Area Sports
Promising Season Ends Early For Paris’ Zoe Strings
“I’m Proud Of What My Team Accomplished, But I Wanted To Be Out There” IVAN K. RICE l doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS, KY – Stats wise, Paris Ladyhound junior guard Zoe Strings was well on her way to having one of the best seasons ever by a Ladyhound basketball player before a serious ankle injury ended…
Read MoreParis Ladyhound Coach Named KABC And Coaches Association’s 10th Region Coach Of The Year
Aaron Speaks Guided The Ladyhounds To Their Best Season In 16 Years IVAN K. RICE l doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS, KY – Although his team’s season didn’t end the way Coach Aaron Speaks would’ve liked, it still turned out to be their best season in 16 years after the Paris Ladyhounds finished off their 2019-2020 campaign with…
Read MoreCoronavirus Pandemic (Covid-19) Brings Spring Sports To A Halt
Is Springs Sports Officially Over For This Season? For The Sake Of The Seniors, Let’s Hope Not! IVAN K. RICE l doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS, KY – The sporting world came to an abrupt halt earlier this month as league after league, high school, college and professional suspended, postponed or canceled operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Read MoreBig Day On The Track For Bourbon’s Jesus Mendoza-solis And Bethany Simpson, As Well As Paris’ Taesha Speaks
At The 2020 KTCCCA State Indoor Track And Field Championship IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com MAYSVILLE, KY – What a day for Bourbon County middle school seventh grader Jesus Mendoza-solis after he left the Mason County Indoor Athletic Complex with two state indoor titles after winning the 800 and 1600 meter run during…
Read MoreBehind The Outstanding Play Of Eighth Grader Laiken Hardin, Lady Colonels Win First Region Tournament Game In 26 Years
Bourbon Will Play Campbell County Tonight With A Trip To The Title Game On The Line IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com ALEXANDRIA, KY – With his top guns struggling to put the ball in the basket against Mason County, Coach Bill Watson’s Bourbon County Lady Colonels needed someone to step up and…
Read MoreLady Colonels Will Take On The Lady Royals Tonight In The 10th Region Tournament
Bourbon Will Be Looking For Their First Win At The Region Tournament In 26 Years IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com ALEXANDRIA, KY – From this area, they are the last team standing and the only hope of getting a local team to Rupp Arena. Tonight, at Campbell County Middle School, Coach Bill Watson’s Bourbon…
Read MoreUK Freshman Receiver Kalil Branham Is Multi Talented On And Off Field
VAUGHTSVIEWS |By LARRY VAUGHT Since he grew up up in Columbus, Ohio, Kalil Branham’s dream was to play football in the Big Ten and he originally committed to Michigan. However, he later had a change of heart and the talented receiver signed with Kentucky. “I felt like I could play really anywhere (in the country)…
Read MoreLady Colonels Win Slugfest Over The Ladyhounds 39-35
Jhaven Meade Recorded A Triple Double, McLain Murphy Was Balling Out And Hannah Hamelback Was Being Hannah IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com WINCHESTER, KY – Monday night, inside the new George Rogers Clark Arena, Coach Aaron Speaks’ Paris Ladyhounds and Coach Bill Watson’s Bourbon County Lady Colonels went to battle for the third time this…
Read MoreBehind Senior Jamaun Clark, Paris Western Tigers Pull Out 58-52 Victory Over Pendleton County
Clark Finished His Final Game At Earl Redwine Gym With 23 Points And 6 Steals IVAN K. RICE | doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS, KY – For one night only, the Paris Greyhounds went back in time. With the school paying tribute to the former all black school that was located just blocks away from Paris…
Read MoreParis High School “Going Back In Time” To Honor The Paris Western Tigers
Paris’ School System Will Honor The All Former Black School That Won A National Championship IVAN K. RICE | doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS, KY – A lot of kids today from the local area really don’t know much about the Paris Western Tigers, an African American school that was located on 7th Street near Paris…
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