HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

WHEN CHRISTIAN COUNTY’S LADY COLONELS TAKE THE FIELD FOR THE 2012 SEASON, THEY WILL HAVE A NEW COACH.

ON WEDNESDAY, DAVID JOINER ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION AFTER THREE SEASONS. JOINER’S RECORD WAS 110-15 WITH TWO APPEARANCES AT THE K-H-S-A-A STATE TOURNAMENT. THIS PAST SEASON, THE LADY COLONELS WERE 31-5 AND LOST TO HOPKINS CENTRAL IN THE SEMIFINALS OF THE 2^ND REGION TOURNAMENT.

GOLF

THE U-S WOMEN’S OPEN BEGINS THIS MORNING AT THE BROADMOOR IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. PRINCETON’S EMMA TALLEY TEES OFF AT 9:06 HOPKINSVILLE TIME WITH CINDY LACROSSE—WHO PLAYS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE—AND LETA LINDLEY. THE BROADMOOR LAST HOSTED THE U-S WOMEN’S OPEN IN 1995, WHEN ANNIKA SORENSTAM DEFEATED MEG MALLON BY A STROKE.  

HOPKINSVILLE HIGH’S DAYTON JONES IS IN A THREE WAY TIE FOR THE LEAD HEADING INTO THE FINAL ROUND OF THE KENTUCKY JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP AT FORT KNOX.

JONES AND TWO OTHERS ARE ATOP THE BOYS 17-18 DIVISION WITH A 70. U-H-A’S CAMERON ALLEN IS TIED FOR FOURTH IN THE BOYS 15-16 DIVISION WITH A 73, TWO STROKES BEHIND THE LEADERS. CHRISTIAN COUNTY’S T-J FERRY IS TIED FOR 20^TH WITH A 77.

U-H-A’S ANNA MOORE IS TIED FOR 26^TH IN THE GIRLS 13-15 DIVISION AT THE GIRLS JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP WHICH CONCLUDES TODAY AT MAYWOOD GOLF CLUB IN BARDSTOWN.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY WILL BE HEADING TO CANADA TO PLAY A SERIES OF EXHIBITION GAMES IN AUGUST.

COACH STEVE PROHM’S RACERS WILL PLAY IN TORONTO AUGUST 5^TH AGAINST BROCK UNIVERSITY, A-GAME HOOPS, A SENIOR SELECT TEAM ON AUGUST 7^TH AND ANOTHER SENIOR SELECT TEAM, THE A-B-A CANADA ALL STARS AUGUST 8^TH.

PROHM SAYS THE EXTRA TEN DAYS OF PRACTICE AND MAKING THE TRIP WILL ALLOW THE TEAM TO GROW AND GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER. THE RACERS HAVE SIX RETURNING PLAYERS AND A NUMBER OF NEWCOMERS TO THE PROGRAM THIS SEASON.

ALSO HEADING TO THE GREAT WHITE NORTH FOR AN EXHIBITION SERIES IS THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE’S WOMEN’S TEAM.

COACH JEFF WALZ’S CARDINALS WILL PLAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AUGUST 11^TH, TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY AUGUST 12^TH AND UNIVERSITY OF FRASER VALLEY AUGUST 13^TH. THE CARDS RETURN FOUR STARTERS FROM LAST YEAR’S NC-AA TOURNAMENT SWEET 16 TEAM.

FORMER UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH TONY JONES HAS FOUND A NEW JOB. THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS JONES WILL BECOME THE HEAD COACH AT ALCOA HIGH SCHOOL.

JONES SPENT 18 SEASONS AS A COLLEGIATE COACH, INCLUDING THE LAST 11 AS BRUCE PEARL’S TOP ASSISTANT AT TENNESSEE AND WISCONSIN-MILWUAKEE.

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS HAVE INVITED FORMER UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI PLAYER DARNELL WILKS OF CLARKSVILLE TO JOIN THE TEAM. WILKS AVERAGED ALMOST 18 POINTS A GAME HIS SENIOR SEASON WITH THE BEARCATS.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER REPORTS KENTUCKY IS CONTINUING TO STOCKPILE OFFENSIVE LINEMEN FOR THE 2012 CLASS.

SIX-FIVE 290 POUND LINEMAN JON TOTH OF INDIANAPOLIS COMMITED TO KENTUCKY ON WEDNESDAY. COACH JOKER PHILLIPS NOW HAS 13 COMMITMENTS FOR THE 2012 CLASS.

KENTUCKY FOOTBALL TEAM MEMBERS SAY QUARTERBACK MORGAN NEWTON IS EMERGING AS A TEAM LEADER.

THE JUNIOR TAKES OVER AN OFFENSE WHICH LOST MANY OF ITS PLAYMAKERS FROM LAST SEASON. SENIOR CORNERBACK RANDALL BURDEN SAYS NEWTON IS A WORKAHOLIC AND WORKING HARDER AND MORE IN PAST YEARS.

NEWTON TELLS THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER HE HOPES U-K PLAYERS CONTINUE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR USING THEIR SUMMER TIME TO GET BETTER. KENTUCKY OPENS THE SEASON SEPTEMBER FIRST AGAINST WESTERN KENTUCKY AT L-P FIELD IN NASHVILLE.

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SAFETY JANZEN JACKSON—WHO LEFT THE TEAM TWICE LAST SEASON FOR “PERSONAL REASONS” IS ENROLLED IN CLASSES AND BACK ON THE TEAM.

THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL SAYS JACKSON IS EXPECTED TO BE A “FULL PARTICIPANT” WHEN THE VOLS BEGIN FALL PRACTICE IN AUGUST.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE TRADEWATER PIRATES SWEPT A DOUBLEHEADER AT MARION WEDNESDAY WITH IDENTICAL 2-1 SCORES. THE PIRATES ARE TWO GAMES BEHIND THE LEAGUE LEADING BOBCATS. THE TWO TEAMS PLAY AGAIN THIS EVENING IN MARION.

FULTON AND OWENSBORO SPLIT A DOUBLEHEADER WEDNESDAY, WITH THE BOBCATS WINNING 4-2 IN GAME ONE, WITH THE OILERS TAKING THE NIGHTCAP 8-4. THE TWO TEAMS PLAY AGAIN THIS EVENING IN FULTON.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS LOST TO MEMPHIS 6-5 IN 13 INNINGS AT GREER STADIUM. THE SOUNDS OPEN A FOUR GAME SERIES TONIGHT IN ALBQUERQUE AGAINST THE ISOTOPES.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS OPENED A SERIES WITH A 4-2 WIN OVER LAKE COUNTY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE TWO TEAMS PLAY AGAIN THIS EVENING AT BOWLING GREEN BALLPARK.