RHS spring sports events underway
By Jim Turner


Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM



The Russellville Panthers and Lady Panthers are enjoying late spring weather in the early spring as they play softball, baseball, and tennis plus running track.

Coaches range from rookie to veteran in the RHS Athletic Department. Matt Tipton is starting his 38th season as the girls track coach, perhaps serving as the current longest tenured coach with one team and one school in the state. He may also be the best coach of relay events in the state.

Lou Kendall, who became the Panther baseball coach in the 1980s, is in what is expected to be his final season on the job. He has stated his intention to retire from teaching. The Panthers play at Kelly Russell Field, which got a major facelift a few seasons ago.

Dennis Sydnor, who was a key member of Coach Floyd Burnsed's 1975 Class A state champion track team in 1975, is back for another season as RHS boys track coach. The new RHS track is beautifully done with the blacktop trimmed in gold.

Sandra Eggleston Brown, who won the regional tennis singles championship in back-to-back years in the mid-1970s, continues as the boys and girls tennis coach. Magnificent new tennis courts opened the same year as the track.

On the other hand, Greg Meacham, who was a three-sports athlete for the Panthers about the same time Coach Brown and Coach Sydnor were playing for RHS, is the new softball coach. Not only is he rebuilding the team, but he's worked diligently to raise the field to a standard similar to the excellence of the other three playing areas.

A complete schedule can be found below.

The Roy's Sports Calendar on The LoJo keeps the schedule up-to-date all year.

Russellville Spring Sports Schedule

Monday, March 19

Softball: Lady Panthers @ South Warren, V&JV, 5:30

Baseball: Panthers @ Ft. Campbell, V&JV, 5

Tuesday, March 20

Softball: Trigg Co. @ Lady Panthers, V&JV, 5:30

Baseball: Panthers @ Butler Co., V&JV, 5

Thursday, March 22

Softball: Todd Central @ Lady Panthers, V-JV, 5:30,

Baseball: West Creek @ Panthers 5

Friday, March 23

Baseball: Panthers @ West Creek, 5

Softball: Lady Panthers @ Edmonson Co., V-JV, 5:30

Saturday, March 24

Baseball: Panthers @ Monroe Co., 10 a.m.; Panthers vs. Monticello, noon

Monday, March 26

Tennis: Panthers & Lady Panthers @ Caverna

Softball: Hopkinsville @ Lady Panthers, V-JV, 5:30

Baseball: Panthers @ South Warren, 5

Tuesday, March 27

Tennis: Franklin-Simpson @ Panthers & Lady Panthers

Baseball: Todd Central @ Panthers, JV&V, 5

Thursday, March 29

Baseball: Warren Central @ Panthers, 5

Tennis: South Warren @ Panthers & Lady Panthers

Friday, March 30

Softball: Lady Panthers @ Bowling Green, V&JV, 5:30

Tennis: Panthers & Lady Panthers @Butler Co.

Saturday, March 31

Baseball: Panthers vs. Paducah Tilghman @ Brooks Stadium, dh, 1

Monday, April 2

Baseball: Dawson Springs @ Panthers, V&JV, 5

Softball: Warren East @ Lady Panthers, V&JV, 5:30

Tuesday, April 3

Softball: South Warren @ Lady Panthers, V&JV, 5:30

Baseball: Butler Co. @ Panthers, V&JV, 5

Wednesday, April 4

Basebal: Metcalfe Co. @ Panthers, V&JV, noon

Friday, April 6

Baseball: Panthers @ Todd Central, 5

Softball: Lady Panthers vs. Cumberland Co. in Class A Region, V

Saturday, April 7

Baseball: Panthers vs. Monroe County, All A Regonal

Softball: Lady Panthers @ University Heights Academy, V&JV, 1

Monday, April 9

Tennis: Panthers & Lady Panthers @ Cougars & Lady Cougars

Tuesday, April 10

Track: Lady Panthers & Panthers @ Muhlenberg County, 4

Softball: Hart Co. @ Lady Panthers, V&JV, 5

Thursday, April 12

Softball: Barren Co. @ Lady Panthers, V-JV, 5:30

Friday, April 13

Tennis: Butler Co. @ Lady Panthers & Panthers

Softball: Lady Panthers & Metcalfe Co., V&JV, 5:30

Baseball: Panthers @ Hart Co., 5:30

Saturday, April 14

Tennis: Panthers & Lady Panthers, Cumberland Co. & Hopkinsville @ Logan Co. Invitational

Track: Lady Panthers & Panthers @ Hopkinsville, 10 a.m.

Baseball: Panthers @Dawson Springs, 20 a.m., vs. Whitesville Trinity, 5:30

Softball: Lady Panthers in Class A Regional @ Metcalfe Co.

Monday, April 16

Softball: Lady Panthers @ Warren Central, V&JV, 5:30

Tennis: Lady Panthers & Panthers @ Franklin-Simpson

Baseball: Warren East @ Panthers, 5:30; Cougars @ Bowling Green, JV 2h, 5

Tuesday, April 17

Tennis: Warren East @ Lady Panthers & Panthers

Baseball: Panthers @ Todd Central, JV&V, 5

Softball: Lady Panthers @ Franklin-Simpson, V&JV, 5:30

Thursday, April 19

Softball: Lady Panthers @ Butler Co., V&JV, 5:30

Baseball: Clarksville Kenwood @ Panthers, JV&V, 5

Track: Lady Panthers @ Panthers host meet, 4

Friday, April 20

Baseball: Panthers @ Warren Central, 5

Monday, April 23

Tennis: Caverna @ Cougars & Lady Cougars; Lady Panthers & Panthers @ Hart Co.

Softball: Hopkinsville @ Lady Cougars, V-JV, 5:30; Edmonson Co. @ Lady Panthers, V&JV, 5:30

Baseball: Warren Central @ Cougars, JV-V, 5; Panthers @ Allen Co.-Scottsville, 5

Tuesday, April 24

Baseball: Panthers @ Franklin-Simpson, JV&V, 5

Softball: Lady Panthers @ Lady Cougars, V-JV, 5:30

Track: Lady Panthers & Panthers host meet, 4

Thursday, April 26

Tennis: Clarksville Riverview @ Lady Panthers & Panthers

Softball: Lady Panthers @ Hopkinsville, V&JV, 5:30

Baseball: Panthers @ Clarksville Kenwood, JV&V, 5

Friday, April 27

Softball: Lady Panthers @ Hart Co., V&JV, 5:30

Baseball: Panthers @ Whitesville Trinity, 5:30

Saturday, April 28

Tennis: Barren Co. & Glasgow @ Cougars & Lady Cougars and Panthers @ Lady Panthers

Monday, April 30

Softball: Lady Panthers @ Ohio Co., V&JV, 5:30

Tuesday, May 1

Baseball: Panthers @ Cougars, JV-V, 5

Softball: Lady Panthers @ Todd Central, V&JV, 5:30

Tennis: Cougars & Lady Cougars @ Panthers & Lady Panthers

Wednesday, May 2

Tennis: Hopkinsville @ Lady Panthers & Panthers

Thursday, May 3

Tennis: Lady Panthers & Panthers @ Warren Central

Softball: Metcalfe Co. @ Lady Panthers, V&JV, 5:30

Track: Lady Panthers @ Panthers host meet, 4

Baseball: Whitesville Trinity @ Panthers, 5:30

Friday, May 4

Tennis: Caverna @ Lady Panthers & Panthers

Baseball: Panthers @ Metcalfe Co, 6

Saturday, May 5

Baseball: Panthers in 13th District JV Tournament @ Todd Central

Monday, May 7

Softball: University Heights @ Lady Panthers, V&JV, 5:30

Tuesday, May 8

Baseball: Franklin-Simpson @ Panthers, V&JV, 6

Softball: Lady Panthers @ Warren East, V&JV, 5:30

Thursday, May 10

Baseball: Panthers @ Trigg Co., 5:30

Friday, May 11

Baseball: Panthers vs. Grayson Co. @ Bowling Green Ballpark, 530

Softball: Wayne Co. @ Lady Panthers, dh, 6

Saturday, May 12

Track: Track: Lady Panthers, Lady Cougars & Cougars in Regional Track Meet @ Paducah Tilghman

Monday, May 14

Softball: Lady Panthers @ Dawson Springs, V&JV, 5:30

Tuesday, May 15

Softball: Lady Cougars @ Lady Panthers, V-JV, 5:30

Baseball: Panthers @ Caverna, 5:30

Wednesday, May 16

Baseball: Trigg Co. @ Panthers, 5:30

Thursday, May 17

Track: State meet @ Louisville

Friday, May 18

Softball: Warren Central @ Lady Panthers, V&JV, 5:30

Baseball: Cougars @ Greenwood, V, 5:30

Monday, May 21

Baseball: District Tournament begins @ RHS

Softball: District Tournament begins

Monday, May 28

Softball: Regional Tournament @ WKU

Baseball: Regional Tournament @ WKU

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Varsity Schedule

DateOpponentLocationTime

8/9GlasgowHome6:00

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8/17Trigg Co.Home7:0 0

8/24Ft. CampbellAway7:00

8/31 Hopkins CentralHome7:00

9/7South Warren Away7:00

9/14Todd Co.Away7:00

9/21Franklin-SimpsonHome7:00

9/28Fulton Co.Away7:3 0

10/5Open

10/13Fulton City(Tobacco Bowl)Home 1:00PM

10/19Mayfield Home7:3 0

10/26Logan Co.Away7:00


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