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Sports ‘Around Town’ schedule for Lexington, Kentucky, for Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 2025

College, high school and pro sports events in Lexington, Kentucky, scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 27-Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025 (subject to change):

Wednesday, Aug. 27

High school soccer (girls): East Jessamine at Bryan Station, 7:30 p.m.; Tates Creek at Paul Laurence Dunbar, 7:45 p.m.; Great Crossing at Henry Clay, 8 p.m.

Horse racing: Harness racing at Red Mile, 1 p.m.

Minor league baseball: Lexington vs. Gastonia at Legends Field, 6:45 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 28

College soccer (women’s): Kentucky vs. Purdue Fort Wayne at Bell Soccer Complex, 7:30 p.m.

High school soccer (boys): Nelson County at Trinity Christian, 6:30 p.m.; Paul Laurence Dunbar at Henry Clay, 8 p.m.

High school volleyball (girls): Henry Clay at Tates Creek, 7 p.m.; Montgomery at Lafayette, 7:30 p.m.; Bryan Station at Lexington Catholic, 7:30 p.m.; Trinity Christian at Lexington Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Minor league baseball: Lexington vs. Gastonia at Legends Field, 6:45 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 29

College soccer (men’s): Transylvania vs. Asbury at Pat Deacon Field, 5 p.m.

College volleyball (women’s): Transy Invite at Beck Center, Berry vs. Wittenberg, 11 a.m.; Transylvania vs. Wartburg, 1:30 p.m.; Olivet vs. Wittenberg, 4 p.m.; Transylvania vs. Berry (Ga.), 6:30 p.m.

High school football: Henry County at Lafayette, 7:30 p.m.; Paul Laurence Dunbar at Lexington Catholic, 7:30 p.m.; Ashland Blazer at Tates Creek, 7:30 p.m.

High school soccer (girls): Science Hill (Tenn.) at Frederick Douglass, 7:30 p.m.

The Kentucky Wildcats and head coach Mark Stoops run onto the field for their football game against South Carolina on Sept. 7, 2024, at Kroger Field.
The Kentucky Wildcats and head coach Mark Stoops run onto the field for their football game against South Carolina on Sept. 7, 2024, at Kroger Field. Brian Simms bsimms@herald-leader.com

Saturday, Aug. 30

College football: Kentucky vs. Toledo at Kroger Field, 12:45 p.m.

College volleyball (women’s): Transy Invite at Beck Center, Wartburg vs. Olivet, 10 a.m.; Transylvania vs. Wittenberg, 12:30 p.m.; Wartburg vs. Berry, 3 p.m.; Transylvania vs. Olivet, 5:30 p.m.

High school soccer (girls): Science Hill (Tenn.) at Paul Laurence Dunbar, 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 31

College soccer (women’s): Kentucky vs. Illinois at Bell Soccer Complex, 1 p.m.

Horse racing: Harness racing at Red Mile, 5:05 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 1

College soccer (men’s): Kentucky vs. UCLA at Bell Soccer Complex, 1 p.m.

High school soccer (girls): Madison Southern at Frederick Douglass, 7:30 p.m.

Horse racing: Harness racing at Red Mile, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 2

High school soccer (boys): Montgomery County at Frederick Douglass, 7:30 p.m.; East Jessamine at Lexington Christian, 7:30 p.m.; Ballard Memorial at Tates Creek, 7:45 p.m.; Paul Laurence Dunbar at Bryan Station, 8 p.m.; West Jessamine at Henry Clay, 8 p.m.

High school volleyball: Tates Creek at Lexington Catholic, 7:30 p.m.

Horse racing: Harness racing at Red Mile, 1 p.m.

Minor league baseball: Lexington vs. Charleston at Legends Field, 6:45 p.m.

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