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Logan softball off to 3-0 start, including lopsided win over F-S

By Jim Turner

Posted on March 30, 2018 11:05 PM



Ask a Logan County softball coach if he/she would rather start a season 3-0 or 1-2 and that win be a blowout of district rival Franklin-Simpson. Fortunately for new Lady Cougar coach Mark Wood, he doesn’t have to decide. He’s got the best of both worlds. Maybe we can stretch it to thr...

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Cougar Basketball award winners named for 2017-18

Posted on March 30, 2018 7:10 PM



The Logan County High School girls and boys basketball teams held their end-of-the-season banquet on Sunday, March 25, to recognize the players and their accomplishments for the 2017-18 season.  For the Cougars, the following were award winners by each level: Varsity Award Winners: ...

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Lady Cougar Basketball awards presented for 2017-18

Posted on March 29, 2018 10:58 AM



The Logan County High School girls and boys basketball teams held their end-of-the-season banquet on Sunday, March 25, to recognize the players and their accomplishments for the 2017-18 season.  For the Lady Cougars, the following were award winners by each level: Girls Basketball Varsity Aw...

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WKU falls 69-64 in NIT Final Four

By Zach Greenwell

Posted on March 28, 2018 12:39 PM



WKU Hilltopper Basketball’s remarkable season came to an end Tuesday night with a 69-64 loss to Utah in the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden. The Hilltoppers (27-11) led by as much as 13 in the first half, but Utah (23-11) made big plays down the stretch – none bigger t...

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Cougar Archery wins region, 3 Lady Cougars qualify for state

By Jim Turner

Posted on March 27, 2018 11:01 PM



Despite relying heavily on middle school archers, the Logan County Cougars won the KHSAA Regional championship Saturday in a tournament held at LCHS. Four of the seven scores that counted for Coach Tina Lynch’s team were by middle schoolers. Meanwhile Lynch’s Lady Cougars came within an...

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Logan Middle, RMS compete in Greenwood track meet

By Jim Turner

Posted on March 26, 2018 9:36 PM



  Logan County and Russellville entered a middle school track meet at Greenwood Saturday where both had some good results and got great experience. Coach Greg Howard added an experience for his high school runners by having them work with the younger team while they were on the road. “E...

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Tops win at Oklahoma State to advance to Madison Square Garden

By Zach Greenwell

Posted on March 22, 2018 10:59 AM



  Start spreading the news: WKU Hilltopper Basketball is headed to New York City. The Hilltoppers (27-10) led nearly the whole way in a hostile road environment at Oklahoma State on Wednesday night, outlasting the Cowboys 92-84 in the NIT quarterfinals. WKU advances to face Utah in...

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Toppers win at Southern Cal to advance in NIT

By Zach Greenwell

Posted on March 20, 2018 9:55 AM



LOS ANGELES — WKU Hilltopper Basketball notched its first Pac-12 road victory in program history Monday night, advancing through the second round of the NIT with a 79-75 win at top-seeded USC. The Hilltoppers (26-10) came back in the final four minutes, surging past the Trojans...

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Toppers to host Boston College in NIT tonight

By Zach Greenwell

Posted on March 13, 2018 11:40 AM



WKU Hilltopper Basketball’s season will continue ­in E.A. Diddle Arena, with a home game against Boston College in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The fourth-seeded Hilltoppers will welcome fifth-seeded Boston College for WKU’s first hom...

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Lewisburg Bank honors RHS Athletes of the Months

Posted on March 11, 2018 8:30 PM



Athletes of the Months for December and January at Russellville High School have been honored by Lewisburg Banking Company. Honored for December were basketball player Anastasia Dowlen and football player Anthony Woodard. The January honorees were swimmer Cole Celsor and archer Ariana Nickell. ...

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WKU golfers Sargent and Joiner put Hatchett's coaching to good use

Posted on March 10, 2018 5:27 PM



Phillip Hatchett is on a roll as both a team coach and an individual golf instructor. Saturday the star player on the WKU men’s team that Hatchett coaches, Billy Tom Sargent, was medalist of Houston’s Border Olympics among 85 college golfers. Earlier in the week, one of Hatchett&rsqu...

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Athletic director reflects on school and community community involvement in sports

By Greg Howard, LCHS Athletic Director

Posted on March 9, 2018 10:35 PM



  Just wanted to take a minute to acknowledge some groups that make Logan County High School and our community so wonderful; It always nice to reflect back after something is over and see it from a different perspective. We recently hosted the 13th District Basketball Tournament. Our Lad...

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Todd Central sports enjoying bounce-back year

By Jim Turner

Posted on March 4, 2018 11:21 PM



One of the great facets of this school year in athletics has been the rise of the historically downtrodden (at least recently) Todd Central sports teams. Last year, Todd suffered through a winless football season (including being on the very short end of The End of Logan County’s four-year l...

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Lady Cougars need to slow down Morrow to beat BGH tonight

By Jim Turner

Posted on March 2, 2018 2:32 PM



The Logan County Lady Cougars have won 10 of their last 12 games, including four in a row. One of those two losses was to Coach Justin Stinson’s Glasgow Lady Scotties, who are in the regional semifinals tonight, on a 63-61 nail-biter. It’s the other loss which is cause for concern for...

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