PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – Clara Strack has been chosen to the Wooden Award Late Midseason Top 20 Watch List, which is given to the most outstanding college basketball player in the nation at the end of the season, it was announced by the organization Tuesday. The junior center has hauled in a host of awards this season, including Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Top 10 Midseason Watch List, Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List, two-time USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Player of the Week (Nov. 25, Feb. 3), SEC Player of the Week (Nov. 25), […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers hosted the Big Sandy Chapter MathCounts Competition on Feb. 7, at the Big Sandy Community and Technical College campus in Prestonsburg. The top two teams and the top three individuals not on a winning team will advance to the Kentucky State MathCounts Competition, to be held at the University of Kentucky next month. Members of the first-place team from Pikeville Junior High were Hannah Chen, Jackie Khater, Alston Lin and Zandyr Ratliff, coached by Candace Fleming. Members of the second-place team from Johnson County Middle School were Julianna Cochran, Zoe Johnson, […]

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WHITESBURG, Ky. — A former Letcher County sheriff charged with murder is asking a judge to rule out the death penalty before his case goes to trial. Attorneys for former Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines filed a motion Monday requesting a hearing to determine whether Stines has a serious intellectual disability or serious mental illness, as defined by Kentucky law. If the court makes that finding, state law would prohibit prosecutors from seeking the death penalty. Stines is charged with murder for the Sept. 19, 2024, shooting death of Letcher District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers. The motion asks […]

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Men’s Basketball team (15-9, 7-4 SBC) continues Sun Belt Conference play on the road in Norfolk, Virginia, for a contest on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. against the Old Dominion Monarchs. HOW TO FOLLOW AT ODU Watch: ESPN+ Live Stats: StatBroadcast Twitter: @Herd_MBB PRE-GAME NOTES ABOUT THE MONARCHS For all the latest information about Marshall Men’s Basketball, follow @Herd_MBB on Twitter and @herdmbb on Instagram.To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.

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The Pike Central Hawks pulled away late to secure a 67-54 win over the East Ridge Warriors on Monday night. Pike Central had four players reach double figures, with senior Owen Bowman leading the way with a strong double-double performance. Bowman finished the night with 20 points and 15 rebounds, setting the tone on both ends of the floor. William Rowe followed with 15 points, while Colton Ratliff added 13 and Bobby Biliter chipped in 11 to round out the balanced scoring effort. Bowman was efficient from the field, shooting 69.2 percent and going 2-for-3 at the free-throw line. Rowe […]

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