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Friday high school basketball recap [Sports]
Louisville.com Game of the Night:
(13-10) Male’s win streak extends to four games as they annihilated (16-7) Jeffersontown 73-56 last night at home. The Bulldogs were led by Zach Moran who was a man possessed inside, he compiled a double-double finishing with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Get on the stick and learn about lacrosse [Colleges]
Lacrosse isn’t just a city in Wisconsin; it’s quickly gaining popularity all across the nation. There’s even an NCAA Division I men’s team right here in Kentucky, at Bellarmine University. Want to understand the rules, player positions and basic strategy to better enjoy it—or start watching altogether?
On Thursday, February 2, new coach Kevin Burns will host “Lacrosse 101,” where he will give you the basics and even a chance to try it for yourself. Check out player equipment up close, ask questions and even get a ticket to a game.
Brown‘s rough season continues, lose big in Tom Creaner classic. [Sports]
At the beginning of the season I’m pretty sure Brown high coach Justin Leonard aimed for a more impressive mid-season record than 1-15, but that is exactly where his team currently stands. The Bears suffered a humbling defeat Saturday against Kentucky Country Day (6-8) in the Shelby County tournament by a score of 80-47.
Sports legends of the Ville: The Seahawk [Sports]
Today Trinity high school has produced its share of NFL stars indeed the team is more often than not ranked in the top ten high school football teams in the country.
But, there’s always got to be a first and for the Shamrocks that was Steve Raible. A wide receiver who had a knack for leadership.
After leaving Trinity, the young man headed south to play with Georgia Tech, early on Raible’s talent and positive attitude proved itself infectious within the Yellow Jackets organization.
The Republic Bank/Coca-Cola Louisville invitational basketball tournament field is set. [Sports]
Winter break is coming to an end and high school basketball is kicking into full gear as teams are preparing to battle it out for the Republic Bank/Coca-Cola Louisville Invitational trophy. The tournament will host 20 teams from the sixth and seventh region at Bellarmine University ‘s Knights Hall from Jan. 9-14.
A video history of Louisville sports (Part 2) [Sports]
Previously, I looked through video at some of the classic sports moments in the city’s history; today I continue that look.
The most iconic baseball team in the city shared its name with the first professional basketball team, the Louisville Colonels basketball squad suited up in 1947 for the Professional Basketball League of America.
Because you'll go ballistic when you read this... (Why Basketball is Worse Here) [Louisville Magazine]
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11 > 2,000
Quick quiz: Would you rather have Kentucky’s 2,000-plus victories or UCLA’s 11 NCAA championships? If you picked the first option, you’re a lying UK fan. Look, if titles didn’t matter, you wouldn’t have run Tubby Smith (263-83 overall at UK) out of Lexington. Fact: College basketball’s winningest program is in California.
Pro Pigskin in the Bluegrass [Sports]
Go to any Sports bar on any given Sunday in the city and people in there will be yelling about one thing and one thing alone: football.
Well, in general, I mean if you drop a chair on somebody’s foot I would assume that they would yell about that, but at that point were really just dealing with semantics at that point.
Football this time of here is huge, like in the rest of the country the game invented in Canton, Ohio has become a routine for so many.
