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Lady Cougars earn first place in 13th District Softball

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 28, 2021 8:06 PM



Completing a first-round sweep of their 13th District opponents, the Logan County Lady Cougars beat previous co-leader Franklin Simpson 7-5 Tuesday to improve to 3-0 in district standings. Coach Mark Wood’s team banged out 11 hits, including two for extra bases. Shayla Johnson homered, sin...

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LCHS Archery teams compete at KHSAA state

Posted on April 27, 2021 6:59 PM



The LCHS Archery teams competed in the KHSAA State Tournament this past Thursday. They shot at Ephram White Gym in Bowling Green with the other nine Regions competing at their respective locations across the state. The boys team shot a 1954 and finished 14th in the state. They were led by sophomo...

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Changes in masking requirements for outdoor sports announced by KHSAA

Posted on April 27, 2021 6:22 PM



  The Kentucky High School Athletic Association announced Tuesday a change in COVID-related masking requirements for outdoor sports and sports-activities with fewer than a thousand attendees. Courtesy of Russellville High School Athletic Director Ryan Davenport, the announcement follows: Bas...

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Lady Cougar softball dominant in 5 straight wins

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 22, 2021 7:14 PM



After losing five games in a row, the Logan County Lady Cougars have bounced back in a big way lately, not only winning five straight—including two in their district—but outscoring those five opponents by a combined scored of 58-6. The first four were shortened by the 10-run mercy rule...

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By Jim Turner

Posted on April 17, 2021 9:30 AM



For the second time in the early softball season, the Russellville Lady Panthers are tournament champions. Shortly after winning the All A regional championship, Coach Ryan Davenport’s team repeated as champion of the Murray Spring Break Bash on April 9. RHS also won the event two years ago...

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Post 29 baseball players to gather during Kelly Russell Classic Saturday

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 16, 2021 6:53 PM



  The 1970s and ‘80s were arguably the greatest era of teenage baseball in the Land of Logan. The six high school teams were competitive before five of them consolidated, the newly formed Logan County Cougars were perpetual regional contenders, Russellville went to the regional finals in...

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Logan teams competing in 6 sports this week

By Greg Howard, Logan County Athletic Director

Posted on April 13, 2021 12:35 PM



  Baseball - The Cougars battled against the Mustangs of Muhlenberg County last night on the road and came up just a little short, losing a close one 1-3. LCMS Baseball - The young Cougars flexed their muscles last night with two wins over the visiting Franklin-Simpson Wildcats. The...

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Lady Cougars win 4 of first 5 games

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 8, 2021 7:34 PM



The Logan County Lady Cougars are off to an excellent start in this softball season, winning four of their first five games. They take a 4-2 record into this weekend’s Grayson County Spring Break Bash. Here’s a look at the start of Coach Mark Wood’s team’s season: Lady Co...

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Lady Panthers dominate the field to win regional softball championship

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 7, 2021 8:02 PM



  Following a strong finish to their basketball season, the Russellville girls have moved on to softball and are off to a great start. Coach Ryan Davenport’s team not only has won the All A regional championship, but they dominated the opposition. They outscored their three opponents 39...

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Cougars struggling but seniors' stats sizzling

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 6, 2021 7:55 PM



Despite some good individual statistics, Logan County Baseball is off to an uncharacteristically slow start. After five games, the Cougars are 1-4 on the season. One of the losses was by a single run and another turned into an 11-4 score after being close most of the game. But two of the losses we...

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