HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS HOSTS HOPKINSVILLE IN 8^TH DISTRICT ACTION, TRIGG COUNTY WELCOMES RUSSELLVILLE, CALDWELL COUNTY MEETS LIVINGSTON CENTRAL IN THE 2^ND REGION ALL A CLASSIC AND MAYFIELD HOSTS BALLARD MEMORIAL.

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WON THE LANCASTER CHRISTIAN INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN NASHVILLE OVER THE WEEKEND. H-C-A DEFEATED HENDERSONVILLE CHRISTIAN IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH IN THREE GAMES TO TAKE THE TITLE. THE LADY WARRIORS ARE 4-0 ON THE SEASON AND WILL PLAY AT A-I-E ACADEMY IN LOUISVILLE SATURDAY.

CHRISTIAN COUNTY’S J-V AND FRESHMAN TEAMS PLAYED IN THE KENTUCKY VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT OVER THE WEEKEND. THE J-V TEAM TOOK 2^ND PLACE HONORS, WHILE THE FRESHMAN TEAM WENT 0-5.

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

BOYS: CHRISTIAN COUNTY OPENS ITS SEASON WITH UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, FORT CAMPBELL HOSTS TRIGG COUNTY, DAWSON SPRINGS HOSTS UNION COUNTY, MUHLENBERG COUNTY WELCOMES LYON COUNTY, RUSSELLVILLE HOSTS BOWLING GREEN.

GIRLS: CHRISTIAN COUNTY HOSTS CALDWELL COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS TRAVELS TO MAYFIELD, DAWSON SPRINGS WELCOMES UNION COUNTY, MADISONVILLE TRAVELS TO SOUTH WARREN, WEBSTER COUNTY WELCOMES OWENSBORO CATHOLIC.

HIGH SCHOOL GOLF

CHRISTIAN COUNTY WON THE DAWSON SPRINGS INVITATIONAL SATURDAY.  THE COLONELS FIRED A 309, WHICH WAS TWO STROKES BETTER THAN DAVIESS COUNTY WITH 311.  HOPKINSVILLE FINISHED FIFTH WITH A 321 SCORE.  CHRISTIAN COUNTY'S JONATHAN GRABARA WAS SECOND INDIVIDUALLY WITH A 72, HOPKINSVILLE'S JACK GARDNER WAS THIRD WITH 74.  UNION COUNTY'S DUNCAN MCCORMICK WAS MEDALIST WITH A 70.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

THE 2011 REGULAR SEASON BEGINS THIS WEEK AS CHRISTIAN COUNTY TRAVELS TO MADISONVILLE FRIDAY NIGHT. KICKOFF AT SEVEN, WITH THE HERITAGE BANK PRE GAME SHOW AT 6:30 ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP AND WHOPAM.COM.

THE HOPKINSVILLE TIGERS OPEN THE SEASON SATURDAY NIGHT MEETING PULASKI COUNTY AT THE DON FRANKLIN BOWL AT LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE IN COLUMBIA, WITH THE HERITAGE BANK PRE GAME SHOW AT 8:15 SATURDAY EVENING ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP AND WHOPAM.COM.

SPORTS WEEKLY PRESENTED BY TOYOTA OF HOPKINSVILLE RETURNS FOR THE NEW SEASON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 5:06 ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP. GUESTS WILL INCLUDE CHRISTIAN COUNTY FOOTBALL COACH STEVE LOVELACE, HOPKINSVILLE COACH MARC CLARK, TRIGG COUNTY COACH COBY LEWIS AND WKU FOOTBALL COACH WILLIE TAGGART.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

AUSTIN PEAY WILL HAVE ITS FIRST SCRIMMAGE OF FALL CAMP TODAY AT GOVERNORS STADIUM. THE GOVERNORS HAVE BEEN ON THE FIELD FOR SEVEN DAYS, AND COACH RICK CHRISTOPHEL WANTS TO SEE HOW THE RETURNING PLAYERS HAVE PROGRESSSED AND HOW MUCH HE CAN COUNT ON HIS YOUNG PLAYERS. THE GOVS ARE EXPECTED TO SCRIMMAGE FOR ABOUT 100 PLAYS TODAY.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

A TWO GAME SERIES BETWEEN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TEAM PREPARING FOR THE TOURNAMENT OF THE AMERICAS AND FORMER KENTUCKY BASKETBALL PLAYERS KNOWN AS THE “UK PROS” WILL TAKE PLACE TONIGHT IN RUPP ARENA. COACH JOHN CALIPARI IS COACHING THE DOMINICANS, WHILE FORMER UK COACH JOE B. HALL AND LOUISVILLE COACH DENNY CRUM WILL COACH THE UK PROS. THE 2^ND GAME OF THE SERIES IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE KFC/YUM CENTER IN LOUISVILLE.

VANDERBILT’S JOHN JENKINS SET A U-S WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES RECORD WITH SIX THREE POINTERS IN THE U-S VICTORY OVER HUNGARY 102-53. JENKINS FINISHED WITH 20 POINTS FOR THE U-S, WHO WAS TO PLAY SOUTH KOREA EARLY THIS MORNING U-S TIME.

THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE ISSUED A STATEMENT SUNDAY NIGHT SAYING THEY WILL NOT BE EXPANDING, AT LEAST FOR RIGHT NOW.

LEAGUE PRESIDENTS AND ATHLETIC DIRECTORS MET SUNDAY AND REAFFIRMED THEIR SATISFACTION WITH THE CURRENT 12 SCHOOL ALIGNMENT. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT CLOSE THE DOOR TO POSSIBLE CHANGE. TEXAS A AND M HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BOLTING THE BIG 12 FOR THE S-E-C. THE TEXAS A AND M SYSTEM BOARD MEETS TODAY AND CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT IS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.

NFL

EVEN THOUGH ROOKIE JAKE LOCKER THREW TWO TOUCHDOWN PASSES IN THE TENNESSEE TITANS 14-3 WIN OVER MINNESOTA SATURDAY NIGHT, COACH MIKE MUNCHAK TELLS THE TENNESSEEAN MATT HASSELBECK WILL BE THE NUMBER ONE SIGNAL CALLER. THE TITANS PLAY AT ST. LOUIS IN THEIR 2^ND PRE SEASON GAME SATURDAY.

GOLF

HOPKINSVILLE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB HAD ITS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP OVER THE WEEKEND.

BRIAN LANDRUM WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT WITH 143, DEFEATING LEE CRAWFORD WHO FIRED 147.

PARKER HUSSONG WON THE 1ST FLIGHT WITH 153, THREE STROKES BETTER THAN SCOTT HANCOCK WITH 156.

CALVIN GIVENS AND RUSS GUFFEY TIED AT 162 IN THE 2^ND FLIGHT, WITH GIVENS WINNING IN A PLAYOFF.

MIKE HESTER WON THE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT WITH 146, WITH BOB ISON WINNING THE FIRST FLIGHT WITH 154.