Area Sports
Former Greyhound football coach Homer Goins will toss the coin at Paris’ homecoming game
The Hounds will host undefeated Bracken County in a key district game IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS, KY – There will be an awfully familiar face at Blanton Collier Stadium next Friday night when Coach Tyquan Rice’s Paris Greyhounds return to action after their bye week for their homecoming game. Homer Goins,…
Read MoreSixteen inducted into the Paris Greyhounds Athletic Hall of Fame
“PARIS HIGH SCHOOL … WHERE TRADITION NEVER GRADUATES” PARIS, KY – In a special ceremony that was held at halftime of the Paris Greyhounds versus Frankfort football game at Blanton Collier Stadium, 16 new members were inducted into the 29th Paris High School Greyhound Hall of Fame for their outstanding years on and off…
Read MoreTonight, 16 new members headed to the Greyhound Athletic Hall of Fame
Former Paris football coach David Buchanan will be the guest speaker for this evening’s festivities PRESS RELEASE I For The Citizen PARIS, KY – David Buchanan could simply be introduced as a “Football Guy”, but that would not do him justice. One will quickly notice this by reading his mission statement, “…to pursue…
Read MoreBourbon County sending a bus load of athletes to the 2A state track and field meet
Paris, headed by Taesha Speaks and Briley Cline, as well as Nicholas County, will also have participants at the state meet IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com LEXINGTON, KY – The KHSAA just released the performance list and the roster by school for all events, including unified/adapted for Class 1A, 2A, and 3A…
Read MoreEarlywine brothers (Luke and Noah) headed back to state after winning Region 10 (doubles) tennis title
Senior Katie Mulcahy and eighth grader Aysha Garza will represent the Lady Colonels at state as individuals STORY SUBMITTED I For The Citizen ALEXANDRIA, KY – The Bourbon County High School boys and girls tennis team participated in the 10th Region Tennis Tournament between Friday, May 20 and Tuesday, May 24 at Campbell…
Read MoreBaseball Colonels pull away late to take down crosstown rival Paris
Freshman Kade Hilander finished his evening fanning 12 batters IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS, KY – Yesterday at Cary Barr Field, the visiting Bourbon County Colonels jumped out to an early 4-0 lead before the homestanding Paris Greyhounds rallied back to cut it to 4-3 but only to see Coach Nelson Faris’…
Read MoreLady Colonel softball program honors retired long-time coach Tony Sosby
Sosby, the 11th all-time winningest softball coach in Kentucky, took the Bourbon program from nothing to something IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS, KY – Coach Tony Sosby’s name will always be remembered when it comes to softball at Bourbon County High School, after the program honored the long-time coach last week…
Read MoreA former Lady Colonel enjoying her ride as part of the undefeated Transylvania women’s basketball team
The third-ranked Pioneers will play in the NCAA Division III sectional semifinal on Friday IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com LEXINGTON, KY – The Transylvania women’s basketball team is having a remarkable year after rolling through the regular season undefeated, en route to their fourth straight Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship, while claiming the…
Read MoreParis’ epic comeback erases 19-point deficit in 63-56 win over Montgomery County; Hounds will play top ranked GRC for the district title tonight
The Greyhounds closed the 40th district tournament game on an astonishing 36-10 run IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@ol.com MT. STERLING, KY – What an incredible night to witness the grit and the character of a Paris team that most haven’t seen all year. Coach George Baker’s team showed a ton of heart against host Montgomery…
Read MoreBilly Reed, iconic and often controversial Kentucky sportswriter, dies at 78
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Billy Reed, 78, an icon among sportswriters everywhere, has died at Northern Suburban Hospital in Louisville after a long illness, according to a post Saturday by Northern Kentucky Tribune. Battling liver disease, Reed had been in and out of the hospital after a fall at his alma mater, Transylvania University, last summer,…
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