HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

8^TH DISTRICT ACTION TODAY HAS UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS PLAYING AT HOPKINSVILLE FOR THE FIRST OF A TWO GAME SERIES. FIRST PITCH IS SLATED FOR 5:30, WITH THE HERITAGE BANK PRE GAME SHOW AT 5:15 ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP AND WHOPAM.COM.

OTHER GAMES INCLUDE: CHRISTIAN COUNTY TRAVELS TO MUHLENBERG COUNTY, TRIGG COUNTY HOSTS TODD CENTRAL, CALDWELL COUNTY HOSTS MAYFIELD, HOPKINS CENTRAL HOSTS MURRAY, MADISONVILLE WELCOMES WEBSTER COUNTY, RUSSELLVILLE HOSTS GREENWOOD.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

CHRISTIAN COUNTY TRAVELS TO ALLEN COUNTY SCOTTSVILLE, FORT CAMPBELL HOSTS UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS IN 8^TH DISTRICT PLAY, HOPKINS CENTRAL WELCOMES CRITTENDEN COUNTY, TRIGG COUNTY TRAVELS TO LOGAN COUNTY, LYON COUNTY AT MAYFIELD, MUHLENBERG COUNTY HOSTS WHITESVILLE TRINITY, MADISONVILLE AT UNION COUNTY.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

KENTUCKY’S DEANDRE LIGGINS WILL BE LEAVING KENTUCKY AND HEADED TO THE N-B-A DRAFT. THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS LIGGINS SAID IN A STATEMENT HE WAS ENCOURAGED BY COACH JOHN CALIPARI TO RETURN FOR HIS SENIOR YEAR, BUT BASED ON FEEDBACK HE RECEIVED FROM N-B-A PERSONNEL, HE FELT IT WAS IN HIS BEST INTEREST FOR HE AND HIS FAMILY TO REMAIN IN THE DRAFT.

LIGGINS AND BRANDON KNIGHT WILL BOTH LEAVE THE KENTUCKY TEAM TO TEST THE DRAFT WATERS, WHILE TERRENCE JONES ANNOUNCED SATURDAY HE WILL RETURN FOR HIS SOPHOMORE SEASON.

MEANWHILE, TENNESSEE VOLS STANDOUT SCOTTY HOPSON HAS ALSO LEFT HIS NAME ON THE N-B-A DRAFT LIST. THE FORMER UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS STANDOUT MADE HIS DECISION SUNDAY. HOPSON TOLD THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL THE TIMING WAS RIGHT FOR HIM TO LEAVE WITH COACH BRUCE PEARL’S FIRING IN MARCH A MAJOR FACTOR IN HIS DECISION.

HOPSON JOINS TOBIAS HARRIS WHO ALSO DECIDED NOT TO RETURN FOR HIS SOPHOMORE SEASON AT U-T.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

FORMER HOPKINSVILLE HIGH PITCHER JUSTIN HAGEMAN THREW A 131 PITCH COMPLETE GAME PERFORMANCE FOR WESTERN KENTUCKY IN A 6-2 WIN OVER FLORIDA ATLANTIC SATURDAY. HAGEMAN ALLOWED TWO RUNS AND NINE HITS IN EARNING HIS 8^TH WIN OF THE SEASON, WHICH IS A SCHOOL RECORD FOR A FRESHMAN.

THE HILLTOPPERS ALSO WON SUNDAY OVER FLORIDA ATLANTIC 5-4.

FORMER CHRISTIAN COUNTY PITCHER COLE ISOM PITCHED FOUR INNINGS SATURDAY FOR EVANSVILLE IN A 10-9 13 INNING WIN OVER INDIANA STATE. ISOM DID NOT FACTOR IN THE DECISION. HE ALLOWED SIX RUNS, ALL EARNED ON NINE HITS WITH FIVE STRIKEOUTS AND THREE WALKS.

AUSTIN PEAY COMPLETED A SWEEP OF TENNESSEE TECH WITH A 10-4 WIN SUNDAY. THE GOVERNORS MEET SOUTHEAST MISSOURI IN A BATTLE OF O-V-C LEAGUE LEADERS THIS COMING WEEKEND.

MURRAY STATE FELL IN A SERIES FINALE TO EASTERN KENTUCKY 5-1 SUNDAY IN RICHMOND.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

AUSTIN PEAY FINISHED ITS SEASON AT 12-40 SUNDAY WITH A 4-3 LOSS TO SIU-EDWARDSVILLE.

MURRAY STATE EARNED THE 6^TH SEED FOR THE O-V-C SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT AFTER A 7-5 WIN SUNDAY AT JACKSONVILLE STATE. THE RACERS WILL FACE UT MARTIN IN ITS FIRST GAME OF THE O-V-C TOURNAMENT MAY 12^TH.

NHL

THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS HOST VANCOUVER IN GAME SIX IN THEIR WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL SERIES TONIGHT AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA. THE PREDS STAYED ALIVE WITH A WIN SATURDAY NIGHT, THANKS TO TWO THIRD PERIOD GOALS FROM JOEL WARD. FIRST PUCK AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA DROPS AT EIGHT P-M.