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Leta Mattingly, of Nicholasville, daughter of Arlene and Eldon Mattingly, of Lexington and Guy Quinn, of Bonita Springs, Fla., son of Rosa Quinn Jackson, of Venice, Fla. will be united in marriage. The future bride graduated from the University of Kentucky and is employed at Fain, Mattingly CPA. The future groom is a graduate of Georgia Tech. and is employed by Southwest Florida Wealth Group. The wedding will be at Sunset on June 7 at Lavers Key Beach in Bonita Springs, Fla.

MEN Team scores - 1. Louisville 58; 2. Rend Lake College 146; 3. Eastern Kentucky 169; 29. Centre College 789. Top finisher - Jacob Korir, Louisville, 23:08. CENTRE - 139. Jason Parks 26:11; 168. Nate Blank 26:29; 175. Joey Polio 26:33; 201. John Schuler 26:49; 202. Sam Morgan 26:49; 236. Clinton Cahall 27:19; 295. WOMEN Team scores - 1. Kentucky 55; 2. Louisville 103; 3. Georgia tech 174; 28. Centre 777. Top finisher - 1. Pasca Cheruiyot, Rend Lake College, 17:06.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Arlene Fraraccio announce the engagement of their daughter, Christie Ann Fraraccio, of Atlanta, to Charles Werner Wright, also of Atlanta. The prospective groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Walter Wright Jr. and Joanne Wright of Atlanta. He is a graduate of the Lovett School in Atlanta, the University of Richmond in Richmond, Va. and Duke University. He is currently employed as the vice president of Georgia Development Partners. The bride-elect is a graduate of George Rogers Clark High School and Georgia Tech in Atlanta, where she received a degree in industrial engineering.

WACO, TEX. - Former Georgia Tech, Alabama and Kentucky coach Bill Curry has been selected as the 2007 recipient of the AFCA's Amos Alonzo Stagg Award. The award, which honors those "whose services have been outstanding in the advancement of the best interests of football," will be presented to Curry at the AFCA Awards Luncheon on January 10 during the 2007 AFCA Convention in San Antonio. "I'm overwhelmed by this," Curry said. "It's such an incredible honor that I can't express how I feel.

After putting his team through two-a-day practices for two straight days, Tubby Smith took Wednesday off to make a recruiting trip to Louisiana. It was worth the trip as 6-9 Perry Stevenson, who had been to Lexington over the weekend for Big Blue Madness, gave his verbal commitment to Smith and became the fourth member of UK's 2006 recruiting class. Stevenson canceled a scheduled visit to Texas and picked the Wildcats over Texas Tech. "We are excited about our recruiting class," said Smith, who cannot comment on specific players until they officially sign with UK in November.

ATLANTA -- Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury knows Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie wanted to play Georgia even if it meant the Wildcats might have to play two games today at the Southeastern Conference Tournament. "Billy, like any coach, wants to play. His team is here and hasn't played. You don't want to go into the NCAA not having played a game in almost two weeks," said Stansbury this morning. "Plus, every game you can win will help your seeding. " If Kentucky beats Georgia, it will face Stansbury's team tonight at 8:30 in the second semifinal at Georgia Tech.

Neal Brown knew what playing against some of the nation's top teams was like because he played football at the University of Kentucky. Now the former Boyle County all-state receiver also knows what it is like to coach against some of the nation's best teams after completing his first season as the receivers coach at Troy University. "It was fun because we won games," said Brown. "We played well down the stretch, which makes a season more fun. We probably played our best game in the bowl, and that was good for everybody.

LEXINGTON - Georgia coach Dennis Felton says Kentucky "rarely" loses in Rupp Arena. Numbers support his claim as the Cats have won 89.7 percent of their games during their 28 years of playing in Rupp Arena. However, the last time Felton brought a team to Rupp Arena he left a winner as Western Kentucky stunned the Wildcats 64-52 in the 2001-2002 season opener. Felton will bring his first Georgia team here Saturday to play No. 7 Kentucky. He readily admits that his Bulldogs (8-5)

Andrew Rogers knew something was wrong when Alabama's Alonzo Gee looked up toward the sky during the Crimson Tide's game against Mississippi State in the Southeastern Conference Tournament at the Georgia Dome last Friday night. "He just stopped during the middle of the game and looked up," he said in a text message over the weekend. "I looked up too. The scoreboard was swaying and so was the jumbo tron (screen television). I didn't catch on until I heard the wind sound like a train coming through the dome.

George Rogers Clark High School and Montgomery County are no longer district rivals on the gridiron, but the two schools will open up the season against each other during the next two years in the prestigious Recreation Bowl in Mount Sterling. Clark's 10-game schedule for next season has been released, with three district games on the slate. Madison Central, Shelby County and Scott County and Clark form a revamped four-team district in Class 6A, with all four team's automatically qualifying for the playoffs.

Joy Goydish always envisioned Ryan Harrow playing in a game like Duke-Kentucky. It's just that the Georgia high school coach imagined Harrow playing for Duke, not Kentucky as he will do Tuesday night when the two play in the Georgia Dome as part of the State Farm Champions Classic. Harrow, a sophomore point guard, jokes that Goydish, his coach at Walton High School in Marietta, Ga., wanted him to go to Duke. “That is absolutely true,” said Goydish. “I worked with coach K (Mike Krzyzewski)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Arlene Fraraccio announce the engagement of their daughter, Christie Ann Fraraccio, of Atlanta, to Charles Werner Wright, also of Atlanta. The prospective groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Walter Wright Jr. and Joanne Wright of Atlanta. He is a graduate of the Lovett School in Atlanta, the University of Richmond in Richmond, Va. and Duke University. He is currently employed as the vice president of Georgia Development Partners. The bride-elect is a graduate of George Rogers Clark High School and Georgia Tech in Atlanta, where she received a degree in industrial engineering.

He’s from Fayetteville, Ga., a spot dominated by University of Georgia football fans, and has four Georgia graduates in his immediate family. Still, offensive lineman Jordan Watson says “I’m a Kentucky Wildcat” and thinks he will be joining a program ready to challenge traditional Southeastern Conference powers. “I watched Kentucky take (national champion) Auburn to the wire last year. I watched them beat South Carolina. I have watched them battle Georgia,” said the 6-4, 289-pound Watson.

LEXINGTON ? Kentucky defensive coordinator Steve Brown has seen the Wildcats go from allowing 453.4 yards per game in 2006 to 362 yards per game this season. This season the Wildcats rank 18th nationally in pass defense as they give up only 179.8 yards per game. However, they are giving up 182 yards per game rushing going into Sunday's Music City Bowl matchup against Clemson and star running back C.J. Spiller. Spiller finished with 1,145 yards rushing this season and, with 50 career touchdowns, needs just one against the Wildcats to become the Tigers' all-time leader.

LEXINGTON - At least Billy Gillispie doesn't have to wonder how Georgia will try to defend Kentucky today. "Last year they physically dominated us in every single game. We got worse every time we played them," said the Kentucky coach. "We know it will be a very physical game and they will try to muddy it up with their physical play. That is what they should do because they are really good at it. " That includes the potential to make it much hard for UK's leading scorer, Jodie Meeks, to get open looks, especially after his record-setting 54-point outing at Tennessee Tuesday.

Leta Mattingly, of Nicholasville, daughter of Arlene and Eldon Mattingly, of Lexington and Guy Quinn, of Bonita Springs, Fla., son of Rosa Quinn Jackson, of Venice, Fla. will be united in marriage. The future bride graduated from the University of Kentucky and is employed at Fain, Mattingly CPA. The future groom is a graduate of Georgia Tech. and is employed by Southwest Florida Wealth Group. The wedding will be at Sunset on June 7 at Lavers Key Beach in Bonita Springs, Fla.

Andrew Rogers knew something was wrong when Alabama's Alonzo Gee looked up toward the sky during the Crimson Tide's game against Mississippi State in the Southeastern Conference Tournament at the Georgia Dome last Friday night. "He just stopped during the middle of the game and looked up," he said in a text message over the weekend. "I looked up too. The scoreboard was swaying and so was the jumbo tron (screen television). I didn't catch on until I heard the wind sound like a train coming through the dome.

ATLANTA -- Once Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie gave his approval, Southeastern Conference officials were able to finalize a revised tournament schedule that will force either Kentucky or Georgia to play two games today and a possible championship game Sunday at 1 p.m. A tornado that caused damage to the Georgia Dome Friday night forced postponement of the UK-Georgia game, the final quarterfinal game. Now Georgia and UK are playing today at noon at Georgia Tech with the winner facing Mississippi State at about 8:30 tonight after Tennessee and Arkansas play at 6. "I don't think there is a coach in America who would think playing two games in one day is a good idea," Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart said this morning.

ATLANTA - Nobody could have faulted Billy Gillispie if he had complained. Kentucky's game with Georgia on Friday night had been postponed after a tornado hit the Georgia Dome and the Cats had to play Georgia at noon Saturday knowing if they won, they would have to play Mississippi State about six hours later. If that wasn't enough, the game was played at Georgia Tech and the Cats didn't have a chance to work out. On top of that, only 400 fans per team were allowed in the arena and the crowd was only 1,458.

ATLANTA -- Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury knows Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie wanted to play Georgia even if it meant the Wildcats might have to play two games today at the Southeastern Conference Tournament. "Billy, like any coach, wants to play. His team is here and hasn't played. You don't want to go into the NCAA not having played a game in almost two weeks," said Stansbury this morning. "Plus, every game you can win will help your seeding. " If Kentucky beats Georgia, it will face Stansbury's team tonight at 8:30 in the second semifinal at Georgia Tech.