LaRue County Hawks

Lady Hawks Claims Blow-Out Victory Over Nelson County, 16-3 Lady Hawks blew out Nelson County 16-3 on Thursday. In the first inning, Lady Hawks got their offense started. Jordan McClure grounded out, scoring one run. Lady Hawks notched six runs in the fourth inning. Lady Hawks batters contributing to the big inning included Emma Bell, Kelsey Hornback, Paige Evans, Alexis Grimes, and McClure, all knocking in runs in

Back L-R: Coach Terry Caven, Reed Greenwell, Keaton Knox, Alex Donahue, Rylee Greenwell, Connor Nicholas, Carter Peace, Coach Allison Elmore Front L-R: Simon Coy, Chase Childress, Clay Cecil, Biven Turner

Front Row (L to R): Sean Rivera, Brandon Reed, Derek Heath, Levi Austin, Brian Sanchez, Brook Brackett, Gavin Nall, Tripp Chapman, Hayden Cleveland, Tate Wootton, Jayson Sanchez Back Row (L to R): Asst. Coach Will Sidebottom, Asst. Coach Brandon Clemons, Caden Davis, Carson Childress, Kaleb Graham, Jackson Carpenter, Noah Davis, Hunter Howell, Daniel Snodgrass, Bryson

Back (L-R): Noemi Morales, Kenzi Fulkerson, Abi Gibson, Beyonca Embree, Jada Hunter-Hays, Sadelya Lackey, Helen Anderson, Natalie Martinez, and Coach Jamie Hardin Middle (L-R): Kailynd Lewis, Shelby Firquin, Casey Gibson, Brooke Speakman, Cami Pendleton, Madison Stults, Jamie Huckleby, Kayla Maupin and Gracie Harned Front (L-R): Clair Keller, Carris Ford, Isabella Rivera, Emma Shelton, Lenayah Andrews,

Back Row: Alex Tarpley, Chase Baker, Chance Bowen, Dalton Underwood, Matthew Lewis, Jacob Sandidge, Zach Carroll, Jarrod Shirley, Conner Lambert, Cody French, Coach Sonny Judd Middle Row: Nate Akers, Logan Mitchell, Bryce Firquin, Nevin Hovious, Chase Hines, Tristen Locke, Damien Williams, Andrew Rutledge, Zach Hite Front Row: Charlie Hite, Jeet Patel, Gus Adams, Canaan Taylor,

In Stephen Covey’s most popular book his words of wisdom include “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”  That “main thing” could certainly mean something different for all of us.  With so many aspects of life to balance as a teenager – school work, relationships, and the pursuit of personal

The LaRue County Boys Basketball captured their 3rd District Championship in a row last Friday night be beating Hart County. 18th District All Season selections: Anthony Adkins, Mark Goode, Noah Davis 18th District All Tourney selections: Dailliss Cox, Anthony Adkins, Mark Goode, Noah Davis

The LaRue County Mat Hawks captured their 3rd consecutive region title and 17th in the last 22 years. After the opening round Friday night, the Hawks found themselves in 3rd place and down 28 points. Saturday though was a different story, with their chances of repeating as Region 2 Wrestling Champions in doubt the Hawks

The LaRue County Mat Hawks wrestled this Saturday at the KYWCA State Duals Championships featuring the top teams in the state. The Hawks went 1-1 in pool wrestling defeating Sheldon Clark 60-22 and losing to Harrison County 45-32. The Hawks came out of pools to wrestle for 5th-8th, defeating McCreary Central 39-35 and dropping the

Bailey Nicole Rogers – Bailey is the daughter of Todd and Michelle Rogers. Bailey is a member of the Larue County Hawks Ladies Basketball team, Volleyball team, Teens Leading Kids, Beta Club, Pep Club, and Kentucky Youth Assembly. She was awarded the 2018 5th Region Athletic Director’s Fall Female Student Athlete of the Year and 2018 Select

Jordan Newton Football, Baseball (1999-2003) Baseball – MVP and Offensive Award ’02 and ’03 seasons Baseball – 5th Region All Stars ’02 and ’03 seasons Baseball – News Enterprise All Area ’02 and ’03; Player of the Year in 2003 Baseball – State All-Tournament selection in 2003 Baseball – All District Tournament and All Region

K.C. Goodin   Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track (1991-1995) Football – #8 All-Time Passing Yards with 2170 career passing yards; 20 TD passes Football – Career Rushing record for a quarterback with 1063 yards; 19 TDs Football – 6.9 yards per carry Football – only player in LCHS Football history to have over 2000 passing yards

James “Bo” Franklin Football, Basketball, Baseball (1989-1993) Football – #13 all-time rushing yards; 2515 yards on 314 carries; 40 rushing TDs Football – #8 all-time receptions with 57 catches; #3 receiving yards with 1195 yards; 13 reception TDs Football – 5th best career rushing average per carry @ 8 yards per carry Football – Single

Scott Boley Basketball (1984-1988) School record for most career points scored with 2129 Most points in a single season with 848 Most field goals in a single season with 338 Highest scoring average in one season with 25.7 points per game Highest career field goal percentage at 60.9% Most career field goals with 870 Most

Tony Smith     Football, Basketball, Track (1972-1976) Courier Journal 1st team All-State Football (end) in 1975 Lexington Herald 1st team All-State Football (end) in 1975 All-District in Basketball Three-year letterman in football, basketball and track Tony “Eight ball” Smith was a three-sport standout for the Hawks in the early to mid-70s.  He was a first

John Embree   Football, Basketball, Track (1966-1970) Conference Track Champion in four events: Triple Jump, Long Jump, High Jump, and Hurdles Region Track Champion in Triple, Long, High Jump, along with the Hurdles State Champion in the Long and Triple Jump against all classes Received Scholarship to play football at Western Kentucky University Played five

Terry Sandidge     Teacher, Basketball/Baseball Coach, Administrator, Photographer (1958-present)                           Sports photographer 1983-present. Taken Sports action photos at all LCHS sporting events since 1981. He has taken team and individual photos since 1983. Has provided photos at team sports banquets and to the yearbook

Danny Rock Football, Basketball, Track (1963-1967) All-State Football 1965-1966 All Conference Football 1964-1966 Co-Captain Football 1965-1966 Held the record for most tackles made in a game at 23 for 15 years Lead the team in tackles as a defensive lineman in 1966 Full football scholarship to the University of Cincinnati and started as defensive end

Jack Mitchell            Football, Track, Cross Country Coach, Teacher (1964-1994) Began his coaching career as an Asst. Football Coach with Clarence Caple in 1964 Started the track program in 1966 Started the cross country program in 1967 Won the Hawks first region championship in track in 1969 Region Track Champs during 1970-1973 seasons Won the

Cortland “Corky” Cox Basketball Coach, Administrator (1958-1986) Played Baseball and Basketball at University of Louisville Teacher/Coach/Athletic Director @ Hodgenville High School (1955-1958) and LCHS (1958-1968) Principal of LCHS from 1968-1981; Worked at Central Office from 1981 to 1986; retired from education in 1986 Overall Basketball Coaching Record: 247-133 (3) Conference Champions; (5) District Championships; (3)

Article appeared in the January 2 edition of the LaRue County Herald News There is a great quote that reads: Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose.  Such is the case for LaRue County Hawks Sophomore wrestler Thomas Hoppes, who has quietly made a name for himself on the

The LaRue County Mat Hawks competed Saturday at the Tates Creek Invitational in Lexington, KY. The team placed 4th place out of 18 teams. The Hawks sent 11 wrestlers to compete with 8 Hawks placing in the top 6. Sophomore 220lber Zack Kail went 2-2 on the day finishing 5th place and Junior 160lber Chris Morton also

In an effort to acknowledge and honor some of the players who have contributed to the LaRue County Lady Hawks history, we will be recognizing players whose numbers have been retired.  Tonight’s deserving honoree is Mrs. Verda Dunn Hacker.  Verda played for the Lady Hawks from 1975 to 1981.  She was a three time member

Due to coaching responsibilities the LCHS Athletic Department wanted to recognize KC Goodin at a Home Basketball game.  He, along with his family were recognized last night at LCHS. The formal recognition will be January 25.

The LaRue County Mat Hawks competed Friday and Saturday at the Woodford County Invitational in Versailles, KY. The team placed a respectable 10th place out of 30 teams. Many top ranked teams were there, with 4 of the top 10 ranked teams in the state represented there. The Hawks sent 18 wrestlers to compete, all seeing

ALL TOURNAMENT SELECTIONS – Anthony Adkins, Mark Goode, Noah Davis  

article written December 16 and featured in the LC Herald News on December 19, 2018 WARNER BRYAN PERSEVERANCE Newt Gingrich is quoted as saying “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.”  On February 23, junior Hawks Basketball player Warner Bryan went up for

In an effort to acknowledge and honor some of the players who have contributed to the LaRue County Lady Hawks history, we will be recognizing players whose numbers have been retired.  Tonight’s deserving honoree is Miss Presley Brown.  Presley played for the Lady Hawks from 2012 to 2018.  As one of the most naturally gifted

The LaRue County Hawks traveled to Danville to wrestle in the Boyle County Big Brother Duals. The Hawks saw success by going 5-0 on the day, winning the High School division and overall program championship alongside the Middle School team. In pools, the Hawks defeated regional competitor Daviess County 66-15, Danville 63-18, and McCreary Central

article posted in 11-27-18 Herald News…. BAILEY ROGERS SERVICE WITH A SMILE Jon Gordon, an American author and speaker on the topics of leadership, culture, sales and teamwork said “You don’t have to be great to serve, but you have to serve to be great.”  Lady Hawks Senior basketball player Bailey Rogers epitomizes what it

photos by Terry Sandidge In an effort to acknowledge and honor some of the players who have contributed to the LaRue County Lady Hawks history, we will be recognizing players whose numbers have been retired.  The first of these deserving honorees is Miss Lisa Phillips.  Lisa played for the Lady Hawks from 1984 to 1990. 

The LaRue County Hawks traveled to Oldham County to compete in the Oldham County Superduals. The team finished 3-2 on the day, defeating Central Hardin, John Hardin, and South Oldham and losing close matches Jeffersonville, IN and Oldham County. Overall Record 3-2 LaRue over Central Hardin 40-36 Jeffersonville over LaRue 43-33 LaRue over John Hardin

Back L-R:  Head Coach Taylor Dawson Olivia Bingham, Andreya Crewz, Kimberly Vasquez, Haley Dile, Asst. Coach Haylee McGaw Middle L-R:  Shelby Firquin, Katherine Nall, KeKe Weathers, Haleigh Jurcak, Maddie Cox Front L-R:  Morgan Jaggers, Rachel French, Lexi Hodges, Tori Stinnett  

BACK: Head Coach Paul Childress, Asst. Coach Paul Handley, Daniel Snodgrass, Chance Bowen, Preston Self, Warner Bryan, Mark Goode, Connor Baker, Kaleb Graham, Adam Beikman, Asst. Coach Gary Goode, Asst. Coach David Fortner FRONT:  Jeremiah Belton, Keaton Puckett, Dailliss Cox, Anthony Adkins, Noah Davis, Brooks Brackett, Chase Childress

BACK L-R: Head Coach Eric Burrell, Asst. Coach Brad Walters, Corey Westover, Kevin Aguilar, Conner Lambert, Tucker Shelton, Josh Harper, Cody Burd, Asst. Coach Tim Gross, Asst. Coach Jake Shipp FRONT L-R: Asst. Coach Jack LaRue, Chris Morton, Austin Shaffer, Jabin Hite, Gabe Fortier, Thomas Boone, Thomas Hoppes, Drew Yingling, Asst. Coach Elijah Zwiep

BACK L-R:  Asst. Coach Todd Rogers, Kelsey Hornback, Natalie Gentry, Head Coach James Slaven, Maleah English, Maddie Cima, Asst. Coach Danielle Brown FRONT L-R:  Paige Evans, Bella Thurman, Emma Bell, Bailey Rogers, Kristen Boone, Emma Moore, Katelyn Eads

photo credit to Lasley Media Group HAWKS FOOTBALL In the movie Friday Night Lights Coach Gary Gaines is talking to his team at halftime of the Texas state championship game, and is expressing to his team that his heart is full.  In other words his heart his full because he is thankful for the opportunity

PHOTOS BY CHUCK FEIST  

Sarah Jo Calhoun signs with Midway University to play softball back l-r  Asst. Principal Eric Allen, Asst. Coach Roy Walker, Principal Denise Skaggs, Head Coach Rocky Cundiff front l-r  Joe Calhoun, Sarah Jo Calhoun, Head Softball Coach at Midway Tripp Swisher, Debbie Calhoun

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Since June, the LaRue County Hall of Fame Class has been meeting to establish the LCHS Athletic Hall of Fame.  They have been taking nominations for the inaugural Class of 2019.  Seven players, two coaches, and one contributor attained the two-thirds vote by the committee.  For nearly sixty years, two-thousand student-athletes, coaches and contributors have

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY  For the first time since 2004 the boys and the girls’ cross country teams have made it to the state cross country championships. The LaRue County Girls Cross Country team were the last group to compete at Hardin County Fairgrounds Saturday in the Region 2, Class AA Cross Country meet.  The girls

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY  The LaRue County Boys Cross Country teams travelled to the Hardin County Fairgrounds Saturday to compete in the Region 2, Class AA Cross Country meet in hopes to qualify for the KHSAA State Cross Country Meet.  And, that they did!  The boys finished in 6th place out of the thirteen Region 2,

For the first time since 2004 both the boys and the girls’ cross country teams have made it to the state cross country championships. The LaRue County Boys and Girls Cross Country team were the last group to compete at Hardin County Fairgrounds Saturday in the Region 2, Class AA Cross Country meet.  The girls

Bailey Rogers and Anthony Adkins were selected as the Female and Male 5th Region Athletic Director’s Association Fall Student-Athletes of the Year last week.  Below is what their respective coaches had to say about them and why they are deserving of the award. ANTHONY ADKINS (FOOTBALL, Head Coach Josh Jaggers) Anthony Adkins epitomizes maybe more

ZACH DUVALL COMES UP BIG IN THE WIN AGAINST WILDCATS It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog,” said Mark Twain. At five foot, seven inches, and one hundred sixty six pounds senior Zach Duvall has more than proven that one doesn’t have to

CHASE AND CONNOR BAKER If you have followed the Hawks Football team this season you may have realized that any and all offensive plays start with Chase (center) and Connor (quarterback) Baker.  “Needless to say there is a trust factor there at those two positions between each other that you don’t often, if ever see,”

photo by Terry Sandidge Asst. Coach Aaron Butterworth, Logan Mitchell, Quentin Sweeney, Gabe Lafollette, Parker Nalley, Valentin Campos, Zach Absher, Rylee Greenwell, Alex Rutledge, Clay Cecil, James Akin, Brodie Worthington, Head Coach Aaron Williams Luis Cruz, Caleb Altman, Jorge Martinez, Dale Majors, Darius Breckenridge, Angel Serrano, Silas Taylor, Keaton Knox, Alex Tarpley, Jeet Patel, Richard

CHANDLER MCLAUGHLIN – GOLF Over the last several years we have used and heard of the fad word – grind.  To grind is to perform repetitive actions over and over in order to attain a goal.  For Junior Golfer Chandler McLaughlin “the grind” is a common occurrence, and one that is a continuous effort. Head

group pic taken by Terry Sandidge Back row (l-r) Head Coach PJ Bauer, Maddie Holcomb, Kylee Nunn, Chloe Sisneros, Josie Adams, Kenzie Hornback, Bibi Salazar, Kirsten Harper, Asst. Coach Jimmy Adams Helen Anderson, Samantha Perkins, Amaris Lane, Allison Mulkins, Parker Puckett, Blakyn James, Bella Rivera, Leticia Salazar, Kayla Maupin, Nova Fay Alison Toher, Layla Ward, Lacey

LARUE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME PURPOSE The purpose of the LaRue County High School Athletic Hall of Fame shall be to recognize, preserve and promote the rich heritage of sports at LaRue County High School.  Many individuals have made extraordinary contributions and have superb accomplishments in high school sports at LCHS.  The

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HAWKS SOCCER – DARIUS BRECKENRIDGE I recently ran across a quote that said “Don’t play because you can, play because you love it.”  For Senior Soccer player Darius Breckenridge that has been the case the last three seasons, as he has started every soccer game for the Hawks, and played every single position on the

article from the LaRue County Herald News COACH MARK “SHINY” KEARNEY Over the last twenty years the LaRue County Baseball program has had three head coaches (Eric Hughes, Chris Price, and Eric Allen).  Over the last fourteen years Price and Allen led the Hawks as former LCHS graduates.  Last Tuesday, Mark “Shiny” Kearney was tabbed

COACH AARON WILLIAMS Change is inevitable.  Change is constant, said the British statesman Benjamin Disraeli. The LaRue County Hawks soccer program has experienced a constant change in leadership the last three seasons.  Aaron Williams will seek to bring stability to the program as he leads the 2018 Boys Soccer Team this season. Williams joined the

PHOTOS BY TERRY SANDIDGE  

The LaRue County Hawks finished 18th District play with a convincing 8-0 win over rival Green County in the 18th District Baseball Tournament championship game last night at Hart County. photos by Diane Morris Blake Shelton, Noah Davis and Gavin Nall were named to the 18th District All Tournament team. Bryson Arnette, Blake Shelton, Ty

THE FANTASTIC FOUR “Obstacles are put in the way to see if what we want is really worth fighting for,” an unknown author once said. Four Lady Hawk senior basketball players (Mallory Williams, Sara Warren, Presley Brown and Sophie Akin) have experienced more obstacles than the average teenage athlete has, not least of which is

The LaRue County Hawks were in action Saturday at Louisville Male for the Michael Herchenrader Jr. Memorial Tournament. 14 teams were represented with 4 being in the top ten in the state. The Hawks had a strong finish of 3rd place behind #7 Madison Central and #2 Walton Verona. The Hawks had 8 finish in

photo by Cam Lasley The Hawks Basketball team (11-1) won three games during the Magnolia Bank Holiday Classic.

ETHAN AND ISAAC JOHNSON TWIN POWER Motivational speaker Les Brown says, “If you do what is easy, your life will be hard.  If you do what is hard, your life will be easy.” It sometimes takes years for us to figure this out, but not for fraternal twins Ethan and Isaac Johnson. The Johnson Brothers

HAWKS BASKETBALL pick up two wins at the Harrison County Huck Turner Tip-Off Classic by beating St. Henry and the Host school Harrison Co. in the championship game.    

The News Enterprise released their annual All-Area Football selections, and several of the Hawks appeared on the list. Congrats Josh Jaggers who was selected as area coach of the year! Congrats Dailliss Cox who was selected as the area defensive lineman of the year. 1st Team Offense includes: Bryson Cobb and Jacob Cundiff 2nd Team

The LaRue County Mat Hawks competed at the Boyle County Big Brother Duals in Danville on Saturday. The Hawks came out with a Runner-up finish, falling in the finals to McCracken County in a hotly contested dual. The Hawks defeated Danville, Fern Creek, and Anderson County in pools. They defeated Boyle County in the Semi-finals.

Back L-R: Coach Terry Caven, Lili Knickenberg, Laila Gross, Hana Bansemir, Holly Yingling, Kirsten Harper, Coach Allison Elmore Front L-R: Ariana Silva, Olivia Hazelwood, Lacey Cecil, Malerie Skaggs

Mar 18 Boys Varsity Tennis at Ft. Knox 4:30 pm | Fort Knox High School Mar 18 Boys Varsity Baseball at Meade County High School Varsity Baseball 6:00 pm | Meade County High School Mar 18 Boys Freshman Baseball at Grayson County High School Freshman Baseball 6:00 pm | Grayson County High School Mar 19

Back (L-R):  Lauren Pollard, Kellee Cundiff, Asst. Coach Roy Walker, Haley Scott, Hannah Perry, Maleah English, Emma Bell, Kelsey Hornback, Kristen Boone, Shianne Thompson, Head Coach Rocky Cundiff, Madison Wilmoth Front (L-R): Emma Moore, Paige Evans, Alexis Grimes, Lindsey Rucker, Sarah Jo Calhoun, Jordan McClure, Kaitlyn Eads, Cayce Foster, Tara Goodwin, Jolie Puckett, Alexandra Shelton

Mar 11 Boys Varsity Tennis at Taylor County 4:30 pm | Miller Park Mar 12 Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Etown 4:30 pm | LaRue County High School Mar 14 Coed Varsity Track at Green County All Comers 5:45 pm | Green County High School Mar 14 Girls Varsity Track at Green County All Comers 5:45