Paducah

PADUCAH - Kentucky State Amateur Championship title, Philip Hendrickson of Danville struggled early and posted a 4-over-par 76. He finished tied for 13th at 7 over. With rounds of 74-73 at the Country Club of Paducah, he trailed tournament leaders Ben Fuqua of Danville and Tyler Sharpe of Greensburg by seven strokes going into the final day. A bogey at the par-5 first hole and double-bogey at the par-3 second hole put him even farther behind. After his round, while watching Fuqua finish the tournament, he said he was looking forward to taking a few weeks off from tournament golf.

PADUCAH - Lincoln Nevels of Lincoln County missed the cut at the Boys State Golf Tournament after shooting 95 in the first round Thursday. Nevels was 13 shots above the cut line for the 36-hole tournament at the Country Club of Paducah. He played the back nine first, shooting double-bogeys on three holes and triple-bogeys on two others to make the turn at 50. His front-nine 45 included seven bogeys and only one double-bogey. He parred only three holes on the 6,737-yard course.

Bobby Gene Conner, 78, of Pollys Bend Road, Lancaster, died Saturday, Nov. 10 at his home. A native of Paducah, he was born Oct. 18, 1929 to the late Rexie and Susan Bobo Conner. He was retired from CSX Railroad and a member of the Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, Clara (Henny) Lane Conner; four daughters, Susan Conner of Lancaster, Pam (Matt) Adams of Stanford, and Carolyn and Victoria Conner, both of California; a son, Michael Conner of Paducah; and two grandchildren, Bailey and Bradley Adams of Stanford.

Jared and Amanda Clark of Lancaster, Ky. announce the birth of their daughter, Natalie Ryan Clark born at 11:09 p.m. on Oct. 6 at Saint Joseph East Hospital in Lexington. She weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19 1/2 inches long. The maternal grandparents are Tom and Karen Ballard of Nicholasville and Drew Clark of Peoria, Ill. and Diana Samuels of Paducah.

Paducah - Ben Fuqua of Danville is tied for the lead after two rounds of the AT&T Kentucky State Amateur Championship at Country Club of Paducah. Fuqua shot a 3-under-par 69 Wednesday to put him at 4-under-par for the tournament going into today's final round. He is tied with Tyler Sharpe of Greensburg, who has posted consecutive 70s. Fuqua and Sharpe are three shots in front of James Brown of Paducah and four shots in front of Rick Cochran of Paducah and Matt Gann of Pineville.

Lincoln County High School seniors Kandis Noe and Lincoln Nevels and sophomore Lindsay Jones were playing against some of the state's elite golfers in the 2005 Girls' and Boys' State High School Golf Tournament at Paducah. Lady Patriots Noe and Jones took on the challenge of the Drake Creek Golf Club while Nevels teed off for competition on The Country Club of Paducah. All three Lincoln competitors missed the cut at the end of the first 18 holes of the 36-hole, 2-day tournament.

The Christian Church family is pleased to announce that our new furnace was installed last week in the fellowship hall and is working beautifully. We are glad to see William Jenkins out and around after having been housebound for awhile. A "Holiday Birthday Bash" was given on Saturday night, Oct. 25 in the fellowship hall for Brandi Jones by her parents, Richard and Rhonda Jones. This being a special birthday, her 16th, about 35 friends and relatives were there to help her celebrate.

My, oh my, what a difference a decade makes. As a teenager, I spent many a weekend night cruising the streets of Paducah, ever in pursuit of the elusive Teenage Holy Grail, also known as (insert lethargic sigh here) "something to do. " I have always been attracted to experience, not being passively entertained. I didn't want to sit at a gas station watching the other kids "cruise," and I found sitting in a dark movie theater for two-and-a-half hours detestable. Nope. I wanted to "see" AND "do. " Needless to say, the activity was a bit scant in my neck of the woods for my early independence.

Boyle County returns home today from its annual preseason camp that has laid the foundation for the four straight state championships the Rebels have won. Even though Boyle won't open what everyone has to consider a major rebuilding season until Aug. 22, the Rebels are already the target of every Class AAA team because of their recent state dominance. Paducah Tilghman goes into this season considered the team to beat in Class AAA by many. Of course, Hopkinsville had the same lofty aspirations in 2001 and 2002 only to lose close games to Boyle in the playoffs.

PADUCAH - Former Boyle County golfer Phil Hendrickson tied for 10th in the Ohio Valley Conference Championships that finished here Tuesday at the Country Club of Paducah. Hendrickson, a junior, shot a 4-over par 76 on Tuesday and finished the 54-hole tournament with an 11-over par 227 total after earlier rounds of 73 and 78. His teammate, junior Shaun McConnell, led Eastern with a 221 total and fifth-place finish. Eastern finished second in the tournament. Jacksonville State took first with an 884 total while Eastern shot 906.

The Christian Church family is pleased to announce that our new furnace was installed last week in the fellowship hall and is working beautifully. We are glad to see William Jenkins out and around after having been housebound for awhile. A "Holiday Birthday Bash" was given on Saturday night, Oct. 25 in the fellowship hall for Brandi Jones by her parents, Richard and Rhonda Jones. This being a special birthday, her 16th, about 35 friends and relatives were there to help her celebrate.

PADUCAH - Kentucky State Amateur Championship title, Philip Hendrickson of Danville struggled early and posted a 4-over-par 76. He finished tied for 13th at 7 over. With rounds of 74-73 at the Country Club of Paducah, he trailed tournament leaders Ben Fuqua of Danville and Tyler Sharpe of Greensburg by seven strokes going into the final day. A bogey at the par-5 first hole and double-bogey at the par-3 second hole put him even farther behind. After his round, while watching Fuqua finish the tournament, he said he was looking forward to taking a few weeks off from tournament golf.

Paducah - Ben Fuqua of Danville is tied for the lead after two rounds of the AT&T Kentucky State Amateur Championship at Country Club of Paducah. Fuqua shot a 3-under-par 69 Wednesday to put him at 4-under-par for the tournament going into today's final round. He is tied with Tyler Sharpe of Greensburg, who has posted consecutive 70s. Fuqua and Sharpe are three shots in front of James Brown of Paducah and four shots in front of Rick Cochran of Paducah and Matt Gann of Pineville.

Jared and Amanda Clark of Lancaster, Ky. announce the birth of their daughter, Natalie Ryan Clark born at 11:09 p.m. on Oct. 6 at Saint Joseph East Hospital in Lexington. She weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19 1/2 inches long. The maternal grandparents are Tom and Karen Ballard of Nicholasville and Drew Clark of Peoria, Ill. and Diana Samuels of Paducah.

Bobby Gene Conner, 78, of Pollys Bend Road, Lancaster, died Saturday, Nov. 10 at his home. A native of Paducah, he was born Oct. 18, 1929 to the late Rexie and Susan Bobo Conner. He was retired from CSX Railroad and a member of the Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, Clara (Henny) Lane Conner; four daughters, Susan Conner of Lancaster, Pam (Matt) Adams of Stanford, and Carolyn and Victoria Conner, both of California; a son, Michael Conner of Paducah; and two grandchildren, Bailey and Bradley Adams of Stanford.

My, oh my, what a difference a decade makes. As a teenager, I spent many a weekend night cruising the streets of Paducah, ever in pursuit of the elusive Teenage Holy Grail, also known as (insert lethargic sigh here) "something to do. " I have always been attracted to experience, not being passively entertained. I didn't want to sit at a gas station watching the other kids "cruise," and I found sitting in a dark movie theater for two-and-a-half hours detestable. Nope. I wanted to "see" AND "do. " Needless to say, the activity was a bit scant in my neck of the woods for my early independence.

Lincoln County High School seniors Kandis Noe and Lincoln Nevels and sophomore Lindsay Jones were playing against some of the state's elite golfers in the 2005 Girls' and Boys' State High School Golf Tournament at Paducah. Lady Patriots Noe and Jones took on the challenge of the Drake Creek Golf Club while Nevels teed off for competition on The Country Club of Paducah. All three Lincoln competitors missed the cut at the end of the first 18 holes of the 36-hole, 2-day tournament.

PADUCAH - Lincoln Nevels of Lincoln County missed the cut at the Boys State Golf Tournament after shooting 95 in the first round Thursday. Nevels was 13 shots above the cut line for the 36-hole tournament at the Country Club of Paducah. He played the back nine first, shooting double-bogeys on three holes and triple-bogeys on two others to make the turn at 50. His front-nine 45 included seven bogeys and only one double-bogey. He parred only three holes on the 6,737-yard course.

Boyle County returns home today from its annual preseason camp that has laid the foundation for the four straight state championships the Rebels have won. Even though Boyle won't open what everyone has to consider a major rebuilding season until Aug. 22, the Rebels are already the target of every Class AAA team because of their recent state dominance. Paducah Tilghman goes into this season considered the team to beat in Class AAA by many. Of course, Hopkinsville had the same lofty aspirations in 2001 and 2002 only to lose close games to Boyle in the playoffs.