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Cougar mile relay wins at Elizabethtown

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



“Our boys and girls did an outstanding job in the Panther Invitational at Elizabethtown Friday night,” says Logan County track coach Greg Howard. “The boys had many great teams there and most were 3A schools. Our boys 4 X 200M Relay finished second but were disqualified for an ex...

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Hawks remain unbeaten with win over Hornets

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



In a battle of unbeaten teams, the St. Louis Hawks held off the visiting Bowling Green Hornets 108-97 Saturday night. The Hornets had finished playing their inaugural game 20 hours earlier at Russellville’s Jim Young Gymnasium and then made the long van trip to Missouri before the 6 p.m. tipo...

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Hornets win historic opener at RHS 118-98

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



After a slow start, the Bowling Green Hornets parlayed the energy of an enthusiastic home crowd Friday to an impressive win, outscoring the visiting Dayton Air Strikers 118-98. It was the first game and, of course, first win in the history of the Central Basketball League charter member team, which ...

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Amber Sydnor signs to play for Campbellsville

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



  Amber Sydnor, a six-year starter at point guard for the Russellville Lady Panthers, completed the paperwork this week to play basketball for Campbellsville University. Not only a star athlete but also in the top 10 in her graduating class, Sydnor will attend the private, Baptist-affiliated ...

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Cougars run 4th in East Invitational

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



“The East Invitational at WKU came on a beautiful day for track and field last Saturday. The Logan County Cougars continue to find the right combination of putting people in the right events to tussle with the mighty Tornado from Paducah Tilghman on May 4 for the regional championship,” ...

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Hornets announce roster for opening game Friday

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



History will be made Friday night when a professional basketball team plays a home game in Logan County for the first time. The Bowling Green Hornets of the sparkling new Central Basketball League will make their debut Friday night at Russellville High School’s Jim Young Gymnasium. The Dayton ...

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Lady Cougars complete sweep of RHS softball

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



Scoring seven runs in the top of the first inning, the Logan County Lady Cougars won a district game at Russellville 14-1 Tuesday. Coach Michael Crawford’s team used 4 hits, 3 infield errors, a walk and a hit batsman to build what proved to be an insurmountable lead. After that shaky start, C...

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Lady Cougars win pair of games

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



After winning only one softball game during the first month of the season, the Logan County Lady Cougars have won two in four days. They were vastly different encounters. Friday’s win was in a tournament and was by one run. Monday’s was a regular season encounter, and they romped by 16 r...

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Bird McNeal to soar with Rio Grande Red Storm

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



Anthony ‘Bird’ McNeal, the son of former Logan County girls basketball coach Paul McNeal and his wife Dawn, has signed the paperwork to become a college basketball player. Bird McNeal will play for the University of Rio Grande, an NAIA school in Ohio, which is his dad’s alma mater...

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Cougars get wins 15 and 16 on April 20

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



With 10 days still remaining in April, the Logan County Cougars continued their remarkably successful 2013 baseball season Saturday by winning a pair of games for their 15th and 16th victories. Both games ended on the 10-run mercy rule. Six of the wins have been by 10 or more runs. Another four have...

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Panthers win pair of close baseball games

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



The Russellville Panthers won a pair of close games in three games recently, giving them experience in tight games. After a 3-2 decision over Allen County-Scottsville on Saturday, they won 10-7 over Caverna on Monday. Both games were at Kelly Russell Field. Barrett Croslin scored the winning run in...

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Panthers beat Franklin 6-3 in tennis

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



The Russellville Panthers won the top four singles matches and two doubles matches to beat Franklin-Simpson recently. Coach Sandra Brown’s team got wins from Will Oakley, Cameron Tisdale, Chris Collier, Travis McDaniel, Jason Fox and Jeffrey Fox. The Lady Panthers lost 8-1. The lone RHS winne...

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Cougar track competes in Throw-down

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



On Saturday, April 13, the Logan County track squad traveled to Muhlenberg County where they competed in the first Western Kentucky Throw-down. “This meet pitted the Bowling Green area schools against the mighty Owensboro area schools. Yep, our area won,” says Coach Greg Howard. &ldquo...

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Hornets will bring pro basketball, community partnership to Russellville

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



A partnership between a business and the community in which it is located is a key for success, Waseem Moorad firmly believes, even when that business is a professional sports team. That theory will be the business model for the Bowling Green Hornets, which will make their home in Russellville. Th...

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Todd Central withstands Logan Ladies in 8 innings

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



The Todd Central Lady Rebels withstood an outstanding pitching performance by Shelby Milam and strong defense by the Logan County Lady Cougars Tuesday for a 3-1 district win in a Pink Out game at LCHS. The game went an extra inning. Catcher Victoria Cates had a pair of doubles in the game, includin...

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Lady Cougars shut out RHS for district win

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



  During a full day of softball, the Logan County Lady Cougars made their first softball win of the season meaningful Saturday by beating district rival Russellville 10-0 before going to Ohio County where they  lost a game that was close most of the day. Meanwhile the Logan JV won games a...

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Panthers beat top Ohio team in Florida

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



Few baseball wins have meant as much to the Russellville Panthers as a 9-7 victory over Reynoldsberg, Ohio did last week in the Florida Beach Bash. Reynoldsberg rarely loses. Panther parents said they heard the Ohio team had been undefeated this season and won a state championship last year. The O...

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Cougars beat Todd for top record in region

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



With Ryan Basham pitching a 3-hitter, the Logan County Cougars blasted visiting Todd Central 12-1 Tuesday for their 10th win of the season and their second district win in as many starts. Four Cougars reached base three times and three more got on twice. Gage Hales singled twice and walked; Ian Woo...

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World Series alums lead Logan to win, title

By Jim Turner

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



The play That Championship Season tells the story on stage of grown men whose existence is based on something that happened much earlier in their lives. They won a sports championship in high school, and few, if any, of them had accomplished anything meaningful since. That could easily have happene...

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WKU to exit Sun Belt, unite with Conference USA

By Michael Schroeder

Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



Western Kentucky University has entered into a membership agreement with Conference USA for its athletic programs beginning on July 1, 2014, university President Dr. Gary Ransdell and Director of Athletics Todd Stewart announced Monday. Conference USA is an established, nationally prominent athleti...

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