Local Sports 2/21/11

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

 

DISTRICT TOURNAMENT PLAY GETS UNDERWAY ACROSS THE REGION AND THE STATE THIS EVENING.

 

8TH DISTRICT GIRLS:  HOPKINSVILLE MEETS FORT CAMPBELL AT SIX P-M TO BE FOLLOWED BY CHRISTIAN COUNTY AND UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS AT EIGHT.  THE GAMES TO BE PLAYED AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY CAN BE HEARD WITH THE HERITAGE BANK PRE GAME SHOW AT 5:45 ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP AND WHOPAM.COM.

 

5TH DISTRICT GIRLS:  CRITTENDEN COUNTY MEETS TRIGG COUNTY AT SIX P-M TO BE FOLLOWED BY LYON COUNTY AGAINST HOST LIVINGSTON CENTRAL.

 

6TH DISTRICT GIRLS:  WEBSTER COUNTY HOSTS UNION COUNTY AT 7 P-M.

 

7TH DISTRICT:  CALDWELL COUNTY FACES HOPKINS CENTRAL IN BOTH THE BOYS AND GIRLS GAMES AT MADISONVILLE TONIGHT, WITH THE GIRLS GAME STARTING AT SIX P-M.

 

THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BOARD OF CONTROL HAS A VACANT SEAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS SEEKING TO FILL.  THE POSITION IS A FOUR YEAR TERM BEGINNING JULY FIRST AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2015.  APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH FIRST.

 

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

 

FOLLOWING SATURDAY’S WIN OVER SOUTH CAROLINA, THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS RETURN TO ACTION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT ARKANSAS.  PRE GAME COVERAGE BEGINS AT 5:30 ON LITE 98.7.

 

COACH JOHN CALIPARI HAS HIS WEEKLY CALL IN SHOW TONIGHT AT FIVE, WITH BIG BLUE SPORTS NIGHTLY AT SIX ON LITE 98.7.

 

SUNDAY’S SCORES:  KENTUCKY’S WOMEN DEFEATED VANDERBILT AT MEMORIAL GYM FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1986, 80-71.

 

TONIGHT’S GAMES:  THE 4TH RATED TENNESSEE LADY VOLS HOST GEORGIA.

 

THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS FORMER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL PLAYER TROY JACKSON DIED SATURDAY AT THE AGE OF 35.  JACKSON WAS A MEMBER OF THE CARDINALS TEAM FROM 1996-98.

 

COLLEGE BASEBALL

 

AUSTIN PEAY COMPLETED A THREE GAME SWEEP OF VALAPARAISO 7-3 IN CLARKSVILLE SUNDAY.  THE GOVERNORS ARE BACK IN ACTION HOSTING ILLINOIS STATE IN THE FIRST GAME OF THE RIVERVIEW INN INVITATIONAL FRIDAY.

 

MURRAY STATE COMMITTED FOUR ERRORS IN FALLING 7-6 TO UNC ASHEVILLE SUNDAY.  THE BREDS WILL TAKE THEIR O AND THREE RECORD TO ARKANSAS STATE FOR A THREE P-M GAME TUESDAY.

 

NFL

 

TENNESSEE TITANS DEFENSIVE END JASON BABIN TELLS THE TENNESSEAN HE WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE THE FRANCHISE TAG PLACED ON HIM FOR THE 2011 SEASON.

 

BABIN SAYS INSTEAD OF SIGNING A ONE YEAR DEAL WORTH 12 TO 13 MILLION DOLLARS, HE WOULD RATHER SIGN A MULTI YEAR CONTRACT THAT WOULD OFFER LONGER TERM SECURITY AND PROVIDE INSURANCE AGAINST POSSIBLE INJURY.

 

BABIN HAD 12 AND A HALF QUARTERBACK SACKS IN THE 2010 SEASON.

 

MEANWHILE, THE TITANS ARE REPORTEDLY CLOSE TO HIRING ANOTHER ASSISTANT COACH.  THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS SEATTLE SEAHAWKS OFFENSIVE LINE COACH ART VALERO IS REPORTEDLY CLOSE TO SIGNING A DEAL TO WORK WITH THE TITANS OFFENSE.

 

NEITHER VALERO NOR HEAD COACH MIKE MUNCHAK WERE AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT SUNDAY EVENING.  VALERO WOULD ASSIST NEW OFFENSIVE LINE COACH BRUCE MATTHEWS.

 

GOLF

 

PADUCAH’S RUSS COCHRAN HAD ANOTHER TOP FIVE FINISH ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR THIS WEEKEND.  COCHRAN FINISHED AT 15 UNDER PAR AT THE ACE GROUP CLASSIC IN NAPLES, FLORIDA.  COCHRAN CARDED A FIVE UNDER 67 TO FINISH FIVE SHOTS BEHIND WINNER BERNHARD LANGER.

 

COCHRAN IS NOW THREE FOR THREE IN TOP FIVE FINISHES THIS SEASON AND IS THIRD ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR MONEY LIST.

 

KENTUCKIAN J-B HOLMES FINISHED AT FIVE UNDER PAR AT THE NORTHERN TRUST OPEN WHICH CONCLUDED SUNDAY IN LOS ANGELES.  AARON BADDELEY FINISHED AT 12 UNDER PAR AND WAS A TWO SHOT WINNER OVER VIJAY SINGH.