HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

GIRLS 2^ND REGION:  THE HOPKINSVILLE LADY TIGERS SEASON CAME TO AN END AT THE HANDS OF UNION COUNTY 58-47.

IT WAS A TIGHT GAME IN THE FIRST HALF, WITH THE BRAVETTES HOLDING A ONE POINT LEAD AT 26-25.  HOWEVER, THE BRAVETTES BUILT A SEVEN POINT LEAD AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER AND PULLED OUT THE WIN.

CHRISTY SOLDO LED HOPKINSVILLE IN SCORING WITH 16 AND ASHLEE COLE FOLLOWED WITH 15.  HOPTOWN FINSHES THE SEASON 22-3, WHILE UNION COUNTY IS NOW 21-9.

THE BRAVETTES WILL FACE CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN THE SECOND SEMI FINAL GAME FRIDAY NIGHT.  THE LADY ROCKETS DEFEATED CALDWELL COUNTY 56-48 IN THE OTHER FIRST ROUND GAME.

THE FIRST SEMI FINAL GAME FRIDAY EVENING WILL FEATURE CHRISTIAN COUNTY AND LYON COUNTY.  TIP OFF AT SIX, WITH THE HERITAGE BANK PRE GAME SHOW AT 5:45 ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

GIRLS 4^TH REGION:  TODD CENTRAL ADVANCED TO THE SEMI FINALS WITH A 50-44 WIN OVER GREENWOOD.  THE LADY REBELS WILL FACE MONROE COUNTY, WHO DEFEATED METCALFE COUNTY 58-39.

GIRLS 1^ST REGION:  BALLARD MEMORIAL OVER PADUCAH TILGHMAN 66-33, MURRAY OVER CARLISLE COUNTY 42-26.

BOYS 3^RD REGION:  BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY OVER EDMONSON COUNTY 53-46, DAVIESS COUNTY OVER OHIO COUNTY 58-52, MUHLENBERG COUNTY OVER MEADE COUNTY 82-60, OWENSBORO EDGES GRAYSON COUNTY 59-58.

TONIGHT’S SCHEDULE

BOYS 2^ND REGION:  DEFENDING CHAMPION CHRISTIAN COUNTY WILL OPEN PLAY AGAINST LIVINGSTON CENTRAL AT HOPKINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, WITH THE SECOND GAME FEATURING HENDERSON COUNTY AND HOPKINS CENTRAL.  COVERAGE OF BOTH GAMES WITH THE HERITAGE BANK PRE GAME SHOW AT 5:45 ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP AND WHOPAM.COM.

BOYS 4^TH REGION:  GLASGOW MEETS METCALFE COUNTY AND BOWLING GREEN GOES AGAINST FRANKLIN SIMPSON.

BOYS 1^ST REGION:  BALLARD MEMORIAL MEETS FULTON COUNTY AND PADUCAH TILGHMAN GOES AGAINST CALLOWAY COUNTY.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

KENTUCKY SENT ITS LONE SENIOR JOSH HARRELSON OUT WITH A WIN, AS THE WILDCATS HELD ON TO BEAT VANDERBILT 68-66.

HARRELSON HAD EIGHT POINTS AND NINE REBOUNDS IN HIS FINAL RUPP ARENA APPEARANCE.  HOWEVER, YOUTH CARRIED THE WILDCATS AS BRANDON KNIGHT HAD 17 POINTS AND TERRENCE JONES SCORED 15.

KENTUCKY CLOSES OUT THE REGULAR SEASON SUNDAY AT TENNESSEE, WITH PRE GAME COVERAGE BEGINNING AT 9:30 ON LITE 98.7.

THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS RETURN TO ACTION THIS EVENING, AS THE CARDS HOST PROVIDENCE FOR SENIOR NIGHT.

THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT BEGINS TODAY AT MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM IN NASHVILLE.

MURRAY STATE WILL FACE AUSTIN PEAY IN THE FIRST WOMEN’S GAME OF THE DAY AT NOON.

FORMER U-H-A STANDOUT TYSHWAN EDMONDSON WAS NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL O-V-C TUESDAY.  EDMONDSON WAS JOINED ON THE FIRST TEAM BY MURRAY STATE’S ISAIAH CANNAN.  EDMONDSON WAS ALSO NAMED TO THE ALL NEWCOMER TEAM.

MURRAY STATE’S B-J JENKINS AND ISACC MILES WERE NAMED TO THE SECOND TEAM.  MOREHEAD STATE’S KENNETH FAIRED WAS NAMED OVC PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND MURRAY STATE’S BILLY KENNEDY WAS NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR.

ON THE WOMEN’S SIDE:  AUSTIN PEAY’S WHITNEY HANLEY AND MURRAY STATE’S MARIAH ROBINSON WERE NAMED TO THE SECOND TEAM ALL OVC.  MURRAY STATE’S JESSICA WINFREY WAS NAMED TO THE ALL NEWCOMER TEAM.

THE TENNESSEE VOLS MAY BE WITHOUT CENTER BRIAN WILLIAMS WHEN THEY PLAY AT SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY NIGHT.  THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS WILLIAMS MISSED A SECOND DAY OF PRACTICE TUESDAY DUE TO A BACK INJURY.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HAS RELEASED ITS 2011 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE.  SECOND YEAR COACH WILLIE TAGGART’S HILLTOPPERS WILL OPEN THE SEASON AGAINST KENTUCKY AT L-P FIELD IN NASHVILLE, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER FIRST. 

WESTERN WILL HAVE SIX HOME GAMES INCLUDING ITS HOME OPENER AGAINST NAVY SEPTEMBER 10^TH.  THE HILLTOPPERS WILL ALSO PLAY AT L-S-U NOVEMBER 12^TH.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

AUSTIN PEAY LOST AT OLE MISS 5-4 IN 10 INNINGS.  THE TWO TEAMS PLAY AGAIN THIS EVENING.  MURRAY STATE IS IN ACTION TODAY, HOSTING ARKANSAS STATE AT 2 P-M AT REAGAN FIELD.

NFL

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS THE TENNESSEE TITANS CANCELLED A TEAM MEETING THAT WAS TO BE HELD TODAY.  THE MEETING WAS CALLED OFF BECAUSE OF CONCERNS ABOUT NFL RULES DURING A LEAGUE DEAD PERIOD ACCORDING TO A SOURCE. 

NHL

ROOKIE BLAKE GEOFFRION SCORED HIS FIRST N-H-L GOAL, BUT IT WASN’T ENOUGH AS THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS LOST TO EDMONTON IN A SHOOTOUT 2-1.  THE PREDS RETURN TO ACTION AT VANCOUVER THURSDAY NIGHT.