Area Sports
Soccer concludes first season back as district runners-up
By Drew Bergman Editor The 2020 KHSAA 16th District soccer championship was supposed to have been decided last Tuesday at Clinton County Middle School and would have if not for a faulty breaker. Girls With Monroe County clinging to a 1-0 lead and just under 19 minutes left in the game the lights on the…
Read MoreThree Lakers compete at state championships
By Drew Bergman Editor This past week three Russell County golfers made the trip to the Bowling Green Country Club for the 2020 Leachman Buick-GMC-Cadillac/KHSAA State Golf Championships. For seniors Nick Blakey and Clay Anderson, it was their final event of their high school careers. For junior McKenzie Trautman it was another step in her…
Read MoreLakers beat Cumberland County
By Drew Bergman Contributor This past Thursday the Lakers travelled out to Dale Hollow State Park to play a match set against Cumberland County. There, the squad of Nick Blakey, Dru Stapp, Kole Rixon, and Josh Glover combined to defeat the Panthers 181-190. Nick Blakey lead the team with a 38 on nine holes. “I…
Read MoreRussell County falls in home opener to Campbellsville
By Drew Bergman Contributor After weeks of buildup and months of waiting, high school volleyball returned to Russell County Monday night. With temperature checks at the doors and social distancing mandates in place throughout the gymnasium, the scene was an uncanny representation of what is to be expected out of a high school match. The…
Read MoreMighty Lakers to open season with Casey County
By Drew Bergman Contributor When the Mighty Lakers take the practice field this evening it will be their final full practice before they open the 2020 campaign. For the past two weeks the team has been installing their offense, defense, and special teams packages. Fortunately for them, they’ve been there before. ‘We’re just lucky we’re…
Read MoreLady Lakers finish third in KIT
By Drew Bergman Contributor On Saturday, the Lady Lakers hosted the Kentucky Invitational Tournament at Lakewood Golf Course where they finished third as a team and McKenzie Trautman came in second overall. Russell County shot 374 as a team, lead by McKenzie Trautman’s 76. “McKenzie was tickled,” Coach Melinda Wright said of her player’s…
Read MoreLaker Golf: Boys take on Metcalfe County
By Drew Bergman Contributor It was a light week for the RCHS boys golf team this week with only one contest–a home matchup against Metcalfe County on their slate. After clearing through a cavalcade of early-season tournaments the Lakers settled in for a nine-hole matchup that saw three varsity Lakers within three strokes of par…
Read MoreKHSAA Board of Control to meet Thursday
By Drew Bergman Contributor With 14 states having already decided to push the start of football back to the spring of 2021, the eyes of the commonwealth turn once again to the KHSAA Board of Control as they gather again to reassess the fall sports season four days before the announced start of practice. Reassess…
Read MoreLaker’s Thomas signs with Rend Lake College
By Drew Bergman Contributor While he was denied a senior season, Russell County Lakers catcher Hunter Thomas will get to continue to pursue baseball next year, having signed with the Rend Lake College Warriors. “We’re very proud of him, he’s worked really hard for a lot of years and I think it’ll work out like…
Read MoreRC Laker Anderson competes at KY PGA Junior Tour
By Drew Bergman Contributor Last Wednesday and Thursday, Laker Clay Anderson competed against 92 other high school golfers from across the Commonwealth in the Kentucky PGA Boys Junior Amateur at Boone’s Trace National Golf Club. Clay shot a +1 (145) and finished tied for 16th place, eight strokes behind event champion Hayden Adams -7 (137),…
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