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LOUISVILLE - If this had been a year ago, the Boyle County girls would have walked out with two state titles. The Rebels beat their state-winning times in the 3,200- and 1,600-meter relays Friday, but finished with a pair of thirds at the Class AA State Track and Field Championships a the University of Louisville. Boyle collected 12 medals and broke two school records Friday to finished fourth in the team standings with 45 points, one point behind Paducah Tilghman for third and 21 points behind state champion Western Hills.

When East Jessamine starting pitcher Sam Hall left Tuesday night's game against Henry Clay, his line read six strikeouts, four walks, two hits and four runs. East Jessamine's offensive line was three hits, a hit batter and one run. The Jaguars (12-20) lack of offensive support early and late-inning mishaps (two errors resulting in two runs) led to East's 7-1 loss. “(Hall) was outstanding; he's done that for us all year, and we gave him absolutely zero support,” East coach Kevin Clary said.

Well, I accomplished my grandmother duties last week in Louisville while my oldest daughter, Kim, was away in California. My job meant taking 4-year-old Olivia back and forth to Uncle Sam's Place and keeping an eye on 18-year-old Stephenie while their mom was away. After delivering Olivia to day care on Wednesday, I went to Louisville Stoneware to browse around. I had always wanted to do a class there, and decided this was the perfect opportunity. I admired a derby pin and wanted it, but not enough to pay $20 for it. If I painted it myself, I could get it for $10. I decided I would do the painting class.

The 2012 Clark County 4-H Variety Show was Friday, March 30 at the George Rogers Clark High School Auditorium. Keturah Cook was named the overall champion with her Spanish ballet of “Esmeralda Variation.”  The variety category champion was Hayden Turley and the variety category runner up was Blaine Keathley.  In the other dance category, Sadie Grace Hammond was selected as champion in the high school division while Keturah Cook...

West Jessamine senior Joseph Durbin is the latest Colt athlete to make his college selection. The track and cross-country runner will head to Centre College in the fall. “I really liked the personal education (that Centre can offer). I'm really going to like having help with all my professors,” Durbin said. “They're also highly competitive in track and at the top of their conference every year.” Durbin had a strong junior season in the track, going to the state championships in two events.

Early Saturday morning, 342 runners and walkers jingled their way through the streets of Stanford, and, for the first time in the event's four-year history, they did so without having to brave freezing temperatures, snow, sleet or rain. Clear skies prevailed as the runners and walkers took to the streets to help raise over $9,200 for the Alzheimer's Association Louisville chapter. Angela Todd, Jingle Bell Jog founder and event chairman said the sunny, warmer conditions were not a complete crowd pleaser.

Lincoln County's Alex Bunch claimed her fourth regional cross country title Saturday in the Class 3A, Region 7 Championships at   Lykins Park in Winchester Bunch, a junior, stayed with the front pack of girl runners through the 400-meter mark on the course. At that point, Bunch began her assault on her third straight regional cross country title. Alyssa Hyden, a Pulaski County seventh-grader, made several attempts to catch Bunch throughout the race but fell short by more than eight seconds.

Alex White is ahead of the competition. Tiffany Toler isn't far behind. The George Rogers Clark senior cross country standouts will be looking to extend their senior campaign another week during the KHSAA¿Region 7 Class 3A meet Saturday at Lykins Park. White is the defending champion, while Toler was runner-up a year ago. Both will be among the favorites in today's event. The girls will run at 11 a.m., followed by the boys race at 11:45 a.m. Both runners are the cornerstone of the school's cross country program, which has grown leaps and bounds over the past decade.

Alex Bunch of Lincoln won the girls junior race at the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Meet of Champions on Saturday in Lexington. Bunch won the race easily, pulling away from Muhlenberg County's Aliah Fueller, who was running ahead of her early in the race, to win by more than 40 seconds. “Aliah, she led it, and I kind of went right behind her and we kind of played back and forth. I passed her. She passed me. I passed her. Then we came to the hill right before the mile marker and I passed her up the hill,” said Bunch.