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Trigg County 8 Crittenden County 0

Kelci Winn scored three goals and added three assists as Trigg County blanked Crittenden County 8-0 Monday night in Marion.

Lauren Frazier also added her first career hat trick and had two assists for the Lady Wildcats, who also got two goals from Brooklyn Thomas.  Brooke Allen, Ashley Wigand, and Taylor Davis each had assists for Trigg, and Katie Davis had three saves in goal to get the shutout.

Trigg County is now 2-0 on the season and will visit Todd County Central Thursday.

Trigg County also won the JV game 3-0. Sydney Geiger, Shelby Cionko, and Hannah Futrell each scored goals, and Lauren Frazier had an assist.

In other scores, Caldwell County shut out Henderson County 1-0 for their first-ever win over the Lady Colonels.  Nikki Payne had the lone goal for Caldwell County, who is now 3-0.

In games tonight:

• Hopkinsville will visit Christian County
• UHA is at Todd County Central
• Lyon County hosts Fort Campbell

Hopkinsville pounds Todd County Central 10-0

Hopkinsville needed only 55 minutes to beat Todd County Central 10-0 in girls' soccer action Thursday night in Elkton.

The game was called with 25 minutes left in the second half because of the mercy rule.

Bennett Peck scored five goals to lead Hopkinsville, while Lexie Bozell added four goals, and Payton Bucko scored one.  Josie Stewart had two assists, and Bozell had two.

Hoptown also won the JV game 7-0 as Kelsey Humphries had two goals.

Hopkinsville will play at Christian County Tuesday.

In other soccer action:

• Caldwell County ripped Fort Campbell 8-0
• University Heights shut out St. Mary 6-0.

Lightning cancels Lady Wildcat soccer game

Overhead lightning caused Trigg County's Tuesday game at Calloway County to be postponed.  The Lady Wildcats return to action Monday at Crittenden County.

In other games:

• University Heights Academy opened their season with a 7-0 win over Fort Campbell on post.  Sophomore Eden Mack scored two goals while Jeri Beth Higgins, Shayna Hudson, Jacey Luther, Shelby Martin and Katherine Settle scored one goal each. Layton Atwood earned the shutout in the goal.
• In the JV game, UHA won 8-1. Connor East, Eden Mack and Allyson Parker each scored two goals. Sally Morse and Sally Smith added one goal each. UHA returns to their home field on Thursday to play St. Mary at 5:45 p.m. in a girl/boy doubleheader at the Back to School Picnic.
• Hopkinsville's game with Henderson County was postponed and will be made up August 29th. Hopkinsville won the JV game 7-0.  Caroline Noel had 4 goals and Kelsey Humphries had 3 goals. Hayley Rideout and Mallory Smithson combined for the shutout.  Hopkinsville will play at Todd County Central Thursday.
• Muhlenberg County shutout Todd County Central 2-0.

Trigg County 5 Paducah Tilghman 2

Trigg County won a season opener for the first time in the eight-year history of the girls' soccer program.

Taylor Davis scored a hat trick and freshman Lauren Frazier added two goals as Trigg County beat Paducah Tilghman 5-2 in the first-ever meeting between the schools.

Davis assisted on one of Frazier's goals, and Nadia Adams had an assist.

Katie Davis picked up the win in goal for the Lady Wildcats, who return to action today at Calloway County in what will be the season opener for the Lady Lakers.

Paducah Tilghman won the JV game 6-1, with Lauren Frazier scoring Trigg's lone goal.

In other games:

• Caldwell County got four goals from Savannah Pepper to beat Christian County 5-0.  Ashlea Holt scored Caldwell's other goals, with assists from Renee Laurent, Nikki Payne, and Mikayla White.
• Madisonville beat Lyon County 9-3
• Todd County Central shut out Monroe County 6-0.

Trigg soccer teams tie in scrimmages

Trigg County's soccer teams saw their scrimmages end in a tie over the weekend as they prepare to open their seasons next week.

The Lady Wildcats tied Lone Oak 2-2 in a scrimmage played at Paducah Tilghman.  Kelci Winn and Lauren Frazier had goals for the Lady Wildcats.  Brooklyn Thomas had an assist for Trigg, who got strong goalie play from Katie Davis and Elizabeth Torian.

Meanwhile, the Wildcats tied Christian County 1-1 Saturday in Hopkinsville.

Colten Bridges scored off an assist from Aaron Yielding for the Wildcats.  Christian County won the JV game 6-0.

Both the Wildcats and the Lady Wildcats will host their annual Alumni games Saturday at the Complex.

Soccer seasons see game limits increase

The KHSAA has approved changes to the soccer season game limits, increasing the number of games a team can play in the regular season from 17 to 21.  The total includes game-for-game counts for any regular season tournament. 

Trigg County's boys' team has 18 games scheduled, which includes a mid-season tournament at Calloway County.  They could opt to add games to their schedule since they don't compete in the All-A Tournament.

Trigg's girls also have 18 games on their 2009 schedule.

Trigg County girls soccer banquet

The Trigg County girls soccer team held their annual awards banquet Tuesday at the school cafeteria.

Here is a breakdown of the awards handed out:

JV

• JV MVP- Lauren Frazier
• Most Improved - Aubrey Burcham
• Coaches Award (93%) Taylor Butts
• Coaches Award (93%) Jaycee Sittig
• Most Versatile - Danielle Adams

Varsity

• MVP - Danielle Romero
• Most Improved - Katie Pulley
• Academic Awards Highest GPA - Taylor Davis and Ellie Jolly
• Coaches Award (93%) - Brooke Allen
• Most Assists Lakyn Brooks, and Kelci Winn
• Leading Scorer - Kelci Winn
• Best Defensive Player - Kris Cruse
• Best Offensive Player - Kelci Winn
• Senior Awards- Danielle Romero, Lakyn Brooks, Abigail Torian, Kris Cruse, and Hanna Oliver

 
Varsity Award winners were (front from left) Brooke Allen, Katie Pulley, Ellie Jolly, Danni Romero (Back row) Kelci Winn, Hanna Oliver, Taylor Davis, and Laykn Brooks.  Thanks to Jackie Futrell for the picture.

JV Award winners were (from left) Aubree Burcham, Taylor Butts, and Danielle Adams.

University Heights 1 Hopkinsville 0

Sara Allen scored a goal four minutes into the game, and University Heights' defense made it stand as the Lady Blazers claimed the school's first-ever girls' soccer region title with a 1-0 win over Hopkinsville Thursday at the Stadium of Champions.

UHA, who lost to Hopkinsville twice during the season and had dropped 13 of their previous 15 meetings to the Lady Tigers, improves to 15-4-2 with the win.  They will advance to Monday's subsectional game at Marshall County.

Hopkinsville saw their five game winning streak end.  Their final season's record is 15-5-1.

Hopkinsville's Payton Bucko looks to clear a pass in front of UHA's Katherine Settle.

Hopkinsville's Bennett Peck fires a pass off the face of UHA defender Garnett Bruce. 

Hoptown goalie Corrinna Kinnard makes one of her eight saves on the night.

Girls' All Region Soccer Team

Members of the Girls' All Region Soccer Team are Layton Atwood, Allie Ross, Sara Allen, and Rachel Camp of University Heights; Bennett Peck, Payton Bucko, Anjel Grajales, Hadley Scruggs, and Taylor Reid of Hopkinsville; Laura Brown, Paige McKinney, and Hayley Freeman of Lyon County; Kelci Winn and Taylor Davis of Trigg County; and Nikki Swope of Fort Campbell.  Not pictured are Savannah Pepper and Ally Gilland of Caldwell County; Laykn Brooks and Danni Romero of Trigg County; Corey Hatley and Kai Such of Fort Campbell; and Ashley Dalrymple of Todd County Central.

Second Region Girls Soccer Tournament: First Round

Fans were treated to bonus soccer in the first round of the Second Region Girls' Tournament Monday night at the Stadium of Champions.

It will be a rematch of the Third District championship as both University Heights and Hopkinsville needed overtime to pick up wins and advance.

UHA needed sudden death overtime to beat Caldwell County 5-4, while Hopkinsville edged Trigg County 2-1 in regular overtime.

Bennett Peck scored midway through the overtime period for the game-winner as Hopkinsville advanced to the title game for the second straight year.

Trigg County took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Laykn Brooks in the 52nd minute.  Hopkinsville's Payton Bucko tied the game ten minutes later with a goal from 25 feet out.

Although getting outshot 32-12 in the game, Trigg County twice had open looks at the goal only to have shots knocked away in the goal box by Lady Tiger defenders.

Danni Romero made 12 saves in goal for the Lady Wildcats, who see their season end with a record of 9-10-1.  The 10 wins is a new school record for the club, which made the school's first-ever appearance in the region tournament.

Before the game, a moment of silence was held at the stadium.  Trigg County players released three balloons, which had the names Kayla, Kortney, and Ethan written on them in honor of their three classmates that were killed in Roaring Springs last week.  Several of the players were close friends to Kayla Williams and Kortney Frensley.

Hopkinsville improves to 15-4-1 on the season and will play UHA in Thursday's championship game.

Sara Allen scored in a sudden death overtime period to lift the Lady Blazers to a 5-4 win over Caldwell County, ending the Lady Tigers' streak of three straight region titles.

Allen scored two goals on the night, including the go-ahead goal in the second half.

Shayna Hudson gave UHA a 4-2 lead, but Caldwell County responded with goals from Savannah Pepper and Renee Laurent, with the tying goal coming inside the final two minutes of regulation.

UHA outshot Caldwell 32-29 in the game, with Layton Atwood making 19 saves in goal for the Lady Blazers.

UHA (14-4-2) will be making their first appearance in the region title game since 2000.

Kelci Winn battles Hopkinsville's Abby Pace for possession.

Trigg County's Abigail Torian pushes past the Hopkinsville defense.

   

Katie Pulley works the ball up the field against the Hopkinsville defense.

Laykn Brooks tries to clear a pass past Hopkinsville defender Christiane Soldo.

Brooke Allen moves in the offensive against the Lady Tigers.

Laykn Brooks scored Trigg's lone goal of the night against Hopkinsville.

Sara Allen, seen here working against Caldwell County's Hailey Bowles, scored two goals for the Lady Blazers in their win over Caldwell County.

Caldwell County defender Nikki Payne tries to clear the ball out of the UHA end of the field.

UHA's Jessica Harper plays a pass in the second half of their win over Caldwell County.

Caldwell County's Ally Gilland plays a pass ahead of UHA's Jessica Harper.

Girls Second Region Soccer Tournament draw

Trigg County will play the second game Monday night in the first round of the Second Region Tournament at the Stadium of Champions in Hopkinsville.

MONDAY - 6pm - Caldwell County (9-4-4) vs. University Heights (13-4-2)

8pm - Trigg County (9-9-1) vs. Hopkinsville (14-4-1)

THURSDAY - 8pm - Championship Game

Trigg County is making their first appearance in the region tournament.  They tied Hopkinsville 2-2 Sept. 23 at the SOC.

Hopkinsville lost to Caldwell County 7-0 in last year's region title game.

Caldwell County is the three-time defending region champion and have advanced to the championship game six of the last seven years.

University Heights is back in the region tournament for the first time since 2006.  They have not advanced to the title game since 2000.

Caldwell County 2 Trigg County 1

Caldwell County held off a late rally to beat Trigg County 2-1 in the championship game of the Fourth District Tournament Thursday night in Princeton.

Both teams advance to next week's Second Region Tournament in Hopkinsville.

Caldwell County controlled the game at midfield for most of the game, limiting Trigg County to just seven shots in the game. Trigg didn't record a shot on goal until the 21:00 mark of the first half.

Freshman Renee Laurent got Caldwell County on the board with 2:50 left in the half when she lofted a shot over the head of Danni Romero and into the back of the net.

Caldwell added an insurance goal in the 66th minute when Savannah Pepper nailed home a left-footer in front of the net.

Trigg County answered with just under five minutes left when Abigail Torian scored on a breakaway to cut the lead to 2-1.

Torian and Kris Cruise were part of a strong defensive unit, with Cruise knocking away two potential goals in the box.

Caldwell County outshot Trigg 24-7.  Romero had eight of her 10 saves in the first half.

Trigg County falls to 9-9-1 with the loss but will advance to the region tournament for the first time in school history.  Caldwell County is 9-4-4.

Trigg County will play Hopkinsville, who beat University Heights 2-1 to win the Fourth District title.  Hoptown got a tying goal from Payton Bucko, and the game-winner from Bennett Peck with 11 minutes left in the game to win it.

Trigg County and Hopkinsville tied 2-2 back on September 23.  UHA and Caldwell County tied 1-1 back on Sept. 30.  Hoptown's record entering the region tourney is 14-4-1, while UHA is 13-4-2.

Dates and times for the region tournament will be announced Saturday.

CLICK HERE to listen to Lady Wildcat head coach Mike Smith's comment on the title game loss

Girls All-District Soccer Team

Members of the Fourth District All-District Team (in no particular order) are Kelci Winn (Trigg County), Brooke Allen (Trigg County), Hailey Bowles (Caldwell County), Savannah Pepper (Caldwell County), Anna Jimenez (Crittenden County), Mary Holliman (Crittenden County), Stephanie Gray (Lyon County), Laura Brown (Lyon County), Taylor Davis (Trigg County), Laykn Brooks (Trigg County), Ally Gilland (Caldwell County), Hillary Bowles (Caldwell County), Misty Wallace (Crittenden County), Paige McKinney (Lyon County), Abigail Torian (Trigg County), Annie Talley (Caldwell County), Ashlea Holt (Caldwell County), and Nikki Payne (Caldwell County).

District Soccer games will be played tonight

Tonight's district championship games will be played as scheduled.  TCHS athletic director Jim Perrin made the announcement this morning.

Trigg County will play Caldwell County in the girls' district championship game at 5:30pm.  The game will be played at Butler Stadium in Princeton.

The boys' championship game will be played at 8pm at the Complex.  Trigg County will play Caldwell County in that title game also.

District tournament decision to be made Thursday morning

In light of today's tragic deaths involving students in the Trigg County school system, a decision concerning athletic events involving Trigg County sports will be made Thursday morning.

I talked with TCHS principal Neal Cummins tonight.  He said the issue would be among those addressed by the administration and faculty at the school tomorrow.

He expected a decision to be made Thursday morning regarding the district soccer tournaments Thursday night.

The girls title game is scheduled for 5:30pm Thursday night in Princeton, while the boys title game is set for 8pm.

And make sure you say a prayer for the families of the victims.  Everything else, including sports, is secondary at this point.

Girls district title game time moved up to 5:30

The Fourth District Girls' Soccer Championship game between Trigg County and Caldwell County has been moved up to 5:30pm Thursday at the Butler Stadium.

Trigg County and Caldwell County also play in the boys' title game Thursday at 8pm in Cadiz.  The time was moved so that fans would have time to travel to both games, TCHS athletic director Jim Perrin said.

Trigg County 3 Lyon County 0

Trigg County made soccer program history with a 3-0 win over Lyon County Monday night in Princeton.  The win puts the Lady Wildcats in the district title game Thursday against Caldwell County and into the regional tournament for the first time in school history.

Kelci Winn scored two goals, and Taylor Davis added another goal late, but it was the Trigg defense that proved to be the deciding factor in the game.  Abigail Torian and Kris Cruse anchored a defense that held Lyon County to just eight shots in the game and only three in the second half.

Danni Romero recorded her school-record fifth shutout in goal for the Lady Wildcats, needing to make just four saves to record the win.

Trigg outshot Lyon County 15-8.

The Lady Wildcats only had two serious scoring chances in the first 30 minutes of the first half.  With just over 6:00 left in the first half, Winn scored her first goal off a backward header in front of the net off a corner kick from Taylor Davis.

Lyon County (6-8-2) had a chance to tie the game 13 minutes into the second half but after a scramble in front of the net, Lyon's shot missed wide.

Winn scored her second goal in the 55th minute on a breakaway.

Davis scored off a free kick in front of the net with just over six minutes to seal the win.

Trigg County (9-8-1) advances to Thursday night's district title game against Caldwell County, who beat Crittenden County 6-0.  Savannah Pepper scored five goals and assisted on a sixth as the Lady Tigers kept Crittenden winless on the season and ran their record to 8-4-4.

In their only meeting of the year, Caldwell County beat Trigg County 6-3 back on Oct. 2 in Princeton.  The six goals scored by Caldwell was a season high allowed by the Lady Wildcats.

Thursday's title game in Princeton is scheduled to begin at 6pm.

Brooke Allen clears a pass against Lyon County.

Ellie Jolly (24) plays defense against Lyon County's Chelsea Brehm

Taylor Davis heads a pass.

Laykn Brooks found herself double-teamed by Lyon County most of the night.  Chelsea Brehm (4) and Shelby Snow (10) provided the double team here.

Kris Cruse was a blur on defense most of the night for the Lady Wildcats.

Danni Romero needed only four saves to record the shutout for the Lady Wildcats.

Lady Wildcat head coach Mike Smith talks to the team at halftime of the Lyon County game.

Trigg County 5 Fort Campbell 0

The Trigg County Lady Wildcat soccer team rounded out the regular season with a 5-0 shut out at Fort Campbell Thursday.  It was only the second meeting between the schools and first in six years.

Kelci Winn scored the hat trick for the Lady Wildcats, adding to her single season scoring record.  She now has 17 goals this year.

Winn scored her first goal off a crossing pass from Brooke Allen in the 30th minute.   She added her second goal 12 minutes off a cross from Laykn Brooks. 

Allen scored Trigg's goal in the 47th minute.  Winn got the hat trick in the 59th minute off an assist from Taylor Davis. 

Brooks rounded out the scoring in the 72nd minute, scoring off a corner kick.

"I thought the girls showed some character by bouncing back from a hard loss to Caldwell by pulling things together and pitching a shutout against the third highest scoring team in the region," Lady Wildcat head coach Mike Smith said.  "We did not take Fort Campbell lightly as they had a winning record, has scored more goals than us, and had just come off a close game with UHA."

Danni Romero had 13 saves in goal for the Lady Wildcats, who finish the regular season with a record of 8-8-1.  Fort Campbell is 7-8-1.

Trigg County opens play in the district tournament Monday at Caldwell County against Lyon County.

In other soccer action Thursday:

• Christian County and Hopkins County Central played to a 1-1 tie
• Hopkinsville beat Lone Oak 6-4 as Anjel Grajales scored the hat trick for the Lady Tigers.  Bennett Peck scored two goals, and Hunter Neel added a goal.  Peck also had two assists.  Ally Heine had a hat trick of her own for Lone Oak.  Hopkinsville ends the regular season with a record of 12-4-1.  The Hoptown JV team beat Lone Oak 7-0 as Lexie Bozell scored the hat trick.  The Hoptown JV team ends their season with a perfect 17-0 record.
• Mayfield edged Caldwell County 4-3
• Todd County beat Reidland 5-0.

Thursday's Sports Schedule

Here is a rundown of today's local sports schedule:

VOLLEYBALL

• Trigg County (11-18) at Graves County (14-12)
• Whitesville Trinity at Christian County
• Massac County (Ill.) at Fort Campbell

BOYS SOCCER

• St. Mary (4-10-2) at Trigg County (15-1-1) -- Senior Night (6pm start time)
• Owensboro Catholic (11-7) at Christian County (15-4-1)
• Caldwell County (10-5) at Mayfield
• Fort Campbell (8-6-1) at Muhlenberg South (2-8-4)
• Russellville at Dawson Springs

GIRLS SOCCER

• Trigg County (7-8-1) at Fort Campbell (7-6-1)
• Hopkins County Central (3-12-2) at Christian County (3-11-1)
• Hopkinsville (11-4-1) at Lone Oak (6-11-1)
• Caldwell County (7-3-4) at Mayfield (7-7-1)
• Todd County at Reidland

District Tournaments set for Trigg County teams

The pairings are set for the Fourth District Soccer and Seventh District Volleyball Tournaments that begin next week.

Trigg County is host for the boys' soccer district tournament at the Complex.

There will be a doubleheader played on Tuesday, Oct. 14.  Second seed Caldwell County will play Lyon County at 6pm.

The 8pm nightcap has top seed Trigg County playing fourth seed Dawson Springs.

The championship game will be played Thursday, Oct. 16 at 8pm.

All tickets at the gate will be five dollars.

Caldwell County is the host of the Fourth District Girls Soccer Tournament. 

It gets underway Monday, Oct. 13 with second seed Trigg County playing Lyon County at 6pm.

Top seed Caldwell County plays Crittenden County at 8pm.

The girls' championship game will be Thursday, Oct. 16 at 6pm.

All tickets will be five dollars at the gate.

Livingston Central High School is the host of the Seventh District Volleyball Tournament that begins Tuesday, Oct. 14.

The 6pm game will feature two seed Crittenden County and three seed Livingston Central.

The 7:30 nightcap features defending region champion and top seed Caldwell County playing Trigg County.

The championship game will be played Thursday Oct. 16.

Girls Soccer Roundup

Today's Girls Soccer Schedule:

• Christian County at Caldwell County

Monday's Girls Soccer results:

• Eden Mack scored the hat trick as UHA beat Fort Campbell 3-1 Monday in Hopkinsville.  Sara Allen had two assists as the Lady Blazers (12-3-2) outshot the Lady Falcons (7-6-1) 26-12.  The two teams meet in the first round of next week's district tournament.
• Payton Bucko had a hat trick as Hopkinsville shut out Crittenden County 6-0.  Bennett Peck added two goals, and Anjel Grajales added a goal.  Corrinna Kinnard combined for the shutout in goal for Hopkinsville, who improved to 11-4-1 with the win.
• Caldwell County and Apollo played to a 4-4 tie.
• Graves County shutout Christian County 5-0

Trigg County 3 Reidland 0

Trigg County's seniors played a big role in their 3-0 Senior Night win over Reidland tonight at the Complex.

Abigail Torian was moved from defense into midfield and responded with two goals.  Laykn Brooks scored off a penalty shot in the 75th minute, and Danni Romero had four saves to record the shut out in goal.

"This was the first time we have beaten them and while I don't think they were the strongest Reidland team we have faced, it was a good win. In fact, they had two great chances on us but solid play from our back line led to two would be goals being cleared off the line by our defense," said Lady Wildcat head coach Josh Nichols.

Seniors Hanna Oliver and Kris Kruse were honored along with Brooks, Torian, and Romero.

Trigg County improved to 7-7-1 with the win.

University Heights 2 Trigg County 1

Sara Allen scored two goals to lead University Heights past Trigg County 2-1 Saturday afternoon in Hopkinsville.

Allen's goals gave the Lady Blazers a new school record for goals in a season (72).

Kelci Winn scored Trigg County's lone goal in the second half.

UHA improved to 10-3-1 with the win, which has won five of the six career meetings with Trigg.  The other game ended in a tie.

The Lady Wildcats fell to 6-7-1 on the season.

UHA won the JV game 4-0 behind two goals from Conner East.

Trigg County 3 Lyon County 2

Trigg County took a step closer to gaining the top seed in the district tournament with a 3-2 win Thursday night at the Complex.

The Lady Wildcats got off to a fast start when Kelci Winn took a Laykn Brooks pass and scored three minutes into the game.

Kelsey Martin of Lyon County tied the game at 1-1 at the 16:00 mark when she scored off an assist from Stephanie Gray.

Paige McKinney gave Lyon County a 2-1 lead at the 34:00 mark of the first half when she poked in a goal that just cleared the top crossbar.

Brooks gave Trigg County some momentum when she scored off a Winn pass two minutes before halftime.

Winn banged home a rebound at the 58:00 mark that turned out to be the game-winner.

Danni Romero had nine saves in goal for the Lady Wildcats, who even their record at 6-6-1 on the season.

Lyon County fell to 5-4-2.

Trigg County won the JV game 3-0.

The Lady Wildcats play at University Heights Saturday afternoon at 1:30.

GAME NOTES THE CADIZ RECORD WILL LIKELY USE WITHOUT CREDIT OR PERMISSION IN NEXT WEEK'S PAPER:

• The win marked Trigg County's first victory over Lyon County in seven career meetings.
• Winn leads the team in multi-goal games this year.
• Both teams had 14 shots in the game.
• The six wins is a new record for Trigg girls' soccer.  The Lady Wildcats have four regular season games left.

Kelci Winn scored two goals for the Lady Wildcats in their win over Lyon County.

Laykn Brooks heads toward the goal for Trigg County in their win over Lyon County Thursday.

In other games Thursday:

• Sara Allen scored another hat trick has University Heights shut out Reidland 5-0.  Alli Ross and Jessica Harper also had goals for the Lady Blazers, who improve to 9-3-1 on the season. 
• UHA also won a co-ed soccer game with St. Peter and Paul Middle School as Sally Smith scored the hat trick.
• Christian County shut out St. Mary 2-0. 

Trigg County 2 Hopkinsville 2

Trigg County overcame a 2-0 deficit and forged a tie with one of the region's top teams Tuesday night.  The Lady Wildcats tied Hopkinsville 2-2 and ended the Lady Tigers' six-game winning streak.

Bennett Peck scored off a pass from Abbey Pace 30 minutes into the game for the lone goal of the first half.  Peck then fed Payton Bucko in the 66th minute for a 2-0 Hoptown lead.

Trigg County added a goal a few minutes later on a free kick from Taylor Davis.  Laykn Brooks scored on a breakaway with five minutes left to tie the game.

Katie Davis had 11 saves in goal for the Lady Wildcats.

"I really liked what I saw from the girls tonight, and if they keep it going into Thursday, I like our chances to be as competitive with Lyon as we have ever been," Lady Wildcat head coach Mike Smith said.

Hopkinsville won the JV game 4-1 behind a hat trick from Lexie Bozell.

Trigg County is now 5-6-1 on the season while Hopkinsville is 10-2-1.

Trigg hosts Lyon County Thursday.

Trigg County at Hopkinsville

Trigg County will take on one of the top scoring teams in the state in Hopkinsville tonight at the Stadium of Champions.

The Lady Tigers are 10-2 and have scored 61 goals in 12 games (5.0 goals a game).  Sophomores Bennett Peck (23 goals) and Payton Bucko (17 goals) have combined for 40 goals this season.

The Lady Wildcats are 0-4-1 against Hopkinsville all-time, with last year's game ending in a 1-1 tie.

Trigg County is 5-6 and looking for their third straight win tonight.

In other games tonight:

• Todd County plays at Barren County
• Fort Campbell visits Crittenden County

One game from Monday:

• Lyon County scored in the game's final minute to force a 3-3 tie with University Heights.  Sara Allen had all three of UHA's goals as the Lady Blazers are now 8-3-1.  Shelby Mack and Jessica Harper each had assists for UHA.  Lyon County is now 5-3-2.

Trigg County 7 Crittenden County 1

Trigg County scored their goals in bunches Thursday as they beat Crittenden County 7-1 at the Complex.

The win was their first in district play and ups their record to 5-6 with their third win in their last four games.

Every day should be Kelci Winn's birthday.  The junior tied a school record with four goals on her 17th birthday.  She also had two goals on her birthday two years ago.

Winn scored on a breakaway 10 minutes into the game to begin the scoring for the Lady Wildcats.

Taylor Davis added a goal off a free kick nine minutes later to put Trigg up 2-0.  Just 90 seconds later, Brooke Allen found the left corner of the net from 25 yards out for a 3-0 lead.

Trigg wrapped up the first half scoring when Millie Futrell sent a nice crossing pass to Winn, who knocked it into the net out of mid-air for a 4-0 lead.

In the second half, Winn scored off an Ashley Wiegand pass for a 5-0 lead.  Less than a minute later, Winn fed Laykn Brooks with her first goal of the game and a 6-0 lead.

Misty Wallace scored Crittenden County's lone goal in the 58th minute.

Winn finished the game's scoring with her fourth goal in the 65th minute.

Trigg County outshot Crittenden County 30-4 in the game, with their strong defense meaning goalie Katie Davis needed just two saves in the game.

CLICK HERE to listen to comments from Lady Wildcat head coach Mike Smith on the win

Trigg County will play at Hopkinsville Tuesday.

Brooke Allen battles a Crittenden County player for the ball.

Taylor Davis (left) advances on Crittenden County's Misty Wallace.

Ellie Jolly fires a pass.

Crittenden County's defense tried everything to contain Trigg County's Kelci Winn, who still managed to tie a school record with four goals in the game.   

In other games from Thursday:

• Hopkinsville beat Fort Campbell 6-1 as Bennett Peck scored the hat trick, and Payton Bucko added two goals.  Also scoring was Hunter Neel.  Bucko also had two assists as the Lady Tigers wrapped up the number one seed in next month's district tournament.  Hoptown is now 10-2 with their sixth straight win, while Fort Campbell falls to 6-5.  Hopkinsville also won the JV game 7-1 as Lexie Bozell had three goals, and Caroline Noel added two.
• UHA was scoreless for the first 57 minutes of their game with Todd County Central before exploding for eight goals in the final 23 minutes to grab the 8-1 win at Givens Field.  Sara Allen scored four goals for UHA, while Jessica Harper added two and Alli Ross and Elizabeth Settle each scored a goal.  UHA won the JV game 2-1 on goals by Conner East and Shelby Martin.  The Lady Blazers are now 7-3 on the season.

Trigg County 5 Todd County Central 3

Trigg County held off Todd County Central 5-3 tonight at the Complex, to draw within two games of .500.

Kelci Winn and Taylor Davis each had two goals, and Abigail Torian added another as the Lady Wildcats built a 3-0 lead only to see Todd County tie the game with three quick goals in the first eight minutes of the second half.

"We still can't seem to put a complete game together, but at least this time we came out on the winning side of things," said Lady Wildcat head coach Mike Smith.  "Todd never really threatened us, they just took advantage of our chances."

Trigg County outshot Todd County 25-5 in the contest.  The Lady Wildcats are now 4-6 and will host Crittenden County Thursday.

In other action tonight, University Heights Academy beat Crittenden County 10-0 at UHA.  Sara Allen scored four goals, and Eden Mack added two.  Shelby Martin, Rachel Camp and Katherine Settle each added one goal as the Lady Blazers scored five goals in each half.

Freshman Garnett Bruce earned her first shutout in the goal of a varsity game.

UHA also won the JV game 2-0 on goals from Shayna Hudson and Katherine Settle.  Sixth grader Carson Bryant recorded the shutout in the goal.

UHA returns to action Thursday against Todd County at Givens Field.

Todd County at Trigg County

Trigg County hosts Todd County Central tonight at the Complex as they try and sweep the season series with the Lady Rebels.

Trigg beat Todd 5-1 back on Aug. 28.  The Lady Wildcats are 3-6 on the season, while Todd County is 0-6-1.

In other games tonight:

• Caldwell County (2-2-2) visits Calloway County (3-4-2)
• Reidland (3-6-1) travels to Fort Campbell (5-4)
• University Heights (5-3) hosts Crittenden County (0-6)

In games from Monday:

• Hopkinsville traveled to Pleasant View, Tennessee and beat Sycamore 6-1.  Sophomores Bennett Peck and Payton Bucko each scored hat tricks as the Lady Tigers improved to 9-2.  Anjel Grajales, Bucko, and Peck each had two assists.  The War Eagles fell to 1-6 with the loss.  Hopkinsville hosts Fort Campbell Thursday.
• University Heights beat St. Mary 5-1 Monday in Paducah.  Sara Allen scored two goals for the Lady Blazers, while Alli Ross, Jessica Harper, and Shayna Hudson each added a goal.  Allen, Harper, and Hudson each had an assist, and Garnett Bruce had seven saves in goal.  UHA improves to 5-3 and will host Crittenden County tonight.

Muhlenberg South 1 Trigg County 0

Trigg County held a commanding advantage in shots but still fell to Muhlenberg South 1-0 tonight at the Complex.

Trigg outshot the Lady Suns (Sunnettes?) 27-4 but a Muhlenberg South goal 13 minutes into the game was the lone score of the contest.

Muhlenberg South improved to 6-1 with the win, while Trigg County fell to 3-6 on the season.

"After falling behind, we turned it up and looked great and dominated in every part of the game except the scoreboard," Lady Wildcat head coach Mike Smith said.

Trigg County returns to action Tuesday at home against Todd County Central.

In other games tonight:

• University Heights got back on the winning track with an 8-2 thumping of Hopkins County Central at Morton's Gap.  Sara Allen scored four goals, and Elizabeth Settle, Shelby Martin, Shayna Hudson, and Alli Ross each scored as UHA had 24 shots in the contest.  UHA is now 4-3 on the season and will play at St. Mary Monday.  UHA won the JV game 3-0 behind a pair of goals from Shelby Martin.

Trigg County 4 Webster County 0

Trigg County show little effects from a long layoff as they beat Webster County 4-0 Tuesday night in Dixon.

The win snapped a three-game losing streak and ups the Lady Wildcat record to 3-5 on the season. 

Trigg County will host Muhlenberg South Thursday at the Complex in the first of three consecutive home games.

In other games from Tuesday:

• Hopkinsville got two goals from Bennett Peck as the Lady Tigers beat University Heights 4-2.  Payton Bucko and Josie Stewart also had goals, and Bucko, Peck, and Christine Soldo had assists.  Sara Allen and Jessica Harper scored goals for UHA, who dropped to 3-3 with their third straight loss.  The Lady Blazers will travel to Hopkins Central Thursday.  Hopkinsville is now 8-2 and will trvel to Mayfield today.  Hoptown also won the JV game 6-1 behind a hat trick from Lexi Sabatino and two goals by Lexie Bozell.

Trigg County at Webster County

Trigg County plays their first game in 10 days today as they travel to Webster County to face the Lady Trojans.

The Lady Wildcats are 2-5 on the season, counting a forfeit loss on Aug. 31 to Murray when they couldn't round up a bus to get to the game.

Webster County comes into tonight's game with a record of 3-4.  The all-time series between the schools is tied at 1-1, with Trigg winning the last game in 2005.

In action from Monday:

• Fort Campbell beat Christian County 4-3 as Kai Such and Jourdon Lewis staked the Lady Falcons to a 2-0 first half lead.  Christian County battled back with three straight goals, but Mazzie Ellis and Cori Hatley added second half goals to give Fort Campbell the win.  Fort Campbell evens their record at 4-4 on the season, while Christian County falls to 1-3-1.  Fort Campbell also won the JV game 4-0 behind goals from Brittney Ellis, Emily Ward, Bailey Williams, and Rachel Lassitter.  Carly Kozal had the shutout in goal.

In other games tonight:

• Fort Campbell hosts Hopkins County Central
• Todd County Central travels to Franklin-Simpson
• University Heights hosts Hopkinsville in a game that features two of the top scorers in the state in Hoptown's Bennett Peck and UHA's Sara Allen.

Girls Soccer Roundup

Hopkinsville won a pair of soccer games over the weekend, beating Lafayette of Lexington 1-0 Saturday.

Anjel Grajales had the lone goal, and Corrinna Kinnard had her fifth shutout of the season in goal.

Later in the day, Bennett Peck scored four goals to lead the Lady Tigers past Western Hills of Frankfort 5-2.  Peck also assisted on a goal by Payton Bucko.

Hoptown is now 7-2 and will play at Mayfield Monday night.

Also Monday, Fort Campbell plays at Christian County in a boys/girls doubleheader.

Girls soccer scores

Bennett Peck had two goals as Hopkinsville shut out Caldwell County 4-0 in Hopkinsville.  Taylor Reid and Josie Stewart also had goals for the Lady Tigers, who got two assists from Anjel Grajales and single assists from Payton Bucko and Brittany Kinnard.  The JV also won 3-0 behind two goals from Lexie Bozell and a goal from Kelsey Humphries.

Hoptown improves to 5-2 and will play at Lafayette Saturday.

Caldwell County drops to 2-2-1 with the loss.

In other games Thursday:

• Lyon County beat University Heights 8-7 in a shootout to win the All-A Second Region title.  The Lady Lyons will advance to play Murray Saturday for the sectional title and the chance to advance to Frankfort for the All-A Classic State Cup.  Both teams are now 3-2 following the game.

Girls Soccer Roundup

Mayfield handed University Heights their first loss in girls soccer Tuesday night with a 4-2 win in Hopkinsville.

Alli Ross and Sara Allen scored goals for the Lady Blazers (3-1), who also got 10 saves from Layton Atwood.

UHA had 29 shots on goal in the contest but could only bang home two goals.

The Lady Blazers play Lyon County at 6:00 pm Thursday at UHA for the Class A Region Two championship.  Lyon County (2-2) edged Fort Campbell 4-3 Tuesday.

Today's Girls' Soccer schedule

Trigg County dropped two games in the Murray Lady Tiger Cup over the weekend and had a bizarre forfeit in a third game.

The Lady Wildcats lost to Lone Oak 2-0 Saturday and then suffered a 5-0 setback to Heath as they managed just one shot on goal in the contest.

Trigg was scheduled to play Murray Sunday morning at 9am but was forced to forfeit when they couldn't muster up a bus driver to take them to Murray.

"We were unable to find a bus driver.  The school did everything they could and tried late into Saturday night and early Sunday morning," head coach Mike Smith said.  "I was notified at approximately 6:15 a.m. that we would not have a driver, and I felt it would be too distracting to try and secure parental transportation and get the required paperwork fillled out in under one hour and still be able to focus fully on preparing for a game."

Smith added the team's "injury status, morale, and available starters were also a secondary factor once the transportation issue came to light."

"I felt, given all the circumstances, it was in the best interests of the team to forfiet the game."

Trigg County is now 2-5 on the season and isn't scheduled to play again until Sept. 9.

"Overall, I think our experience in the tournament will help us understand how hard we are going to have to work to get where we want to be as a team and a program," Smith said.

In games tonight:

• Fort Campbell (3-3) hosts Lyon County (1-2)
• Christian County (0-2-1) looks for their first win tonight at Todd County Central
• University Heights (3-0) will try and remain unbeaten as they host Mayfield (2-3).

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 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.

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

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)

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.

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

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

Trigg County beats Union County in girls soccer scrimmage

Trigg County beat Union County 4-0 in a girls' soccer scrimmage last night in Morganfield.

Danielle Romero scored the shut out in goal for the Lady Wildcats, who got two goals from Janada Acree and one goal each from Brooklyn Thomas and Taylor Davis.

Trigg will scrimmage at Heath Saturday at 2:30pm.

The Trigg JV team also won, picking up a 4-3 win.  Lauren Frazier had three goals for the Lady Wildcats.

Trigg County opens their 2008 season next Saturday at home against University Heights at the Complex.

Trigg County soccer practice dates, times set

The Trigg County Lady Wildcat soccer team will have a mandatory meeting for players and parents Friday at 4:30pm at the Complex.  All players must attend with at least one parent or guardian.

Voluntary practice for the Lady Wildcats will be from 4:30-7pm Thursday and Friday.   Mandatory practice begins Monday at 4:30pm.

Meanwhile, the Wildcat boys' soccer team will also begin practice Thursday at 7pm at the Complex.

 

Lady Wildcat soccer car wash Friday

After getting rained out last week, the Trigg County girls' soccer team will again try to have their free car wash Friday from 2pm to 6:30pm at the Cadiz Christian Church at 31 Main Street.

They will also be hosting a yard sale Saturday at the Trigg Elementary School parking lot.  There will be plenty to buy and they are accepting items for sale.  Just call Tina Jarrett at 625-2882.

All donations will help the Lady Wildcats attend camp this summer.

Lady Wildcats having car wash Friday

The Trigg County Lady Wildcat soccer team is having a free car wash Friday from 2pm-6:30pm at the Cadiz Christian Church at 31 Main Street.

All donations will help the team attend soccer camp this summer.

Davis, Brooks named to the All-Region soccer team

Trigg County's Laykn Brooks was named to the First Team All-Second Region soccer team in voting conducted by the region's coaches based on season play.

Lady Wildcat defender Taylor Davis was named to the Second Team.

It's the second straight year they've been honored at the region level.

Second Region champs in action

State Tournament action in soccer and volleyball begins this week at various locations around the state.

Hopkinsville beat University Heights 3-2 Saturday to win their second straight region title.  Hoptown (10-8-2) will play at First Region champ Heath (14-7-1) tonight at 7pm.  Heath beat Hopkinsville 2-0 in the first round of the state tourney last year.

If Hopkinsville wins, they will host the winner of the Bowling Green/Madisonville game Wednesday at the Stadium of Champions.

CLICK HERE FOR THE WKDZ/KENTUCKY BOYS SOCCER STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET

In girls' soccer, Caldwell County (18-2-1) puts their 17-game winning streak on the line Tuesday night when they host Marshall County (16-5-1).  The Lady Marshals beat Graves County 1-0 in a shootout Saturday to win the First Region title.

Caldwell County has lost to Marshall County in the first round of the state tournament the past two years, losing 3-0 last year and 4-1 in overtime in 2005.

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The State Volleyball Tournament doesn't begin until Friday.  Caldwell County (32-5) will play Ninth Region champion Notre Dame Academy (21-9) at 6pm Friday at Northern Kentucky University.

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Three Lady Wildcats named to All-District team

Caldwell County beat Lyon County 3-0 to win the Fourth District Girls Soccer championship Thursday night in Eddyville.

Both Caldwell (16-2-1) and Lyon County (13-6) advance to next week's region tournament, and there is a good chance they will meet again in the region title game.

Trigg County players Abigail Torian, Taylor Davis, and Hanna Oliver were named to the All-District Team which is based on season play.