Area Sports
KHSAA State Cross Country Meet Will Be Held In Bourbon County
Best High School Distance Runners In The State Of Kentucky Coming To Paris Next Week NEWS RELEASE | KHSAA LEXINGTON, KY – After years of hosting the State High School Cross Country Championships at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, this year the best runners and teams around the state will be in…
Read MoreGeorge Baker Is Bringing Passion And Knowledge To The Greyhounds Basketball Program
Baker, A Former Runner-up For Mr. Kentucky Basketball, Will Lead The Greyhounds IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS, KY – George Baker, nicknamed “the Human Highlight Maker” when he played high school basketball at Lexington Paul Laurence Dunbar, was announced by the school’s Athletic Director Cary Barr as the new boys basketball coach at…
Read MoreBourbon County’s Bethany Simpson Ranked As The 27th Best XC Incoming Freshman In The Nation
She’s The Second Fastest XC Freshman In Kentucky IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS, KY – If the Governor or the Health Officials don’t stop it, the 2020 fall high school sports season in the state of Kentucky will start in two weeks, while football will start its regular season in three…
Read MoreCullan Brown Made Big Impression On And Off The Golf Course
By LARRY VAUGHT | For The Citizen The death last week of 20-year-old Cullan Brown obviously touched the golf world in a big way because of his immense talent on the course. He was a former Kentucky state high school champion and two-time state runner-up at Lyon County. He had a terrific freshman season at…
Read MoreKHSAA State Bowling Champion Wesley Yazell Is Named The Doctor’s Top Sports Story/Athlete Of The Year In Paris And Bourbon County
Yazell Beat Out Paris’ Taesha Speaks Who Missed Most Of Her Track Season IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS, KY. – Let’s be honest. Obviously, the Coronavirus Pandemic that is known as COVID-19, was and still is, easily the top story of the year in 2019-2020, after it stopped the KHSAA State…
Read MoreDarian Kinnard Takes Pride In His Play, Knows He Can Still Improve
LARRY VAUGHT | For The Citizen No one grows up wanting to be an offensive lineman. Kentucky junior Darian Kinnard is confident any offensive lineman would agree with him because the more glamorous positions are what every youngster envisions he will be playing. “But once you accept you are going to be a lineman, you…
Read MoreTwo Lady Colonels Will Play In The KY All-Star Softball Games Tomorrow In Versailles
Seniors Kaylyn Barnett And Kyra Curtis Will Represent Bourbon County IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com VERSAILLES, KY – Starting tomorrow morning in Woodford County, the 2020 East West Senior All Star Softball games will be played, allowing a few Kentucky fastpitch softball seniors, who missed out on their final year because of…
Read MoreTerence Brooks Leaving Paris For The Hilltop
He Will Be Harrison County’s New Boys’ Basketball Coach IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com CYNTHIANA, KY – Thanks to a phone call this morning, the rumor circling around the 10th Region for days, is now official. Paris High School boys basketball Coach Terence Brooks, after seven seasons, will leave the Greyhounds and take on…
Read MorePlay Ball! Youth Baseball Off And Swinging At Garrard Park
It Was A Late Start Because Of Covid-19 WARREN TAYLOR I For The Citizen The pings of aluminum bats and the hollers of an adoring crowd are back at Garrard Park as Youth Baseball of Paris’ season is finally underway. The kids of summer’s return to the diamond was delayed this season due to the…
Read MoreLandon Young found An “Old Soul” Like Him That Should Help Make Season Easier For UK Lineman
By LARRY VAUGHT She’s seen her son injure his knee and miss the 2018 season when Kentucky won 10 games and then come back to play so effectively in 2019 that he’s been named the third best returning offensive lineman in the Southeastern Conference. She’s seen COVID-19 totally disrupt everything about sports — and life…
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