Area Sports

Paris Western Night To Be Held Thursday Thursday night (2/20), because of a conversation between Paris School’s Athletic Director Cary Barr and Paris Independent School Superintendent Stephen McCauley, the school system will honor the school with a Paris Western night that will see the basketball team and cheerleaders wear the Western Tigers attire. “Coach Barr…

Wesley Yazell Will Bowl In The Singles Competition Tomorrow In Louisville, While Both Teams Will Hit The Lanes On Friday   IVAN K. RICE | doctorofsports@aol.com   LOUISVILLE, KY – For the third time in four years, the Bourbon County Colonels boys bowling team will be participating in the KHSAA State Bowling Tournament after winning their…

  #Sweetfeet Did Her “Thang” In The 60 and 200, While Simpson Was Simply Marvelous During The One Mile Run   IVAN K. RICE | doctorofsport@aol.com   LEXINGTON, KY – The 2020 Indoor Track And Field season has officially started for our local athletes at Paris and Bourbon County, and after a few dynamic showings…

Rematch With GRC Will Be Tuesday Night, With District Top Seed On The Line   IVAN K. RICE | doctorofsports@aol.com   GEORGETOWN, KY – After missing back-to-back games because of an ejection during the closing minutes of the 2A State Championship game, Colonel leading scorer Amirion “AJ” Joyce returned to the court Tuesday night and…

The Four Combined For 53 Of Their Team’s 59 Total Points   IVAN K. RICE | doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS – Monday night inside Russ Day Gym, Coach Bill Watson’s Bourbon County Lady Colonel basketball team withstood a late rally by the much improved Montgomery County Lady Indians to pull out a key 59-49 district victory for…

Paris’ Taesha Speaks Was A 3-Time State Champion In 2019   IVAN K. RICE | doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS – It’s been a long time since someone from this area can say they had the season that Taesha Speaks had for the Paris Ladyhound Track Team as a freshman. Last season’s accolades included outdoor KHSAA State Titles…

Will Play The Lawrence County Bulldogs At 7:00 (CST) Inside The Sportscenter IVAN K. RICE|doctorfsports@aol.com PARIS – It wasn’t pretty by no means but when it comes to winning a championship, it doesn’t matter if it’s pretty or not, because all that really matters is that you win the game. Last week, in front of…

It’s Been 12 Years Since The Ladyhounds Last Won A Game Against Clark County IVAN K. RICE | doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS, KY – In a game that went back and forth for the entire 32 minutes, the Paris Ladyhounds used a late fourth quarter run that held up at the end, giving Coach Aaron Speaks’ team…

    Johnson Scored A Season-High 21 During Bourbon’s 61-41 Victory Over Rival Harrison County   IVAN K. RICE | doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS – Over her last seven games, Lady Colonel junior guard Lyndsay Johnson was in a shooting slump that every player experiences during a season. From high school to collegiate as well as the…

Colonels Finished Third In The Traditional Bank Holiday Classic   IVAN K. RICE | doctorofsports@aol.com     LEXINGTON, KY – Coach Lamont Campbell’s Bourbon County Colonels, freshly off a third place finish at the prestigious Traditional Bank Holiday Classic, will enter the new year as the No.1 ranked team in the 10th Region. Bourbon’s lofty…