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High School Sports

  • Lady Hawks split games at Holiday Classic

    The Lady Hawks (4-4) split their games in the Aspen Creek/Vision EyeCare Holiday Classic at Bullitt East.

    LaRue County rallied to force overtime against the Lady Titans, but ran out of steam in the extra period. They fell 50-47.

    Freshman Alexis Brewer led the Lady Hawks with 18 points, while sophomore Ivy Brown just missed a triple-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds and eight steals.

    Junior Haley Holt scored seven and had six rebounds while Allison Evans and Alisha Durbin had four each.

    Bell bounced 57-46

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  • WRESTLING: Smoky Mountain Duals Day 1

    SMOKY MOUNTAIN DUALS

    PIGEON FORGE, TENN. — Results from the first round of the Smoky Mountain Duals at Pigeon Forge High School:

    LaRue County (4-0)

    Def. All-Stars, 72-9

    Def. Corryton (Tenn). Gibbs, 39-18

    Def. Atlanta Holy Innocents, 48-15

    Def. Lawrenceville (Ga.) Archer, 36-21

    Individual Results

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  • PHOTO: Mat Hawks win Ryle Rumble

     The LaRue County High School Mat Hawks pose with their championship trophy from the Dec. 10 Ryle Rumble.

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  • Smoky Mountain Duals a true test for Mat Hawks

    Wrestling USA magazine is calling it one of the toughest tournaments in the South this year. Tomorrow and Friday, the LaRue County Mat Hawks will compete in the Smoky Mountain Duals in Pigeon Forge, facing some of the best from around the entire South.
    This year head coach Gary Canter has put together the “toughest schedule ever” for any of his teams. The Mat Hawks have risen to the challenge at every turn.

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  • Hawks on hot streak with wins over North and Caverna

    The LaRue County Hawks haven’t had much luck against North Hardin, but they certainly caught the Trojans at the right time this season.
    And they took advantage of it.
    Junior Kelton Ford scored a game-high 27 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, as the Hawks knocked off the Trojans, 68-62, Dec. 13 at Ron Bevars Gymnasium. It was LaRue County’s first win over North Hardin since the 1994-95 season.

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  • Lady Hawks defeat Daviess, Caverna

    Sophomore Ivy Brown had consecutive double-doubles to lead the LaRue County Lady Hawks to back-to-back wins over the weekend.
    LaRue County (2-3) knocked off visiting Daviess County, 48-36 on Saturday after beating 18th District rival Caverna, 60-40 on Friday night.
    Brown had 14 points, 12 steals, seven rebounds and five assists as the Lady Hawks held on against Daviess County.
    Freshman Alexis Brewer added 21 points – including one 3-pointer – and three assists, while sophomore Allison Evans had five points and eight rebounds.

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  • Hawks host sixth annual National Guard Holiday Classic

    The LaRue County High School Boys Basketball team will host the sixth annual National Guard Holiday Classic Dec. 27-29 at the LCHS gym.  
    Hawks Head Coach Paul Childress anticipates a great tourney with a very competitive field with several local teams.  
    “I think this will be a great tournament,” Childress said. “We have several teams from around the area coming in and have some good first round matchups. Hopefully, because of the proximity of the teams, we will have some good crowds during the tourney.”

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  • Eight Mat Hawks perfect at Bruin Duals

    The LaRue County Mat Hawks continued their dominating December performance by crushing Lexington Lafayette, Barren County, Meade County and Central Hardin on Saturday at the Central Hardin duals.
    No team won more than three individual matches in their dual with the Mat Hawks.
    In the match-up with Barren County, the Mat Hawks scored their third perfect score of the year, 84-0. The Mat Hawks almost blanked Central Hardin as well, a team who many believe is the second best team in the region, beating the Bruins 67-3.

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  • Josh Jaggers named head football coach at LCHS

    Josh Jaggers has been named head football coach at LaRue County High School, replacing Rodney Armes who resigned after 16 years in that position.

    Jaggers joined the LCHS coaching staff in 2008 as defensive coordinator working with the offensive line and linebackers. In 2011 he became the assistant head coach to Armes.

    He was chosen from a field of 20 applicants whom LCHS principal Paul Mullins described as “highly qualified.” 

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  • BASKETBALL: Hawks whip North Hardin

    The LaRue County Hawks haven't had much luck against North Hardin, but they certainly caught the Trojans at the right time this season.

    And they took advantage of it.

    Junior Kelton Ford scored a game-high 27 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, as the Hawks knocked off the Trojans, 68-62, Dec. 13 at Ron Bevars Gymnasium. It was LaRue County's first win over North Hardin since the 1994-95 season.

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