Area Sports

The first class will be introduced on Friday, December 8th   PRESS RELEASE  I For The Citizen   PARIS, KY – It took some time, but now that all of the large and small details have been worked out, the inaugural Bourbon County High School Sports Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on Saturday…

Paris will lockup a home playoff game with a win over Fairview tonight on Coach Tyquan Rice’s birthday   IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com   LOUISVILLE – Coach Tyquan Rice’s Paris Greyhounds, freshly off a 43-13 defeat at the hands of top ranked Raceland, moved down one spot following their first loss of the season…

Lady Colonels will face defending champion George Rogers Clark tonight for the 40th District Volleyball Title JARRETT VAN METER I For The Citizen   WINCHESTER – When Bourbon County and Montgomery County volleyball take the floor, you better settle in. For the third time this season, the two teams played five sets. After splitting two…

Paris, who will be off this week, will face Bishop Brossart, winner of the last six games against the Hounds, next week for homecoming   IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com   LOUISVILLE – Coach Tyquan Rice’s Paris Greyhounds, freshly off a thrilling 39-37 come from behind win (three times) over previously undefeated Rockcastle County, entered…

“PARIS HIGH SCHOOL … WHERE TRADITION NEVER GRADUATES” STORY SUBMITTED I Hall of Fame Committee   PARIS, KY – In a special ceremony that was held prior to the start of the Paris Greyhounds versus Paintsville football game at Blanton Collier Stadium, 17 new members were inducted into the 30th Paris High School Greyhound Hall…

Garza, Davis and the Earlywine brothers representing Bourbon County STORY SUBMITTED I For The Citizen   LEXINGTON, KY – The 2023 KHSAA Tennis State Championships presented by UK HealthCare returned to the Lexington area this morning, with first serve started at 8 a.m. ET and competition running throughout the morning, afternoon, and evening. The Bourbon…

Bourbon County sending a bus load to the 2A State Meet; Briley Cline will lead Paris and Andrew Watkins will be the one to watch for Nicholas County   IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com   PARIS, KY – The KHSAA 2023 Clark’s Pump-N-Shop State Track & Field Championships will be held at the University of…

Bourbon Christian Academy completes year with a perfect record in league play in the Kentucky Christian School Athletic Association Conference, capping it off with a state title   STORY SUBMITTED/IVAN K. RICE I For The Citizen   ELIZABETHTOWN, KY – Coach Sean Rankin and his staff took their Bourbon Christian Academy Lions basketball team to…

Greyhounds moving on to the region tournament for a second straight year after “C-Well” did his thing   IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com   PARIS, KY – With his team trailing 15-7 midway through the second quarter, Coach Shawn Ransom knew that his Greyhounds needed someone to get going, especially since the Montgomery County Indians…

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has two major offensive players at his fingertips in receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins BY MITCH STACY | AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow says the Cincinnati Bengals’ championship window should stay open for years. “The window is my whole career,” the franchise quarterback said matter-of-factly after…