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Trigg County's Super Bowl?

Some interesting comments came from Hopkinsville's 49-21 win over Trigg County in the 2008 season opener Saturday.

It was no secret that Hoptown wasn't happy after last year's 24-17 Trigg win -- the first time in 17 career meetings dating back to 1953 that a football team from Trigg County beat Hopkinsville.  (There was one tie in those 17 games).

Following Hopkinsville's win Saturday, Tiger receiver Victor Moulden told the Kentucky New Era “We really wanted to run up the score on these guys for what they did to us last year. That was their Super Bowl. But we called off the dogs.”

Moulden had a nice game with six catches for 143 yards and a touchdown.  But Super Bowl?  Come on.

Trigg County has played in the region championship game each of the last two years.  Most of the players will tell you they had rather beat Owensboro Catholic, Fort Campbell, or Caldwell County than Hopkinsville.

I'm not sure opening a season against a team that was 4-7 last year qualifies as a Super Bowl type game.  And from reading the KNE story, it sounds like they may have some other issues of respect to deal with.

Hopkinsville has a solid team and they are much better than they were last year.  They could make a run in the postseason that sees them reach the region championship for the first time in a while. 

And when you have the game Moulden did, I guess that gives you the credence to say what you want, no matter how far off base it was.

I'll still say Moulden has a legitimate chance to be an All-State receiver by season's end.  It will be curious to see which of their opponent's will call their game "Hopkinsville's Super Bowl."

*****UPDATE******

Tonight, this message was submitted from Victor Moulden. 

"I'm sorry if I offended Trigg County by my comments I made in the Kentucky New Era. I just felt that last year everyone underestimated us because we lost to an athletic Trigg County team. I did not want that to be the case this year. I hope you guys have a good season this year." -- Victor Moulden.

Hopkinsville 49 Trigg County 21

Hopkinsville scored 25 unanswered points in the second half to roll to a 49-21 win over Trigg County in the Jerry Claiborne/Toyota of Hopkinsville Bowl Saturday at the Stadium of Champions.

The loss was Trigg's worst in a season-opener since a 62-0 loss to Christian County in the 1998 opener.

The Wildcats were down 24-14 at halftime but played the second half without two of their leading offensive threats -- Brandon Bridges (heat exhaustion) and Dustin White (hand).  Both are expected to play in next week's game with Calloway County.

As a result, Trigg was outgained 117-7 in third quarter yardage.

Marshall Stewart ran for two scores and completed 10-of-18 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown.  Joe Harris ran for 83 yards and a score.

Victor Mouldon caught six passes for 143 yards and a touchdown.

Toddrick Wilson led Trigg County in rushing with 66 yards on eight carries.  Bridges had 49 yards on nine carries, all in the first half.  Akeem Wilson added 40 yards on eight carries.

Donald Bush was 5-of-9 passing for 48 yards.  He was picked off twice.  Andrew Stewart was 3-of-4 passing for 39 yards.

Trigg was outgained 362-259 and was penalized 12 times for 110 yards.

Trigg County will host Calloway County in the Wildcat Chevrolet Bowl Friday at Perdue Field.

Below are some pictures, courtesy of Monty Stagner at www.montystagner.com.

Donald Bush (10) scampers for a first down.

Trigg County's Mitch Rogers (7) makes a touchdown saving tackle on Hopkinsville Deshawn Johnson.

Toddrick Wilson was Trigg County's lead rusher with 66 yards on eight carries. 

Hopkinsville's Joe Harris looks for running room in the second quarter.

Trigg trio wins 3-on-3 title

The Trigg County trio of Cole Gardner, Corbin Estes, and Brien Dossett were the champions of the Eddyville Founders' Day 3-on-3 Tournament over the weekend.

Murray State 41 Lambuth 17

Murray State outscored NAIA Lambuth 24-3 in the second half on their way to a 41-17 season opening win Thursday night in Murray.

CLICK HERE FOR A GAME STORY AND BOXSCORE FROM GORACERS.COM

Trigg County's Devin Stewart and Fort Campbell's Dexter Durrante dressed for the game but did not play.

Fellow Fort Campbell freshman Josh McWhertor saw a lot of time at linebacker in the second half and recorded five tackles on the night.

Murray State has a policy that forbids the media from interviewing freshmen members of the football team.  Stewart, Durrante, and McWherter are all freshmen.  Should make for an interesting Thanksgiving when I eat dinner at the Stewart home and talk to my nephew Devin.  You just won't read about it here because rules ARE rules after all.

CLICK HERE FOR A 2008 MURRAY STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Here are some shots from the game:

Murray State quarterback Jeff Ehrhardt was 6-of-13 passing for 122 yards before leaving with a shoulder injury in the first half.  MSU coach Matt Griffin said his sophomore QB could miss 2-3 weeks.

Ehrhardt's replacement, Nico Yantko, threw for 156 yards and two touchdowns for the Racers.

Josh McWherter celebrates after a tackle.

Former Trigg County receiver Devin Stewart.  We couldn't interview him after the game because of team guidelines regarding freshmen.  He didn't tell us he was excited about getting to dress.  He also didn't say anything about the size and speed of the college game.

Lana Leneave of Cadiz is a member of the Murray State University cheerleading squad.

Trigg County 4 Lyon County 0

Trigg County kept the pressure on the net and came away with a 4-0 district win over Lyon County Thursday night at the Complex.

Trigg had 27 shots and scored four times as four different Wildcats scored -- Jeremy Stamps, Roman Cail, Joel Ben Thomas, and Jay Jolly.  Stamps, Cail, Jeremy Butts, and Aaron Yielding had assists for the Wildcats, who shut out Lyon County for the first time since 1995.

Josh Green recorded the shutout in goal, facing only three shots -- all in the first half.

Trigg County (3-1) will host Hopkinsville Tuesday at the Complex.

In other games:

• Fort Campbell beat Hopkins County Central 4-2.  Mike Massie had the hat trick, and Tim Place had a goal as the Falcons were down 2-0.  Blake Essinger, Matt Lassiter, and Jacob Carraccilo had assists on the goals.  Bryce Whitson had 10 saves in goal for the Falcons (2-4), who host Lyon County Tuesday.  Fort Campbell also won the JV game 4-1.
• Madisonville handed Caldwell County their first loss 5-0.
• Marshall County beat Hopkinsville 2-0 in he Boots and Butts Classic at the Stadium of Champions.  Hopkinsville will play Murray at 7:30pm tonight.
• Christian County won their second game of the year 3-1 over St. Mary

Trigg County 5 Todd County Central 1

After scoring no goals in their first two games, Trigg County has responded with 15 goals in their last two games.  Their latest goal-peppering came at Todd County Central Thursday.

Brooke Allen scored off an assist from Kelci Winn 30 minutes into the game for a 1-0 Trigg lead.

Janada Acree scored her first career goal six minutes into the second half for a 2-0 lead.  Abigail Torian scored on a penalty kick at the 50:00 mark for a 3-0 lead.

Trigg sealed the win when Winn added two goals, three minutes apart over midway through the second half.  Millie Futrell assisted on one of the goals.

Trigg outshot Todd County 27-5.

"Despite a shaky start, we held it together and pulled it out on the end," said Lady Wildcat head coach Mike Smith.  "I was pleased with how the girls respnded to the adjustments we made in the second half."

Trigg County (2-2) will play in the Murray Soccer Cup Saturday.  They will play Lone Oak (1-2-1) at 10:30 and Heath (1-0) at 6pm.  Sunday, they play Murray (4-1) at 9am.   Union County plays Hopkinsville Friday night in a first round game.

Trigg also won the JV game 3-0. Lauren Frazier had a hat trick for Triigg County for the second straight game.  Shelby Cionko, Taylor Butts and Hanna Futrell had assists for the Lady Wildcats, and Katie Davis had a shut out in goal for the second straight game.

Trigg County 2 Madisonville 0

Trigg County went on the road Thursday and picked up a big road win, knocking off Madisonville 25-17, 26-24.

It was the fifth time Trigg County has seen a game extended past 25 points, and the Lady Wildcats are 5-0 in those games.

Kelly Bradshaw was Kelly Bradshaw 18 for 20 passing for the match, and Stephanie Graves was 16 for 19 passing.

Lady Wildcat head coach Kim Colbert said the trio of Molly Thompson, Keisha Stewart, and Morgan Parker "shut down Madisonville at the net with their blocks and hitting."

Trigg County is 5-5 on the season and 3-2 in road games.  They will host Caldwell County Tuesday.  Most schedules list the game at Caldwell County, but the game was moved to Trigg County earlier in the week.

In other games:

• Christian County lost to Christian Fellowship in straight sets 17-25, 18-25.  "They have a very small gym and that gives them a huge home court advantage.  We adjusted our practice by placing chairs around the court this week and it helped us tremendously," said Lady Colonel head coach Rick Erickson.  "I'm seeing major improvement in some of the things the girls are doing.  They are becoming a more aggressive team at the net and our attacks are improving.  Unfortunately, our serve-receive and blocking were not very strong tonight and that hurt us a lot."   Kayla Wade had 10 assists and 1 ace.  Casey Castile had 4 kills, 1 ace and 1 block.  Michelle O'Quinn had 3 kills.  Kristy O'Quinn had 4 blocks, 2 aces and 1 kill.  Cheyenne Willis had 5 blocks and 1 kill.  Carly P'Pool had 4 blocks and 1 kill.  Christian County is now 4-7.  The JV won in three sets and is now 9-1.
• Paducah Tilghman ended Caldwell County's 10-game winning streak with a 25-23, 25-19 win.
• Franklin-Simpson got their first win of the year, beating Todd County 25-14, 23-25, 25-17.

Midcats split games at Logan County

The Trigg County Midcats split their football games at Logan County Tuesday night.

The 8th grade Midcats lost to Logan County 28-26, while the 7th graders recorded a 28-0 shutout.

The Midcats will host Hopkinsville Middle next Tuesday at Perdue Field.

Trigg County 10 Union County 0

Trigg County set several school records in their 10-0 shutout of Union County Tuesday night at the Complex.

The win marked the first time Trigg has won a game via the 10-goal mercy rule implemented last year.  The 10 goals and 10-goal margin of victory also set a new record.

Trigg County's Laykn Brooks, seeing her first considerable action of the year while recovering from offseason knee surgery, set a school record with four goals in the game.  Kelci Winn added her second career hat trick as the Lady Wildcats scored seven goals in the second half.

Brooklyn Thomas added two goals, and Taylor Davis added a goal for Trigg, who outshot Union County 20-1.  Dani Romero and Katie Davis combined for the shut out.

Trigg County scored four goals in a 15-minute stretch of the second half.  Thomas, Winn, and Brooks (2) had goals during that stretch.

Trigg County also won the JV game 3-0 as Lauren Frazier recorded a hat trick off assists from Hanna Futrell and Brittney Thomas.  Katie Davis scored the shut out in goal for the Lady Wildcats.

The Lady Wildcats (1-2) travel to Todd County Central Thursday night.

In other games:

• Hopkinsville beat Christian County 8-1 behind four goals from Payton Bucko.  Hunter Neel and Anjel Grajales added two goals, and Bucko (2), Josie Stewart, Bennett Peck, and Hannah Snyder each had assists.  Corrinna Kinnard picked up the win in goal.  She has allowed one goal in her first three games.  In the JV game, Lexie Bozell had two goals to lead Hoptown to a 5-0 win.  Hayley Rideout was strong in goal for Hoptown, getting the shutout.

Trigg County 7 Dawson Springs 0

Trigg County got back on the winning track with a 7-0 win at Dawson Springs Tuesday.  The Wildcats improved to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the district.

Trevor Harper had his second career hat trick, and Jeremy Stamps added two goals for the Wildcats, who also got goals from Roman Cail and Aaron Yielding.  Joel Ben Thomas and Jared Stallons also had assists.

Trigg County got strong defensive play from Ezra McNichols, who saw time in place of the injured Wesley Croom.

Trigg County also won the JV game 2-0 behind two goals from Colten Bridges.

The Wildcats will host Lyon County Thursday night at the Complex.

In other games Tuesday:

• Fort Campbell beat Todd County Central 5-1.  Mike Massie scored 2 goals and had 1 assist, while
  Tony Duran, Tim Place, and Caleb Stuart each scored one goal.  Blake Eslinger added 1 assist as well, and Bryce Whitson recorded 8 saves in goal.  Fort Campbell also won the JV game 7-1 behind two goals apiece from Jacob Caraccilo and David Sahms.  Eric Torres, Dillon Schroeder, and Tre Such each scored goals also.  Fort Campbell's varsity team (1-3) return to acion Thursday at Hopkins County Central.

Christian County wins JV golf match at the Links at Nova Dell

Christian County won a quadrangular JV golf mach at the Links of Nova Dell Tuesday.

Christian County's Jon Grabara took medalist honors with a 40, while Micah Houchens shot a 42, followed by T.J. Ferry (43), Drew Parmentier (44), Clayton Baker (45), and Ryan Reed (46).

Hopkinsville finished second with a 180.  Jack Gardner led the Tigers with a 43, followed by Dayton Jones (44), Robby Massie (45), Taylor Reynolds (48), Hutton White (51), Justin Pruitt (52), and Dylan Henderson (54).

Trigg County finished third with a team score of 189.  Cole Garnder and Ryan Russell each shot a 44, while Nick Choate shot a 46, Caleb Bush a 47, and Derek Rodgers a 49.

University Heights finished fourth with a score of 204.  Tim Utley shot a 46, Dalton Putty a 51, followed by Cameron Allen (53), Hendley Traughber (55), and Tyler Stewart (57).

Livingston Central 2 Trigg County 1

Trigg County suffered a district setback at Livingston Central, falling to the Lady Cardinals 25-20, 24-26, 25-21 Tuesday night in Smithland.

Keisha Stewart was strong at the net with eight kills, while Kelly Bradshaw was 32-of-35 passing.  Samantha Harper had 14 assists, and Molly Thompson had a serving percentage of 85-percent.

Trigg County (4-5) returns to action Thursday at Madisonville.

Caldwell County 1 Trigg County 0

Trigg County just couldn't find the net in a 1-0 loss to Caldwell County Monday night at the Complex.  The Caldwell win gives the Tigers the inside track for the top seed in the district tournament, although there are still two more games left to determine the placement.

Foster Phelps fed Cody Hooks nine minutes into the game for the lone goal of the contest.  Caldwell goalies Logan Hall and Cory McEnerney combined for 11 saves on the night to pitch the shutout.

For Trigg, it was the first time they had lost a 1-0 game since the 1998 district title game.

Trigg County outshot Caldwell 16-14 and misfired on a penalty kick in the first half.  Josh Green had eight saves in goal for the Wildcats.

Trigg County has not beaten Caldwell County in 15 straight games dating back to 2002.  Caldwell now leads the all-time series 25-12-3.

The Wildcats (1-1) travel to Dawson Springs for another district game today, while Caldwell County (3-0) hosts Hopkins County Central.

In other games Monday:

• Christian County shut out Muhlenberg South 3-0 to even their record at 1-1 on the season.

In games tonight:

• Fort Campbell hosts Todd County Central
• Lyon County hosts Reidland

Midcats open the football season tonight

Trigg County's middle school football team opens their season tonight at Logan County in a 5:30pm contest in Russellville.

On Saturday, the 8th grade Midcats beat North Drive Middle 14-6 in the annual preseason jamboree.  The Trigg 7th graders beat Hopkinsville Middle 46-0.

Trigg County plays Hopkinsville Middle at home next Tuesday.

Volleyball schedule/results

Trigg County looks for their first district volleyball win Tuesday night on the road at Livingston Central.

The Lady Wildcats advanced to the semifinals of the McLean County Invitational Saturday, winning two of the five games they played.  Molly Thompson and Morgan Parker were both named to the All-Tournament Team.

Trigg County is 4-4 while Livingston Central is 2-6.

In other games Tuesday:

• Caldwell County hosts Crittenden County
• Hopkinsville will play host to Fort Campbell
• Todd County travels up U.S. 68 to Logan County

In Monday's action:

• Metro Christian of Madison, Tennessee beat Heritage Christian Academy 25-16, 25-18, 19-25, 25-15.  Alden Gray had 13 service points, Katy Ward had nine assists, and Gray and Lauren Sloan each had three kills.  Metro Christian also won the JV game.  HCA next plays Friday at North Hardin.
• Todd County Central beat Russellville 25-14, 25-21.

Mayfield 1 Trigg County 0

The defense is there.  The offense just hasn't come around yet.

Trigg County lost to Mayfield 1-0 in girls' soccer action Monday night, marking the first time since the 2004 season that Trigg County has been shut out in consecutive games.

It was only the second-ever meeting between the two schools, with Mayfield beating Trigg 5-1 back in 2002.

The Lady Wildcats (0-2) host Union County (1-2) Tuesday night at the Complex.

In other scores:

• Caldwell County tied Henderson County 2-2
• Fort Campbell thumped Kenwood 7-2
• Todd County and Barren County played to a 3-3 tie.

In games Tuesday night:

• Hopkinsville (2-0) and Christian County (0-1-1) play at 7:15.  Hoptown has won their first two games by a total score of 20-0.
• Lyon County plays at Crittenden County in an All-A Classic game
• Fort Campbell (3-1) hosts Muhlenberg North (1-2-2)
• Todd County hosts Franklin-Simpson

UK athletics director Mitch Barnhart speaks in Hopkinsville

University of Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart outlined some of the plans included in a new feasibility study for the construction of a new downtown basketball arena and baseball complex in addition to renovations of Commonwealth Stadium.

Barnhart was in Hopkinsville to address the Christian County UK Alumni Club at their annual dinner.  While there were several media reps talking to Barnhart before the dinner, I was the only one of the bunch who stayed to listen to his comments to the alumni. 

Among the highlights:

• Barnhart called it a feasibility study only.
• The university is committed to keeping the new Rupp Arena downtown.  The arena would likely be built across the street from the current Rupp and would have luxuary suites.
• IMG College, based in Lexington and run by a UK grad, would oversee the project. This would be their first project involving college facilities. IMG has overseen improvements at Wembley Stadium in London, a 90,000 seat cricket stadium in India, and two pro venues in the U.S., Barnhart said.
• Current coaches will have some input on the designs
• In a perfect world, he would like to have Commonwealth done by 2011, the new baseball stadium done by 2010, and the new Rupp done by 2013-14.
• He said everything behind the bleachers at Commonwealth would be gutted with new concourses, concession stands, restrooms, etc.
• The softball team would move to Cliff Hagen Stadium and the UK soccer team would move to the softball field. The track would be redone also.
• He also said UK and the SEC could make another "major TV announcement" in a few weeks.  It comes of the heels of CBS re-upping with the SEC for 15 years.

CLICK HERE to listen to my interview with Mitch Barnhart

Jordan Gary finishes seventh at the Dawson Springs Invitational

Hopkinsville was one of 24 teams that took part in the Dawson Springs Invitational Golf Match Saturday at Pennyrile State Park.

Jordan Gary took seventh place in the meet with a score of 71 over 18 holes.  Dallas Gates shot an 80, followed by Lucas Bolinger (82), David Gardner (87), and Brendan Jones (88).

As a team, Hopkinville shot a 320, which was three shots better than Christian County and 33 better than UHA.

Marshall County took the team title with Russellville finishing second.

Today, Hopkinsville and Christian County will play Madisonville at the Lakeshore Country Club.

Boys' soccer recap/schedule

It's a big district game tonight for Trigg County as they host Caldwell County at the Complex.

It's the district opener for both teams as Caldwell County is 2-0, and Trigg is 1-0.  The winner of the game could have the inside track on seeding for the district tournament.  The first three district games are used to determine the seeding.  Trigg plays three district games this week.

Trigg County has not beaten Caldwell County in 14 straight games dating back to 2002, with two ties thrown into the mix.  One of the ties was last year.  Caldwell leads the all-time series 24-12-3.

The JV game starts at 5:45 with the varsity game at 7:15.

In other games tonight:

• Christian County (0-1) hosts Muhlenberg South (1-1)

Over the weekend, Fort Campbell lost a pair of games in the Franklin-Simpson Invitational, falling to Warren Central 3-2 and to John Hardin 7-0.

University Heights 2 Trigg County 0

Trigg County opened their 2008 soccer season with a 2-0 loss Saturday to University Heights at the Complex.

Alli Ross scored the first goal of the game for UHA, while Jessica Harper added a goal in the second half.  Lady Blazer goalie Layton Atwood had seven saves in goal to record the shutout.

Lady Wildcat head coach Mike Smith was disappointed in the loss but saw several positives, including shutting out Sara Allen -- UHA's leading scorer.

"The girls stuck with the things I am asking them to do.  We are trying to break free from letting cricumstances dictate what we do or how we feel about it this year," Smith said.  "We are just gonna have to make some adjustments, execute a bit better and see how things go on Monday against Mayfield.  I was proud of the effort and teamwork I saw today, we just need more of it."

Trigg County (0-1) plays at Mayfield (1-2) tonight.  UHA (3-0) plays Mayfield next Tuesday.

In other games tonight:

• Todd County Central (0-2) hosts Barren County (0-1-1) tonight in Elkton
• Fort Campbell (2-1) hosts Kenwood
• Caldwell County (1-1) hosts Henderson County (0-2)

Trigg County drops two in the McLean County tourney

Trigg County dropped two games in the McLean County Invitational Saturday, with a couple of other games unreported.

The Lady Wildcats lost to Caldwell County 25-15, 25-14 and to McLean County 25-16, 25-23 in pool play.  Their next game is Tuesday at Livingston Central.

Caldwell County won the tournament, beating Hancock County 25-14, 25-20 ton gain the title.  Caldwell has now won nine straight games after winning six games in the tourney.  Caldwell hosts Crittenden County Tuesday.

In other volleyball action:

• Heritage Christian Academy beat Trinity Christian of Lexington 25-19, 25-23 Saturday.  Katy Ward had 13 assists and seven service points, while Abby Weatherford added 12 assists, and Alden Gray had eight kills.  HCA is now 4-1 on the season.  The JV also won 21-4, 21-19.  HCA returns to action Monday against Metro Christian of Madison, Tenn.
• Christian County won the CCHS JV Tourney on Saturday at Christian County High School.  They went 5-0 on the day.  They beat Russellville 21-17, 22-20, Muhlenberg South 21-10, 21-17, Christian County Freshmen 21-13, 21-15, Muhlenberg South 21-11, 21-18 and Russellville 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 in the championship Match.  Their record is now 8-1.
• Courtney Baker:      11 attacks, 14 kills
  Nicole Brown:         14 attacks,  9 kills, 10 aces
  Bailey Joiner:         28 assists,  6 aces
  Katy Burgess:        13 aces
  Brianna Outland:     15 aces, 68 excellent passes
• The Christian County Freshmen team went 1-3 on the day.  They beat Muhlenberg South 13-21, 21-10, 15-13.
  Raegan Taylor had 9 kills and 13 aces.
  Grayson Rogers had 5 aces, 5 blocks and 4 kills.
  Kirsten Dulin had 3 kills.
  April Buckner had 20 assists and 4 aces.
  Zee Leavell had 3 blocks, 1 kill and 1 ace.
  Their record is now 3-3.

Trigg County falls in final football scrimmage

Graves County scored twice and shut out the Trigg County varsity in a 24-minute scrimmage Friday at Calloway County High School.

I didn't see the scrimmage, but Rick Chedister was and said Trigg's offense struggled to get on track while the defense didn't play that bad.

Trigg ran 24 plays and had 40 yards, while Graves County ran 25 plays and had 181 yards -- 74 of that came on the final drive.

Trigg County still played without several starters, many of which should be ready to go for Saturday's opener at Hopkinsville.

Countdown to Kickoff

Trigg County 2 Todd County Central 0

Trigg County bounced back from a tough loss to Crittenden County with a straight set win at Todd County Central Thursday night 25-23, 25-12.

The Lady Wildcats improved their record to 2-1 on the season.  They will play in the McLean County Invitational this weekend.  Other teams in the tournament include Caldwell County, Union County, Todd County Central, Muhlenberg North, Hopkins County Central, and host McLean County.

Trigg County's JV team ran their record to 3-0 on the season with a 21-13, 21-16 win over Todd County.

In other volleyball action:

• Christian County lost to Fort Campbell 25-17, 18-25, 24-26 on Thursday to see their record drop to 4-6 on the season.  They will play at Christian Fellowship next Thursday.  The JV won 25-17, 25-20.  Anna Benjamin lead Fort Campbell with 6 aces and 15 assists, while Jordan Brower had 2 kills and Stephanie Medina led the team in kills with 6.  Annabell Garcia had a great defensive game with 13 service receptions and no errors.  Kayleigh Faulkner had 2 kills.
• Christian County will host a JV tournament Saturday, with Russellville, Muhlenberg South, and the Lady Colonel freshmen taking part.  Matches begin at 9am.
• Heritage Christian Academy beat Pioneer Christian of Nashville 19-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23, 15-10 to improve their record to 2-1.  Abby Weatherford had an amazing 43 assists on the night, while Katy Ward had 27 points off serves, and Ray Decoursey added 12.  Alden Gray abd Lauren Sloan each had six kills.  HCA is in action again today at home against Anchord of Bowling Green.
• Caldwell County beat Livingston Central 25-20, 25-8 to run their record to 3-1 on the season.

Girls soccer recap

Trigg County opens their 2008 girls' soccer season Saturday at home against University Heights.  The game at the Complex is set to begin at 11:30 with the JV game at 10am.

Be sure to check out the blog later tonight for a season preview of the Lady Wildcats.

In action from Thursday:

• UHA ran their record to 2-0 on the young season with a 6-1 win over Christian County at UHA.  Sara Allen scored the hat trick as the Lady Blazers scored five first half goals.  Freshman Eden Mack added two goals, and Shelby Martin scored a first half goal.  Christian County falls to 0-1-1 with the loss.
• Bennett Peck scored four goals and added four assists as Hopkinsville crushed Todd County Central 10-0 -- their second consecutive 10-0 shut out.  Payton Bucko added three goals and an assist, and Christine Soldo had two goals.  Corrinna Kinnard scored the shut out in goal for the Lady Tigers, who also won the JV game 5-0 behind a hat trick from Lexie Bozell.  Hoptown (2-0) hosts Christian County Tuesday.

Boys' Soccer Recap

Trigg County's Thursday game with Christian County was postponed because of the bad weather earlier in the day.  The Wildcats return to action Monday against Caldwell County at the Complex.

Caldwell County moved to 2-0 on the season with a 3-1 win at St. Mary.

In other scores:

• Hopkinsville evened their record at 1-1 on the season with a 4-1 win over Todd County Central.

Friday golf recap

University Heights swept a triangular match from Trigg County and Lyon County Thursday at Mineral Mound State Park.

UHA totaled 176 to Trigg's 186.  Lyon County was third with a 190.

Kyle Barbee took medalist honors with a 41, while Matt McGowan shot a 42 followed by John Stevenson (46), Cameron Allen (47), and Tim Utley (53).

Josh Lowe led Trigg County with a 42.  Cole Gardner shot a 47, followed by Nick Choate (48), and Shawn Sizemore (49).

Stuart Lipscomb was Lyon County's leading golfer with a 44.

Meanwhile, Hopkinsville had no trouble with Dawson Springs, winning a dual match at Pennyrile State Park 152-222.

The Hoptown golfers played without teammate Evan Campbell, who was injured in a car accident on the way to school.

Jordan Gary took medalist honors with a 33, followed by Dallas Gates (36), Brendan Jones (41), Conner Gates (42), Lucas Bolinger (43), and David Gardner (44).

Dylan Frost was Dawson Springs' top golfer with a 40, while Aaron Labrado shot a 42.

Hopkinsville's boys will play in the Dawson Springs Invitational Saturday along with Christian County and UHA at Pennyrile State Park.

Hoptown's Marah Goff will play in the Hopkins Central Invitational at Madisonville Country Club Saturday.

Mitch Barnhart to speak at U.K. Alumni Dinner

University of Kenucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart will be the guest speaker at Friday's Christian County UK Alumni Club Dinner.

There will be a golf scramble at the Hopkinsville Golf and Country Club at noon.  At 6:30pm, there will be a BBQ dinner at the War Memorial Building in Hopkinsville.

The cost of the dinner is $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

One of the topics Barnhart is expected to address is the announced expansion of Commonwealth Stadium and the construction of a new downtown basketball arena and baseball field complex.

You will be able to hear comments from Barnhart on the Saturday Morning Sports Report on WKDZ at 8:10am.

Tonight's soccer game cancelled

Tonight's Trigg County/Christian County boys' soccer game has been cancelled.  A make-up date will be announced later.

Curtis Pulley to Florida A&M University

Former Hopkinsville and University of Kentucky quarterback Curtis Pulley will transfer to Florida A&M University and be able to play immediately, according to a UK spokesman.

The Louisville Courier-Journal reported Pulley's destination this morning.

The Rattlers are a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly 1-AA) school that competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They were recently picked to finish sixth in their conference after a 3-8 season last year.

According to ESPN.com, Florida A&M will have three of their games televised on ESPN-U this year.

Tiger Woods can walk on water

Tiger Woods has done everything else.  You can now add walking on water to his lengthy resume, courtesy of the new EA Sports commercial.

Wednesday/Thursday golf

In golf action Wednesday, Hopkinsville lost to Daviess County in a dual match at Ben Hawes State Park, which is where the Region II Meet will be held later this year.  Daviess shot a 153 to Hoptown's 173.

Individuals

HHS: 173

Conner Gates-39

Jordan Gary-40

Lucas Bolinger-44

Dallas Gates-50

David Gardner-53

Daviess County: 153

Kyle Hatfield-36-Medalist

Benton Maglinger-37

Matt Galloway-38

Neil Augonstein-42

Chase Davis-46

Hopkinsville will join Christian County in playing Dawson Springs at Pennyrile State Park.

Also today, Trigg County will play Lyon County at Mineral Mound State Park.

In golf action Tuesday, Muhlenberg South beat University Heights 158-178.

Matt McGowan shot a 43 to lead UHA, followed by Kyle Barbee (44), Taylor Chapman (44), Cameron Allen (47), and John Stevenson (47).

For the young Blazers, sixth grader Dalton Putty shot a 46, and eighth grader Tim Utley carded a 48.

Also Tuesday, Trigg County and Hopkinsville tied in a triangular match at Boots Randolph Golf Course.  They each shot a 167, while Crittenden County shot a 175.

Individual boys:

HHS:

Jordan Gary-40- Medalist

David Gardner-42

Lucas Bolinger-46

Dallas Gates-43

Conner Gates-42

Jack Gardner-46

Trigg:

Shaun Sizemore-42

Josh Lowe-42

Derek Rogers-43

Nick Choate-47

Cole Gardner-42

Caleb Bush-50

Crittenden County:

Janson James-45

Tanner Nix-41

Cody McDonald-47

Justin Defreitas-45

Alex Pierce-44

Paxton James-52

Girls:

HHS;

Marah Goff-42-Medalist

Michaela Young-60

Trigg:

Karli Bush-54

Crittenden:

Lana Starnes-49

JV Boys:

HHS-170

Crittenden-233

Trigg only had 3 players:  Ryan Russell-59, Landon Sumner-55, Mark Ledford-63

Individuals for HHS:

Brendan Jones and Evan Campbell shared Medalist honors-42

Dayton Jones-43

Hutton White-43

Robby Massie-45

Justin Pruitt-52

Girls' soccer action tonight

In girls' soccer action tonight:

• Todd County (0-1) at Hopkinsville (1-0), 7:15pm
• Muhlenberg South (1-0) at Fort Campbell (1-1), 7pm
• Christian County (0-0-1) at University Heights (1-0), 7:15pm
• Caldwell County (0-1) at St. Mary (0-0-1), 7pm

Boys' soccer tonight

In boys' soccer action tonight, Christian County (0-1) visits Trigg County (1-0) for a 7pm matchup at the Complex.

The Wildcats have not lost a game at home in 10 straight games dating back to 2006.  They are 8-0-2 at the Complex during that stretch.

It's the first meeting between the schools since 2001, with Trigg holding a slight 9-8-2 advantage in the all-time series.  However, Trigg has won seven straight games against the Colonels dating back to 1997.

In other soccer action tonight:

• Todd County (2-0) at Hopkinsville (0-1), 7:15pm
• Caldwell County (1-0) at St. Mary, 1-1, 7pm

Volleyball for Thursday

In volleyball action tonight, Trigg County (1-1) travels to Todd County Central (2-2) for a 7:15pm matchup.

In other games tonight:

• Christian County (4-5) at Fort Campbell (2-1), 7:15pm
• Hopkinsville (1-2) at Hopkins County Central (1-2), 7pm
• Caldwell County (2-1) at Livingston Central (1-2), 7pm
• Heritage Christian Academy at Pioneer Christian – 5pm

 

Trigg County to host middle school jamboree Saturday

Trigg County will host a middle school football jamboree Saturday at Perdue Field.

Logan County will play North Drive Middle at 10am.  Christian County Middle will play Todd County Middle at 10:45am.  Trigg County will play Hopkinsville at 11:30am.

Admission is two dollars, and there will be concessions and jamboree T-shirts for sale.

Tickets for Trigg scrimmage on sale

The Trigg County Wildcats will have their final football scrimmage Friday night at Calloway County.  They are scheduled to play Graves County at 5:30pm.

Tickets for the scrimmage can be purchased in advance in the TCHS office for four dollars.  All proceeds from tickets purchased at the TCHS office will go to the Trigg County GridIron Club. 

Tickets at the gate will be five dollars and will go to Calloway County's program.

Trigg County Wildcat soccer preview - 2008

To dust off the old cliches, it's time to say expectations are high for the 2008 Trigg County boys' soccer team, who have already started the season with a 4-1 win over Fort Campbell.

The Wildcats return all of the scoring and their goalie from last year's 6-8-3 team that faded down the stretch and lost to Lyon County 2-0 in the district tournament.

Forwards Trevor Harper and Jeremy Stamps each scored 12 goals last year, and midfielder Roman Cail added 11 goals and had nine assists, becoming the school's all-time assist leader in his junior season.

Jeremy Butts, Joel Ben Thomas, and Tanner Stallons will also see time in the midfield.

"Hopefully, we can continue to spread the scoring around.  We are tougher to defend than in the past because if one person is ineffective, we have others to step up," said Wildcat head coach Josh Nichols.

Trigg's defense is improved, led by John Reinick and Wesley Croom.

"Wesley was very impressive in our scrimmage against UHA.  He was matched up on a very fast, dangerous forward and he did a great job on him," Nichols said.  "John is our center defender.  He is tall and long and tough to go around.  He does a great job reading the game and backing up the outside defenders."

Aaron Yielding and Sam Reed will also see considerable time on defense as well, while Jay Jolly will give the Wildcats some minutes at midfield. 

The Wildcats also return Josh Green in goal for the third straight year.

"He is so important to us.  He is fearless in goal and technique and understanding of the game have come a long way.  He loves to work hard and will do absolutely anything we ask of him," Nichols said.

Trigg County has ramped up their schedule some, with every team in the region appearing on the schedule except for University Heights, who they scrimmaged last week.

The Wildcats and Caldwell County are expected to challenge for the district title, with Lyon County right behind, Nichols said.

Trigg County returns to action Thursday night at home against Christian County.

Crittenden County 2 Trigg County 0

Trigg County struggled with their serves and fell to Crittenden County 25-15, 25-14 Tuesday night at Wildcat Gym.

The Lady Wildcats had a service rate of just 46-percent (7 of 15) in the first game as Crittenden County went on a 9-1 run to take a 17-9 lead. 

Trigg's service game improved in the second game as Casey Banister got in four of her five serves.  As a team, Trigg connected on 72-percent (10 of 14) in the second game.  Crittenden County had a service percentage of 74-percent for the game.

Trigg County fell to 1-1 with the loss, while Crittenden County improved to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the district.

The Lady Wildcats travel to Todd County Central Thursday.

Molly Thompson digs a serve against Crittenden County.

Keisha Stewart sets a pass.

Kelly Bradshaw goes low for the dig.

Russellville's historic stadium to see repairs made

Rhea Stadium, one of the most historic football stadiums in the state, will have some repairs made following the upcoming season.

The stadium was built as part of the WPA projects in 1939 and features one of the more unique characteristics where the corner of one end zone slopes upward.

One of the walls on the home side of the stadium is leaning badly, and the repair project will fix that.

Trigg County has played 31 games at Rhea Stadium, winning just eight and tying once.  They last played there in 2001.

CLICK HERE to read more on the repairs from the Bowling Green Daily News

Thanks to John from the Kentucky Photo File website.  More great pictures on there. 

Trigg County 4 Fort Campbell 1

Trigg County put together a solid effort on both sides of the ball and won their first season opener in seven years with a 4-1 conquest of Fort Campbell Monday night at the Complex.  It was just Trigg's second ever win over Fort Campbell in 24 career meetings and first since 2001.

Trevor Harper scored a goal on the team's first shot nine minutes in the game, taking a pass from Roman Cail and peppering the left corner of the net to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead.

Jacob Carracilo tied the game with 17:10 left in the first half when he scored off a volley in front of the net.

Trigg answered six minutes later when Jeremy Stamps took a breakaway pass from Harper and scored to give the Wildcats a 2-1 lead.

The Wildcats went up 3-1 six minutes into the second half when Cail scored on a free kick from 25 yards out.

Trigg closed out the scoring with a highlight reel goal when Joel Ben Thomas centered a pass from the corner, and Stamps headed it into the goal to give the Wildcats a 4-1 lead.

Trigg County outshot Fort Campbell 15-11, including 10-6 in the second half.  While they scored four goals, it was Trigg's defense that was the difference in the game.

CLICK HERE to hear Wildcat head coach Josh Nichols on Trigg County's defensive effort

Wildcat goalie Josh Green made five saves on the night, while Brice Whitson saved just three of seven shots in goal for the Falcons.

Trigg County returns to action Thursday at home against Christian County, who lost 4-0 to University Heights Monday.

The Wildcats have not lost a game at home in 10 straight games dating back to 2006.  They are 8-0-2 at the Complex during that stretch.

Trevor Harper (12) battles a Fort Campbell player for possession.

Jeremy Butts (21) was part of the Wildcat defensive unit that allowed just one goal and 11 shots on the night.

Joel Ben Thomas assisted on one of Trigg County's four goals.

Roman Cail scored a goal and assisted on another for the Wildcats.   

Trigg County 2 Mayfield 0

Trigg County opened the 2008 season with a convincing  25-9, 25-9 win at Mayfield Monday night in the first-ever meeting between the two schools.  It was a nice win for new Lady Wildcat head coach Kim Colbert.

Things get tougher for the Lady Wildcats tonight as they host Crittenden County at Wildcat Gym.  The Lady Rockets enter the game with a 2-0 record with wins over Christian County and Graves County.

The JV game tonight is at 6pm, with the varsity to follow at around 7:15pm.

Tulsa Lewis for president

Everyone knew the upcoming Trigg County football season would be a busy one for Tulsa Lewis, but how he has time to manage it around a campaign is anyone's guess.

Here are the local volleyball schedules

Here are the links to the WKDZ/KHSAA Girls' Volleyball schedules

Trigg County Lady Wildcats

Fort Campbell Lady Falcons

Hopkinsville Lady Tigers

Christian County Lady Colonels

Caldwell County Lady Tigers

Todd County Central Lady Rebels

Girls' Soccer Schedules

Here are the links to the WKDZ/KHSAA Girls' soccer schedules

Trigg County Lady Wildcats

Fort Campbell Lady Falcons

Christian County Lady Colonels

Hopkinsville Lady Tigers

University Heights Academy Lady Blazers

Caldwell County Lady Tigers

Todd County Central Lady Rebels

Boys' Soccer Schedules

Here are the links to the WKDZ/KHSAA Boys' soccer schedules

Trigg County Wildcats

Fort Campbell Falcons

Christian County Colonels

Hopkinsville Tigers

University Heights Academy Blazers

Caldwell County Tigers

Todd County Central Rebels

Another good Olympic commerical

Here's another solid Olympic commercial, featuring Jackie Chan and Yao Ming for Visa

Vote in the poll

The Princeton Times-Leader has a poll on their website asking who you think will win the Class 2A District 1 title this year.  As expected, Caldwell County leads the voting.

CLICK HERE to go to their site and cast your unbiased vote.

Trigg falls to Marshall County in football scrimmage

Trigg County showed they still have some work to do following their football scrimmage tonight at Perdue Field.  The Wildcats lost to Marshall County 3-1 in varsity action and 1-0 in JV action.

Both teams had trouble running the football, but Marshall County was more effective passing, hooking up on all three touchdowns through the air.

Marshall County completed 17-of-22 passes for 214 yards against Trigg's defense, which gave primarily a zone look.  Marshall County scored passing touchdowns of 23, 59, and 12 yards.  On the ground, the Class 6A Marshals ran for 42 yards on 15 carries.

Trigg County totaled 170 yards of offense.  Donald Bush was 1-of-6 passing for three yards before leaving with a mild ankle injury.  Mitch Rogers came in and completed 6-of-10 passes for 137 yards.  He threw a 90-yard screen pass to Shelton Burress and tossed an interception.

Burress caught two passes for 93 yards, while Dustin White added two catches for 42 yards.  Three other Wildcats caught passes.

On the ground, Brandon Bridges ran for 30 yards on seven carries, while Burress added seven yards on two carries.

Trigg's offensive line showed signs of needing work as Wildcat backs were thrown for losses on six of their 21 carries.

However, Trigg played with Dustin Calhoun, who is making the move from fullback to offensive line.  He has not been cleared by doctors to play since passing out at a practice last month.

Junior Dillon Cionko, one of the team's leading tacklers last year, suffered a meniscus injury earlier this month and will likely miss the first few games for the Wildcats.

Trigg County will scrimmage Graves County at Calloway County next Friday night.  Their game is the first game of the night and is believed to start at 5:30pm.

Josh Adams tries to get additional yardage after making a catch.

Andre Wright provides a block on offense for the Wildcats.

Will Stagner brings down a Marshall County receiver.

Brandon Bridges looks for running room.

Trigg County featured on WPSD-TV website

WPSD-TV (Ch. 6) out of Paducah has ramped up their high school football coverage this year and has a wealth of information on their web site.

The station is previewing each team in western Kentucky and recently visited Trigg County.  They have a short preview and interview with Wildcat head coach Shannon Burcham.

They also interviewed me for one of their podcasts featured on the web site.  Because I have a face for radio, me doing an audio podcast for a television station is a smart decision.  Myself and Edward Egros talked about the Wildcats, Caldwell County, and how the Class 2A district shapes up for 2008.

You can check out their web previews and podcasts by visiting the WPSD WEB SITE HERE.