By Jim Turner
Posted on January 30, 2014 11:21 PM
The Olmstead Lady Rams and the Adairville Cardinals are the top seeds in the 2014 Logan County Middle School Basketball Tournament, which begins Friday night at Logan County High School.
The tournament starts with the fourth seeded Chandlers girls playing Lewisburg at 6:30 p.m. In the boys game aft...
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Posted on January 27, 2014 9:41 PM
Logan County High school has announced the employment of Steve Duncan as the Cougars next Head Football Coach.
Principal Casey Jaynes says, “I would like to thank the search committee for their time and expertise in the search and interview process. With over 35 candidates from 8 different st...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 26, 2014 11:55 PM
After managing only seven points in the third quarter and trailing 40-35 entering the final period, the Logan County Cougars piled up 25 points in the last stanza Friday to beat visiting Franklin-Simpson 60-56.
The Cougars got the lead early in the quarter, but kept having to hold off the Wildcats....
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 24, 2014 3:51 PM
Trailing 39-20 after a dismal performance in the first half, the Russellville Panthers scored 29 points in the third quarter to tie the game, took the lead on the opening possession of the fourth quarter, came back from five deficits in the fourth quarter, survived what could have been a disastrous ...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
On perhaps the best night of the season (so far) for teams from the Land of Logan Friday, three teams got important district wins and the fourth laid the foundation for continued competitive balance. Both Logan County teams were winners, as were the Russellville Panthers, while the Lady Panthers may...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
Swimmers and archers from Russellville High School performed well and showed improvement last weekend, according to results released by Principal Kim McDaniel.
Coach Toni Hall’s Swimming Panthers had what McDaniel calls “a really good day” at the Best of the West swim meet hosted ...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
Junior Ben Wright hit a 3-point goal to send the game into a second overtime and then dropped in two free throws with 5.2 seconds to seal an 83-80 win by the Logan County Cougars over visiting Allen County-Scottsville.
Wright finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds. According to Ben Brown of WRUS, ...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
The Logan County Cougars put together an impressive comeback Friday, cutting a 19-point deficit to 2, but they never could get to the top, eventually dropping a 73-67 decision to visiting Todd Central in the nightcap of a district doubleheader.
Coach Calvin Head’s Rebels came out ready to pla...
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By Kyle Neaves
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
A native Kentuckian and one of the state’s most notable football products is now the head football coach at one of the three FBS programs in Kentucky. Hilltopper assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Jeff Brohm has been elevated to the head coach’s chair, WKU Athletic Director T...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
When Christmas arrived in the Land of Logan, the Logan County Lady Cougars were a team on the verge of putting all their talent and experience together to make a second semester run in 13th District basketball.
The Lady Cougars took a couple of huge steps in that direction in the First Southern Nat...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
Observers who had witnessed the Logan County Cougars’ first seven games—all losses—knew that the nucleus is there for a competitive team which may have the most talent in what is proving to be a less-than-spectacular season in 13th District basketball. The team has height, experien...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
This year’s Fourth Region basketball tournaments will be played in high school gyms rather than the traditional site of Western Kentucky University’s Diddle Arena.
Julian Tackett, commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, notified the 16 athletic directors in the re...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
In a conversation with one of my friends this year, I mentioned “the sports Logan County is really good at.” He interrupted, “What! Are you saying Logan County is good at a sport?”
His response, which I told him was ‘ignorant’ or something to that effect, is und...
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