Local Sports 12/29/10

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

BOYS: CHRISTIAN COUNTY EVENED ITS MARK AT 1-1 IN THE GREAT FLORIDA SHOOTOUT WITH A 60-55 WIN OVER FORT MYERS FLORIDA HIGH TUESDAY. THE COLONELS WERE PACED IN SCORING BY DONOVAN KATES WITH 21 POINTS. CHRISTIAN COUNTY PLAYS IN A LOSERS BRACKET SEMI FINAL GAME THIS AFTERNOON AT 1:30.

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS DEFEATED SHELDON CLARK 63-54 AT THE REPUBLIC BANK CLASSIC, WHERE WARREN CENTRAL DEFEATED PADUCAH TILGHMAN 71-57 AND BOWLING GREEN BEAT MERCER COUNTY 76-60.

REIDLAND HOLIDAY CLASSIC: FULTON COUNTY OVER REIDLAND 52-26 AND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 59-14. LIVINGSTON CENTRAL DEFEATED MURRAY 48-36 AND CALDWELL COUNTY 64-40.

ELSEWHERE: HENDERSON COUNTY EDGED CHRISTIAN ACADEMY-LOUISVILLE 57-54, KENWOOD, TN OVER MADISONVILLE 60-52, CALLOWAY COUNTY BEAT APOLLO 66-50, MUHLENBERG COUNTY OVER UNION COUNTY 71-61, H-B BEAL OVER HOPKINS CENTRAL 70-57, THE STORM ALSO DEFEATED ELKMONT, ALABAMA 62-54, LOGAN COUNTY OVER MEADE COUNTY 66-57 AND RUSSELLVILLE OVER SOUTH WARREN 57-50.

GIRLS: OWENSBORO OVER UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS 58-55 AT THE NATIONAL GUARD HOLIDAY CLASSIC WHERE OWENSBORO CATHOLIC BEAT UNION COUNTY 67-51 AND PLEASURE RIDGE PARK WON OVER HOPKINS CENTRAL 59-31.

ELSEWHERE: ALLEN COUNTY SCOTTSVILLE OVER MADISONVILLE 49-39, MURRAY WON A PAIR OF GAMES OVER UNION CITY, TN 66-51 AND CLINTON COUNTY 66-28, TODD CENTRAL OVER ESTILL COUNTY 58-51, LONE OAK OVER TRIGG COUNTY 63-43, LOGAN COUNTY OVER RUSSELL COUNTY 58-44, MIDDLESBORO BEAT RUSSELLVILLE 62-60, WARREN CENTRAL OVER NORTH BULLITT 59-53.

THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS THE KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL BASKETBALL ALL STAR CLASSIC WILL BE MOVING TO THE NEW KFC/YUM CENTER THIS SPRING. THE GAME—WHICH HAS BEEN PLAYED AT FREEDOM HALL SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1973—WILL BE PLAYED FRIDAY APRIL 22ND. THIS YEAR’S GAME WILL BE THE 39TH IN THE GAMES HISTORY.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

KENTUCKY WON OVER COPPIN STATE 91-61 LAST NIGHT. THE WILDCATS WERE LED IN SCORING BY DORON LAMB WITH 18 POINTS. KENTUCKY RENEWS ITS RIVALRY WITH LOUISVILLE FRIDAY, WITH PRE GAME COVERAGE FROM THE KFC/YUM CENTER BEGINNING AT 9:30 ON LITE 98.7.

AUSTIN PEAY’S TYSHWAN EDMONDSON SCORED 23 POINTS AS THE GOVERNORS DEFEATED BRESCIA 101-46 AT THE DUNN CENTER. THE GOVERNORS HEAD INTO 2011 ON A THREE GAME WINNING STREAK. AUSTIN PEAY HOSTS CHATTANOOGA ON MONDAY.

MEANWHILE, THE LADY GOVERNORS BEGAN A TWO GAME ROAD TRIP IN PITTSBURGH WITH A LOSS TO PITTSBURGH 75-53. AUSTIN PEAY PLAYS DUQUESNE THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE STEEL CITY.

THE TENNESSEE VOLS LOOK TO MAKE IT TWO WINS IN A ROW AS THEY HOST UT-MARTIN IN KNOXVILLE THIS EVENING.

VANDERBILT HOSTS MARQUETTE IN NASHVILLE, BUT ITS NOT KNOWN IF JUNIOR FORWARD LANCE GOULBOURNE WILL PLAY IN THE GAME. THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS A MINOR NC-AA VIOLATION MAY NOT ALLOW GOULBOURNE TO PLAY. HE SAT OUT LAST WEEK’S WIN OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

KENTUCKY’S WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM MEETS MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATER TODAY. COVERAGE OF THE GAME BEGINS AT 4:45 ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

NFL

THE TENNESSEE TITANS ARE SENDING TWO PLAYERS TO THE PRO BOWL. DEFENSIVE END JASON BABIN AND RETURN SPECIALIST MARK MARIANI WILL PLAY IN THE GAME JANUARY 30TH IN HONOLULU.

NHL

THE DALLAS STARS SCORED THREE UNANSWERED GOALS IN BEATING THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS 4-2 AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA. THE PREDS HAVE NOW LOST FIVE STRAIGHT GAMES. NASHVILLE RETURNS TO ACTION FRIDAY AT MINNESOTA, A GAME YOU CAN HEAR AT FIVE P-M ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.