1964
Westley Unseld, who led Seneca to the state title and was named Mr. Basketball, says he will enroll at the University of Louisville. Unseld’s mother says her family has “the greatest respect for the University of Kentucky, and we appreciate everything the people around Lexington have done” But, she adds, the main reason her son didn’t come to UK was because he didn’t want to be the first black to play in the Southeastern Conference . . . Bryan Station’s baseball team improves its record to 26-2 with a win over Camargo. Brothers Denny and Randy Cox both hit homers for the Defenders . . . Ed Luxon of Model shoots a 71 to win region medalist honors at Juniper Hills. Terry Hulette and Bill Pulliam each card a 72 to lead Frankfort to the team title . . . Lafayette wins the state track title as Bob White sets state record s in the 120 and 180 hurdles. Lafayette Coach Buck Dawson says he is leaving the Generals to take a coaching job at Boyd County. Jack Flandreau of Paris sets a state record in the pole vault (13-feet, 9-inches) .
1974
Jeff Fitch of Woodford County, who won three state wrestling titles in a row and won his last 114 matches, is one of 50 high school wrestlers in the nation named to the National Interscholastic Wrestling Honor Roll . . . After Owensboro basketball star Kenny Higgs signs with LSU, he says, “I wanted to go to the University of Kentucky, but they wouldn’t sign me, so I’m going to LSU where I can play against Kentucky” . . . Petersburg, Va., high school star Moses Malone says UK is still among the colleges he’s considering . . . Lafayette’s Robert Jones, Charles Johnson, Mike Barna and Ralph Johnson set state record in the 880 relay in the state track meet. Tates Creek’s Stanley Mitchell, Bob Brautigame, Steve Wilson and Mike Phillips set a state mark in the mile relay . . . Boyle County heads into the regional baseball tournament led by Paul Orberson, who has a 7-1 pitching record and is hitting .450 and has 31 stolen bases.
1984
After Lafayette’s Mike Quammen shoots a 76 in the first round of the state golf tournament at Fort Knox and is in second place, he says, “I’m here to win it, and I’m confident I will win it.” Sure enough, Quammen shoots another 76 and wins the individual title. Steve Flesch ties for second and leads Covington Catholic to the team title . . . Lori Oldendick of Boone County wins the girls’ title at Elizabethtown Country Club . . . Lafayette’s Melissa Coleman wins the 100, 200 and 400 sprints, and runs a leg on the winning 1,600 relay to lead the Lady Generals to the region track title . . . Harrison County wins the sectional baseball title with a 2-0 win over Campbell County. Keith Tolson, a junior lefthander, pitches a four-hitter for the Thorobreds, who earn a spot in the state final four in Paintsville.
