Mike Fields' Notebook

Kayla Day of Fairview averages 26 points but got her team's first 40 in a recent game against Prestonsburg.

Mike Fields' notebook: Fairview player scores team's first 40 points

Fairview led 29-26 at halftime, and Kayla Day had all of her team's points. Then she got the Lady Eagles' first 11 points of the second half. That added up to 40 points for Fairview on the scoreboard, and 40 points for Day in the scorebook.

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Mike Fields' notebook: Brewers' feat lives on after last unbeaten falls

Madison Central's boys lost their first game of the basketball season Tuesday night, falling 64-49 at Henry Clay. When Barney Thweatt heard the news, 225 miles away in Benton, Ky., he smiled. "Glad to hear it," he said. "I was sweating out Madison Central going undefeated."

10 days ago
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No real favorite for Mr. Basketball

Time flies when you're playing or watching basketball. The high school season concludes in just 50 days with the crowning of the boys' Sweet Sixteen champion in Rupp Arena.

17 days ago
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Mike Fields' notebook: LCA boys finally shake Lexington Catholic's rule

Lexington Christian Academy made history this week. The Eagles beat Lexington Catholic in boys' basketball for the first time in school history, ending a 20-year losing streak to the Knights.

31 days ago
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Mike Fields' notebook: Clark County boys basketball overcomes hit from graduation

"Doomsday" has turned out to be sunny and full of promise for Clark County boys' basketball.

38 days ago
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Mike Fields' notebook: Highlights from 2011

As 2012 comes a knockin', a look back at some of the highlights from high school sports in 2011:

45 days ago
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Fields Notes: The latest in high school sports

Christmas will come a little late for basketball stars Chris Gillispie of Bourbon County and Jay Johnson of Woodford County. They will probably have to wait a week or two to get the gift of resuming their hoops careers.

59 days ago
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Mike Fields' notebook: Football finals attendance down despite favorable conditions

Before getting on to the business of basketball, a recap of the state football finals in balmy Bowling Green last weekend:

66 days ago
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Mike Fields' notebook: Favorites will rule with speed

The forecast for this weekend's state football championship games in Bowling Green: Temperatures in the 50s during the day, dipping into the 30s at night, with an 80 percent chance of gloomy mismatches and mercy-rule running clocks.

73 days ago
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High school notebook: May the (final) fours be with you

High school coaches discuss each of the semifinal matchups in the Kentucky football playoffs.

80 days ago
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Mike Fields' notebook: Playoff offenses limber in chill of November

High-scoring offenses sometimes have trouble revving up in cold weather, but that wasn't the case in the second round of the state high school football playoffs last week.

87 days ago