it started with a double in the bottom of the firs to score Alyssa Southwood and Kara Southwood. The Lady Wildcats used a two run single by Rylee Hendricks in the second to build the lead, scoring Phelan Dossett and Logan Darnall.

Above, Hannah Colbert fields a shot, looking for first as Rylee Hendricks moves in to assist. Below, senior Madison Simpson waits on second base in Trigg County’s 7-5 win over the Lady Eagles. Below right, Adri Phillips makes her way back to first base after sneaking off early.

The Lady Eagles, meanwhile, left two baserunners stranded through the first and second innings.

It wasn’t until the top of the third that the Lady Eagles earned their first run. Cassidy Payne reached base on an error. She came home on Graves County’s next batter as Bailey Wilson smashed a triple to center field.

Wilson remained on third as Trigg County picked up their first out of the inning, but

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scored when Alyssa Goree singled on a line drive. The Lady Eagles would leave Goree on first as Trigg County picked up the final two outs.

The Lady Wildcats added one more run in the third and another in the fourth to stretch the lead to 7-2.

Graves County answered back in the fifth inning, starting with a walk off home run by Laney Shoulta.

Shoulta’s blast over the centerfield wall sparked a solid rally attempt by the Lady Eagles. Goree followed it with a single to get on base, then scoring on a double by Brittany Harrison. Carson Travis was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second.

Harrison scored on a shot by Kristen Wimsatt, pulling within two runs.

The Lady Eagles would get no closer as Trigg County got out of the inning with a 7-5 lead intact and kept the bases clean through final two innings.

Hannah Colbert earned the win from the mound, striking out seven batters across 119 pitches, while giving up 12 hits. Colbert led all batters, going 2-for-2 from the plate with three RBI.

Wimsatt was 2-for-3 with one RBI for Graves, while Brittany Harrison was 2-for-4 with one RBI.

Above, Kristin Wimsatt releases a pitch against Trigg County at Slugfest in Marshall County. Wimsatt struck out two batters and gave up two hits in the outing. Below, Laney Shoulta races to make a play at first base.

SENIOR SALUTE

Marshall County’s Janiec recognized for leadership and positive attitude

Seth Janiec, of Marshall County, has been chosen to receive the Senior Excellence Award.

The recognition is given to a student-athlete who has made significant contributions to the team, represents the attributes of a team player and is positive and displays team leadership.

The award is made through the United Soccer Coaches.

Selections are to be made based on the following criteria. The student-athlete must: be a high school senior, have made significant contributions to the team, represent the finest attributes of a team player, consistently projects a positive attitude, displays team leadership.

Janiec was part of a Marshall County defense that allowed just 26 goals, the fewest in the First Region.

Marshall County’s defense was ranked 14th in the state overall and eighth in shutouts in 2018.

Photo by Jody Norwood

May 2019 • Page 15

Jarred Ashmore tournament returns to Barkley One of Lake Barkley’s longest consecutive bowfishing tournaments returns June 15.

The annual Jarred Ashmore Bowfishing Tournament will kick off at the Lee S. Jones Park in Eddyville.

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Middle School LYONS compete

Above, Eli Baker prepares a pitch. Below right, Walker Suitor earns a hit. Below left, John Ryder Bingham fields an out.

Lyon County’s 2019 middle school baseball season got underway in mid-March. The team has competed against talented Second Region programs, including Muhlenberg County, Christian County, Hopkinsville, Todd County and Trigg County.

Lyon County’s regular season will wrap up May 7 hosting Webster County at the Lee S. Jones Park. They are slated to compete in post season play in Madisonville on May 10-11.

Above, Peyton Carney follows an airborne blast in Lyon County’s match against Christian County in April. Below, Jonathon Downing rounds second and heads for third.

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Above, Peyton Williams defends the plate against Christian County. Below, Hunter Drish-Young cheers on his team from second base.

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STRAIGHT A’S

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LYON COUNTY sweeps Second Region All ‘A’ baseball, softball tournaments

With a few weeks left in the 2019 season, Lyon County’s baseball and softball programs took a step forward, sweeping the All ‘A’ Second Region Tournament for the first time in school history. It was also the first time for the Lyons to earn the title.

Region 9’s Beechwood. The Tigers went on to win the All ‘A’ title 8-1 over Country Day.

Lyon defeated Campbellsville 5-2 in their opening round state match, but fell the following day to

A look back on the All ‘A’ run for Lyon County can be found on the following pages.

For the Lyons, the road to Owensboro started with wins over Crittenden County (12-4) and Dawson Springs (9-0) before the championship game against University Hieghts Academy (10-6).

In subsectional action, the Lyons defeated Murray’s Tigers 5-2 with Gabe Board and Jake Klueppel lifting them up with home runs.

The Lady Lyons, meanwhile, breezed through regional action, outscoring opponents 35-3.

At state, Lyon defeated Hickman County 3-2 in the opening game, but fell to Washington County (6-2) and Louisville Holy Cross (8-1). The Cougars, a central Kentucky powerhouse, were 20-1 following the tournament, their only loss coming to Collins County earlier in the season, and were undefeated in Owensboro.

Pictured: A patient Tori Schenk watches a ball cross the plate in Lyon County’s 3-2 win over Hickman County in the All ‘A’ State Softball Tournament.

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At left, Brody Williams makes the shot to second base against Dawson Springs in semi-finals during the All ‘A’ tournament. Above, Calista Collins gets under a pop up as Hadlie Butler moves in to assist.

At right, Kaelyn Conger fires off a pitch against Washington County in the state All ‘A’ Softball Tournament. The Lady Lyons went 1-2 over the weekend, defeating Hickman County 3-2, but falling to Washington County 6-2 and Louisville Holy Cross 8-1. Against Hickman, Conger was 2-for-3 at the plate with a double.

Photos by Jennifer Haines and Jody Norwood

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Above, Clay Haines slides into home to tie the game against University Heights Academy in the regional All ‘A’ tournament.

At left, Gabe Board gets a hit at Murray in Lyon County’s 5-2 win over the Tigers to advance in the All ‘A’ tournament. Board and Jake Klueppel both earned home runs, helping lift them over homestanding Murray.

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Above, the Lady Lyons softball team poses after claiming the Second Region Class A Championship. Lyon bested University Heights Academy, Livingston Central and Crittenden County to claim the title, outscoring opponents 35-3.

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The 2019 Lyons set a new standard for the program, advancing to the state All A tournament for the first time in school history. Above, the team defeated University Heights Academy 10-6 for the All A Second Region title.

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Above, the Lyons celebrate after defeating Murray in subsectional action. At left, Hadlie Butler defends first base against Hickman.

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May 2019 • Page 27

Tilghman, McCracken & Calloway finish strong at Swift & Staley Team Challenge The fourth annual Swift & Staley Midwest Team Challenge was held April 19-20 at McCracken County High School in Paducah. Teams from 17 schools in four states competed across the weekend. Several area teams fared well, including Paducah Tilghman (first in mens scores, second in womens) and Calloway County (fourth in each team score).

Listed below are western Kentucky athletes and teams placing in the top 10 in each event.

Girls 4x800 Meter Relay 2 Calloway County ‘A’ 10:56.75 8 1) Carson, Elle 10 2) Wicker, Alyssa 11 3) Wicker, Jessica 11 4) Smith, Ainsley 10 5) Dolbee, Spring 12 6) 3 Paducah Tilghman ‘A’ 10:57.16 6 1) Strenge, Madeline 10 2) Rogers, Addie 12 3) Rogers, Kate 12 4) Levinson, Anelisa 9 5 McCracken County ‘A’ 11:39.55 4 1) Becker, Samantha 10 2) Baker, Sarah 10 3) Farmer, Abbie 10 4) Newton, Emma 10 Boys 4x800 Meter Relay 1 McCracken County ‘A’ 8:39.50 10 1) Ellington, Carew 10 2) Smith, Ethan 10 3) Helmich, Michael 11 4) Parker, Cole 12 5) Jackson, Cameron 9 6) Straub, Elliott 11 7) Crittendon, Jake 8 8) 3 Paducah Tilghman ‘A’ 9:02.73 6 1) Taylor, Jake 10 2) Christ, Bishop 10 3) Middleton, Myles 9 4) Harris, Reed 9 4 University Heights ‘A’ 9:33.70 5 1) Dill, Connor 9 2) Hendricks, Chase 9 3) Shouse, Luke 8 4) Kunnmann, Walter 9 5) Wyatt, Trey 9 6) 5 Murray ‘A’ 9:37.54 4 1) Vance, Dylan 12 2) Nabavi, Ashkahn 10 3) Mitchum, Nicolas 10 4) McCallister, Charlie 12 5) Klukan, Daniel 10 6) Wyatt, Caleb 9 7 Calloway County ‘A’ 9:43.08 2 1) Cashion, Dominic 8 2) Dunham, Wyatt 10 3) Henderson, Reese 9 4) Nelson, Ben 11 5) Sirls, Trent 10 6) Stribling, Dareios 12 Girls 100 Meter Hurdles 2 Homa, Campbell 12 Murray 17.68 3 8 4 Phillips, Ella 10 Calloway Cou 17.98 2 5 5 Lencki, Jadyn 11 Calloway Cou 18.17 3 4 6 Pantiere, Aisha 12 University H 18.18 3 3 7 Hobbs, Sarah 12 Paducah Tilg 18.22 2 2 8 Via, Mary Kate 11 Paducah Tilg 18.36 2 1 10 Levinson, Lizzie 12 McCracken Co 19.20 3 Boys 110 Meter Hurdles 2 Barner, Kymaiah Paducah Tilg 16.02 2 8

3 Kirby, Malachi 12 Paducah Tilg 16.18 3 6 5 Daniel, Alonzo 11 Mayfield 17.22 3 4 6 Duffy, Jorden 11 Murray 17.74 2 3 7 Moore, Conner 10 McCracken Co 17.86 3 2 8 Duffy, Darius 11 Murray 18.34 2 1 10 Wright, Trystan 9 Calloway 19.04 2

Girls 100 Meter Dash 1 Watson, Valesha 12 Paducah Tilg 12.50 5 10 4 Biggers, Jaaliyah 9 Paducah Tilg 13.18 5 5 7 Beasley, Nautica 12 Paducah Tilg x13.46 3 10 Davis, McKenzie 9 Calloway 13.80 4 1 Event 6 Boys 100 Meter Dash 1 Freeman, Jayden 11 Paducah Tilg 11.46 5 10 2 Bussell, Xavier 11 Hopkinsville 11.47 4 8 3 Graham, Jaeden 11 Paducah Tilg 11.60 4 6 10 Leavell, JeVon 11 Hopkinsville 11.84 4 Girls 4x200 Meter Relay 2 Paducah Tilghman ‘A’ 1:50.76 2 8 1) Anderson, Eleese 11 2) Garland, Dasia 8 3) Gray, Diamond 8 4) Harris, Maisie 9 3 McCracken County ‘A’ 1:51.73 2 6 1) Mason, Camryn 10 2) Whitfield, Kaurie 8 3) Davis, Gillian 11 4) Levinson, Lizzie 12 5) Brooks, Kaitlyn 11 6) Blake, Mallory 10 7) Arnold, Hailey 10 8) 4 Calloway County ‘A’ 1:55.79 1 5 1) Clark, Sunny 9 2) Cox, Chaney 11 3) Davis, McKenzie 9 4) Hill, Anna 11 5) Lencki, Jadyn 11 6) Poston, Avery 9 7) Jackson, Ellie 11 8) 7 Mayfield ‘A’ 2:04.29 1 2 1) Pion, McKinsey 10 2) Insco, Lily Cate 7 3) Brooks, Antonaysia 11 4) Todd, Alexis 8 5) Hurt, Samantha 10 6) Galloway, Sydney 9 7) Smith, Ella 8 8) Boys 4x200 Meter Relay 3 Paducah Tilghman ‘A’ 1:33.01 2 6 1) Freeman, Jayden 11 2) Graham, Jaeden 11 3) Hunt, Anthony 12 4) Goodwin, Jackson 10 4 Calloway County ‘A’ 1:33.18 2 5 1) Watters, Jacob 11 2) Curd, Logan 12 3) Fennel, Aaron 10 4) Schwepker, Luke 11 5) Carson, Gabe 9 6) Bledsoe, Timarian 9 10 McCracken County ‘A’ 1:40.32 1 1) Moore, Conner 10 2) Perry, Rodney 12 3) Griffin, Jacob 10 4) Brown, Donsten 10 5) Holland, Elijah 11 6) Wade, Dakota 11 7) Ortega, Lorenzo 9 8) Smallwood, Colton 10 Girls 1600 Meter Run 1 Wood, Allison 9 Hopkinsville 5:38.83 10 4 Smith, Ainsley 10 Calloway Cou 6:08.67 5

6 Newton, Emma 10 McCracken Co 6:17.30 4 8 Levinson, Anelisa 9 Paducah Tilg 6:39.61 2 9 Wicker, Jessica 11 Calloway Cou 6:41.95 1 10 Iriguchi, Yuko 12 Paducah Tilg 6:50.47

Boys 1600 Meter Run 1 Duncan, Tomas 10 University H 4:48.46 2 10 3 Ellington, Carew 10 McCracken Co 4:52.95 2 6 4 Dunham, Wyatt 10 Calloway Cou 4:59.53 2 5 5 Helmich, Michael 11 McCracken Co 5:00.06 2 4 8 Taylor, Jake 10 Paducah Tilg 5:02.55 2 1 Girls 4x100 Meter Relay 2 Paducah Tilghman ‘A’ 50.94 8 1) Beasley, Nautica 12 2) Anderson, Eleese 11 3) Gray, Diamond 8 4) Biggers, Jaaliyah 9 3 Caruthersville High School ‘A’ 52.17 6 4 Mayfield ‘A’ 53.76 5 1) Kendrick, Amari 12 2) Whitehead, Jaden 12 3) Henderson, Kate 9 4) Kenley, Kalaya 11 5) Hurt, Samantha 10 6) Insco, Lily Cate 7 7) Brooks, Antonaysia 11 8) Smith, Ella 8 5 McCracken County ‘A’ 53.87 4 1) Mason, Camryn 10 2) Whitfield, Kaurie 8 3) Blake, Mallory 10 4) Carter, Stephani 10 5) Ellington, Abby 11 6) Houser, Dylan 10 6 Calloway County ‘A’ 54.02 3 1) Carson, Elle 10 2) Davis, McKenzie 9 3) Cox, Chaney 11 4) Jackson, Ellie 11 5) Poston, Avery 9 6) Clark, Sunny 9 7 Murray ‘A’ 54.23 2 1) Fox, Kynzlee 9 2) Elmore, Abby 10 3) Homa, Campbell 12 4) Trzepacz, Rachel 10 5) Borque, Hollis 9 6) Bierbaum, Abbie 11 7) Howard, Farris 9 8) Reed, Emily 12 Boys 4x100 Meter Relay 4 Paducah Tilghman ‘A’ 44.04 2 5 1) Freeman, Jayden 11 2) Graham, Jaeden 11 3) Hunt, Anthony 12 4) Birdsong, Luke 9 6 Calloway County ‘A’ 45.63 1 3 1) Watters, Jacob 11 2) Curd, Logan 12 3) Fennel, Aaron 10 4) Schwepker, Luke 11 5) Bledsoe, Timarian 9 6) 9 Mayfield ‘A’ 46.29 1 1) Routen, Lucas 12 2) Stevenson, Isaac 9 3) Daniel, Alonzo 11 4) Coles, Daniel 9 5) Noonan, Malachi 9 6) Spalding, Gabe 9 10 Murray ‘A’ 47.23 1 1) Thompson, Mark 12 2) Harrison, Trevor 11 3) Walls, Kenny 10 4) Miles, Dijon 10 5) Dunlap, Traveon 11 6) Klukan, Daniel 10 7) Youngblood, Cameron 9 8) Duffy, Jorden 11

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Swift & Staley Continued from previous page

Girls 400 Meter Dash 2 Watson, Valesha 12 Paducah Tilg 1:00.66 4 8 8 Borque, Hollis 9 Murray 1:08.53 2 2 9 Hancock, Piper 9 University H 1:08.66 3 1 10 Arnold, Hailey 10 McCracken Co 1:08.72 3 Boys 400 Meter Dash 9 Goodwin, Jackson 10 Paducah Tilg 53.96 4 1 Girls 300 Meter Hurdles 3 Morales, Evelyn 10 University H 50.80 3 6 4 Gray, Diamond 8 Paducah Tilg 51.17 2 5 6 Levinson, Lizzie 12 McCracken Co 53.18 3 4 9 Lencki, Jadyn 11 Calloway Cou 55.01 2 1 10 Whitfield, Kaurie 8 McCracken Co 55.14 3 Boys 300 Meter Hurdles 3 Duffy, Jorden 11 Murray 43.08 4 6 4 Conner, Censier 11 Paducah Tilg 44.05 3 5 5 Kirby, Malachi 12 Paducah Tilg 44.37 4 4 6 Curd, Logan 12 Calloway Cou 45.75 4 3 7 Wright, Trystan 9 Calloway Cou 46.00 2 2 8 Dill, Connor 9 University H 46.97 2 1 Girls 800 Meter Run 1 Campbell, Lamiah 12 Lafayette 2:21.79 2 10 2 Holliday, Victoria 10 Lafayette 2:30.59 2 8 3 Smith, Ainsley 10 Calloway Cou 2:36.67 2 6 6 Rogers, Kate 12 Paducah Tilg 2:43.37 2 3 7 Rogers, Addie 12 Paducah Tilg 2:44.61 2 2 9 Strenge, Madeline 10 Paducah Tilg x2:45.31 1 10 Hancock, Piper 9 University H 2:46.31 2 Boys 800 Meter Run 2 Grogan, Wes 11 McCracken Co 2:03.63 3 8 3 Parker, Cole 12 McCracken Co 2:05.85 3 6 8 Dunham, Wyatt 10 Calloway Cou 2:13.32 3 1 9 Duncan, Tomas 10 University H 2:13.42 3 Girls 200 Meter Dash 6 Kenley, Kalaya 11 Mayfield 28.48 4 4 7 Beasley, Nautica 12 Paducah Tilg 28.62 3 3 9 Davis, McKenzie 9 Calloway Cou 29.17 4 1 10 Harris, Maisie 9 Paducah Tilg 29.20 5 Boys 200 Meter Dash 4 Bussell, Xavier 11 Hopkinsville 23.21 6 5 5 Schwepker, Luke 11 Calloway Cou 23.35 5 4 6 Freeman, Jayden 11 Paducah Tilg 23.43 6 3 Girls 3200 Meter Run 4 Becker, Samantha 10 McCracken 13:31.40 5 5 Dolbee, Spring 12 Calloway Cou 13:43.08 4 6 Baker, Sarah 10 McCracken Co 13:45.90 3 7 Durfee, Alicia 8 Paducah Tilg 13:46.55 2 8 Story, Tarryn 10 Paducah Tilg 13:53.17 1 10 Iriguchi, Yuko 12 Paducah Tilg x14:39.91

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Above, Sarah Hobbs takes third in the girls long jump for PAducah Tilghman at the 4th Annual Swift and Staley Midwest Team Challenge help April 19 and 20.

Photo courtesy of Jimmy Palmer

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Area teams compete at Swift & Staley Challenge Continued from previous page

Boys 3200 Meter Run 3 Puckett, Daniel 8 Calloway Cou 11:04.19 6 4 Jackson, Cameron 9 McCracken 11:08.75 5 7 Smith, Ethan 10 McCracken Co 11:34.24 2 8 Maggart, Eli 10 Calloway Cou 11:38.42 1 9 DuBois, Max 10 Hopkinsville 12:24.92 10 Harris, Reed 9 Paducah Tilg 12:33.72 Girls 4x400 Meter Relay 4 Paducah Tilghman ‘A’ 4:34.48 5 1) Gray, Diamond 8 2) Harris, Maisie 9 3) Watson, Valesha 12 4) Rogers, Addie 12 5 Calloway County ‘A’ 4:38.50 4 1) Carson, Elle 10 2) Jackson, Ellie 11 3) Wicker, Alyssa 11 4) Smith, Ainsley 10 5) Wicker, Jessica 11 6) Hill, Anna 11 6 McCracken County ‘A’ 4:38.65 3 1) Arnold, Hailey 10 2) Blake, Mallory 10 3) Brooks, Kaitlyn 11 4) Thomas, Molly 10 5) Thomas, Maddie 10 6) Straub, Rachel 10 7 Murray ‘A’ 4:40.73 2 1) Elmore, Abby 10 2) Howard, Farris 9 3) Reed, Emily 12 4) Borque, Hollis 9 5) Homa, Campbell 12 6) Bierbaum, Abbie 11 7) Smith, Kaila 10 8) Falwell, Echo 11

Boys Pole Vault 1 Pahl, Caleb 9 Marshall Cou 14-01.00# 10 2 Evans, Mitchell 11 McCracken Co 11-06.00 8 3 Ladd, Bryce 12 Marshall Cou 11-00.00 6 4 Mohon, Briley 11 Mayfield J11-00.00 5 5 Spain, Caleb 12 Calloway Cou 10-06.00 4 6 Youngblood, Cameron 9 Murray J10-06.00 3 7 Kikumoto, Daisuke 11 Lafayette 10-00.00 2 8 Williams, Mo 8 McCracken Co 9-06.00 1 9 Frederich, Isaiah 11 McCracken Co x9-00.00 10 Young, Dale 9 Paducah Tilg 8-06.00

Girls Long Jump 1 Biggers, Jaaliyah 9 Paducah Tilg 16-09.00 2 10 3 Hobbs, Sarah 12 Paducah Tilg 15-11.00 2 6 7 Whitehead, Jaden 12 Mayfield 14-09.00 2 2 8 Levinson, Lizzie 12 McCracken 14-08.00 2 1 10 Campbell, Aliyah 11 McCracken 13-02.50 1 Boys Long Jump 2 Schwepker, Luke 11 Calloway 20-06.75 2 8 3 Ford, Damien 11 Paducah Tilg 20-02.50 2 6 4 Stevenson, Isaac 9 Mayfield 19-08.00 2 5 6 Potts, Conner 11 Calloway 19-05.00 1 3 9 Lovins, Will 12 Murray 18-09.75 1 10 Perry, Rodney 12 McCracken 18-07.00 1

Boys 4x400 Meter Relay 5 Paducah Tilghman ‘A’ 3:41.58 1 4 1) Taylor, Jake 10 2) Goodwin, Jackson 10 3) Tharpe, Zea 11 4) Conner, Censier 11 8 Calloway County ‘A’ 3:45.49 1 1 1) Carson, Gabe 9 2) Curd, Logan 12 3) Warner, Jacob 11 4) Fennel, Aaron 10

Girls Triple Jump 2 Garland, Dasia 8 Paducah Tilg 34-03.00 2 8 3 Whitehead, Jaden 12 Mayfield 34-01.00 2 6 6 Biggers, Jaaliyah 9 Paducah Tilg 32-01.50 2 3 7 Smith, Ella 8 Mayfield 31-08.75 2 2 10 Via, Mary Kate 11 Paducah Tilg x30-00.00 1

Girls High Jump 1 Jackson, Ellie 11 Calloway Cou 4-08.00 8 1 Ellington, Abby 11 McCracken Co 4-08.00 8 1 Kendrick, Amari 12 Mayfield 4-08.00 8 4 Howard, Farris 9 Murray 4-06.00 3.50 8 Nanney, Abbie 9 Mayfield 4-04.00 1 9 Clark, Sunny 9 Calloway Cou 4-02.00

Boys Triple Jump 2 Ford, Damien 11 Paducah Tilg 40-03.00 2 8 4 Barner, Kymaiah Paducah Tilg 39-05.00 2 5 7 Royce, AJ 11 Paducah Tilg x37-02.50 2 8 Brunson, Will 12 Maplewood-Ri 37-00.50 2 2 9 Harrison, Trevor 11 Murray 34-10.00 1 1 10 Tussey, Ben 9 Lafayette 34-05.00 1

Boys High Jump 1 Duffy, Darius 11 Murray 6-00.00 10 2 Schwepker, Luke 11 Calloway Cou 5-10.00 8 4 Kirby, Malachi 12 Paducah Tilg J5-10.00 5 6 Brown, Donsten 10 McCracken Co 5-04.00 3 8 Lovins, Will 12 Murray J5-04.00 2 Girls Pole Vault 2 Davis, Gillian 11 McCracken Co 8-06.00 8 3 Fox, Kynzlee 9 Murray 8-00.00 5.50 3 Homa, Campbell 12 Murray 8-00.00 5.50 5 Robinson, LaMyria 10 Southwind Hi 7-06.00 4 6 Hobbs, Sarah 12 Paducah Tilg J7-06.00 3 7 Adams, Mattie 12 Calloway Cou 7-00.00 2 8 Richards, Ally 9 McCracken Co 6-06.00 0.50 8 Via, Mary Kate 11 Paducah Tilg 6-06.00 0.50 9 Seargent, Bethany 9 Murray xJ6-06.00 9 Mohon, Breece 8 Mayfield J6-06.00

Girls Discus Throw 1 Caldwell, Jonce 12 Paducah Tilg 107-05 2 10 2 Mikulcik, Joza 12 Calloway Cou 105-02 2 8 4 Oakley, Jade 9 Murray 95-11 2 5 5 Hornbuckle, Elizabeth 11 Calloway 85-02 2 4 6 Munsey, Ava 12 Murray 79-03 2 3 7 Largent, Graclyn 10 McCracken Co 78-02 2 2 8 Olive, Kawai 10 Murray x74-02 2 9 Houston, Zoe 9 McCracken Co 71-11 2 1 10 Dunbar, Angelina 10 Mayfield 68-03 1 Boys Discus Throw 1 Henley, Barrett 12 Mayfield 164-10 2 10 2 Flemons, DaRoyce 11 PTHS 162-02 2 8 3 Patterson, Amarion 12 PTHS136-09 2 6 4 Mumford, Keane 11 Hopkinsville 129-08 2 5 5 Luster, Kevin 10 Hayti High S 112-00 2 4

6 Olive, Kekoa 11 Murray 108-10 2 3 7 Smallwood, Hunter 9 Lafayette 107-08 2 2 8 Bolen, Leandre 9 McCracken Co 106-01 2 1 9 Mitchum, William Murray 101-02 2 10 Davis, Cedric 12 Paducah Tilg x99-03 1

Girls Shot Put 1 Mikulcik, Joza 12 Calloway Cou 31-00.75 2 10 2 Coleman, Kiya 12 Paducah Tilg 30-11.50 2 8 3 Greer, Alanna 10 Paducah Tilg 30-04.75 2 6 4 Adams, Meghan 11 University H 28-07.25 2 5 5 Munsey, Ava 12 Murray 28-02.50 2 4 6 Largent, Graclyn 10 McCracken 27-08.00 2 2.50 6 Houston, Zoe 9 McCracken 27-08.00 1 2.50 9 Bogaczyk, Olivia 10 McCracken x26-03.75 2 10 Oakley, Jade 9 Murray 26-01.25 2 Boys Shot Put 1 Henley, Barrett 12 Mayfield 48-06.75 2 10 2 Kelly, Jackson 12 Paducah Tilg 43-02.75 2 8 3 Mumford, Keane 11 Hopkinsville 41-09.50 2 6 4 Locker, Eli 11 Lafayette 40-05.50 1 5 5 Sykes, Xavier 12 Maplewood-Ri 39-06.50 2 4 6 Henley, Lucas 11 Mayfield 38-10.75 2 3 7 George, johnathan 9 PTHS 37-04.25 1 2 8 Bell, Dylan 12 Calloway Cou 37-01.75 2 1 9 Dunbar, Josh 12 PTHS x35-11.75 2 Women - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored 1) Southwind High School 131.50 2) Paducah Tilghman 125.50 3) Lafayette 81.50 4) Calloway County 80 5) McCracken County 58.50 6) Hopkinsville 52 7) Caruthersville High School 43 8) Murray 40.50 9) Mayfield 30 10) Dresden High School 25 11) University Heights 18.50 12) Lausanne Collegiate School 10 Mens Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored 1) Paducah Tilghman 113 2) Southwind High School 78 3) Cahokia High School 73 4) Calloway County 57 5) McCracken County 56 6) Hopkinsville 48 7) Lafayette 45 8) Hayti High School 40 9) Mayfield 37 10) Murray 33 11) Maplewood-Richmond Hts. Hi 30 12) Northwest High School 22 13) University Heights 19 14) Marshall County 16 15) Lausanne Collegiate School 13 15) Caruthersville High School 13 17) Dresden High School 9

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DESEAN JONES

WKCTC Desean Jones a senior at Mayfield Independent, has announced his intent to play at WKCTC in Paducah in the fall. Jones was second overall in individual scoring this season with 415 points for the Cardinals. He was a factor inside, pulling in 128 rebounds.

APRIL

STUDENT

Signings WILL LOVINS

Huntingdon College Will Lovins signed a letter of commitment with Huntingdon College to play basketball for the Hawks.

A four-year MHS varsity basketball member and team captain his junior and senior year, Lovins has scored over 500 career points. A seventy-percent career free-throw shooter, Lovins was named to the 2019 All District Team and nominated for the 2019 Rex Alexander Award. Lovins is the son of Mike and Kim Lovins, Murray.

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JACKSON KELLY Lawrence College

Jackson Kelly, a Paducah Tilghman High School senior, signed a scholarship to play football for Lawrence College in a signing ceremony held at PTHS on April 18.

Kelly is a two sport athlete, participating in football and track all four years.

Kelly was named to the Paducah Sun All Purchase Football team in 2018.

He was named All Western Kentucky Conference in 2017 and 2018.

MARY-KATE VIA Bethel College

Mary-Kate Via, was second in scoring for Paducah Tilghman High School during the 2018 campaign, notching five goals. She was tied for assists with two. Via was a multi-sport athlete, also competing in cross country and cheerleading. She was the 2019 PTHS Basketball Homecoming Queen. She will join her sister Elizabeth Via, also a PTHS graduate, on Bethel’s soccer team.

RODRIGUEZ THOMAS UT Martin

Rodriguez Thomas, has accepted an academic scholarship at UT Martin and will play basketball for the Skyhawks.

Thomas led Paducah Tilghman with 426 points in 28 games. He led the team with 3-points shots (60-of-139) and free throws (100-of-117 for 86%). He was second in Tornado rebounding (120).

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Murray High School Girl’s Archery Team displays their KHSAA Regional runner up trophy. The girls qualified to move on to state, an honor that is only granted to two teams. Murray Archery Girl’s Team: (from left) Ainsley Byers, Derryauna Hudspeth, Molly Armstrong, Lydia Schneider, Ronni Like, Emma Alexander, Randi Galloway, Ellen Blalock, Autumn Mehr, and Lucinda White.

Breanna Hayes, a Calloway County High School sophomore, has been selected as one of the top 100 female archers in the state of Kentucky. She was invited to shoot in the “Best of the Bluegrass” charity tournament to raise funds and awareness for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The shoot was held on April 27. Breanne shot a 287/300 at the Kentucky State Tournament placing her 41st out of 3,325 female shooters.

Calloway County High School duo Jacob Hudgin and Dylan Bell took first at the Laker Open on Lake Barkley in April. Marshall County’s Davis Smith and Garrett Hicks (above) took second. The two schools were among 11 competing, with 63 teams and a total of 120 high school anglers.

Calloway and Marshall had five teams in the top 10. McCracken and Ohio counties had two each and Christian County one rounding out top finishers.

Former local high school track competitors are making their mark for Murray State University. According to MSU, JaKayla McSwain, a 2018 Hopkinsville graduate, and Sophie Grogan, a 2018 McCracken County High School graduate, moved the bar for MSU in April. McSwain ran a personal best in the 200m with a time of 26.17. Grogan also ran a personal-best time of 2:30.48 in the 800m. MSU was competing at the Austin Peay Invitational. “This is the time of year when we love to see times drop and distances increase and these kids set the tone for the rest of the year,” said head coach Adam Kiesler.

“It will be fun to watch when we get to OVC in May.”

Graves County tallied 29 unanswered runs across a pair of games against Ballard Memorial in late April. Drew Montgomery pitched four innings in a 12-0 win, while Caden Green earned two strikes during one inning on the mound. The Eagles allowed just one hit all night. The Eagles had 11 hits as a team in 23 at bats. On the following night, the Eagles used a nine run sixth inning to take a 17-0 win over the Bombers. Drew Cooper led Graves County’s bats, going 2-for-5 with four RBI. Lane Howell was also 2-for-5, driving in three runs. Brandon Richards brought home four runs, going 2-for-4 from the plate. Conner Mills was 3-for-3 with two RBI.

In Paducah, St. Mary hosted Lyon County’s tennis team in April. In individual matches, the Vikings girls netted four wins and the boys picked up two.

Results are as follows. Girls:Madeline Lorch - Caitlin Comerford, 8-0; Claire Haas - Audrey Crayne, 8-4; Megan Lorch - Jakhia Burks, 8-3; Kiara Doran - Octavia Bradley -8-3; Boys: Rex Roof - Brennan Gallerie, 6-2 and 6-1; John Curtsinger - Travis Crayne, 8-1 Doubles: Madeline Lorch/Haas - Comerford/Crayne, 8-1; Megan Lorch/Doran - Burks/Bradley, 8-1; Abbi Vannetter/Harley Frederick - Montanna Dryer/Cadence Peratta, 8-1; Amaya Smith/Adisyn Fleming - Zoe Board/Anna Yanez, 8-3; Vasay Rachan/ Isaac Labarge - Gallerie/Crayne, 8-2.

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Standout Students ALLYE CULP Lyon County High School | A junior at Lyon County High School, Allye Culp has been named a 2019 Governor’s Scholar.

Culp received the honor in April.

Scholars are chosen based on academic performance, character, interests, talent and overall potential.

Participants meet for four days of learning and activities at a state college or university.

Culp is a member of the Lady Lyons softball team.

Through the first 13 games of the season, Culp had eight starts on the mound, throwing 40 strikes across 42 innings pitched.

She is the daughter of Jimmy and Penney Culp.

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In 2018, Falwell played 21 games for the Lady Tigers soccer team as part of a formidable defense. Echo is the daughter Matt and Brittney Falwell.

THE BACK PAGE

By Jody Norwood | Editor

Last month’s issue of West Kentucky Sports featured a story on the current referee shortage plaguing Kentucky. Unfortunately, just days after the publication came out, a long-time area official was injured in an assault during an AAU basketball game.

The Michigan man — a coach who disagreed with the officiating — was charged with assault. It was as violent as it was unnecessary. It’s an unfortunate reminder of the impact officials, parent and coaches can have on student athletes.

Sports can be used to teach kids a variety of things. It can reinforce good habits and skills, like teamwork, perseverance and sacrifice. On the other hand, it can also instill selfishness, frustration and volatility. Those traits — good or bad — start at home. Children emulate their parents and siblings first and foremost. Their home environment can have a huge impact on how they approach life.

Coaches have that same impact, sometimes more so than a parent as work and outside demands can stretch families thin and reduce time spent together. Youth players look to coaches early on to be role models. Players look to them for guidance and direction both on the field and off.

Ever hear someone lamenting how disrespectful kids are these days? How parents need to be tougher on them?

The truth is, as coach Frank Martin of South Carolina University said in a 2017 interview, “Kids haven’t changed. We’ve changed as adults..... Kid’s haven’t changed. Kid’s don’t know anything about anything.”

It’s true. And you don’t have to look any further than youth sports to realize it. Take a coach screaming from the sidelines about bad calls or officiating mistakes. Or one storming the field to speak his mind.

What kind of impression does that have on his players?

Are they going to be more likely to disrespect authority and have less appreciation for each other?

If you’re a coach or a parent, use that opportunity to help your players be the best person they can be.

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CALENDAR of EVENTS

May 13 McCracken County Youth Soccer Association has partnered with Elite Soccer Services to provide free youth soccer training and skill building for registered participants for the Spring 2019 season. Training begins at 6 p.m. at the fields.

May 18 The Marshall County Football Alumni Association will be hosting their annual Golf Scramble on May 18 at the Benton Golf and Country Club. This event is open to both men and women. Anyone interested may contact Alumni President Larry Krouse (270)527-8658.

June 8 Former NFL safety George WIlson will host his 12th Annual Sports Fest Football and Fitness Camp at Paducah Tilghman High School from 8 a.m. to 1 pm. For more information,email terri@ georgewilsoninc.com.

JUNE 15 Marshall County Schools will hold their 2019-2020 sports physicals on June 15 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the high school. A $15 fee per student will be collected. Checks may be made payable to the Marshall County Health Department.

This will be the only sports physical date scheduled for the upcoming school year.

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