Mike Fields' Notebook

Mike Fields' high school notebook: Six Mr. Baseballs from Kentucky in major leagues

Kentucky high school baseball is superior to Kentucky high school basketball and football when it comes to producing big-time talent. No former Kentucky Mr. Basketball honorees are in the NBA. Only one former Kentucky Mr. Football is in the NFL. Six Kentucky Mr. Baseball winners are currently in...

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MIKE FIELDS' NOTEBOOK

Mike Fields' high school notebook: Dunbar team manager lives the dream on senior night

Dunbar Coach Larry Poynter rewarded senior Tyler Cress, the team manager, for his hard work the last four years. He handed Cress a Dunbar uniform and told him to suit up and, in the sixth inning, he told Cress to grab a bat and lead off. When he was announced as a pinch-hitter, his teammates went...

11 days ago
MIKE FIELDS' NOTEBOOK

Mike Fields' notebook: Wainscott stepping aside at Paul Dunbar after 38 years of coaching

Mike Wainscott has been a high school coach in Lexington for so long his career has spanned seven U.S. presidents. His longevity might be better appreciated by sports fans if it was noted that Wainscott's first season on the sidelines came five years before ESPN was launched.

25 days ago
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Mike Fields' notebook: 30 years later, Madison Central's magical season stands the test of time

When Madison Central's 1982 state championship baseball team was honored in Richmond last Friday, there was no need for the players to exaggerate their accomplishments. It's impossible to improve on a 40-0 record and No. 1 national ranking.

32 days ago
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

High school notebook: Baseball pitching has been great this spring

Spring has sprung, but baseballs aren't springing off bats this spring. It has nothing to do with the new rules that reduced the trampoline effect in aluminum bats. It has everything to do with terrific pitching.

39 days ago
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Mike Fields' notebook: 'Resilient' Lafayette softball team off to best start ever

Lafayette's first-year softball coach Shane Weaver and his Generals were up late Wednesday night, sweeping city rivals Lexington Catholic and Paul Laurence Dunbar.

46 days ago
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Mike Fields' notebook: Stars from state spice Kentucky-Louisville rivalry

It's impossible not to get drawn into the Kentucky vs. Louisville NCAA Final Four Hoopalooza, so here's another take on the basketball rivalry.

60 days ago
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

High school notebook: Physical play robs Sweet Sixteen of finesse, fun

Rupp Arena was a fairly quiet place last week, not a good thing considering the 95th PNC/KHSAA Sweet Sixteen was going on.

67 days ago
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Mike Fields: Hype justified for high school state champ Trinity

Trinity's Shamrocks laid claim to the pot o' gold at the end of the Sweet Sixteen rainbow, and it had nothing to do with the luck of the Irish on St. Patrick's Day.

72 days ago
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Mike Fields' notebook: Southwestern's Wright has two proteges in state tournament

Southwestern Coach Steve Wright's mind is focused on one task: getting his 12th Region champion Warriors ready for next week's PNC/KHSAA Boys' State Tournament in Rupp Arena.

81 days ago
MIKE FIELDS' NOTEBOOK

Mike Fields notebook: Before Wilt hit 100, Kentuckian Oakley scored 114 in rout in 1954

Fifty years ago Friday — March 2, 1962 — Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 victory over the New York Knicks. Chamberlain hit 36 of 63 shots from the field and 28 of 32 from the free-throw line while playing the entire 48-minute game.

88 days ago