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Today's Sports

  • Gilley receives KABC honor

    Todd Gilley, the head basketball coach of the Henry County Lady Cats was inducted into the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches Court of Honor on Friday in Bowling Green during the girls’ Sweet Sixteen basketball tournament.

    Gilley has coached for 25 years at three different schools. He started his career at Bardstown Bethlehem where he coached for four years before moving to Henry County in 1989-90. At Bethlehem Gilley’s teams made the regional tournament two times.

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  • Sports Brief-Dodgeball...

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    The HCHS fourth period Life 101 class will host a dodgeball tourney this Friday, Mar. 21 in the Henry County High School gym from 6 p.m.-10 p.m.

    The proceeds from the tournament will be given to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

    There will be sign-ups at the high school the week of the event or from 6 to 6:30 p.m. at the event. There must be six people per team with at least two girls per team.

    Admission is $5 per person and there will be concessions at the tournament.

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  • School spirit is alive and well...

     

    We older folks like to talk about the good old days when things were better. For instance, we like to talk about how the crowds were better for sporting events and school spirit was better. We like to talk about how kids these days have too many distractions that keep them from being invested in their school. We like to talk about the lack of pride that kids have in their schools and their sports teams.

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  • Colonels end Cats' season

     

    The Henry County Wildcats’ dream game turned into a nightmare because of an 11-0 run by the Oldham County Colonels that spanned the end of the third quarter and the first 49 seconds of the fourth quarter in the opening round of the 8th Region basketball tournament on Friday night.

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  • Lady Cats fall to Oldham Co.

     

    The Henry County lady Cats traveled to Grant County on March 5 to take on the Oldham County Lady Colonels in the first round of the 8th Region basketball tournament and lost 63-32.

    The Lady Cats got off to a slow start, falling behind 6-1 with Cheyenne Clark providing the only point in the first four minutes of the game. But the Lady Cats’ strong defense kept them close until Kim Barmore scored on an inside move and was fouled. Her three-point play made it 6-4 with 3:54 left in the first period.

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  • Sports Brief-Girls' 8th...

    The Girls’ 8th Region all-tournament team was announced after Sunday’s championship game in which Anderson County defeated Simon Kenton 49-38.

    Anderson County’s Eriel McKee was named as the Most Valuable Player.

    Kim Barmore of Henry County made the squad after leading the Cats with 10 points in their first round loss to Oldham County.

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  • Lady Cats defeat Carroll 38-29

    The Henry County Lady Cats earned their first trip to the 8th Region tournament since 1998 on Feb. 26 with a win against the host Carroll County Lady Panthers in the 31st District Tournament.

    The game was a defensive battle with both teams attempting to take away the top scorer from their opponent. In the end the Lady Cats had more firepower from their role players and came away with a nine point win despite leading scorer Cheyenne Clark being held to six points.

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  • Breaking the Rule

    One of the first things you learn in Journalism 101 is that when reporting a story you must stay objective. How do I know this since I never took a journalism class in my life? Brad told me. He’s our news editor and a real journalist, and he is always talking about objectivity in reporting.

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  • Wildcats squeak by Gallatin

    The Henry County Wildcats took on the Gallatin County Wildcats in the first round of the 31st District tournament on Feb. 26 and came out with a 51-48 win in overtime to advance to the 8th Region Tournament.

    The Wildcats got good free throw shooting in overtime and some clutch baskets from substitutes Dakota Estes and Nacona Jeffries to pull out a tough come-from-behind win.

    The Wildcats led at halftime by a score of 21-16 but Gallatin County came roaring back to take an eight-point lead with 1:52 left in the third period.

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  • Warriors' season ends vs....

    The Eminence Warriors’ four-game winning streak came to an end on Feb. 25 as the Owen County Rebels got a dominating performance from their super sophomore Carson Williams to beat the Warriors 68-53. It was also the end of the season for the Warriors as the loss came in the semifinals of the 31st district tournament.

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