Kentucky prep showcase: See Herald-Leader’s best high school sports pictures of 2022
Herald-Leader staff report
As we say goodbye to 2022, we take a look back at some of the Herald-Leader staff photographers’ favorite and best high school sports photos of the past year.
The images below and more in the year-in-review video slideshow above, showcase the highs from football and basketball games, like the Boys’ and Girls’ Sweet 16 Basketball Tournament’s held at Rupp Arena.
Our our photographers also captured the emotion not only on the field, but also in the stands.
If you wish to buy a reprint of any Herald-Leader / Kentucky.com image, email Brian Simms at bsimms@herald-leader.com.
Members of the Bracken County Polar Bears stand on the field before kickoff against the Paris Greyhounds during a game at Paris High School in Paris, Ky., Friday, September 30, 2022. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com
Jake Davidson of Lloyd Memorial won the state title in the boys’ pole vault by clearing 14 feet at the KHSAA Class 1A 2022 Clark’s Pump-N-Shop State Track and Field Championships held at the University of Kentucky Outdoor Track and Field Complex in Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday, June 2, 2022. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Frederick Douglass’s Steve Lawson celebrates after the Broncos defeating Bowling Green 28-7 during the Class 5A UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Championship at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, December 2, 2022. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com
The Bethlehem starting lineup is introduced before a game against Bullitt East at the 2022 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Basketball Sweet Sixteen at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
The North Oldham student section cheers during a game against Muhlenberg County at the 2022 UK HealthCare Boys’ Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
This story was originally published December 22, 2022 at 6:00 AM.
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