Mike Fields' Notebook
High school notebook: Monroe County's Wilson shining example of sportsmanship
Sportsmanship isn't out of style; it's just not worn by a lot of people involved in athletics these days. The behavior of some players, coaches and parents suggests that games are being taken way too seriously.
Mike Fields' Notebook
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MIKE FIELDS' NOTEBOOK
High school notebook: Hard-throwing trio of UK signees in top form
Senior left-handers Hunter Green of Warren East and Logan Salow of Ashland Blazer, and senior right-hander Clinton Hollon of Woodford County, have posted impressive numbers this spring.
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MIKE FIELDS' NOTEBOOK
High school notebook: Two pitchers named Hamilton piling up the strikeouts
Breathitt County's Alex Hamilton setting strikeout records this high school baseball season. Pikeville's Jacob Hamilton making them miss, too.
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MIKE FIELDS' NOTEBOOK
High school notebook: Two baseball teams remain undefeated
UPDATE: Collins' baseball team lost for the first time with a 6-2 loss to Grant County on Thursday night. Wyatt Glass threw a complete game for Grant County, and he was backed by Benjamin Shipp's three-run homer.
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
High school notebook: Prep football coaches enjoy chance to watch Kentucky's spring practices
For spring break, high school football coaches flocked, not to Florida, but to the University of Kentucky campus to get a peek at new coach Mark Stoops conducting spring practice. Several dozen high school coaches have been at UK's Nutter Field House the last couple of weeks, some of them finding...
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MIKE FIELDS' NOTEBOOK
High school notebook: Wrapping up the Sweet Sixteens
The nets have been snipped, the confetti swept away (they had celebratory confetti in Diddle Arena but not in Rupp Arena), and the championship trophies have been paraded around Madison and Marion counties, so let's wrap up this basketball season ...
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MIKE FIELDS' NOTEBOOK
High school notebook: Madison Central's icy resolve evident all season
Madison Central's boys basketball state champions should be exhausted by celebration. Since cutting down the nets in Rupp Arena on Sunday, the Indians have been feted by their classmates, fans, state legislators, governor and city commissioners. They even schmoozed with Coach Cal and his Cats at...
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MIKE FIELDS' NOTEBOOK
High school notebook: Madison Southern player enjoys 'amazing' end to improbable career
When he was 6 years old, Roger Rose was walking away from flag football practice in Berea when he collapsed after suffering a stroke. Seven days later, on his seventh birthday (Nov. 15), he came out of his coma. But doctors weren't sure Roger would ever walk or talk again.
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MIKE FIELDS' NOTEBOOK
High school notebook: Tiny Augusta gives Clooney's school a basketball boost
George Clooney is still the most famous Augusta basketball player in school history, but Brent Bach is probably the Panthers' most revered player after what he and his teammates pulled off on Tuesday night.
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MIKE FIELDS' NOTEBOOK
High school notebook: Good luck figuring out 11th Region basketball
Having observed Lexington high school basketball for 34 winters does not qualify me as an expert on city hoops because my knowledge of X's and O's is thinner than a six-man roster. That said, I cannot remember a more confounding regular season than this one.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
High school notebook: A freshman leading Kentucky in scoring
Whitney Creech, who has played for Jenkins' varsity since she was a sixth-grader, is averaging 31.4 points and already has 2,000 career points in sight.









