HIGH SCHOOL GOLF

SEVERAL LOCAL SCHOOLS PLAYED IN THE MADISONVILLE-NORTH HOPKINS INVITATIONAL SATURDAY AT LAKESHORE COUNTRY CLUB. AFTER A FOUR HOUR RAIN DELAY, HOST MADISONVILLE WON THE EVENT AT 325, FOLLOWED BY HOPKINS CENTRAL WHO DEFEATED U-H-A IN A SCORECARD PLAYOFF. BOTH TEAMS SHOT 327. HOPKINSVILLE WAS FOURTH AT 331, CHRISTIAN COUNTY 7^TH AT 334.

U-H-A’S TADD SWITZER TIED FOR THIRD LOW INDIVIDUAL AT 74, HOPKINSVILLE’S JACK GARDNER AND DAYTON JONES TIED FOR 5^TH AT 75, WITH CHRISTIAN COUNTY’S T-J FERRY AND U-H-A’S CAMERON ALLEN TYING FOR 6^TH AT 76.

TODAY’S MATCH: HOPKINSVILLE, DAVIESS COUNTY AND MUHLENBERG COUNTY TRAVEL TO CHRISTIAN COUNTY.

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS OPENS ITS SEASON AT TRIGG COUNTY. HOPKINS CENTRAL ALSO OPENS ITS SEASON TODAY AT HENDERSON COUNTY.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

ONE OF THE TOP PLAYERS IN KENTUCKY IN THE 2013 CLASS HAS REOPENED HIS RECRUITMENT. THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS AFTER COMMITTING TO PURDUE, BULLITT EAST STANDOUT DEREK WILLIS IS RE-OPENING THE RECRUITING PROCESS  WILLIS’ FATHER SAYS HIS SON STILL LIKES PURDUE, BUT WANTS TO SEE WHAT OTHER SCHOOLS MIGHT RECRUIT HIM. THE YOUNGER WILLIS LED THE CHARGERS TO THE BOYS SWEET 16 LAST SEASON.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

MURRAY STATE WON ITS SECOND GAME IN CANADA SUNDAY, DEFEATING A-GAME HOOPS 76-60. THE RACERS WERE LED IN SCORING BY LATREZE MUSHATT WITH 15 POINTS, DONTE POOLE ADDED 11, WITH ED DANIEL ADDING 11 POINTS AND TEN REBOUNDS.  THE RACERS CONCLUDE THE CANADIAN TOUR THIS EVENING AGAINST THE CANADIAN A-B-A ALL STARS.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY FOOTBALL RECRUIT GLENN FAULKNER HAS RECEIVED ACADEMIC CLEARANCE TO PLAY FOR THE WILDCATS THIS FALL.

THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS FAULKNER WAS RECENTLY RULED ELIGIBLE BY THE NC-AA CLEARINGHOUSE. FAULKNER—FROM EAST ST. LOUIS—WAS THE TOP PROSPECT IN ILLINOIS BY RIVALS.COM. FAULKNER IS EXPECTED TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT AT FREE SAFETY.

AUSTIN PEAY BEGINS FALL PRACTICE TODAY, AFTER MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME SUNDAY FOR A TEAM MEAL ACCORDING TO THE LEAF CHRONICLE. COACH RICK CHRISTOPHEL SAYS ALL EYES WILL NOW BEGIN GETTING READY FOR THE GOVERNORS SEASON OPENER AT CINCINNATI SEPTEMBER THIRD.

NFL

THERE WAS DRAMA THIS WEEKEND AT TENNESSEE TITANS TRAINING CAMP. THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS SAFETY CORTLAND FINNEGAN’S ABSENCE SATURDAY WAS APPROVED BY THE TEAM. FINNEGAN WENT ON TWITTER SUNDAY TO SAY HE LEFT FOR A PERSONAL MATTER KNOWN TO TEAM OFFICIALS, NOT A CONTRACT DISPUTE. HE ALSO BLAMED THE MEDIA FOR BLOWING THE STORY OUT OF PROPORTION.

HOWEVER, TEAM OFFICIALS SAY FINNEGAN’S ABSENCE WASN’T KNOWN BY NEITHER COACH MIKE MUNCHAK NOR GENERAL MANAGER MIKE REINFELDT.

REINFELDT SAYS HE PLANS TO REPORT FINNEGAN’S ABSENCE TO THE N-F-L AND IS OPERATING UNDER THE BELIEF FINNEGAN BOLTED BECAUSE TALKS FOR A NEW LONG TERM CONTRACT BROKE DOWN LAST WEEK.

PGA/CHAMPIONS TOUR

NASHVILLE’S BRANDT SNEDEKER FINISHED TIED FOR 33^RD AT 280 AT THE W-G-C-BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL IN AKRON, OHIO. ADAM SCOTT WAS A FOUR STROKE WINNER AT THE P-G-A TOUR EVENT.

ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR, FRANKLIN’S KENNY PERRY FINISHED SECOND AT THE 3-M CHAMPIONSHIP OUTSIDE MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY. PERRY FIRED 202, ONE STROKE BEHIND WINNER JAY HAAS. PADUCAH’S RUSS COCHRAN FINISHED TIED FOR 64^TH AT 216.