Sports Headlines 3/15/11

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

 

THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY COLONELS HEAD TO LEXINGTON TODAY FOR THE P-N-C/K-H-S-A-A BOYS SWEET 16 WHICH BEGINS TOMORROW.  THE COLONELS FIRST ROUND OPPONENT IS DEFENDING STATE CHAMPION SHELBY VALLEY.  TIP OFF FOR TOMORROW NIGHT’S GAME IS AT 5:30 FROM RUPP ARENA, WITH THE HERITAGE BANK PRE GAME SHOW AT 5 ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP AND WHOPAM.COM.

 

THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES HAS RELEASED ITS REGIONAL PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE YEAR.

 

2ND REGION:  PLAYER OF THE YEAR—ANTHONY HICKEY, CHRISTIAN COUNTY WITH TEAMMATE DONOVAN KATES NAMED RUNNER UP.  COACH OF THE YEAR—KERRY STOVALL, CHRISTIAN COUNTY.

 

1ST REGION:  PLAYER OF THE YEAR—JESSE ANDERSON, GRAVES COUNTY WITH PADUCAH TILGHMAN’S JOSH FORREST SELECTED RUNNER UP.  COACH OF THE YEAR—GUS GILLISPIE, MARSHALL COUNTY.

 

4TH REGION:  PLAYER OF THE YEAR—CHANE BEHANAN, BOWLING GREEN WITH WARREN CENTRAL’S GEORGE FANT RUNNER UP.  COACH OF THE YEAR—TODD MESSER, CLINTON COUNTY.

 

3RD REGION:  PLAYER OF THE YEAR—WADE WEATHERHOLT, BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY WITH DAVIESS COUNTY’S CALEB SMITH NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR.

 

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

 

THE FIELD FOR THE WOMEN’S NC-AA TOURNAMENT WAS ANNOUNCED MONDAY NIGHT.

 

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RECEIVED ONE OF THE FOUR NUMBER ONE SEEDS AND WILL OPEN PLAY AGAINST STETSON.

 

LOUISVILLE IS A SEVEN SEED AND WILL FACE TEN SEED VANDERBILT, WHILE KENTUCKY RECEIVED A FOUR SEED AND WILL OPEN PLAY AGAINST HAMPTON.

 

MIDDLE TENNESSEE—STILL REELING FROM THE DEATH OF TINA STEWART, WILL FACE GEORGIA IN AN OPENING ROUND GAME.  O-V-C REPRESENTATIVE UT- MARTIN WILL OPEN PLAY AGAINST DUKE.

 

MURRAY STATE BEGINS PLAY IN THE NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT TONIGHT ON THE ROAD AT MISSOURI STATE.  TIP OFF IS SET FOR SEVEN P-M.  AUSTIN PEAY ALSO BEGINS POST SEASON PLAY TONIGHT IN THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL AT BOISE STATE, WITH TIP OFF AT 8 P-M.

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

 

AUSTIN PEAY BEGINS SPRING PRACTICE TODAY.  THE GOVERNORS RETURN 48 LETTERMEN FROM A TEAM WHICH FINISHED 2-9 A YEAR AGO.  THE RETURN OF SO MANY LETTERMEN ALSO TRANSLATES INTO 16 STARTERS—EIGHT OFFENSE AND EIGHT DEFENSE—TO PROVIDE EXPERIENCE.  COACH RICK CHRISTOPHEL IS EXCITED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF RETURNEES.  THE GOVERNORS WILL PUT THE PADS ON FRIDAY.

 

NFL

 

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS THE TENNESSEE TITANS SENT OUT LETTERS TO SEASON TICKET HOLDERS MONDAY TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OVER THE N-F-L LOCKOUT.  THE LETTER ALSO SAID SOME GAMES COULD BE CANCELLED THIS SEASON.

 

OWNER BUD ADAMS THANKED FANS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND EXPRESSED OPTIMISM THE N-F-L AND PLAYERS WOULD SOON WORK OUT THEIR DIFFERENCES.

 

NHL

 

THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS ARE BACK ON THE ICE TONIGHT HOSTING THE LOS ANGELES KINGS.  GAME TIME AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA IS AT SEVEN P-M.