February 2014 Articles
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Toppers use Harper-style magic to win on road

By Michael Schroeder

Posted on February 27, 2014 11:31 PM



For the fourth time this season and 11th time under head coach Ray Harper WKU came back from double-digits down to win, this time erasing a 12-point deficit and winning 51-50 at Texas State Thursday night in San Marcos. With the win, WKU improves to 19-9 overall and 11-4 in league play. Texas State ...

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Lewisburg cheerleaders enjoy championship season

Posted on February 27, 2014 8:26 PM



Lewisburg Middle School Cheerleaders had a very successful season this year. They received Grand Champions/1st Place in Logan County Middle School Competition, 1st Place in the small division at Cupid Classic, and 1st Place in small division at Cheer Mania. The following girls are pictured: fron...

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Logan teams prep for district with identical wins at Greenwood

By Jim Turner

Posted on February 23, 2014 10:39 PM



Logan County’s basketball teams, who host the 13th District Tournament beginning Monday, gained momentum going into postseason action Thursday by knocking off host Greenwood’s teams by identical 63-59 scores. After Megan Lindsey provided the winning points in the final seconds, senior c...

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Hot Rods offer Spring Rev-Up March 8

Posted on February 21, 2014 8:25 PM



It’s easy to look back and try to fathom the harsh winter the nation has endured, but the Bowling Green Hot Rods (Class-A/Tampa Bay Rays) are looking ahead. With Opening Night just weeks away, the Hot Rods will hold their inaugural Spring Rev-Up on Saturday, March 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m....

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Panthers toe the line, beat Todd again

By Jim Turner

Posted on February 16, 2014 3:04 PM



Exactly a week after shooting only 11 free throws in a district loss to Logan County, the Russellville Panthers shot 37 Friday, hitting 28 in a district win over Todd Central. Both games were at the Panthers’ Jim Young Gymnasium. As a result of its 88-77 win over Todd Central, the Panthers go...

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Cougars go 0-3 in toughest week of the season

By Jim Turner

Posted on February 15, 2014 9:34 PM



The Week That Was proved to be a tough one for the Logan County Cougars only a few days after clinching the top seed in the upcoming 13th District Tournament by completing a regular season sweep of Russellville. In just four days, Coach Lonnie Mason’s team lost three games, two of them on run...

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WKU to retire uniform number Darel Carrier wore

By Michael Schroeder

Posted on February 13, 2014 6:13 PM



Western Kentucky University legend Darel Carrier will be honored at the Hilltopper men's basketball game against ULM on Feb. 22, when a jersey bearing his number 35 will be retired. Carrier will become the eighth person affiliated with WKU men's basketball to have his jersey retired, joining E.A. D...

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Hot Rods promise more fun at BG Ballpark

By Andrew Kappes

Posted on February 10, 2014 8:56 PM



Bowling Green Ballpark may be entering just its sixth season, but new Bowling Green Hot Rods owners Stuart and Jerry Katzoff (Manhattan Capital LLC.) have announced exciting renovations to the ballpark for the 2014 campaign. A “funner” new experience, both inside and out of the ballpark,...

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Cougars earn top district seed with sweep of Panthers

By Jim Turner

Posted on February 9, 2014 11:21 PM



Convincing a Russellville fan that the Logan County Cougars have won only five games this season is not easy, considering how well the Cougars have played in beating their Panthers twice. They saw it happen again Friday night as Coach Lonnie Mason’s team outscored RHS 76-64. With the win, the...

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Lady Cougars dominate 2nd half, beat RHS

By Jim Turner

Posted on February 9, 2014 5:56 PM



After playing guest Logan County very close the first half, the Russellville Lady Panthers found themselves unable to compete evenly with a deep and talented Lady Cougar team in the second half Friday. As a result, Logan beat RHS 67-48 to seal the number two seed in the upcoming district tournament ...

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Adairville wins classic championship 47-46 in OT

By Jim Turner

Posted on February 9, 2014 9:00 AM



In a game that was so good and so evenly matched that extra time was needed to complete it, the Adairville Cardinals edged the Lewisburg Rangers 47-46 in overtime Tuesday to win the boys championship of the Logan County Middle School Tournament. Austin Rayno, a four-year starter for the Cardinals, ...

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Olmstead wins 4th straight county girls title

By Jim Turner

Posted on February 7, 2014 10:38 AM



The Olmstead Lady Rams built an 11-point lead at halftime and then kept the margin near that level the rest of the game while winning their fourth straight Logan County Middle School Basketball Tournament championship Tuesday at Logan County High School. Coaches Daniel Alvis and Chris Wilcutt conti...

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Bubba to help induct Squeaky into RHS Hall of Fame

By Jim Turner

Posted on February 6, 2014 9:31 PM



Maurice ‘Squeaky’ Hampton had a tremendous high school sports career that prepared him to star in college and professional basketball. As a result—and because he is as good a person as he has been a basketball player, the 2002 graduate of Russellville High School will be inducted i...

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Favorites from 4 schools to meet in middle school finals

By Jim Turner

Posted on February 4, 2014 12:05 AM



All four of the highest seeds have earned berths in the championship games of the Logan County Middle School Basketball Tournament Tuesday. Six games have been played so far, and there have been six different winners. The four finalists are all from different schools. The girls finals, which begins...

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WKU announces 2014 football schedule

By Kyle Neaves

Posted on February 3, 2014 7:42 PM



WKU enters a new generation of competition in 2014 and will have a schedule and ticket options to match as the Hilltoppers begin their first season as members of Conference USA. At his introductory press conference, first year head coach Jeff Brohm said, “We are excited to be in Conference US...

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