With family looking on, Hagans puts on a show as Cats sweep Bulldogs
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Ashton Hagans always seems to turn it up a notch against Georgia. With several of his family members in attendance, including his mother, Hagans scored 23 points and just missed a double-double with nine assists to lead No. 15 Kentucky to an 89-79 win over the […]
Highlights from the Madison Southern Staff vs. Local Media Basketball Charity Game
A crowd of Madison Countians filed in to the Madison Southern High School gym yesterday for a good cause. Yesterday was the day of the Habitat for Humanity charity basketball game between the staff of Madison Southern and media personality from around the region. If you couldn’t make it out to the game yesterday, check […]
Kentucky blows 14-point lead, falls to South Carolina at the buzzer
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today Kentucky’s four-game winning streak came to an end Wednesday night in South Carolina. The 10th-ranked Wildcats suffered their first Southeastern Conference loss of the season with an 81-78 setback to South Carolina in Columbia. It was the first league victory of the season for the Gamecocks (9-7, 1-2), who rallied […]
Former Madison Central Indian Larry Warford Named To NFL Pro Bowl
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Estill Co. Engineers Defeat Southwestern Despite Late Game Comeback
The Southwestern Warriors traveled all the way from Somerset to give it their all on the Estill County home court. Estill County dominated in the first half, but a surprise comeback late in the game made things interesting for the Engineers. See all the exciting moments from the game in this edition of WBON-TV’s Last […]
Tyrese Maxey makes huge jump on Sporting News NBA Draft board; 3 Wildcats in top 50
Tyrese Maxey entered this season as a potential lottery pick. He was solidly in the first round, but in the mid-teens on most mock drafts. But with his play on the biggest of stages this season, he has slowly worked his way up the draft boards. In fact, Chris Stone of Sporting News now lists […]
Eagles Fly Away from Model Patriots in Second Half
Madison Southern hosted the Model Patriots last night in the Eagles’ first game back from the Rock Holiday Classic Tournament in Florida. Catch all the highlights from the game last night in the video above.
Following Months-Long Process, EKU Names New Director of Athletics
From a press release from Eastern Kentucky University: EKU has named Matt Roan as Director of Athletics after a two-month search process. Roan returns to EKU after three-plus years as Director of Athletics at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La. “Eastern Kentucky University and the region it serves are special places for my family and […]
Boys Basketball Highlights: Madison Central Indians vs. Martha Layne Collins Titans
The Madison Central Indians fell to the Martha Layne Collins Titans on Friday, January 3, 64-44. The Indians came out strong in the first half, as they trailed one of the top teams in the state by only two points at halftime. However, a sluggish start in the third quarter led to their eventual demise, […]
Kentucky vs. Georgia: Preview, viewing info & score projection
By Jamie Boggs @jamiewboggs The Kentucky Wildcats are starting to hit their stride, and they’ll look to continue that Tuesday in Athens when they face the Georgia Bulldogs. Unfortunately, they may do so with several players sidelined, as the injury bug has plagued the Wildcats all season. The fear of injuries ruining the season reached […]
John Calipari visits 5-star recruit Zion Cruz
ByJamie Boggs-@jamiewboggs www.aseaofblue.com It seems pretty clear that the NBA is heading in the direction of removing their age requirement which has created the “one and done” era of college basketball. While it is unclear exactly when that will be put into place, it seems the earliest date could impact the 2022 recruiting class. That […]
Kentucky vs. Missouri: Preview, viewing info & score projection
By Jamie Boggs-@jamiewboggs www.aseaofblue.com The Kentucky Wildcats kick off SEC play this weekend against the Missouri Tigers. Coming off of a very impressive (and important) victory over Louisville last Saturday, John Calipari needs to have his guys ready to go into league play. Before the season, it seemed Kentucky would have the opportunity for some […]
2019 Top Sport Story Of The Year EKU Fires Mark Elder As Football Coach
In a year of exciting sport action perhaps the biggest surprise to many was the firing of head football coach at EKU Mark Elder. Elder had just led the Colonels to back to back 7 win seasons and a season ending victory over Jacksonville State. Elder came to Richmond in December of 2015 and became […]
2019 Top Ten Sport Stories: #2 Nick Mayo Leaves EKU As Top Scorer
Our number two story brings us to Nick Mayo who became the Colonels all time leading scorer and arguably the greatest player in Eastern Kentucky history. Mayo came to Richmond from Oakland Maine. He was named Gatorade Player of the year for Maine his senior season in which he averaged 24 points 14 rebounds 3 […]
2019 Top Ten Sport Stories: #3 Chrissy Roberts Let Go after 11 Seasons As EKU Women’s Coach
The number three story of 2019 takes us back to the hardwood as we look back on the firing of Chrissy Roberts as head coach. Chrissy Roberts is a EKU Hall of Famer, she has done a lot to help the Lady Colonels to achieve the success they have. Roberts played for Eminence high school […]
Top Sports Stories Of 2019: #4 Berea Lady Pirates Return To All-A Classic
The number four story of 2019 takes us back to Berea as we remember the 2019 Lady Pirate basketball season where they advanced to the All A classic for the first time since 2000. Coming off a 10 win season the Lady Pirates won 22 games, 14 of the first 16, and claimed the 11th […]
Top Ten Sport Story’s Of 2019 #5 Berea Football’s Resurgence
Halfway through the top ten list and we arrive at the Berea football resurgence in 2019. The tiny team that didn’t even have a football stadium on campus became one of the biggest stories in the entire state. The Pirates had loss 43 straight football games….think about that 43 games many of them decided by […]
Kentucky vs. Louisville: Preview, viewing info & score projection
By Jamie Boggs @jamiewboggs The Kentucky Wildcats have a record of 10-2 against Louisville since John Calipari came to Lexington. In fact, they are 5-0 at home against the Cardinals. This is the first time that Louisville has been ranked higher than Kentucky during this match-up since December 28th of 2013. Kentucky won that game […]
Top Ten Story’s Of 2019 #6 Damien Harris Drafted By New England Patriots
As we continue counting down the top ten story’s of the year we come to the drafting of former Madison Southern Eagle Damien Harris. Damien played for the Eagles and became not only one of the greatest players to ever play for Madison Southern but one of the greatest to ever play in the state […]
Top Ten Sport Story’s Of 2019 #7 Madison Southern Softball Record Season
In 2019 the Lady Eagle softball team accomplished something no other team had at Madison Southern, they advanced to the regional championship game for the first time in over a decade and set a new school record for wins. In 2018 Madison Southern won 12 games and loss in the opening round of the regional […]
Wildcats looking forward to rivalry game against in-state foe Louisville
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Nate Sestina isn’t looking back. The Kentucky senior is looking forward to his first taste of the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry set for Saturday. “We have a team full of guys that are ready to play and the game coming up is huge for us,” Sestina said. “It’s […]
Basketball Highlights: MCHS Lady Indians vs. Menifee Co. Lady Cats
The Madison Central Lady Indians defended on their home court last Friday against the Menifee County Lady Cats. Check out the video to catch some of the highlights from this game of the Jack Burford Chevrolet Christmas Classic.
Top Ten Sport Story’s of 2019 #8 Trio Of New Head Coaches In 44th District
The number 8 story has three new basketball head coaches in the 44th district. The three coaches had 32 seasons on the sideline of local basketball. The Lady Indians and Lady Eagles said goodbye to their coach as well as the Model Patriots. Wes Scarberry was relieved of his coaching duties at Model after 12 […]
Top Ten Sport Story’s Of 2019 #9 Caudill Middle School Wins Back To Back Championships
Continuing the top the top ten at number nine the Spartans of Caudill winning back to back state championships. This team has had one of the most incredible runs in recent memory in Madison County as the 8th grade team finishes their middle school careers with a record of 58-1. They have played for three […]
Top Ten Sport Story’s Of 2019. #10 Lexington Legends Win Back To Back Championships/Future In Doubt
Over the next ten days we’ll post Donald Foster’s picks for the top ten sport story’s of 2019. First up is the #10 story the Lexington Legends win back to back championships and their future is in doubt. The Legends came into 2019 fresh off the teams first championship since it’s initial season in 2001. […]
