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Today's Sports

  • YEAR IN REVIEW: Top Sports...

    The biggest stories don't always have happy endings, and sometimes they transcend the sports pages.
    Marion County had a lot to celebrate in 2014. The Lady Knights claimed more district titles in basketball and volleyball, and the Knights tennis team had a year to remember on the court.
    Individual players reached career milestones and turned in spectacular single-game performances.
    Unfortunately, Marion County lost one of its sideline generals to a difficult disease.
    Here are the biggest sports stories of the past year.

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  • Marion County sweeps C'ville

    By Casey Sowers
    Sports correspondent

    The New Year started off great for Marion County, with both the Knights and Lady Knights winning over Campbellsville on Jan. 2.
    The Lady Knights (6-5) played the Lady Eagles (5-9) first, and won, 58-24.
    “It was a good district win for our team,” Head Coach Anthony Epps said. “I really liked the effort and energy our team played with. It was our third win in a row. Hopefully, we can keep the momentum going in the New Year.”

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  • Teaching, learning about hunting...

    Finally, after scouting for days, heck weeks, I found a field that a small flock of Canada geese were using (feeding in). One field, one flock. That's it!
    Anyway, Tate, my 11-year-old grandson, was coming over from Adair County, and we figured on giving the geese a try. I'd previously tweaked his interest by having him "watch" the geese, so he was hyped at an opportunity to shoot one.

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  • Winter sports

    By Casey Sowers
    Sports correspondent

    No one is really fond of winter, but one thing to be excited about is the sports that come with it. What I mean by that is, there’s always an athletic event on TV, such as football, basketball, swimming or the Winter X-Games.

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  • GYMNASTICS: Fit Kids start year...

    Fit Kids gymnastics team competed in the My Old Kentucky Home meet on Jan. 3 and 4.
    Placements in the age divisions
    In Level 1, Kayton Shewmaker was third all-around and took first in the bars, third in beam and vault, and fourth in the floor.
    Mya Kehm took fourth place overall. This included a first in the floor exercises, fourth on the bars and fifth in the vault and beam competitions.
    Lee Anna Darst earned a silver in the overall competition.

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  • Knights lose to Trojans

    By Casey Sowers
    Sports correspondent

    On Jan. 3 the Marion County Knights (6-6) visited the Barren County Trojans (11-3). Unfortunately for the Knights, they did not come home with a win, losing 60-52.
    In the first quarter, the Knights started strong, taking a 21-11 lead.
    In the second quarter, the Trojans added 24 points, and the Knights added only seven to fall behind at the half, 35-28.

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  • Game Plan, Dec. 31

    Jan. 2

    Basketball

    Campbellsville at Lady Knights, 6 p.m.

    Campbellsville at Knights, 8 p.m.

    Jan. 3

    Basketball

    Knights at Barren Co, 6:15 p.m.

    Jan. 6

    Basketball

    Meade Co at Lady Knights, 7:30 p.m.

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  • Lady Knights take two in holiday...

    By Casey Sowers

    Sports correspondent

    The Marion County Lady Knights lost their opening game Saturday in the Franklin Family Chevrolet Holiday Jam at Nelson County, but responded with back-to-back wins in the consolation bracket.

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  • Knights win two of three over...

    By Casey Sowers

    Sports correspondent

    Marion County got off to a rocky start in the Campbellsville Holiday Classic, but the Knights bounced back to win their final two games over the weekend.

    The Knights stand at 5-5 on the season.

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  • Former Knight preps for indoor...

    When FaQuawn Calhoun was still a kid, Tony Morgeson asked if he’d like to play football for Morgeson’s youth league team in Lebanon.

    “I fell in love with it [football] ever since,” Calhoun said.

    He continued to play at Marion County High School and at the University of the Cumberlands. Soon, he’ll have a chance to play professionally for the Bemidji Axemen of the Indoor Football League.

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