By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
Have you seen the television commercial in which all the burdens of work and daily life fall at the guy’s feet in the shower? The stress of having gone
a long time without reaching the regional tournament recently fell off the shoulders of Coach Scot MacAllister and his Loga...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
For the second time this season, the Logan County Cougars took their crosstown rivals down to the wire on the Cougars' homecourt. And for the second
time this season, the Russellville Panthers found a way to win.
Down 56-55 with two and a half minutes left...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
Drawing Franklin-Simpson in the 13th District Tournament has been a death sentence for other teams' seasons for years, and the same proved to be true
Monday. The Russellville Lady Panthers put up a fight, however, refusing to go gently into that good night.
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
They burned a barn in Russellville Tuesday. Figuratively.
In an old-fashioned "barn-burner" matching two regional powers, the visiting Bowling Green Purples edged the Russellville Panthers 93-90 in double
overtime.
This one was played at...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
The Great Lakes championship and World Series berth of 2009 were wonderful, never-to-be-forgotten dreams come true. Now it's time for Logan County
Little League to begin a new chapter in its history.
Although the history made by that regional cha...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
Logan County jumped out to an impressive showing in the school's first-ever indoor track meet Saturday. Literally.
Senior Thomas Washington won both the long jump and the triple jump while classmate Moses McDonald finished third in the high jump at Hender...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
By the luck of two draws, a third Clash of the Cats has been set up in boys basketball. The Russellville Panthers and Logan County Cougars will play at
8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 in the 13th District Tournament, which will be held at LCHS.
Russellvi...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
Auburn gave a great effort, but the Lady Tigers couldn't ground Lewisburg's season-long magic carpet ride. The Lady Rangers held off Auburn 26-21
Friday to finish a 19-2 season as champion of the Logan County Middle School Basketball Tournament at Logan County High School.
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
Relying on a versatile inside game and their dynamic coach, the Chandlers Bears upset top-seeded Olmstead to win the championship of the Logan County
Middle School Basketball Tournament Friday at Logan County High School.
The Rams had beaten the Bears by d...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
Count retired Logan County High School principal Bob Nylin as one of those who believes Artis Gilmore deserves a spot in the Naismith Basketball
Hall of Fame.
Personally, one of my greatest basketball memories was a game at Louisville's Freedom Hall matchi...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
The finals of the Logan County Middle School Basketball Tournament will be expanded and different this year.
One of the biggest events on the local sports scene each year, the middle school tournament often draws bigger crowds than do the LCHS varsity games.
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
For a half, it appeared that Russellville and Logan County were headed to a second down-to-the-wire finish in the Clash of the Cats Friday at RHS.
The second half was a different story.
Russellville's quickness, athleticism and trapping...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
Throughout the tight final minutes of a crucial district game at Jim Young Gymnasium Friday, Logan County coach Scot MacAllister repeatedly employed
offense-to-defense substitutions.
His plan worked to perfection when defensive whiz Markita Pheal stole the...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
RHS swimming competed in the region one swimming championship in Owensboro this past weekend, Feb. 5 & 6.
Jonathan Hindman set the region one record for the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 59.65. He also finished in fourth place in the 500 yard
fr...
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By Steve Stratton
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
Steve Stratton is assistant principal of Adairville Elementary School and an enthusiastic supporter of competitive archery.
The local archery teams will be in action close to home this month as Lewisburg hosts their annual tournament on ...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
Trailing by 13 points in the second half in a district game on the road, the Russellville Panthers roared and raced back, pulling to within a point in
the final minute Tuesday. Three free throws refused to fall, however, and the comeback fell just short.
A...
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