By Jim Turner
Posted on May 30, 2025 8:22 PM
Senior Nick Blann added gold and silver to his treasure chest Saturday. The recent graduate of Logan County High School won the state championship in the triple jump and was state runner-up in the long jump at the Class 2A state meet in Lexington.
Athletic Director Todd Adler says Blann was...
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Posted on May 30, 2025 11:06 AM
Ranging in age from a seventh grader to an alumnus of one week, Russellville High School track and field won four silver medals and two bronze medals in the Kentucky Class 2A state finals Friday in Lexington.
That translates to being state runner-up in three events and third in another.
*S...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on May 28, 2025 8:41 PM
Over the years, Western Kentucky University and Murray State University have played hundreds of games in a variety of sports. They were huge rivals in the Ohio Valley Conference.
This weekend they will have a good chance of playing one of their most meaningful games ever.
WKU and MSU are t...
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Posted on May 27, 2025 10:13 AM
Eighth Grade
Brooklyn Abney, Navaeh Adams, Lily Bowersock, Jackson Brink. Jessi Buchanan, Slaytn Case, Blanton Christian, Hiram Escobedo, Jadon Escobedo, Charlee McPhaill, Hiram Mitchell, Reagan Mullins, Callan Wright, Keeton Wright, Kylynn Young
Seventh Grade
Chase Ashby, TJ Conner, Av...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on May 26, 2025 8:14 PM
The Cougar and Lady Cougar track teams competed in the Region 1 2A track meet Monday, May 19, at Calloway County High School. Ten Logan County High School athletes qualified for the state track meet, which will be held Friday at the University of Kentucky, beginning at 8 a.m.
The Lady Coug...
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By Jack Todd, WKU Assistant Director of Communications
Posted on May 25, 2025 7:40 PM
#2 WKU Baseball walked off #4 Jax State 6-5 in extra innings to earn its first Conference USA Championship in program history on Sunday afternoon at Liberty Baseball Stadium in Lynchburg, Va.
Joe Siervo’s walk-off single in the 11th frame lifted the Hilltoppers to a dramatic victory over the ...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on May 19, 2025 7:03 PM
Five Russellville High School athletes qualified for state by placing in the top two in their event in the Class 1A regional track meet at McLean County this weekend.
The automatic qualifiers are:
*Demyiah Allen won shot put
*Octavius “Too too” Mckeage won Triple Jump....
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By Jim Turner
Posted on May 15, 2025 7:11 PM
A week before they knew another Clash of the Lady Cats awaited them in next week’s district tournament, the softball teams from the Land of Logan met in their second Clash of the regular season.
Coach Gary Gettings’ Lady Cougars won the game 10-3 to complete the regular season s...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on May 14, 2025 8:01 PM
When district diamond tournaments begin Monday at Russellville in both softball and baseball, the home team will go against Logan County in both gender divisions.
In both sports, ties had to be broken; in fact, softball featured two ties. In both, Logan County and Franklin-Simpson tied for ...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on May 11, 2025 4:15 PM
The freshmen on the Logan County varsity baseball team not only got a good look this week at the two teams which dominate 13th District standings nearly every year, but some of them played big roles in the split decisions which leave the Cougars and the Wildcats tied for first place in distr...
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By Jim Turner
Posted on May 7, 2025 8:34 PM
Only two of the five runs Russellville pitcher Chloe Penrod allowed were earned, but those five proved to be too many. The Lady Panthers fell 5-4 to Todd Central in district action Tuesday.
Five hits weren’t enough for the Lady Panthers, though. The best numbers for the day cam...
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