HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY HAS NAMED A NEW SOCCER COACH. THE KENTUCKY NEW ERA REPORTED TUESDAY TONY HENSON WILL REPLACE LONG TIME COACH JOHN DEANGELIS.

HENSON COACHED AT HOPKINSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM 2004-07 AND SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE AMBUSH SOCCER ASSOCIATION FROM 2002 UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN HE ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION.

H-C-A—WHO WAS THE KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STATE RUNNER UP LAST SEASON--OPENS ITS 2011 SEASON AUGUST 19^TH HOSTING GLASGOW CHRISTIAN.

GOLF

THE PEPSI JUNIOR GOLF TOUR’S TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS CONCLUDED TUESDAY AT OXMOOR COUNTRY CLUB IN LOUISVILLE.

IN THE BOYS 17-18 DIVISION, HOPKINSVILLE HIGH’S DAYTON JONES FINISHED SECOND WITH A 150 TOTAL. JONES RALLIED FROM MONDAY’S OPENING ROUND 82 WITH A 68 TUESDAY. JONES WAS ALSO NAMED THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN THE BOYS 17-18 DIVISION.

CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH GOLFER JONATHAN GRABARA FINISHED 10^TH WITH A 157 TOTAL.

PRINCETON’S DANIEL TAYLOR WON THE BOYS 15-16 DIVISION WITH A 145 SCORE, WITH CHRISTIAN COUNTY’S T-J FERRY FINISHING FOUR SHOTS BACK IN THIRD PLACE AT 149.

TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY OF REGISTRATION FOR THE GARLAND NISSAN CITY AM GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS WHICH BEGIN FRIDAY AT THE LINKS AT NOVADELL. THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS AT SIX P-M THIS EVENING. YOU CAN CONTACT NOVADELL, HOPKINSVILLE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB OR WESTERN HILLS TO ENTER.

A REMINDER YOU CAN FOLLOW THE TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND PRESENTED BY BUDWEISER OF HOPKINSVILLE ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

GLASGOW NATIVE AND FORMER MIDDLE TENNESSEE GOLFER TARYN DURHAM IS THE LEADER AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF THE WOMEN’S KENTUCKY OPEN.

DURHAM—A FORMER BIG BREAK PARTICIPANT ON GOLF CHANNEL—SHOT A ONE UNDER PAR 71 TUESDAY. DURHAM—WHO FINISHED THIRD IN THE TENNESSEE OPEN LAST WEEK—WILL TAKE A TWO STROKE LEAD INTO TODAY’S FINAL ROUND.

THE SEARCH FOR A NEW ATHLETICS DIRECTOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE CONTINUES. THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS L-S-U A-D JOE ALLEVA HAS TURNED DOWN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE MIKE HAMILTON IN KNOXVILLE.

THERE WAS WIDE SPECULATION TUESDAY THAT ALLEVA WAS THE LEADING CANDIDATE, BUT THAT ENDED LAST NIGHT WHEN L-S-U ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING ALLEVA WOULD STILL RUN THE ATHLETICS PROGRAM THERE.

NFL

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS THE TENNESSEE TITANS HAVE REACHED DEALS WITH 14 UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS.

THOSE INCLUDE FORMER VANDERBILT LINEBACKER JOHN STOKES, LOUISVILLE TIGHT END CAMERON GRAHAM, FORMER TENNESSEE PUNTER CHAD CUNNINGHAM AND FORMER TENNESSEE STATE RECEIVER JOSEPH HILLS.

MEANWHILE, THE SPECULATION CONTINUES THAT SEATTLE QUARTERBACK MATT HASSELBACK IS THE TITANS CHOICE FOR A VETERAN QUARTERBACK. THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS HASSELBACK WAS TOLD BY THE SEAHAWKS TUESDAY HE WOULD NOT BE RE-SIGNED.

OTHER TEAMS ARE IN THE MIX INCLUDING: SAN FRANCISCO, ARIZONA, MIAMI AND MINNESOTA. THE TITANS ARE ALSO REPORTEDLY INTERESTED IN DONOVAN MCNABB IF THEY CANNOT SIGN HASSELBACK.

THE TITANS WANT A VETERAN TO MENTOR ROOKIE JAKE LOCKER—TAKEN 8^TH IN THIS YEAR’S N-F-L DRAFT—AND TO REPLACE KERRY COLLINS WHO RETIRED EARLIER THIS SUMMER.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE TRADEWATER PIRATES FELL TO OWENSBORO 4-2 IN THE OPENING GAME OF THE OHIO VALLEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS. THE PIRATES HAVE TO WIN THE NEXT TWO GAMES ON THE ROAD TO PLAY FOR THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.

FULTON DEFEATED MARION 9-3, WITH GAME TWO OF THEIR SERIES TONIGHT IN FULTON.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS WENT TEN INNINGS IN RALLYING TO DEFEAT OKLAHOMA CITY 11-9 IN 10 INNINGS. GAME TWO OF THE SERIES TONIGHT.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS OPEN A ROAD SERIES THIS EVENING AT THE LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS. THE HOT RODS WERE IDLE TUESDAY.