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In its first district game of the season, East Jessamine defeated  Woodford  County 21-0. Cameron Thomas rushed for three touchdowns and 191 yards. The Jaguars picked up 297 yards on the ground utilizing seven different ball carriers. The defense dominated in its first shutout of the season, holding the Yellow Jackets to 95 total yards of offense. The loss was Woodford's first of the season. East improves  to 4-1, winning its fourth straight game.

A partnership between Jessamine County E-911 and adjoining counties in an E-911 Regional Infrastructure Network will only provide better emergency service coverage, according to director Shelby Horn. The county is partnering with Fayette and Woodford counties, and Horn said the benefits are many. “What this does is it creates a redundancy between the three of us,” she said. “So, if a line between here and Lexington went down, then my calls would reroute through Woodford and back to us.” The counties involved received a grant from the Commercial Mobile Radio System, which is connected with Homeland Security, for $497,000 to create a Central Kentucky Regional Network, Horn said.

Rhodes Bell and Elliott Porter of Danville advanced to the championship matches in their respective weight classes in the Woodford County Invitational at Versailles. Bell won his semifinal match in the 170-pound division today in overtime after pinning three opponents Thursday on the first-day of the two-day tournament. His third pin camne over J.P. Robbins of Boyle County in 5 minutes, 29 seconds. Porter earned a triple-overtime victory in the heavyweight division in his semifinal following a first-round bye and two wins by decision Thursday.

The George Rogers Clark boys soccer team returned from a 10-day layoff and dropped a 2-0 setback to Woodford County Thursday night at the Cardinal Soccer Complex. The Yellowjackets (11-1-1) scored both of their goals in the first half and held off the Cardinals' offense to post the shutout. Clark coach Greg Dyk said his team "made too many mistakes against a team of Woodford's caliber. " "We made two big defensive mistakes that cost us, but we also had our chances," he said.

Danville boys won four events and were second in six others in a season-opening all-comers meet Tuesday at Versailles. The Admirals entered only 15 of the 17 events and were the only Class A school in the meet, and coach Chris Verhoven said he was pleased with their results. "I was very pleased with the amount of first- and second-places. It was a very small meet, but the teams were mostly large schools," Verhoven said. "What we lacked in depth because of being a small school, we made up for in quality victories.

The Jessamine County All-Stars' seasons came to an end Monday night. The 12U squad fell to Northern Lexington in the district finals 11-1. Jessamine defeated Woodford on Saturday morning but fell to Northern on Sunday afternoon in the semifinals. Jessamine had to defeat Northern Lexington twice Monday night to win the championship, but it was not up to the task. Jessamine 12U went 2-2 overall in the tournament and was district runner up. Woodford also edged the 10U team on Saturday, but Jessamine got a rematch with Woodford in the losers' bracket Sunday afternoon.

Comment from C. Kirby Hall: Someone forwarded the article you wrote concerning 6 classes of football. You make far too much sense for KHSAA to listen to you. You are simple to logical on this issue. We (in) Ashland are now in district with Montgomery Co., Woodford Co. Bryan Station, and Johnson Central. Should make for some great crowds when we play Woodford and Bryan Station. This is crazy. Private/Public debate leads to this. Larry's Reply: Appreciate you reading my column.

Preston and Martha Johnson will celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary Nov. 2, 2008. They were married by the Rev. Zack Horton in Winchester on Nov. 2, 1946. Woodford and Goldie Martin served as their attendants. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have two daughters, Carlene Whitt and Kaye Segress. They also have three grandchildren, Cheryl and Lexi Kimbrell and D.J. Whitt.

Despite a sub-par finish last week at the Woodford County Invitational, the West Jessamine cross country teams have positioned itself well for another postseason run. West Jessamine placed sixth in the Woodford race on the shoulders of dynamic junior duo Nathan Liversedge and Forrest Stratford, who placed second (16:33.9) and 10th (17:19.3), respectively. "We haven't, in the past, run very well in our first meet after fall break," Gary Martin, West cross country Coach said.

Whitney Conkwright pitched a one-hitter to lead the George Rogers Clark softball team to a 6-0 shutout of Madison Central Thursday night in Richmond. Conkwright, a senior, struck out six batters, walked four and gave up the Lady Indians' lone hit in the fourth inning. The Lady Cardinals (15-11) crossed the plate with a pair of runs in the second inning on a two-run home run by Skye Skinner. The dinger by Skinner scored Kolbi Mitchell, who reached on an error to open the inning.

The West Jessamine girls' tennis team, coming off of a victory over East Jessamine, traveled to Woodford County on Tuesday, where they were defeated 4-1. The Lady Colts' lone victory came in singles play. Sophomore Bailey Ludt, the team's No. 2 seed, defeated Woodford's Lindsey Sizemore 6-3, 6-1. Singles No. 1 Moni Porezcalva (WC) def. Sydney Sampson (WJ) 6-0, 6-0 No. 2 Bailey Ludt (WJ) def. Lindsey Sizemore (WJ) 6-3, 6-1 No. 3 Addison Beck (WC) def. Britt Fugmann (WJ)

JAMES WOODFORD 'WOODY' TURLEY James Woodford “Woody” Turley of Clark County, Ky., entered into time on Sept. 27, 1912, and entered into eternity on Saturday, March 30, 2013, in his 100th year. Woody was an integral part of the agricultural era of Clark and surrounding counties, working with a multitude of farm owners. He will be remembered for his ever-present smile, his work ethic, his overalls, hat, and a lump of “barn floor” chewing tobacco in his pocket. Woody was an avid hunter and fisherman.

The George Rogers Clark High School baseball team chalked up another learning experience following a 7-1 loss to Woodford County Friday afternoon at Cardinal Field. The loss was the sixth in a row for the Cardinals, who have played mostly top-tier teams in the 11th Region since opening the season with wins over Mason County, Letcher County Central and Fleming County. During that stretch, the Cardinals (3-6) have played three teams - Woodford, Dunbar and Madison Central - ranked in the preseason Top 25 poll released by the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association.

VERSAILLES - The Lincoln County girls' basketball bus arrived here on time Monday. The team just lost its way. The No. 13 Lady Patriots didn't look like a state-ranked team in the road game, leaving a lot to be desired offensively as they fell 57-46 to Woodford County at The Hive. Lincoln coach Cassandra McWhorter said the loss, which snapped a seven-game win streak, was just 'ugly.' “It was ugly start to finish,” she said. “Give Woodford County credit. They've got a lot of talented girls.

Four West Jessamine players finished in double figures to help the Colts earn a home victory over the Woodford County Yellowjackets 66-62 on Tuesday. Daulton Peters led the Colts' attack with 25 points and collecting nine rebounds, including three offensive boards. Will Henderson added 16 points, while Rashawn Jackson and Robby Irgang dropped in 12 and 10 points, respectively. Irgang finished with eight rebounds. The contest featured 13 lead changes and seven ties. West captured the lead for good at 60-59, and the game turned into a foul-shooting contest, with West hitting six free throws down the stretch.

It was a case of missed opportunities for the Boyle County girls. The Rebels held leads near the end of regulation and overtime Tuesday, only to see those lead slip away and visiting Woodford County take control in the second overtime to pull out a 68-64 win. “We had chances in regulation, we had chances in the first overtime, we had chances in the second overtime. But we missed some big free throws. We had a couple of possessions and we didn't recognize clock. We're down one with 30 seconds left (in overtime)

The George Rogers Clark boys' basketball team opened play in the Woodford County Invitational Thursday with a 46-32 loss to the host Yellowjackets. The Cardinals (2-7) dropped into the consolation bracket and will take on Dunbar, which lost to Scott County 86-74 in the second of four games to open the three-day event. Woodford County (7-2) will play Scott County in the semifinals. The Cardinals, fighting a flu illness that has spread within the team camp, scored the first bucket of the contest, but trailed 13-11 by the end of the opening quarter.

East Jessamine's 76-65 win over Woodford County on Monday night reached both ends of the spectrum. The Jaguars (7-3) went from an 8-0 hole to a 23-point cushion to an 8-point nail-biter in the final minutes. “I'd love to sit here and say that was just inexperience, but credit (Woodford) for the way they kept digging and clawing at us,” East Jessamine coach Chris O'Bryan said. The Yellowjackets (6-2), who had just one loss on the season coming in, stung East right away. They rattled off eight points in less than two minutes - six of which came from beyond the three-point line.