Sports > High School
High School   RSS    RSS


SPECIAL REPORT

Power play: Teen athletes cry foul

KHSAA transfer policy's strictness questioned

By Valarie Honeycutt Spears

Kyle Hicks is not a high school sports star, but football has been his passion since the seventh grade. Last fall, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association ruled that Hicks was ineligible to play football or any other sport in his junior year after he moved from his mother's home in Danville to his father's in Harrodsburg. Such arrangements are not an exemption to the transfer rule.
• KHSAA maintains judges have no sway
• Tennis champ forgoes senior season in order to transfer
» POLL: Are high school transfer rules too strict? || Documents: KHSAA letter from LRC (PDF) | Summary of appeals hearings for 2007-2008 (PDF) || Audio: Kyle Hicks on being ruled athletically ineligible || More on KHSAA rules
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL SCOREBOARD
Baseball
Schedules and results		 Softball
Schedules and results
Baseball state champs
2008: PRP wins first crown since '96		 Softball state champs
2008: Greenwood wins back-to-back titles
MIKE FIELDS

  • HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK

    Deciding when to play your aces never easy

    Mike Fields

    ”Who's on first?“ was the question posed by funny men Abbott and Costello. ”Who's on the mound?“ is the question posed by coaches serious about winning the state baseball title at Applebee's Park this week.
External Link »  BLOG | Mike Fields on Ky. high school sports

  • Preps off-season anything but

    What to watch? KHJSAA transfer dust-up

    By Mike Fields

    Another high school sports season has come to an end, which means it’s time to shut down this weekly notebook until mid-August.

  • Mr. Baseball whiffs batters, clears bases

    PRP'S COX WENT 10-0, BATTED .457

    By Mike Fields

    Zack Cox, who led Pleasure Ridge Park to its fourth state title over the weekend, has been selected as Kentucky's Mr. Baseball for 2008 by the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association.

  • All-City softball rosters named

    FIRST TEAM Bailey Dillender, Lafayette Casey Cravens, Paul Dunbar Katie Rose, Paul Dunbar

  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: PRP 4, Lawrence Co. 1

    Favored Panthers return to glory

    TOP-RANKED TEAM CAPTURES FIRST CROWN SINCE '96

    By Mike Fields

    Pleasure Ridge Park has regained its status as the premier baseball program in Kentucky.

  • Box: Pleasure Ridge Park 4, Lawrence Co. 1

    LAWRENCE CO.PLEASURE RIDGE PARK

  • State baseball tournament

    Lexington Catholic runs out of offense in semis

    By Mike Fields

    Lexington Catholic got a taste of what it had been dishing out in the baseball playoffs as it lost to Lawrence County 6-0 in the semifinals of the Forcht Bank State Tournament before 2,107 fans at Applebee's Park on Saturday afternoon.

  • Rain postpones state semifinals

    Herald-Leader Staff Report

    Friday's rainy weather — and a forecast of more storms headed for Lexington — forced a postponement of the Forcht Bank State Baseball Tournament at Applebee's Park.

  • High school softball

    Four All-Star games this weekend at UK

    Herald-Leader Staff Report

    Kentucky's top high school softball players will be in Lexington this weekend to play a series of all-star games.

  • LexCath beats Harrison Co. 1-0 in ninth

    By Mike Fields

    In an eyeball-to-eyeball showdown, Harrison County blinked first and Lexington Catholic won a 1-0 nine-inning classic in the first round of the Forcht Bank State Tournament Thursday night.

  • Lawrence Co. freshman on target against Greenup

    By Mike Fields

    Poised beyond his years, Lawrence County freshman Chandler Shepherd polished off Greenup County in the opening game of the Forcht Bank State Tournament on Thursday.

  • STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

    Pitching-rich teams to challenge No. 1 PRP

    By Mike Fields

    Pleasure Ridge Park's baseball team is ranked No. 1 in Kentucky by the state's coaches and 20th in the nation by USA Today.

SOCCER/VOLLEYBALL SCOREBOARD
Boys' soccer
Schedules and results		 Girls' soccer
Schedules and results
Boys' state soccer champs
Bowling Green wins		 Girls' state soccer champs
Highlands defends title
Volleyball
Schedules and results

  • High school notebook

    High school notebook: Off-season anything but

    What to watch? KHSAA transfer dust-up

    Mike Fields

    Another high school sports season has come to an end, which means it's time to shut down this weekly notebook until mid-August.

BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD | 2007 Preview
Boys
Schedules and scores		 Girls
Schedules and scores
State champs
2008: Mason County defeats Holmes
Photos | Video		 State champs
2008: Butler edges Franklin-Simpson

BOYS' SWEET SIXTEEN FINALS: MASON CO. 57, HOLMES 48

Royals add a crown

Future Wildcat Miller named tourney MVP

By Mark Maloney

With the 92nd National City Boys’ State Tournament on the line, Mason County turned to its leader.
• Audio slide show
• Video

GIRLS' SWEET SIXTEEN FINALS: BUTLER 58, FRANKLIN-SIMPSON 57

Throwing a 'Tia' party

Bearettes overcome loss of injured MVP to take title

By Jennifer Smith

Even without its best player, Butler was still the best team. The Bearettes didn't get a point from star Tia Gibbs, but showed they're not a one-girl team by beating Franklin-Simpson 58-57 in the championship game of the Houchens Sweet Sixteen in front of a record-breaking, rowdy crowd of 6,071 at Diddle Arena.
BLOG: FIELDS' NOTES
Herald-Leader staff writer Mike Fields blogs on Kentucky high school sports. Blog includes Kentucky high school sports history, top prospect lists and more.

  • Former basketball star Mackey out of jail

    By Raviya H. Ismail

    Former high school basketball star Jonathan “Bud” Mackey was released from jail early Thursday after serving a 60-day sentence for violating a bond agreement stemming from a felony drug charge.

  • Murphy receives liver transplant

    Special to the Herald-Leader

    A donor liver was found for Kentucky basketball pioneer Donna Murphy on Thursday morning. Now, doctors are waiting to see how Murphy's body responds to the transplant.

FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD
Schedules and scores Photos 2007 Preview 2007 state champs

  • East-West All Star game

    West dominates first All-Star showdown

    Robinson, denham lead way to 41-10 win

    By Chip Cosby

    LOUISVILLE — There were no Tennessee All-Stars around to get riled up for, the stands at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium were pretty much empty, and it was rainy.

  • EAST-WEST ALL-STAR FOOTBALL GAME

    Teams work it out despite short prep time

    By Travis Waldron

    Three days of practice doesn't give a head football coach much time to prepare. Throw in 33 players from different teams and give him six assistant coaches from other schools, and the process becomes much harder.


Check out your school's schedule and scores
MIKE FIELDS

  • HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK

    Deciding when to play your aces never easy

    Mike Fields

    ”Who's on first?“ was the question posed by funny men Abbott and Costello. ”Who's on the mound?“ is the question posed by coaches serious about winning the state baseball title at Applebee's Park this week.
Kentucky Top Jobs