Breathitt County

Elsie Dallasanta, 97, of Madison County, formerly of Winchester and Hazard, widow of Arnold Dallasanta, passed away Monday at the Berea Health Care Center. A native of Breathitt County, she was born Feb. 13, 1916, to the late Jonah and Margaret Pelfrey Thomas. She was a sales clerk for T.G. & Y. in Hazard and member of the Church of God. She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Ivey of Berea and Charlene (Charles) Baker of Hazard; brothers, Elmer Thomas of Winchester and Vernon “Bobby” (Minnie)

Male got revenge on George Rogers Clark Monday night. The Cardinals defeated the Bulldogs on Dec. 12 at Norton Gymnasium, but this time Male returned the favor with a 68-62 win in the quarterfinals of the Republic Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic. Clark (9-3) will take on Grayson County at 4:30 p.m. today in an effort to get back on track. The Cards have lost three of their last four games after opening the season with an eight-game winning streak. All three losses ?

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is opening one of the state's best places to hunt elk for a special youth-only hunt in September. Thanks to a special drawing, five lucky youth hunters will have the opportunity to gun hunt in a 2,300-acre area normally reserved for bow hunting during the three-day youth hunt set for Sept. 26-28. The site of the hunt ? Paul Van Booven Wildlife Management Area in Breathitt County ? has numerous mature bulls with trophy potential.

The George Rogers Clark cross country teams took first -place honors in an eight-team meet at Wolfe County Tuesday night. Alex White placed first in the meet with a time of 19:29.30. Following White was Brandon Bailey, who placed third with a 19:46.70. Colton Lewis was Clark's third runner with a 20:33.5. William Pope and Amos Gapp were Clark's fifth and sixth finishers, completing the distance in 21:14.40 and 21:29.30, respectively. Clay Dixon placed eighth overall with a 22:05.

LANCASTER - Breathitt County has been known for spreading the field and putting the football in the air often. While the Bobcats still do that, it's a strong running game that Garrard County has to contend with when the Golden Lions (4-6) travel to Breathitt (8-2) for the first round of the Class AAA playoffs Friday. Channing Fugate set a school single-season rushing mark with 1,948 yards and has 25 touchdowns for Breathitt. He had his best game in a 40-26 win over Lexington Christian, rushing 32 times for 403 yards and six touchdowns.

���� �Girls Sweet 16 At A Glance At E.A. Diddle Arena, Bowling Green All times EDT Wednesday, March 11 Iroquois (29-1) vs. Franklin Simpson (30-3), 1 p.m. Christian Academy (25-4) vs. Montgomery County (27-3), 2:30 p.m. Breathitt County (23-7) vs. Simon-Kenton (27-4), 7:30 p.m. Casey County (27-3) vs. Johnson Central (26-5), 9 p.m. Thursday, March 12 Lexington Christian (29-4) vs. Elizabethtown (30-2)

Nationally known motivational speaker Chad Varga will be in Clark County several times in the next couple of months bringing inspirational messages to churches and to the youth of the community. The Clark Christian Drug Coalition is sponsoring Varga's appearances as part of its efforts to combat the growing drug abuse problem, especially among young people. Varga knows first-hand the devastating affects drugs can have on a family. He grew up in Detroit in a single-parent home where he watched his mother regularly abuse alcohol and drugs.

For someone who grew up loving high school football in this state, being named head coach for the Kentucky all-star team is an almost indescribable honor. "It's a tremendous honor. Growing up in this state, playing football in this state and my father being a coach, it means a lot to me," said David Buchanan, the former Mercer County player who will be head coach for the Kentucky team in the 2005 game. "I think because of the coaching in Kentucky, we are playing the best football we've ever played in this state right now. That's what makes this so humbling.

It's impossible for George Fletcher to remember Bill Keightley without having to wipe away a few tears. Fletcher, a Danville attorney, was 17 when he came to Lexington from Breathitt County to work under Keightley in 1977 as a student manager for the University of Kentucky basketball team. "I was obviously thrilled to be a part of the program. At that time of my life, aside from my family, Bill had a greater impact on my life than anyone because we spent so much time working together during the season," said Fletcher.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Danville football fans have long known that Charles Penix can often get better as the game wears on. He showed that talent again Friday, saving his best work for the second half of the Kentucky-Tennessee All-Star Football Classic. After barely touching the ball in the first half, Penix became one of his team's best sources of offense in the second half as the Kentucky all-stars rallied for a 28-23 victory at Neyland Stadium. Penix was named Kentucky's most valuable player after accounting for 130 yards and scoring the winning touchdown.