COLLEGE BASKETBALL

THE BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS REPORTED MONDAY WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY’S BASKETBALL RECRUITING CLASS WILL ONLY HAVE SEVEN PLAYERS.

ONE OF THE EIGHT PROSPECTS—DENG LEEK—WILL NOT QUALIFY ACADEMICALLY OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. LEEK—A NATIVE OF SUDAN, WHO PLAYED HIS HIGH SCHOOL BALL AT VERITAS ACADEMY IN NORTH CAROLINA—SIGNED WITH THE HILLTOPPERS LAST FALL.

MURRAY STATE COACH STEVE PROHM ANNOUNCED MONDAY ANOTHER ASSISTANT HAS JOINED THE STAFF. MATT MCMAHON JOINS WILLIAM SMALL, WHO JOINED THE RACERS STAFF LAST WEEK.

MCMAHON SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT AT NORTH CAROLINA-WILIMINGTON THIS PAST SEASON, AFTER SERVING 10 SEASONS AS AN ASSISTANT AT APPALACHIAN STATE.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

VANDERBILT HOSTS OREGON STATE IN NCAA SUPER REGIONAL ACTION AT HAWKINS FIELD ON THE VANDERBILT CAMPUS THIS WEEKEND.

THE FIRST GAME IS SET FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AT SEVEN, GAME TWO IS SATURDAY NIGHT AT EIGHT AND IF THE THIRD GAME IS NEEDED, IT WILL BE SUNDAY AT EITHER 3 PM, 6 PM OR 9 PM.

FRIDAY NIGHT’S GAME CAN BE SEEN ON ESPN U, WITH SATURDAY NIGHT’S GAME ON ESPN 2.

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY PITCHER ALEX MEYER WAS TAKEN BY THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS AS THE 23^RD PICK IN THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DRAFT MONDAY NIGHT.

MEYER HAD A 7-5 RECORD WITH A 2.94 EARNED RUN AVERAGE AND LED THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE WITH 110 STRIKEOUTS DURING HIS JUNIOR YEAR.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE TRADEWATER PIRATES ARE BACK IN ACTION THIS EVENING, HOSTING THE FULTON RAILROADERS AT SEVEN P-M AT RIVERSIDE PARK.

THE PIRATES AND OWENSBORO OILERS WILL MEET AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH’S COLONEL FIELD THURSDAY JUNE 23^RD AT SEVEN P-M. TICKETS ARE FIVE DOLLARS EACH AND ON SALE NOW AT THE HOPKINSVILLE-CHRISTIAN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PENNYROYAL HOSPICE AND THE PENNYROYAL ARTS COUNCIL.

THE GAME WILL ALSO BE BROADCAST ON NEWSTALK 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP AND ONLINE AT WHOPAM.COM.

AFTER AN OFF DAY MONDAY, THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS PLAY AT THE KANE COUNTY COUGARS THIS EVENING.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS WON THEIR FIFTH GAME IN A ROW, ROUTING THE NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS 19-1 MONDAY. THE TEAMS CLOSE OUT THEIR SERIES WITH A GAME AT 11:30 TODAY IN NEW ORLEANS.

NHL

THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS HAVE SIGNED GOALTENDING COACH MITCH KORN TO A NEW CONTRACT. KORN—WHOSE DEAL WAS TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE MONTH—HAS SIGNED A THREE YEAR DEAL. KORN IS THE ONLY GOALTENDING COACH IN THE HISTORY OF THE PREDATORS FRANCHISE.

GOLF

THE 100^TH EDITION OF THE KENTUCKY STATE AMATEUR WILL BEGIN TODAY AT KEARNEY LINKS GOLF CLUB IN LEXINGTON.

THREE FORMER CHAMPIONS ARE IN THE FIELD FOR THE EVENT. HOPKINSVILLE’S LOGAN LOFTUS, TYLER MITCHELL OF CADIZ, ALONG WITH PATRICK HIBBS OF MADISONVILLE AND PATRICK NEWCOMB OF BENTON ARE IN THE FIELD. THE EVENT GOES THROUGH THURSDAY.

THE FIELD IS NOW SET FOR THE KHSAA STATE FAST PITCH SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT WHICH BEGINS THURSDAY AT JACK FISHER PARK IN OWENSBORO.

2^ND REGION CHAMP HOPKINS CENTRAL WILL MEET WALTON VERONA THURSDAY AT FIVE PM.

1^ST REGION CHAMP CALLOWAY COUNTY MEETS ASHLAND BLAZER AT SEVEN PM THURSDAY.

3^RD REGION WINNER OWENSBORO CATHOLIC PLAYS LAFAYETTE AT SEVEN PM THURSDAY.

4^TH REGION WINNER ALLEN COUNTY SCOTTSVILLE GOES AGAINST EAST JESSAMINE AT FIVE P-M THURSDAY.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

KENTUCKY HAS RECEIVED A PAIR OF COMMITMENTS FOR THE 2012 CLASS FROM TWINS.

THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS ZACK AND DARON BLAYLOCK OF MARIETTA GEORGIA’S WALTON HIGH SCHOOL GAVE THEIR COMMITMENTS TO COACH JOKER PHILLIPS SUNDAY.

BOTH ARE ANTICIPATED TO PLAY ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE AT SAFETY FOR ZACK BLAYLOCK, WHILE DARON BLAYLOCK WILL PLAY EITHER LINEBACKER OR SAFETY.

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS DIRECTOR ROSS BJORK SAYS THE HILLTOPPER FOOTBALL TEAM SHOULD BE BETTER THIS SEASON AND FANS WILL SEE A "BIG DIFFERENCE" WHEN THE HILLTOPPERS TAKE THE FIELD AGAINST KENTUCKY SEPTEMBER 1ST AT L-P FIELD IN NASHVILLE.

IN A STORY PUBLISHED IN THE BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS, BJORK WOULD NOT PREDICT HOW MANY GAMES SECOND YEAR COACH WILLIE TAGGART'S TEAM WOULD WIN.  HOWEVER, AFTER WINNING FOUR GAMES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, BJORK SAID THE TEAM HAS NOT EARNED MORE FANS, ADDING WINNING WILL BRING MORE PEOPLE TO GAMES.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

FORMER UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY PLAYER DEANDRE LIGGINS IS SCHEDULED TO WORK OUT TODAY FOR THE N-B-A'S INDIANA PACERS.  LIGGINS WHO WAS THE WILDCATS PRIMARY DEFENSIVE STOPPER LAST SEASON, TELLS THE COURIER JOURNAL HE NEEDS TO SHOW TEAMS HE CAN SCORE.  HOWEVER, LIGGINS ALSO SAYS HIS ROLE IN THE N-B-A WOULD BE DOING THE SAME THINGS HE DID IN COLLEGE.  THE N-B-A DRAFT IS JUNE 23RD.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

AUSTIN PEAY SAW ITS RUN IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT END SUNDAY WITH A 12-2 LOSS TO GEORGIA TECH IN THE ATLANTA REGIONAL.

THE GOVERNORS FINISH THE SEASON 34-24.

VANDERBILT GOES TO SUPER REGIONAL PLAY FOR THE THIRD TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY AFTER A 6-1 WIN OVER BELMONT IN THE NASHVILLE REGIONAL.

THE COMMODORES—50-10 ON THE SEASON--WILL HOST THE WINNER OF THE OREGON STATE REGIONAL THIS WEEKEND IN NASHVILLE.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE TRADEWATER PIRATES ARE OFF TO A 2-0 START AFTER WINS AGAINST THE OWENSBORO OILERS. THE PIRATES WON THE SEASON OPENER 8-3 FRIDAY NIGHT AND A TEN INNING 9-8 WIN SATURDAY NIGHT. THE PIRATES ARE BACK IN ACTION TOMORROW NIGHT HOSTING THE FULTON RAILROADERS AT SEVEN AT RIVERSIDE PARK IN DAWSON SPRINGS.

THE PIRATES WILL BE COMING TO HOPKINSVILLE TO PLAY A GAME AGAINST THE OWENSBORO OILERS THURSDAY JUNE 23^RD. THE GAME IS AT SEVEN P-M AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL’S COLONEL FIELD, WITH TICKETS FIVE DOLLARS EACH. TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE HOPKINSVILLE-CHRISTIAN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PENNYROYAL HOSPICE AND THE PENNYROYAL ARTS COUNCIL.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS WON THEIR FOURTH GAME IN A ROW AT NEW ORLEANS 7-2. THE TWO TEAMS PLAY IN THE BIG EASY AGAIN THIS EVENING.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS DEFEATED THE BELOIT SNAPPERS 2-1 SUNDAY. AFTER AN OFF DAY, THE HOT RODS OPEN A ROAD TRIP AT THE KANE COUNTY COUGARS TUESDAY NIGHT.

GOLF

156 PLAYERS ARE ENTERED IN THE FIELD FOR THE KENTUCKY STATE AMATEUR GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BE PLAYED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT KEARNEY HILLS GOLF CLUB IN LEXINGTON.

AMONG LOCAL PLAYERS IN THE FIELD ARE: LOGAN LOFTUS OF HOPKINSVILLE, PATRICK HIBBS OF MADISONVILLE, PATRICK NEWCOMB OF BENTON, AND PAUL SANSOM OF RUSSELLVILLE.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

HOPKINS CENTRAL DEFEATED MADISONVILLE 2-1 IN THE 2ND REGION CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FRIDAY NIGHT.  THE LADY STORM WILL FACE WALTON VERONA IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE KHSAA STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT NEXT THURSDAY IN OWENSBORO.

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY'S SOFTBALL TEAM IS ONE WIN AWAY FROM A KCAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.  THE KENTUCKY NEW ERA REPORTS THE LADY WARRIORS ROUTED LAKESIDE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF MOREHEAD 15-3 IN SEMI FINAL ACTION FRIDAY NIGHT.  HERITAGE CHRISTIAN FACES BLUEGRASS CHRISTIAN AT NOON TODAY AT GEORGETOWN COLLEGE.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WILL PLAY IN THE KCAA STATE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR.  THE KENTUCKY NEW ERA REPORTS H-C-A WILL FACE LANCASTER CHRISTIAN TODAY AT GEORGETOWN COLLEGE.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

AUSTIN PEAY GOT ONE OF ITS BIGGEST WINS IN PROGRAM HISTORY, UPSETTING GEORGIA TECH 2-1 IN ITS FIRST GAME IN THE ATLANTA REGIONAL FRIDAY NIGHT. BOWLING GREEN'S JACK SNODGRASS PICKED UP THE WIN FOR AUSTIN PEAY, WHO PLAYS A WINNER'S BRACKET GAME AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SIX THIS EVENING.

VANDERBILT DEFEATED BELMONT 10-0 IN THE NASHVILLE REGIONAL AND WILL FACE TROY UNIVERSITY OF THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE AT SEVEN THIS EVENING.  BELMONT PLAYS AN ELIMINATION GAME AGAINST OKLAHOMA STATE THIS AFTERNOON.

SEC MEETINGS

PRESIDENTS AND CHANCELLORS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE FRIDAY ADOPTED RULE CHANGES FOR FOOTBALL AND MEN'S BASKETBALL.  THE TENNESSEAN REPORTS THERE WILL NO LONGER BE DIVISIONAL PLAY IN BASKETBALL. AS REPORTED FRIDAY, THE NEW RULE WILL CALL FOR THE SEC TOURNAMENT TO BE SEEDED TEAMS 1-12, WITH THE TOP FOUR TEAMS RECEIVING FIRST ROUND BYE. 

IN FOOTBALL, THOUGH OPPOSED UNAMINOUSLY BY THE LEAGUE'S COACHES, FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASSES WILL BE REDUCED FROM 28 TO 25 PLAYERS EACH SCHOOL CAN SIGN THIS YEAR.  THE COACHES HAD VOTED EARLIER THIS WEEK TO LEAVE THE SIGNING CLASSES AT 28.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

WESTERN KENTUCKY HAS REPORTEDLY PICKED UP ITS 8TH COMMITMENT FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON.  THE BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS REPORTS O' KARO AKAMUNE IS THE THIRD PROSPECT OF THE SPRING FOR COACH KEN MCDONALD.  THE SIX-SEVEN AKAMUNE PLAYED LAST SEASON FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE COLLEGE LAST SEASON.  HE IS A NATIVE OF MIAMI, FLORIDA AND WILL HAVE THREE YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY REMAINING.

LONG TIME WARREN CENTRAL BOYS BASKETBALL COACH TIM RILEY WAS OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED FRIDAY AS A NEW ASSISTANT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH AT WKU.  ALSO INTRODUCED WAS FORMER LADY TOPPER PLAYER CAMRYN WHITAKER WHO WILL COME BACK TO HER ALMA MATER AS AN ASSISTANT.  WHITAKER BEGAN HER COACHING CAREER AT AUSTIN PEAY AND SPENT THE LAST THREE SEASONS AT MISSOURI STATE.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE TRADEWATER PIRATES OPENED OHIO VALLEY LEAGUE PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A 8-3 WIN OVER THE OWENSBORO OILERS.  THE TEAMS PLAY AGAIN THIS EVENING AT RIVERSIDE PARK IN DAWSON SPRINGS AT SEVEN PM.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS LOST THE OPENING GAME OF A SERIES WITH THE BELOIT SNAPPERS 6-1 AT BOWLING GREEN BALLPARK.  THE TEAMS WILL PLAY AGAIN IN BOWLING GREEN THIS EVENING.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS COMPLETED A SERIES WITH THE IOWA CUBS WITH A 5-1 WIN.  THE SOUNDS ARE ON THE ROAD THIS EVENING AT NEW ORLEANS.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

MAYFIELD EDGED CALLOWAY COUNTY 4-3 TO WIN THE FIRST REGION CHAMPIONSHIP. MAYFIELD WILL FACE APOLLO IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL-KHSAA STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT MONDAY JUNE 13^TH AT 12:30 LOCAL TIME.

2^ND REGION CHAMPION UNION COUNTY NOW KNOWS ITS OPPONENT IN THE OPENING ROUND AS NORTH OLDHAM WON THE 8^TH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP OVER OLDHAM COUNTY 13-4. THE TEAMS WILL PLAY THEIR FIRST ROUND GAME TUESDAY JUNE 14^TH AT 10 AM LOCAL TIME.

REGION FOUR CHAMP WARREN EAST WILL LEARN ITS FIRST ROUND OPPONENT AFTER KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL AND LETCHER COUNTY CENTRAL PLAY FOR THE 14^TH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP THIS EVENING. THAT FIRST ROUND GAME AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT WILL BE PLAYED AT 10 AM LOCAL TIME MONDAY JUNE 13^TH.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

ALLEN COUNTY SCOTTSVILLE SHUTOUT BOWLING GREEN 8-0 TO WIN THE 4^TH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP.   THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL PLAY EAST JESSAMINE IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE KHSAA STATE TOURNAMENT IN OWENSBORO NEXT THURSDAY AT 5 PM.

MADISONVILLE AND HOPKINS CENTRAL WILL PLAY FOR THE 2^ND REGION CHAMPIONSHIP TONIGHT AT SIX IN MADISONVILLE, WITH THE WINNER TO GET WALTON-VERONA IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT NEXT THURSDAY AT FIVE PM.

FIRST REGION WINNER CALLOWAY COUNTY WILL GET THE WINNER OF THE ASHLAND-BOYD COUNTY GAME IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT. THOSE TEAMS PLAY FOR THE 16^TH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP THIS EVENING.

THIRD REGION WINNER OWENSBORO CATHOLIC WILL MATCHUP WITH LAFAYETTE IN THE FIRST ROUND NEXT THURSDAY AT SEVEN P-M.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

NCAA REGIONAL PLAY BEGINS TODAY AT VARIOUS SITES AROUND THE COUNTRY.

IN THE ATLANTA REGIONAL, AUSTIN PEAY WILL FACE GEORGIA TECH THIS EVENING AT SIX.

IN THE NASHVILLE REGIONAL, VANDERBILT HAS A SIX P-M DATE WITH CROSSTOWN RIVAL BELMONT.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE TODAY AT ITS SPRING MEETINGS TO END DIVISION PLAY IN MEN’S BASKETBALL.

THE LEAGUE’S COACHES PROPOSED TO THE ATHLETIC DIRECTORS THIS WEEK TO INSTEAD OF HAVING DIVISIONAL PLAY, SEED THE S-E-C TOURNAMENT 1-12 WITH THE TOP FOUR TEAMS RECEIVING FIRST ROUND BYES.

IF THE MEASURE IS PASSED, IT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE UPCOMING SEASON, WITH COMMISSIONER MIKE SLIVE SAYING LEAGUE PLAY WOULD EXPAND IN THE FOLLOWING SEASON.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE TRADEWATER PIRATES OPEN OHIO VALLEY LEAGUE PLAY THIS EVENING HOSTING THE OWENSBORO OILERS. FIRST PITCH IS AT SEVEN AT RIVERSIDE PARK IN DAWSON SPRINGS.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS LOST TO THE WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 6-3 THURSDAY AT BOWLING GREEN BALLPARK. THE HOT RODS HOST THE BELOIT SNAPPERS THIS EVENING AT SEVEN.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS RALLIED FROM A SIX RUN DEFICIT TO DEFEAT THE IOWA CUBS 15-11. THE TEAMS PLAY AGAIN THIS EVENING AT GREER STADIUM.

GOLF

KENTUCKIANS J-B HOLMES AND KENNY PERRY ARE IN THE FIELD AT THIS WEEK’S EVENT—THE MEMORIAL IN DUBLIN, OHIO.

HOLMES OPENED WITH AN EVEN PAR 72, WHILE PERRY SHOT AN EIGHT OVER 80.

RORY MCELROY AND CHRIS RILEY ARE ATOP THE LEADERBOARD AFTER THE FIRST ROUND WITH SIX UNDER 66.

GLASGOW NATIVE WHITNEY WADE HAS QUALIFIED FOR THE U-S WOMEN’S OPEN TO BE HELD JULY 7-10 AT THE BROADMOOR IN COLORADO SPRINGS.

WADE PLAYED COLLEGIATELY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND WON THE WOMEN’S KENTUCKY STATE AMATEUR AND THE KENTUCKY OPEN IN HER CAREER. SHE IS NOW PLAYING PROFESSIONALLY.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

UNION COUNTY WILL HEAD TO THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL-KHSAA STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY.

THE BRAVES EDGED DEFENDING 2^ND REGION CHAMPION HOPKINSVILLE 2-1 IN THE 2^ND REGION CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

IT WAS QUITE THE PITCHERS DUEL, AS HOPTOWN’S JOSH DRAKE RETIRED THE FIRST 15 BATTERS OF THE GAME BEFORE UNION COUNTY SCORED ITS TWO RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE 6^TH INNING AFTER THE TIGERS PLATED A RUN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 5^TH.

DRAKE STRUCK OUT 11 IN TAKING THE LOSS, WHILE UNION COUNTY’S AARON HEDGEPATH ALLOWED THREE HITS AND ONE RUN IN PICKING UP THE WIN.

UNION COUNTY WILL PLAY EITHER NORTH OLDHAM OR OLDHAM COUNTY IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT TUESDAY JUNE 14^TH AT 10 AM HOPKINSVILLE TIME. HOPKINSVILLE FINISHES THE SEASON WITH A 32-5 RECORD, WHILE UNION COUNTY IS 25-9.

MEMBERS OF THE ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM WERE: JOSH DRAKE, JAROD PERRY AND DAVID GARDNER OF HOPKINSVILLE, ALEX DAVIE OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY, AARON HEDGEPATH, BLAINE ALVEY, TAYLOR SHIREL AND TAYLOR DAVIS OF UNION COUNTY, ALEX SADLER AND R-J SHOLAR OF TRIGG COUNTY, SAM HIGGS OF HENDERSON COUNTY, HAYDEN MARKS OF MADISONVILLE, BRANDON SIGLER OF CALDWELL COUNTY AND BRIAN BERRY OF CRITTENDEN COUNTY.

APOLLO WON THE 3^RD REGION CHAMPIONSHIP DEFEATING HOST MUHLENBERG COUNTY 8-5 AND WARREN EAST WON THE 4^TH REGION TITLE WITH A 6-2 WIN OVER BOWLING GREEN.

THIS EVENING, MAYFIELD AND CALLOWAY COUNTY PLAY FOR THE 1^ST REGION CHAMPIONSHIP AT BROOKS STADIUM IN PADUCAH.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

1^ST REGION FINAL: CALLOWAY COUNTY EDGED REIDLAND 6-5.

3^RD REGION FINAL: OWENSBORO CATHOLIC DEFEATED BUTLER COUNTY 2-0 IN NINE INNINGS.

BOWLING GREEN FACES ALLEN COUNTY SCOTTSVILLE FOR THE 4^TH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP THIS EVENING IN BOWLING GREEN.

TRIGG COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WILL BEGIN THE SEARCH FOR A NEW BASEBALL COACH. THE KENTUCKY NEW ERA REPORTED WEDNESDAY COACH JACKIE SHOLAR RESIGNED AFTER FIVE SEASONS FOLLOWING TRIGG’S LOSS TO UNION COUNTY IN THE 2^ND REGION BASEBALL SEMIFINALS TUESDAY NIGHT.

SHOLAR GUIDED TRIGG COUNTY TO A 25-8 RECORD THIS SEASON.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

FORMER HOPKINSVILLE HIGH BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL STANDOUT CHRIS CRUTCHFIELD HAS BEEN HIRED AS AN ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA.

THE KENTUCKY NEW ERA REPORTED CRUTCHFIELD WILL JOIN THE STAFF OF NEW COACH LON KRUGER. CRUTCHFIELD HAS SPENT THE LAST FOUR SEASONS AS AN ASSISTANT AT ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY.

AUSTIN PEAY COACH AND ATHLETICS DIRECTOR DAVE LOOS WILL BE HONORED WITH AN AMBASSADOR’S CHOICE AWARD SATURDAY BY THE FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD IN CLARKSVILLE DURING ITS CELEBRATION OF UNITY DAY.

LOOS WILL JOIN COMMANDING GENERAL AT FORT CAMPBELL MAJOR GENERAL JOHN CAMPBELL AND RECORDING ARTIST PASTOR WESS MORGAN IN RECEIVING HONORS AT SIX P-M SATURDAY EVENING.

THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS LOUISVILLE AND MEMPHIS WILL RENEW THEIR LONG TIME BASKETBALL RIVALRY. THE CARDS WILL HOST THE TIGERS DECEMBER 17^TH AT THE KFC/YUM CENTER TO BENEFIT THE NAISMITH NATIONAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME IN SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

THE THREE P-M LOCAL TIME GAME WILL BE TELEVISED BY C-B-S. IT WILL BE THE FIRST MEETING BETWEEN THE TWO SCHOOLS SINCE 2005.

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY’S SARAH BETH BARNETTE IS LEAVING THE WOMEN’S PROGRAM. THE LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER REPORTS BARNETTE SAYING THE 2010 KENTUCKY MISS BASKETBALL WILL TRANSFER TO ANOTHER SCHOOL. BARNETTE—WHO PLAYED HER HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS FOR LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN—SAYS SHE IS LOOKING FOR A BETTER FIT THAN WHAT SHE HAD AT KENTUCKY.

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR MIKE HAMILTON SAYS HE IS READY TO FACE THE NC-AA’S COMMITTEE ON INFRACTIONS. HAMILTON TELLS THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL THAT NO ONE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MEETING, BUT THEY WILL PRESENT THEIR CASE.

ELEVEN OF 12 VIOLATIONS DISCOVERED BY THE NC-AA WERE PINNED ON FORMER BASKETBALL COACH BRUCE PEARL AND FORMER FOOTBALL COACH LANE KIFFIN WHO WILL BOTH APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

AUSTIN PEAY AND VANDERBILT ARE CONTINUING TO PREPARE FOR REGIONAL PLAY IN THE NC-AA TOURNAMENT BEGINNING TOMORROW.

THE GOVERNORS MEET GEORGIA TECH IN ATLANTA, WHILE VANDY HOSTS BELMONT IN NASHVILLE.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE TRADEWATER PIRATES WILL OPEN THEIR SEASON TOMORROW NIGHT IN DAWSON SPRINGS HOSTING THE OWENSBORO OILERS. THE GAME AT RIVERSIDE PARK TAKES PLACE AT SEVEN P-M. THE TEAMS WILL PLAY AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE FANS ARE INVITED TO A MEET THE PIRATES DAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT FOUR AT RIVERSIDE PARK.

THE PIRATES AND OILERS WILL PLAY A GAME IN HOPKINSVILLE THURSDAY JUNE 23^RD AT SEVEN P-M AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS DEFEATED THE WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 8-6 AT BOWLING GREEN BALLPARK WEDNESDAY. THE TWO TEAMS PLAY AGAIN THIS EVENING.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS FELL TO THE IOWA CUBS 7-5. THE TWO TEAMS PLAY AGAIN THIS EVENING AT GREER STADIUM IN NASHVILLE.