Cats have history with Houston, defeated Cougars during glory days
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Houston had it going on in the early 1980s and was a consistent national title contender. During a three-year span from 1982-84, the Cougars made three appearances in the Final Four and were national runner-up twice. Following a loss to Georgetown in the 1984 national championship […]
Calipari hopes short-handed roster won’t be an issue for Wildcats
LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — It’s not known if PJ Washington will make a return to the lineup when Kentucky takes on Houston in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen Friday night. Washington was seen with a walking boot as the team departed for Kansas City Wednesday afternoon. Washington wore a cast during the opening two rounds of […]
Sit Down With The Long Time Voice of The Colonels
Greg Stotelmyer, long time voice of the Colonels sat down with WBONtv’s Michael Watkins to tell him about his career. Stotelmyer has been the voice of the EKU Colonels since the late 70’s. Throughout the years Stotelmyer has built many relationship and seen EKU rise and fall. In 2015-16 he was the winner of the […]
BBB: Be Aware of NCAA Ticket Scams
University of Kentucky Basketball Wildcat fans are ready to follow the team along the road to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship game…and Better Business Bureau® serving Central & Eastern Kentucky is reminding fans to beware of questionable sources for tickets. “Good seats at the various venues will be in demand,” said Heather Clary, BBB Director of Communications. […]
Eastern Kentucky Chooses New Women’s Head Coach
Samantha Williams, who helped lead the University of Louisville to eight straight NCAA Tournament appearances, was chosen as the new Eastern Kentucky University women’s basketball head coach, Director of Athletics Stephen Lochmueller announced today. EKU will introduce Williams at a reception for fans and media on Wednesday, April 3. The event will begin at 3:30 […]
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NCAA Tournament: Calipari says Wildcats in ‘great frame of mind’
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky (KT) — Kentucky’s attitude won’t change going into the NCAA Tournament despite losing to Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference semifinals. “I think they’re in a great frame of mind,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said. “They’ve been that way. They’re a young team, a lot of freshmen and even […]
Isaiah Cozart Named Gatorade Player Of The Year In Kentucky
Madison Central big man Isaiah Cozart was named Kentucky Gatorade Player Of The Year over the weekend. Cozart was also a finalist for Mr. Basketball this season as well. Isaiah averaged 20 points a game this season for the Indians while grabbing 12.2 rebounds a contest. He also averaged 5.8 blocks a game. He leaves […]
Madison Southern Baseball Coach Steps Down
Gene Combs stepped down as head coach of Madison Southern after four seasons to accept a position closer to home. Combs came to Madison Southern in 2015. 2015 in his first season as Eagles head coach he led the team to an 11-19 record, an improvement from 6-22 the previous season. In his second season […]
Firefighters Bring the Heat at Police Firefighter Basketball Game
After several games of different sports, the Richmond police and fire departments were evenly matched. They met at the Madison Central High School to break the tie over a game of basketball. The police were off to a rough start and the fire fighters had their score doubled at the end of the first half. […]
RFD vs RPD Basketball Game
The red and blue first responders are set to face off in a basketball game to support a family in Richmond Kentucky. The game will take place this Sunday, March 17th at 5:00pm at Madison Central High School. Admissions will be $2 and the money will benefit The Habitat For Humanity. Which side are you […]
EKU Runner SUGIRA TO COMPETE IN THE 5,000 METERS AT NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS FRIDAY NIGHT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Eastern Kentucky University freshman James Sugira will race for a national title in the 5,000 meters on Friday night at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. The race is scheduled to go off at 9:27 p.m. ET at the Birmingham CrossPlex. The meet will stream live on ESPN3. Sugira qualified for the […]
Madison Southern Lady Eagles Head Coach Summer Simmons Steps Down
Summer Simmons as stepped down as Head Coach of Madison Southern Lady Eagles today to spend more time with her young family. She is mother To two beautiful girls. Summer was the head coach for nine seasons. She compiled a 126-140 career record at Madison Southern. She came to Madison Southern in 2010/11 after playing […]
Cats bounce back, hold off Rebels to give Calipari 300th victory at UK
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today Kentucky remains undefeated in bounce-back games this season. The Wildcats improved to 5-0 in games coming off a loss with an 80-76 win over Mississippi Tuesday night in Oxford. Coming off a 71-52 setback to Tennessee, No. 6 Kentucky (25-5, 14-3 Southeastern Conference) limited the Rebels to just two field […]
Two Colonels Receive All-Conference Honors
A pair of Colonels, one ending his career while the other one is just beginning his, receive recognition from the Ohio Valley Conference. Freshman Jomaru Bwon was named to the All Newcomer team. Brown played in all 31 games and started 12 as a freshman. He averaged nearly 25 minutes a game and averaged 14.4 […]
EKU Loses To Morehead State To End Season
EKU entered the final Saturday of the season with one goal, win over rival Morehead State and you make the Ohio Valley Basketball postseason tournament. The Colonels (12-19 6-12) have won more games over the Eagles than any other team they have played but Morehead already in the tournament field would love nothing more than […]
Chrissy Roberts Out As EKU Women’s Head Coach
RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University women’s basketball head coach Chrissy Roberts will not be retained, Director of Athletics Stephen Lochmueller announced on behalf of the university today. Roberts’ contract expires in 2019. “Chrissy Roberts has been – as a player, an assistant coach and a head coach – an outstanding ambassador for Eastern Kentucky University,” Lochmueller said. “Her love for […]
Herro the hero for Kentucky in comeback win over Arkansas
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Tyler Herro was the hero for Kentucky Tuesday night. The freshman guard scored a career-high 29 points to lead the fourth-ranked Wildcats to a 70-66 triumph over Arkansas. The victory kept Kentucky (24-4, 13-2 Southeastern Conference) in a first-place tie with LSU in the Southeastern Conference […]
44th District Tournament Women’s Championship Highlights
The Women’s rivalry game was fought hard with a couple players even taking some minor injuries. Madison Southern kept the lead for the majority of the game with the Lady Indians right on their heels. The game ended and Madison Southern’s bench and crowd section lit the entire night up. For more Exclusive local sports […]
44th District Tournament Championship Highlights!
Madison County’s high schools competed for the championship at EKU last Friday, and only the Madison Central boys basketball team came home with the trophy. Watch this intense match-up between rivals. With Alan Cutler and Micheal Watkins on call, be sure to checkout all your local sports highlights at wbontv.com
Kentucky uses group effort to beat Auburn, ease loss of Travis in post
LEXINGTON, Ky, (KT) — PJ Washington set the tone and the rest of his teammates followed and led fourth-ranked Kentucky to an 80-53 win over Auburn Saturday at Rupp Arena. “He started us off,” Kentucky freshman Keldon Johnson said. “We just followed and followed and kept riding off that energy.” Washington scored 24 points — […]
44th District Championship Tonight!
The stage is set for Madison Central Indians and the Madison Southern Eagles to battle it out for the title of 44th District Champions. Tonights game will take place at EKU with the girls game starting at 6:00pm followed by the boys game around 7:45pm. There are several ways you can tune in through Wallingford […]
44th District Tournament: Last Nights Highlights Southern vs. Berea
Last night kicked off our 44th District Tournament action. The Madison Southern Eagles were set to take on he Berea Pirates. The Madison Southern girls got started on the right foot holding the Pirates to 17-3 in the first quarter and there seemed no way to stop them. Berea made a push to try to […]
Colonels Fall To Murray State In Front Of Near Sellout Crowd
The Colonels have played some big games this season, they played the number one team in the country earlier in Tennessee, they played Kansas State who sits at 19-6 on the season. They played league leaders Belmont, Austin Peay, and Murray State and tonight the Racers came into Alumni Coliseum tied for first in the […]
Media Basketball To Support The Special Olympics
This Sunday, Berea College Athletics will be hosting a charity basketball game between Berea College faculty/staff and the Lexington Media Group. The two teams will be playing for Special Olympics of Kentucky, and all ticket sales and concession proceeds from the game will be donated to Special Olympics of Kentucky. Admission is $5 per person […]
