The last five regional champs were decided on Friday and Saturday. Here were the results:
5th Region: Central Hardin 4, LaRue Co. 2
6th Region: Lou. Pleasure Ridge Park 3, Bullitt East 0
7th Region: Lou. St. Xavier 6, Lou. Male 5
8th Region: N. Oldham 6, S. Oldham 3
15th Region: Pikeville 4, Paintsville 1
That sets up the following matchups for the state tournament, which starts today at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington:
Pikeville v. Bishop Brossart
Mercer Co. v. Lou. St. Xavier
S. Warren v. Central Hardin
Woodford Co. v. Powell Co.
Henderson Co. v. N. Oldham
Lou. Pleasure Ridge Park v. Newport Cent. Catholic
Meade Co. v. Calloway Co.
Ashland Blazer v. S. Laurel
We will hope for a good tournament. But my guess is that St. X (29-11) effectively won the title when it beat Male last week.
Bowling Green South Warren 3, Elizabethtown Central Hardin 1
ReplyDeleteLouisville Saint Xavier 4, Mercer County 0
Today's remaining games in Lexington:
ReplyDelete-- Pikeville vs. Alexandria Bishop Brossart, 5 p.m. Central
-- Powell County vs. Woodford County, 7:30 p.m.
This is only the second season of competition for the black, silver and royal blue Spartans of South Warren High, which opened in 2010 on Nashville Road in Bowling Green.
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Providing each student educational opportunities that promote vision, leadership, and lifelong learning.
Universal Expectations:
Spartans
Work Together
Obtain Excellence
Respect Others
Demonstrate Responsibility
Central Hardin was the defending state champion.
ReplyDeleteBishop Ferdinand Brossart was born in Bavaria in 1849, and came to America with his family in 1851. The Brossart family originally settled in Cincinnati (that great fortress of German Catholicism), and then moved across the river to Northern Kentucky. Brossart was ordained a priest at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Covington in 1872. He served parishes in Newport, Cynthiana, and Lexington -- becoming known for his work in dealing with epidemics. In 1888 he became pastor of St. Mary's Cathedral in Covington. In November 1915, Pope Benedict XV appointed him to be the Bishop of Covington. During World War I, his German ancestry gave his efforts in support of U.S. troops extra credibility. He eventually retired in 1923 and died in 1930.
ReplyDeleteBishop Brossart High School was started as St. Mary's High School in 1950, but was renamed after Bishop Brossart in 1962.
One of my favorite things to think about is "Operation Good Neighbor," in which Evansville, Ind. (a pretty good fortress of German Catholicism in its own right), got together and moved Saint Mary's Hospital to a new facility across town: "(A) spectacular event occurred. On March 10, 1956, patients and equipment were moved from the old hospital to the new. 'Operation Good Neighbor' took 100 minutes to move 97 patients 6.8 miles by ambulances, taxis, and 110 tractor-trailer trucks. Over 5,000 pieces of equipment were delivered and installed and every major department was functioning by nightfall. All manpower and equipment required for the transfer were donated."
ReplyDeleteIn the fourth inning in Lexington, it's "BishBros" up, 2-1, on Pikeville ...
ReplyDelete(Richer) iHigh.com has today's game.
ReplyDeleteThe BishBros Mustangs hold on, 4-2, and now we'll close the first day's action with Powell County and Woodford County.
ReplyDelete"Nice crowd on hand for a pair of tourney first-timers," Tweets @khsaaevents.
And we're off ...
ReplyDelete3-3 in the middle of the seventh between Powell and Woodford ...
ReplyDeleteA Woodford County pitcher had thrown six scoreless innings, and then Powell County rallied to tie the game with three runs in the seventh against a fresh reliever.
ReplyDeleteAlas, Mike Fields reports in the Herald-Leader that Woodford County shifted the starting pitcher back to the mound once Powell had closed to within 3-1 in the seventh and had two men still on base with no out. The starter gave up a two-run single, allowing the Pirates of Stanton to tie, but then ended the top half of the inning.
DeleteBut in the bottom of the seventh, Woodford County comes through with a run to end it: 4-3. That's it for today's first-round games.
ReplyDeleteJason Frakes details in The Courier-Journal the ongoing coach turnover at Middletown Eastern.
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