This week in Kentucky high school sports history
Posted by Mike Fields on May 8, 2008
1970
Woodford County’s Larry Weathers, an all-state football player and state heavyweight champ in wrestling, wins the regional shot put title . . . Lafayette wins the region track title in Class 2A. hurdler Ricky Jones, sprinter Gary Taylor and long jumper Nolan Freeman lead the way . . . Mike Webb sweeps the hurdle events to spark Lexington Catholic to the region title in 1A . . . Doug Logan of Shelby County wins the boys’ region golf title at Juniper Hills with a 67. Clark County, led by Wesley Martin’s 73, takes the team title . . . Robin Brooks has 10 strikeouts in pitching Lafayette to a 5-4 win over Henry Clay for the district baseball title. Sonny Denniston, Kent Wade and Steve Hammond have 7 of the Generals’ 9 hits.
1980
Buddy Bryant of Paducah Tilghman shoots 69-71–140 at Fort Knox to win the state golf title by 10 shots over Dave Peege of Trinity. Tates Creek wins the boys’ team title behind the play of Peter Freeman, Jay Wainscott, Doug Feldman and Jim Simpson . . . Bonnie Overmann wins the girls’ state title and leads Notre Dame to the team title . . . Defending state track champ Bryan Station wins the region title behind Anthony Jackson’s wins in the hurdles and triple jump . . . Henry Clay outslugs Tates Creek 11-7 to win the district baseball title. Mark Cole hits a grand slam for the winners. Todd Kessler hits a grand slam for the Commodores . . . Madison Central outfielder Keith Kidd makes a running catch for the last out as the Indians hold on to beat Henry Clay 3-2 in the regional tournament.
1990
Former Bryan Station basketball star Mike Allen, who helped Connors State (Okla.) win the JUCO national championship, says he will take more time to decide what Division I school he’ll attend . . . Lafayette standout James Crutcher, who averaged 22 points and 9 rebounds, signs with Western Kentucky . . . A few days after he is named Clark County principal, Guy Strong, 59, announces his basketball coaching career is over. Strong led Clark County to the semifinals of the Sweet Sixteen a couple months earlier. He coached 14 years on the high school level, and 15 on the college level, highlighted by an NCAA Division II title at Kentucky Wesleyan. “I’m sure I’ll miss basketball, but I’ve put in a lot of years,” he said . . . The final regular-season baseball rankings: No. 1 Boyd County, No. 2 Male, No. 3 Henry Clay, No. 4 Trinity and No. 5 Lafayette . . . Two-time defending state champ Lafayette beats Lexington Catholic in its district opener for its 19th consecutive post-season win over the last three years under Coach Steve Chandler.
