Sports Headlines 8.23.11

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS RESULTS FROM MONDAY

BOYS SOCCER: HOPKINSVILLE EDGED UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS 2-1, FORT CAMPBELL OVER HOPKINS CENTRAL 9-0, TRIGG COUNTY DEFEATED DAWSON SPRINGS 6-2, MARSHALL COUNTY OVER MAYFIELD 10-2.

TODAY’S GAMES: TODD CENTRAL HOSTS REIDLAND, LOGAN COUNTY AT RUSSELLVILLE, CALDWELL COUNTY AT LYON COUNTY, DAWSON SPRINGS AT BUTLER COUNTY, HOPKINS CENTRAL HOSTS UNION COUNTY, MADISONVILLE WELCOMES OWENSBORO CATHOLIC, MARSHALL COUNTY AT GRAVES COUNTY.

GIRLS SOCCER: HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY LOST ITS SEASON OPENER TO CLARKSVILLE ACADEMY 7-0, TRIGG COUNTY DEFEATED DAWSON SPRINGS 9-0, FORT CAMPBELL AND MONTGOMERY CENTRAL PLAYED TO A SCORELESS TIE, MADISONVILLE DEFEATED OWENSBORO CATHOLIC 6-1, MUHLENBERG COUNTY OVER TODD CENTRAL 3-1, HENDERSON COUNTY OVER CALDWELL COUNTY 5-3, MARSHALL COUNTY DEFEATED MAYFIELD 4-0.

TODAY’S GAMES: HOPKINSVILLE AT FORT CAMPBELL, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY, TODD CENTRAL HOST REIDLAND, TRIGG COUNTY WELCOMES CALDWELL COUNTY, HOPKINS CENTRAL AT UNION COUNTY, CRITTENDEN COUNTY AT WEBSTER COUNTY, MUHLENBERG COUNTY HOSTS BUTLER COUNTY, CALLOWAY COUNTY AT MARSHALL COUNTY.

VOLLEYBALL: AT THE 2ND REGION ALL A CLASSIC, CALDWELL COUNTY DEFEATED CRITTENDEN COUNTY AND TRIGG COUNTY TWO GAMES TO NONE, WITH TRIGG COUNTY DEFEATING U-H-A TWO GAMES TO ONE.  ELSEWHERE: TODD CENTRAL OVER HOPKINSVILLE 2-1, HOPKINS CENTRAL OVER UNION COUNTY 2-0, OWENSBORO OVER OHIO COUNTY 2-1.

TODAY’S GAMES: CHRISTIAN COUNTY PLAYS AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HOPKINSVILLE TRAVELS TO FORT CAMPBELL, TODD CENTRAL WELCOMES LOGAN COUNTY, MADISONVILLE AT WEBSTER COUNTY, CALDWELL COUNTY HOSTS HOPKINS CENTRAL, CRITTENDEN COUNTY WELCOMES MCLEAN COUNTY, OHIO COUNTY AT BUTLER COUNTY, CALLOWAY COUNTY AT HEATH.

GOLF: UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS LOST TO HOPKINS CENTRAL IN A BOYS MATCH 161-167. CAMERON ALLEN WAS THE MEDALIST FIRING A 37.  CHRISTIAN COUNTY HOSTED MADISONVILLE AND WEBSTER COUNTY AT WESTERN HILLS.  THE COLONELS SHOT A TEAM SCORE OF 155, MADISONVILLE 169 AND WEBSTER COUNTY 187.  T-J FERRY LED CHRISTIAN COUNTY WITH AN EVEN PAR 36 AND TRAVIS BROWN FIRED 37.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

KENTUCKY COACH JOKER PHILLIPS SAYS FRESHMEN ARE IN THE TWO DEEP DEPTH CHART FOR NEXT WEEK’S SEASON OPENER AGAINST WESTERN KENTUCKY IN NASHVILLE. PHILLIPS TELLS THE COURIER JOURNAL ROOKIES COULD SEE TIME AT WIDE RECEIVER, DEFENSIVE BACK AND PROBABLY RUNNING BACK, BUT WOULD NOT NAME THEM.

AUSTIN PEAY HAS NAMED ITS CAPTAINS FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON. SENIORS AMIUS SMITH, RYAN WHITE AND SCOTT THOMAS WERE SELECTED BY TEAMMATES FROM THE SENIOR CLASS, ALONG WITH JUNIOR TIM SCHMID. THE GOVERNORS OPEN THE SEASON SEPTEMBER 3RD AT CINCINNATI.

THE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION PRE SEASON TOP 25 WAS RELEASED MONDAY, WITH JACKSONVILLE STATE OF THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE RANKED NINTH. MURRAY STATE, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND EASTERN KENTUCKY RECEIVED VOTES. DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION EASTERN WASHINGTON WAS RANKED PRE SEASON NUMBER ONE.

THE INTERIM PRESIDENT OF TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY WANTS THE TIGER FOOTBALL TEAM TO PLAY AT HALE STADIUM IN THE 2012 SEASON INSTEAD OF L-P FIELD WHERE THE TEAM CURRENTLY PLAYS. THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS PORTIA HOLMES SHIELDS SAYS PLANS ARE “PIE IN THE SKY” RIGHT NOW, BUT SHE IS WORKING TOWARD RAISING MONEY TO REFURBISH 10-THOUSAND SEAT HALE STADIUM AS THE SCHOOL CELEBRATES ITS 100 YEAR OF PLAYING FOOTBALL NEXT YEAR. IT WOULD COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO BRING HALE STADIUM UP TO SPEED. T-S-U HAS PLAYED AT L-P FIELD SINCE 1998.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY OFFICIALS AND LEADERS IN THE CITY OF LEXINGTON WILL BE EXPLORING ALL OPTIONS OF EITHER RENOVATING RUPP ARENA OR BUILDING A NEW DOWNTOWN ARENA. THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER REPORTS DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE MONDAY, ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE AS THE CITY EXPLORES BUILDING A DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. A TASK FORCE WORKING ON A PLAN WILL MAKE A DECISION BY EARLY NEXT YEAR.

NFL

TENNESSEE TITANS WIDE RECEIVER KENNY BRITT MEETS WITH COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL IN NEW YORK TODAY. BRITT HAD SEVERAL RUN INS WITH THE LAW IN THE OFF SEASON. THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS BRITT’S BEHAVIOR RAN AFOUL OF THE LEAGUE’S PERSONAL CONDUCT POLICY. THE TITANS ARE HOPEFUL BRITT WILL NOT RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT PUNISHMENT FOR HIS ACTIONS. BRITT HAS NOT HAD MUCH PRACTICE TIME IN THE PRE SEASON DUE TO HAMSTRING ISSUES, BUT IS EXPECTED TO PLAY IN THE SEASON OPENER SEPTEMBER 11TH.

GOLF

CAMPBELLSVILLE NATIVE J-B HOLMES WILL HAVE SURGERY NEXT WEEK. GOLF CHANNEL.COM REPORTS HOLMES AGENT AS SAYING IT WILL BE BRAIN SURGERY TO HELP ALLIEVATE A CONDITION CALLED CHIARI MALFORMATION. HOLMES HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING DIZZINESS, NUMBNESS, HEADACHES, VISION PROBLEMS AND PROBLEMS WITH BALANCE AND COORDINATION.  THE SURGERY WILL BE PERFORMED AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL IN BALTIMORE AND IF ALL GOES WELL, HOLMES COULD BE PRACTICING GOLF AGAIN IN A MONTH.