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LWC women’s basketball to face Georgetown in MSC tournament quarterfinals

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Lindsey Wilson Women’s Basketball to face Georgetown in MSC Tournament quarterfinals

COLUMBIA, Ky. — No. 13-ranked Lindsey Wilson women’s basketball opens the Mid-South Conference Tournament against Georgetown (Ky.) on Friday at Bowling Green Arena in Bowling Green, Ky.

The second-seeded Blue Raiders (25-5, 13-3 in the MSC) and seven-seeded Tigers tip-off at 5:30 p.m. CT on the campus of Bowling Green High School.

Lindsey Wilson defeated Georgetown (14-15, 5-11) twice during the regular season — beating the Tigers 100-63 in Georgetown on Jan. 25 and 80-70 at home on Feb. 20.

Lindsey Wilson finished tied for second in the standings with Shawnee State (Ohio) but earned the tiebreaker based on its sweep of the Bears during the regular season.

The Lindsey Wilson-Georgetown winner advances to Sunday’s semifinal game against the winner of No. 3-seed Shawnee State and No. 6-seed Cumberlands (Ky.). The championship game is slated for Monday night.

Lindsey Wilson enters the tournament winners of three straight and 15 of its last 17 games. The Blue Raiders closed out the regular season on Thursday night with a 76-64 win at Cumberlands.

The MSC Tournament begins on Monday night with an opening-round game in Marietta, Georgia as eighth-seeded Life (Ga.) hosts No. 9-seed Cumberland (Tenn.).

Quarterfinal action begins on Friday, March 6, as top-seeded Campbellsville (Ky.) meets the Life-Cumberland winner at 1 p.m. CT. Fourth-seeded Thomas More (Ky.) meets fifth-seeded Pikeville (Ky.) at 3 p.m. CT. Shawnee State and Cumberlands (Ky.) meet after the Lindsey Wilson and Georgetown game in the nightcap at 7:30 p.m. CT.

Lindsey Wilson and Georgetown are slated to tip at 5:30 p.m. CT on Friday.

LINK: http://www.lindseyathletics.com/article/12509.php

 

Lady Indians split pair of games to end regular season

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Adair County (3-25) picked up their third win of the season while dropping their final game of the regular season over the past week. The Lady Indians battled Caverna (9-12) last Tuesday night on senior night for the two Adair County players and came out with a 40 to 34 win.
“We had a great game plan with switching back and forth gram a box and one to a triangle and two defense,” Coach Andrew Reliford said. “We rebounded the ball well and were able to keep them from getting any major run outs.”

Jadie Smith and Lexi Feese are the two senior players that played their last game at home on Tuesday night. It was a special night for the ladies and the team was able to deliver a win on a night that they were recognized. Both helped lead their team in the win with 16 points by Smith and six by Feese. Smith completed a double-double in her last home game with Adair County by pulling down 14 rebounds as well while Feese had five.

Smith was the only Lady Indians player in double figures but was joined in scoring by Ellie Cheatham’s seven points, Feese six,  Annamarie Day and Carli Carter four each, and Kaylee Campbell with three. Cheatham also had 10 rebounds in the game as well.
“It’s nice to be able to send our two seniors out with a win on senior night,” Coach Reliford said. “Both played extremely well and it’s something they can take with them the rest of their lives.”

The Lady Indians traveled to Hart County (15-10) on Friday night for their final game of the regular season before taking on Marion County (23-7) in the 20th District tournament on Tuesday night in Taylor County. Adair County dropped the last game of the season in Hart County, 41 to 59, with eighth grader Cheatham leading the way with a double-double.

Cheatham scored 15 points and pulled down 19 rebounds in the loss. She scored the majority of her points at the free throw line going nine of 18 from there. Smith finished the game with nine points and seven rebounds while Carter had nine points in the loss as well.
“We ended the game with 55 total rebounds,” Coach Reliford said. “We did what we needed to bring a bigger team down and that was crash the boards. Unfortunately, we finished the game 18 for 37 from the free throw line and missed several shots around the basket that would have given us a chance to compete for the win.”

“With Ellie Cheatham’s 15 points and 19 rebounds, and Carli Carter’s three three-pointers in the third quarter, we gain some confidence going into district tournament play. Turnovers still plaque us but if we can fight through our mistakes we will give ourselves a chance against Marion County.”

Tuesday night’s district tournament score can be found in this issue. The girls’ 20th District championship will take place on Friday night at 6 p.m. central time at Taylor County High School.

By Josh Withers
Sports Writer

LWC softball beats Blue Mountain and Brescia for a second straight day

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BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss. — Lindsey Wilson softball closed out its stay in Blue Mountain with two more wins today at Topper Field.

The fifth-ranked Blue Raiders defeated Brescia (Ky.) 3-0 in today’s opener and closed with a 5-4 win over host Blue Mountain (Miss.) to improve to 4-0 on the season.

GAME 1

Abby Whelan hurled a three-hit, complete-game shutout in a 3-0 win over Brescia.

Lexi Isable pounded out her first two career home runs — both solo shots — to lead the Lindsey Wilson offense. Sam Sims and Zakiya Sizemore each added two hits in the win.

Just one Bearcat reached third base today against Whelan — who finished with four strikeouts and no walks to move to 1-0 on the season.

Sims and Sizemore each singled in the second inning and Sims later scored on an error to give the Blue Raiders the 1-0 lead. Isable led off the third and fifth innings with solo home runs to give Whelan all the run support she would need.

GAME 2

Seven different Blue Raiders recorded a hit while Breanna Clark went the distance in a 5-4 win over Blue Mountain.

Lindsey Wilson built a 3-0 lead only to have the Rams (4-2) score twice in the fifth to cut the deficit to 3-2. The Blue Raiders answered with two runs in the sixth, but Blue Mountain scored twice in the bottom of the seventh. Clark forced a ground out back to the center circle with the tying run on second in the seventh to preserve the win.

Sims and Jaydee Boursaw each provided two hits while Makea-Al Kaluau hit her fourth home run of the season.

Clark allowed all four runs while scattering 11 hits. She struck out three Blue Mountain hitters to pick up her first win of the season.

Lindsey Wilson returns to action at 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, Feb. 23, as the Blue Raiders face Stillman (Ala.) in Gardendale, Alabama.

LINK:  http://www.lindseyathletics.com/article/12476.php

Rich advances to state

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Adair County’s swim team competed in the regional meet last week and performed very well overall with one person qualifying for state next week.
“Regionals went very well for everybody,” Coach Harlee Smock said. “All of the swimmers dropped time and being a team of only eight boys we definitely showed up ready to compete.”

The boys’ team placed sixth out of 16 boys teams and Luke Rich qualified for state on Feb. 20-22 at the University of Kentucky.
Rich won the 200 individual medley event with his personal best and dropped six seconds off his preliminary time with a time of 2:03.57. He also won the 100 breaststroke event with another personal best and dropping two seconds off his preliminary time at 1:02.39.

The Indians’ 200 medley relay team placed fifth by dropping two seconds off their preliminary time. The relay team consisted of Timothy Archey, Skeet Carter, Rich, and Cy Yarberry. Archey placed ninth in the 50 freestyle event with his personal best time and Yarberry finished 13th while dropping .14 seconds off his best time.

In the 100 butterfly event, William Rowe placed 11th and Nathan Ballou finished 12th while also dropping seven seconds from his preliminary time. Yarberry placed eighth in the 500 freestyle event with his personal best time during the preliminary. Archey finished 10th in the 100 backstroke event and also dropped from his time.

Carter placed 19th in the 100 freestyle event with a personal best 1:06 and Ryan Wilkerson placed 26th with a personal best time of 1:09. Carter also placed 10th in the 100 breaststroke event that Rich won and he improved his time by two seconds from the preliminary.
“The entire season they came to practice ready to work and improve and from their times they definitely all did,” Coach Smock said. “I am so proud of them for their hard work and excited to see them continue to improve next season.”

By Josh Withers
Sports Writer

Super Bowl Contest

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SUPER BOWL CONTEST

Name:_______________________

Phone#:______________________

1 POINT QUESTIONS:

Who will win the Super Bowl? ________________
Will the opening coin toss be heads or tails? _______________
Which team will score first? _____________________
Which will occur first—a touchdown or field goal? _____________
Will a team score more than 14 points in the first quarter? ___________

2 POINT QUESTIONS:

Will there be 25 points or more scored at halftime? ___________
Will the opening drive of the second half result in a touchdown? __________
Will either team score in the final two minutes of the first half? ___________
Will both quarterbacks throw for more than 250 yards each? __________
Will any player rush for 100 yards or more in the game? ______________

3 POINT QUESTIONS:

Will the game be decided by more than 4 points? _______________
Will a quarterback score a rushing touchdown during the game? __________
Will the losing team score more than 17 points? _________
Will there be more than 3 successful field goals in the game (not PATs)? _________
Will either team score in the final two minutes of the game? ___________

TIE BREAKER

How many total points will be scored in the game? ______________

Answer these questions for your chance to win this SUPER BOWL PRIZE PACK!

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√ Gift Certificates to Pizza Hut
√ Gift Certificates to Wendy’s
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√ Favorite Football snacks
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Mail entry to: Super Bowl Contest, P.O. Box 159, Columbia, KY 42728.

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