Sports Headlines 8.25.11

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY

BOYS SOCCER: HOPKINSVILLE HOSTS FORT CAMPBELL, CHRISTIAN COUNTY TRAVELS TO ST. MARY, TODD CENTRAL AT MUHLENBERG COUNTY, LOGAN COUNTY WELCOMES OHIO COUNTY, CALDWELL COUNTY HOSTS LYON COUNTY, MADISONVILLE AT OWENSBORO, MURRAY HOSTS CALLOWAY COUNTY, MARSHALL COUNTY ENTERTAINS HEATH.

GIRLS SOCCER: UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS TRAVELS TO CRITTENDEN COUNTY, HOPKINSVILLE AT TODD CENTRAL, CHRISTIAN COUNTY AT ST. MARY, FORT CAMPBELL GOES TO HOPKINS CENTRAL, CALDWELL COUNTY WELCOMES LYON COUNTY,WEBSTER COUNTY HOSTS MUHLENBERG COUNTY, CALLOWAY COUNTY AT MURRAY, UNION COUNTY WELCOMES OWENSBORO.

VOLLEYBALL: HOPKINSVILLE HOSTS CHRISTIAN COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS AT MADISONVILLE, TODD CENTRAL AT WEST CREEK, CALDWELL COUNTY AT CRITTENDEN COUNTY, MURRAY AT CALLOWAY COUNTY, HENDERSON COUNTY WELCOMES WEBSTER COUNTY, OHIO COUNTY WELCOMES WHITESVILLE TRINITY.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

CHRISTIAN COUNTY HAS RELEASED ITS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR THE 2011-12 SEASON. COACH TYLER SMITHART’S TEAM WILL OPEN THE SEASON AT MADISONVILLE DECEMBER 6TH, THEN HOST PADUCAH TILGHMAN IN THE HOME OPENER DECEMBER 9TH.

THE COLONELS WILL ALSO PLAY IN THE TOYOTA OF HOPKINSVILLE CLASSIC DECEMBER 16TH AND 17TH AGAINST U-H-A AND LOUISVILLE MALE. THE COLONELS WILL ALSO GO TO THE ASHLAND INVITATIONAL AFTER CHRISTMAS, PLAY CINCINNATI LASALLE IN THE BUCKEYE-BLUEGRASS CHARITY CLASSIC JANUARY 14TH AND AT THE SCOTT COUNTY TOYOTA CLASSIC JANUARY 18-21.

NEW ADDITIONS TO THE SCHEDULE THIS SEASON INCLUDE A HOME GAME WITH MURRAY HIGH DECEMBER 20TH AND ROAD GAMES AT TRIGG COUNTY JANUARY 27TH AND APOLLO FEBRUARY 7TH.

THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS OWENSBORO CATHOLIC JUNIOR TO BE BECCA GREENWELL HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE U-S GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM IN THE INAGURAL F-I-B-A 3X3 YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE PLAYED SEPTEMBER 9-11 IN RIMINI, ITALY.  GREENWELL WAS ON THE UNITED STATES TEAM WHICH WON THE FIBA AMERICAS U-16 CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN MEXICO IN JUNE. GREENWELL IS ONE OF THE TOP PROSPECTS OF THE CLASS OF 2013.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

KENTUCKY COACH JOKER PHILLIPS SPOKE WEDNESDAY IN LOUISVILLE AT A U-K ALUMNI LUNCHEON. THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS PHILLIPS TOLD THE CROWD THE WILDCATS WILL COMPETE FOR THE S-E-C CHAMPIONSHIP.

PHILLIPS ALSO UPDATED THE CONDITION OF STARTING LEFT OFFENSIVE GUARD STUART HINES. THE BOWLING GREEN NATIVE HAS BEEN OUT OF PRACTICE FOR TWO WEEKS WITH A SPRAINED KNEE.  PHILLIPS INDICATED HINES IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO PRACTICE FRIDAY AND IF ALL GOES WELL, WILL START AGAINST WESTERN KENTUCKY ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT IN NASHVILLE.

MEANWHILE, WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE FREE ADMISSION TO NEXT THURSDAY’S SEASON OPENER WITH KENTUCKY IF THEY HAVE A STUDENT I-D. THE GAME KICKS OFF NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT AT L-P FIELD AT 8:15. YOU CAN HEAR THE GAME WITH PRE GAME COVERAGE AT 6:30 ON LITE 98.7.

TROUBLED UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE DEFENSIVE BACK JANZEN JACKSON WAS DISMISSED FROM THE TEAM WEDNESDAY. COACH DEREK DOOLEY DID NOT RELEASE A SPECIFIC REASON WHY JACKSON WAS DISMISSED, BUT MULTIPLE SOURCES SAY THE DISMISSAL HAD TO DO WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS, WHICH CAUSED JACKSON TO WITHDRAW FROM SCHOOL LAST SPRING. JACKSON HAD BEEN ALLOWED BACK ON THE TEAM IN JULY.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY SENIOR TO BE ELOY VARGAS DID NOT MAKE THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TEAM COACHED BY JOHN CALIPARI WHO WILL PLAY IN THE FIBA AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINNING LATER THIS MONTH.  THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER REPORTS COACH CALIPARI HAS TALKED WITH VARGAS AND HE UNDERSTANDS THE DECISION. VARGAS WILL RETURN TO LEXINGTON THIS WEEKEND TO BEGIN HIS SENIOR YEAR AT KENTUCKY.

THE NC-AA ISSUED ITS REPORT CONCERNING RECRUITING VIOLATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE WEDNESDAY. THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS THE SCHOOL WILL NOT RECEIVE FURTHER SANCTIONS THAN THOSE ALREADY SELF IMPOSED.  HOWEVER, FORMER BASKETBALL COACH BRUCE PEARL DID RECEIVE A THREE YEAR SHOW CAUSE PENALTY, WHILE FORMER ASSISTANTS RECEIVED A ONE YEAR PENALTY. PEARL SAYS HE WAS DISAPPOINTED WITH THE LENGTH OF THE PENALTY, THOUGH HE DID TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS ACTIONS. PEARL PLANS TO SAY MORE AT A NEWS CONFERENCE AT HIS HOME TODAY.

NFL

THE TENNESSEE TITANS AND HOLDOUT RUNNING BACK CHRIS JOHNSON MET WEDNESDAY TO DISCUSS A NEW CONTRACT. THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS AN OFFER WAS MADE DURING THE TWO HOUR MEETING, HOWEVER, THE TWO SIDES REMAIN FAR APART. JOHNSON LEFT FOR HIS HOME IN ORLANDO FOLLOWING THE MEETING.  JOHNSON HAS MISSED 18 DAYS, 72 WORKOUTS AND TWO GAMES AND HAS RACKED UP FINES OF MORE THAN 720-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE TITANS PLAY CHICAGO IN THEIR THIRD PRE SEASON GAME SATURDAY NIGHT AT L-P FIELD.

MEANWHILE, RECENTLY RETIRED TITAN QUARTERBACK KERRY COLLINS IS RETURNING TO THE N-F-L. COLLINS SIGNED A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WEDNESDAY TO BE PEYTON MANNING’S BACKUP IN INDIANAPOLIS. MANNING HAS HAD PROBLEMS IN RECOVERING FROM NECK SURGERY DURING THE OFF SEASON AND THERE’S SOME SPECULATION HE MAY NOT BE READY FOR THE SEASON OPENER SEPTEMBER 11TH.