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Lady Panther win streak in All A ends in Final Four

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 28, 2024 6:05 PM



After starting tournament play with four straight wins in the All A Classic, the Russellville Lady Panthers were eliminated by Hancock County in the state semifinals Sunday in Owensboro. As previously reported, RHS went 3-0 in their pool play Saturday, defeating Hickman County, Lexington Christian ...

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LCHS tennis teams having great seasons

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 27, 2024 11:36 AM



  The Logan County Lady Cougars had another great week on the tennis courts to run their record to a dominant 12-1. Their only loss came early this month on the Monday after their two-week spring break. The Cougars are also winning often and now are 9-4 on the season. Greta Winchester coaches...

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Corley joins Joe Jefferson as NFL Draft third rounder from WKU

By Jared MacDonald of WKU Sports Information and Jim Turner

Posted on April 27, 2024 6:39 AM



  WKU Football receiver Malachi Corley was selected by the New York Jets with the first pick of the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday. Corley was the 65th overall pick in the Draft, and became the 39th Hilltopper to be drafted into the NFL. He is the second-highest dr...

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Lady Panthers and Lady Cougars to play district games today

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 23, 2024 11:59 AM



The softball teams from the Land of Logan will be favored today when they play important district games which affect tournament seeding. The Russellville Lady Panthers will entertain Todd Central at 5:30. Coach Ryan Davenport’s team has beaten the Lady Rebels with ease twice already this sp...

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Cougars to host F-S with momentum on both side

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 22, 2024 11:57 AM



When the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats come to Logan County this evening to take on the Cougars, both baseball teams will be on a roll, having won four straight games each.   These two programs almost always face each other in the 13th District finals and sometimes in the regional finals. They ma...

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Lady Cougars win first round of Clashes

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 17, 2024 11:09 AM



The Logan County Lady Cougars scored eight runs in the top of the fifth inning to break open a close game at Russellville Tuesday on the way to a 12-2 win in five innings. After Sydni Blick drew a bases-loaded walk early in that inning, Kinley Holloway and Kiersten Harper each hit two-run singles...

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Softball Clash features pair of outstanding teams

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 16, 2024 12:23 PM



Deciding which sport is best for the combined high school teams in the Land of Logan is real simple this season. Not only do both the Logan County Lady Cougars and Russellville Lady Panthers have impressive winning records, but they also are both ranked high in the region. Coach Gary Gettings&rsq...

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Cougars record pair of blowout wins in Florida

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 8, 2024 12:44 PM



  Fourteen was a magic number for the Logan County Cougars in Florida last week. Coach Ethan Meguiar’s team went 2-2, but they scored 14 runs in each of their wins in the Fort Walton Beach Bash. On Wednesday, they skunked the host team 14-0 behind the pitching of Chance Sweeney, who cam...

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WKU assistant Hank Plona named coach of Topper basketball

By Scott Swegan, WKU Sports Information

Posted on April 2, 2024 9:29 AM



Hank Plona has been named the 17th head men’s basketball coach at Western Kentucky University, Director of Athletics Todd Stewart announced on Tuesday. In eight seasons as a head coach, Plona has won 86.5 percent of his games and led Indian Hills (Iowa) Community College to eight consecutiv...

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