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Cartas pitches Lady Cougars to district win over Todd

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 25, 2025 10:30 AM



  Two-thirds of the outs the Todd Central Lady Rebels made in a 6-2 district loss to Logan County came on strikeouts. Lady Cougar senior pitcher Addie Cartas recorded 15 strikeouts in the important victory. Meanwhile fellow senior Madelyn Burgess led the offense with a home run among her two ...

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Will McKenzie named to Brescia Sports Hall of Fame

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 22, 2025 7:26 PM



  Will McKenzie is going into the Hall of Fame for being a smooth swinger. More precisely, the Logan County High School graduate is being honored for smoothly swinging golf clubs and for smoothly voicing what’s going on in a variety of sports venues. McKenzie will be inducted into the ...

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LCHS grad Tim MacAlister becomes a college head coach

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 21, 2025 11:04 AM



  The College of Coastal Georgia President Dr. Johnny Evans Jr. and Director of Athletics Zack Rogers have named Tim MacAllister as the third men's basketball head coach in program history.  Coach MacAllister is a 2007 graduate of Logan County High School where he played basketball unde...

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Cougars record sixth straight win on freshman's no-hitter

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 13, 2025 12:41 PM



  Freshman TySean Thomeczek pitched a five-inning no-hitter and Cougar batters used eight hits—four of them doubles—and five walks to bring in 11 runs and shorten the 11-1 margin victory over Ohio County. It was the sixth straight win for Coach Ethan Meguiar’s Cougars and ca...

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Kelly Russell Classic set at RHS diamonds this weekend

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 10, 2025 8:28 PM



  From Greg Owens, RHS Sports Historian and classmate, teammate and childhood friend of Kelly Russell: “Itis that time of the year again and we are hosting the 12th Annual Kelly Russell Classic this weekend. Coach Davenport and Coach Whittaker have put together our largest field yet. Ba...

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Young college softball players enjoying success on next level

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 10, 2025 7:27 PM



  In recent years, softball has been the primary sport in the Land of Logan in terms of equality and excellence between Russellville and Logan County. It’s never an upset, regardless of which team wins when they Clash. That’s being reflected now in the success former Lady Panthers ...

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Lady Cougars win first Clash 10-6

Posted on April 7, 2025 2:15 PM



  Haley Henson homered, singled, drove in four runs and scored two while Brenley Adler had four hits and an RBI while scoring twice to lead Logan County’s offense in a 10-6 win over Russellville Tuesday in the first softball Clash of the Lady Cats of the season.th Addison Holloway was a...

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Panthers record first win of rebirth season

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 2, 2025 7:07 PM



  Taking advantage of their opportunities Monday, the Russellville Panthers earned their first win of this special season Monday. Seventh grader Hunter Morgan got the only RBI of the game, Kristian Ortiz turned a single into the winning run, and Brandon Judd was dominant on the mound to lead ...

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Proven winner Jermaine Savage named Lady Panther basketball coach

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 2, 2025 5:17 PM



  Coaching changes continue at Russellville High School. A day after a new head boys basketball coach was announced and a week after a new volleyball head coach was named, RHS has a new head girls basketball coach joined them. Principal Drew Teel said, “Russellville High School is thril...

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Cougars beat Franklin for trip to state 2A tournament

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 1, 2025 8:09 PM



  In a day to remember and cherish, Coach Ethan Meguiar’s Logan County Cougars won a pair of games Saturday, including one over archrival Franklin-Simpson, to capture the Class 2A Sectional championship. That entitles them to a berth in the state tournament April 25 at Owensboro Apollo. ...

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Trey Tinsley named head coach of Panther basketball

By Jim Turner

Posted on April 1, 2025 6:17 PM



  Trey Tinsley, who was an assistant coach for Russellville boys basketball this year, has been named head coach of the Panthers, succeeding the retiring Phil Todd. Principal Drew Teel made the announcement Tuesday. He said: "Russellville High School is excited about the hiring of Trey Tinsl...

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