@desthomass
is having a full-circle moment, helping officiate in the camp she used to play in. Now a Racer, she's inspiring the next generation with her knowledge and skills.
Paducah Tilghman High School has named Henderson County's Associate Athletic Director Jay Burgett to be the next Athletic Director/Assistant Principal for the Blue Tornado.
Marshall beat McCracken
McCracken beat Marshall
Murray beat Marshall
Murray beat Calloway
Graves beat Marshall
Marshall beat Graves
Calloway beat McCracken
Marshall beat Calloway
The boys First Region tournament is going to be FUN!
The Thanksgiving morning football practice tradition continues this morning at War Memorial Stadium as Mayfield prepares for Lexington Christian tomorrow night.
Just got the stats on
@clairejohnson_4
tonight. She was just shy of a triple-double with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 9 steals and 7 assists in the
@LadyStangsBall
85-70 win over Henderson County.
After hitting her 1,000th career point last night against Marshall County. Hickman County senior Justice Midyett was gifted the game ball today by Marshall County head coach Aaron Beth. That’s what high school athletics is all about.
📸courtesy of
@JalenaMidy10761
Ballard Memorial might not be playing in the First Region volleyball tournament this week, but the spirit of Lady Bomber volleyball is present here at McCracken County High School.
The last person that wanted to see UVU athletics halted is
@uvu_president
, and you better believe she will be cheering whether there are games to watch or not.
#GoUVU
#UVU
"Claire Johnson played a Miss Basketball type of game." - Scott Sivills.
Claire dropped 39 points on 13-of-19 shooting, 5-of-6 from deep and 8-of-9 from the line. Added 3 rebounds and 3 steals.
The KHSAA Boys State Championship game might have been four days ago, but Mercy Health is still celebrating Lyon County and its state title with purple lights illuminating the Marshall Nemer Medical Office Building.
@Lyoncoathletics
@mercy_health
The 2024 Paducah Sun Girls All-Purchase team:
Player of the Year: Claire Johnson
Sayler Lowe
Mikee Buchanan
Gracie Howard
Lay Mayes
Hannah Glisson
Morgan Alexander
Kiera Whitaker
JaMesha Brown
Jaidan Koch
McCracken County's Claire Johnson had a solid list of D1 schools to choose from. Samford is getting a dynamic player that can score anywhere she pleases.
Recent Marshall County grad Cade Flatt has been named the Gatorade National Track and Field Player of the Year just a week after being named the Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year.
@FlattCade
@Gatorade
@MarshallTrack
Fourth District Championship:
Overtime
Marshall County 62
Murray 59
The Marshals come out as Fourth District Champs after a very determined final minute and overtime period.
For the second straight year, Marshall County’s Trinity Beth is the KHSAA Girls State Golf Champion. She shot a 3-under-par 141 (72-69) to beat out Sacred Hearts Keira Yun by one stroke.
Jace Birney is now Ballard Memorial’s all-time leading scorer with this field goal in the 2nd quarter against Calloway Co. He passes Mady Calvin and this gives him 1,963 career points…..and he is a junior.
War Memorial Stadium is packed and ready for week 3 of playoff football.
Tonight we’ve got Mayfield (10-1) taking on Lexington Christian (11-1) for the regional title.
Delos Santos was always the first to rally her teammates, whether it be on the court or from the bench. Read about her experience with UVU basketball and see where she is headed now.
FIRST REGION RIVALRY NIGHT:
Tilghman @ McCracken
Mayfield @ Graves
Calloway @ Murray
Fulton Co. @ Fulton Ci.
CCA @ St. Mary
Add big games between Ballard @ Carlisle and we've got ourselves a First Region party!
Oh, and all games are doubleheaders.
Paducah Tilghman senior Jack Butts signed the dotted line to play collegiate golf at Centre College today.
He will join fellow St. Mary senior Ellie Roof and older sister Margaret Butts as Centre golfers.
Wrestlers Advancing to Championship round:
Logan Brown (Caldwell)
Jayven Williams (PT)
Jayden Frazier (PT)
Caleb Mays (PT)
Malachi Rider (PT)
DJ Wilson (PT)
Jack James (PT)
Uriah Virzi (PT)
JT Adams (PT)
Jimmy Mooney (PT)
Final:
McCracken County 51
Ashland Blazer 47
Lady Mustangs hang on by a hair and will advance to the semifinals where they will player either Henderson County or Mercy.
The Calloway County Lady Lakers are the Kentucky 2A Section 1 Champions.
They defeat Hopkins County Central 67-41 to advance to the State Championship next week in Owensboro.
Sayler Lowe and Jaiden Koch both finish the night with 25 points.
Congratulations to
@mrider2429
, Eli Peyton and Uriah Virzi
@jimmy_mooney23
@_jackjames9
and all other Blue Tornado Wrestlers. Tilghman placing 4th in state is huge! It’s too bad region basketball and state wrestling were on the same day. Can’t be two places at once
"Claire Johnson played a Miss Basketball type of game." - Scott Sivills.
Claire dropped 39 points on 13-of-19 shooting, 5-of-6 from deep and 8-of-9 from the line. Added 3 rebounds and 3 steals.
What better way to see where you stand for the upcoming season than by hosting a 2023 State Championship rematch?
McCracken County vs. Sacred Heart right now for a preseason scrimmage.
McCracken County's Claire Johnson has made the most of the mandatory two-week dead period and made her commitment to play college basketball at Samford University.
Make that 42 runs on the day. Carlisle County takes down Knott County 12-3 for the third game of their day in their
@kentuckyalla
journey.
@carlislecomets
30 runs in just two games for the Carlisle County Lady Comets in the All A journey today. Only allowed two runs against them and still have one more game to go.
Great spending time tonight with some of the hardest-working and most dedicated guys in our program! Thank you to our managers - Nic Chapman, Bronson Sullivan, Will Summers, Ray Surratt, Clay Smith, Brody Dempsey, Max VanDyke, Palmer Sims and Davis Hayes - for all you do!!
Tilghmans Camdon Marshall has 4 receptions for 67 yards and 3 touchdowns. Brian Thomas has 4 catches for 68 yards.
Belfrys Isaac Dixon has 155 yards on the ground and 2 touchdowns. The Pirates have yet to let the ball fly, keeping all 212 yards of offense on the ground.
Boys First District Championship:
Carlisle County 91
Fulton County 56
The Comet’s tied their record for most made 3’s in a game at 16 and senior Carter Burnett now holds a new individual made 3’s record with 9 and also secured his 1,000th career point.
Carter Burnett has hit the 1,000 career point mark and now holds a new school record in made 3’s in a game with 9.
Q3
Carlisle County 80
Fulton County 43
It's been a lot of fun covering
@UVUwbb
this season and watching these seniors play. Read about how they played in their senior night win the other night!
#gouvu
#UVUHoops
#WAChoops
Marshall County's Cade Flatt ran the 800 Meter in 1:46.48 in the New Balance Nationals. The national record is 1:46.45. He took first place in the event.
@SpencerJCox
Moved to Paducah, KY from Utah just a few months ago. This storm was just 30 minutes from me. Keep the prayers coming for all those it impacted.
The
@NCAA
voted to allow spring sports athletes an additional year of eligibility. Now it's up to the schools like
#UVU
to decide if they want to grant that eligibility.
#GoUVU