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| Shawn Morgan Fuels ASU Comeback vs MSU |
Thursday Sports Update
RACERS BLOW DOUBLE-DIGIT LEAD IN ASU LOSS
The Murray State Racers let a second half lead slip away in a 55-47 loss at Arkansas State at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro, Ark. With 4:55 before the half, the Racers took their largest lead of the game at 24-14 when Danero Thomas made a block and Tony Easley found Kevin Thomas for an easy basket. The Red Wolves cut the lead to five at halftime and then took the lead for good on a Shawn Morgan basket with 8 minutes remaining. MSU was...
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| North Carolina Beats Kentucky |
Wednesday Sports Update
BETHEL LEFT IN HAYES OF MURRAY OFFENSE
Ashley Hayes scored 25 points to lead Murray State to a 100-68 victory over Bethel Tuesday night in the women's opener at the RSEC. Amber Guffy added 20 and Paige Guffy 20 as the Racers built a 53-20 lead at halftime and never looked back. Kayla Vance also added 11 for the Racers. Murray is now 1-1 as they travel to Alabama State Saturday night for a game you can hear on Froggy 103.7.VOLS BATTER UTM
Brian Williams hit 8-of-10 from the floor...
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| UK Visits Dean Dome Tonight |
Tuesday Sports Update
REGIONAL COLLEGE BASKETBALL WRAPUP
Drake Reed hit two free throws with 0.2 seconds left as Austin Peay State University rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to defeat Belmont, 86-84. Wes Channels led the Govs with 25 points. In other games:Missouri 103 Chattanooga 75
Arkansas State 88 Lyon College 46
Loyola-Ill 74 Georgia 53
Miss State 78 Louisiana-Monroe 49
#12 Memphis 80, Massachusetts 58
WCBB
Virginia 83 Tennessee 82
Southern...
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| Hopkins Leads Lakers to 2nd in State |
Monday Sports Update
LAKERS TAKE 2ND AT 2A CROSS COUNTRY
At the State Cross Country Championships Saturday at Lexington Horse park, the Calloway County boys finished second in the state in Class 2A by placing three runners in the top 30. Daniel Hopkins finished 9th, Ryan Thurman 21st, and Josh Lee 29th. North Oldham took the team title in 2A. St. Henry claimed the Class A title in both boys and girls while the Murray High boys took 12th. Chase Darnell finished 39th to lead the...
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| KHSAA Playoffs Begin Tonight |
Friday Sports Update
TIGER AND LAKERS HOST PLAYOFF GAMES
It's the opening night of the high school football playoffs in Kentucky. Here in Murray, Calloway County hosts Russell County and Murray High welcomes Hancock County. The top-seeded Lakers are the distict champion, and welcome a Russell County Laker team that is 4-6. Kickoff time is 7:30 at Jack Rose Statium. The Tigers are gunning for their seventh straight win, and have had two weeks to get ready for Hancock County. Airtime is 7pm on 1340 WNBS with...
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| Rob Cross Announces Seven Signings |
Thursday Sports Update
BK INKS TWO; ANOTHER EXPECTED TODAY
Murray State Head Men’s Basketball Coach Billy Kennedy announced the signing of two student-athletes that will join the Racer program as freshmen in the fall of 2009. Isaiah Canaan, a 5-11 guard from Biloxi, Miss. and Edward Daniel, a 6-7 forward from Birmingham, Ala. signed a national letter of intent to play for the Racers. A third player, Collin Slotter, is expected to turn in his paperwork this morning.Canaan (pronounced Cannon) is an...
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| Brockman is Primetime Prep Performer of the Week |
Wednesday Sports Update
RACERS NOTCH EXHIBITION WIN
The Murray State Racers tuned up for the 2008-09 season Tuesday with an 82-45 win over Bethel College at the Regional Special Events Center. The Racers placed 11 different players in the scoring column led by 13 points from Ivan Aska and Matt Fraliex, a pair of freshmen. The Racers started the contest on a 10-0 run in the first 5:30 of the game. The Racers ended the half on a 16-5 run in which they held Bethel to only one field goal. Danero Thomas and Tony...
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| Racers Host Bethel Tonight |
Tuesday Sports Update
RACERS WELCOME BETHEL TONIGHT
Murray State begins the season Saturday, and tonight they will tune up for the opener when they welcome Bethel to the RSEC for an exhibition game... The Wildcats are already 3-0 on the season. At yesterday's press conference, head coach Billy Kennedy of the Racers indicated that a pair of newcomers would be in the starting lineup tonight. Creighton transfer Issas Miles will start at the point and Ivan Aska will start inside. The game tips off at 7, and you...
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| Eagles Claim OVC Tournament Title |
Monday Sports Update
MOREHEAD CLAIMS OVC SOCCER TITLE
Morehead State defeated UT Martin, 1-0, to win the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference Soccer Tournament title. The Eagles won its first tournament title and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Morehead State will find out who it will play in the NCAA during the selection show on Monday at 7:00 p.m. CT. on ESPNEWS. Morehead State’s Bethany Davidson scored the lone goal of the match at the 59 minute mark. Jenni Duffy led the Skyhawks...
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| OVC Coach of the Year Beth Acreman with A.D. Allen Ward |
Friday Sports Update
OVC SOCCER TOURNEY TODAY IN MURRAY
OVC soccer fans have decended on Murray today for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Semifinals at Cutchin Field. Thy get underway at 10 a.m. when No. 2 seed Eastern Kentucky plays third-seeded UT Martin. Top seed Murray State will play fourth-seeded Morehead State at 1pm. The OVC Championship match is Sunday at 1 p.m. and the winner moves on to the NCAA Tournament.RACERS DOMINATE SOCCER AWARDS
Seven Murray State soccer players and head...
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| Molina Wins Gold Glove |
Thursday Sports Update
TSU WINS EXHIBITION GAME
Darious Cox had 21 points and 12 rebounds as Tennessee State walloped Trevecca Nazerene 101-75 last night in exhibition basketball. Gerald Robinson Jr. and Jerrell Robinson added 20 points each. TSU led after the first half shooting 55 percent from the field. Freshman Parker Smith made his debut as a Tiger, hitting 6-of-11, 4-of-9 from behind the arch, for 17 points.JSU OFFICIALLY GOING GREEN
Three freshmen led a group of five Gamecocks in double figures...
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| Carpenter undergoes surgery |
Wednesday Sports Update
UT MARTIN, MOREHEAD ADVANCE TO OVC SEMIFINALS
The OVC Soccer Tournament got underway yesterday at Campus sites. Third seeded UT Martin edged sixth seeded Tennessee Tech 2-1, and fourth seeded Morehead edged fifth seeded Eastern Illinois 2-1. The tournament now moves to Murray State's Cutchin Field for semifinal action Friday with second seeded Eastern Kentucky battling UT Martin Friday morning at 10, and top seed Murray State playing Morehead at 1pm. The championship is Sunday at...
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| Meeks Leads UK to Exhibition Win |
Tuesday Sports Update
MEEKS HELPS UK INHERIT THE WIN
Jodie Meeks scored 27 points as Kentucky crushed Missouri-St. Louis 111-53 last night in exhibition basketball action. Kentucky took a 10-0 lead on a layup by Meeks, and led 62-23 at halftime. They expanded the lead to 64 at 107-43 on a jumper by Josh Harrellson who finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie praised his team’s performance but added that there were still improvements to make. Gillispie said guard A.J....
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| Casey Brockman and Tyrrell Willis Break Laker Records |
Monday Sports Update
MSU CLAIMS 2ND IN WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The Eastern Kentucky men's and women's cross country teams claimed team titles on Saturday at the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference Cross Country Championships held at the Jaycee Golf Course and hosted by Southeast Missouri State University. On the women's side it was the 23rd OVC title for Eastern Kentucky, who has won the last three championships. EKU finished with 50 teams points followed closely by Murray State (55) and host Southeast Missouri (59)....
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| Racers vs Eastern Illinois Saturday in Charleston (See Link Below for Game Notes) |
Friday Sports Update
HEATH BOYS LOSE TO COLONELS
At the boys western sectional soccer final, Henderson County nipped Heath 2-1. The Pirates season ends with a record of 17-5-1.MARSHALLS PLAY IN STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY
Today at 5, Marshall County plays Newport Catholic at the State Volleyball Tournament at Bellermine University.MAYFIELD AND LONE OAK PICK UP THURDAY WINS
In high school football last night, Mayfield crushed Marshall County 55-27, and Lone Oak breezed past Fulton City 54-0...
GAME NOTES: MSU at Eastern Illinois
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| Brockman and CCHS Host Fulton County Friday |
Thursday Sports Update
GREENWOOD BEATS MARSHALL IN OT
It took overtime, but Greenwood edged Marshall County 3-2 at last night's girls sectional in Draffenville, and earned a spot in the state final four at Georgetown. They will play Sacred Heart next week, while Woodford County faces Highlands in the other semifinal at Georgetown. Heath plays at Henderson County tonight in one of four boys sectionals.
OVC SOCCER
In OVC Soccer last night, it was llinois State over Eastern Illinois 3-1, and...
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| MSU Falls 3-2 at SEMO |
Wednesday Sports Update
FAN JAM AT THE RSEC
Both the Murray State men's and women's basketball teams particpated in the 2008 Racer Fan Jam at the Regional Special Events Center. The night was filled with introductions of both teams, shooting contests, scrimmages, schedule posters and more. The women's 10 minute scrimmage was a nail-biter decided with a buzzer beater by Mallory Luckett. The men's team scrimmaged for two 10-minute halves. Redshirt freshman Michael Fralix drained 3 three-pointers, and freshman...
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| Titans Move to 7-0 |
Tuesday Sports Update
PERFECTION CONTINUES FOR TITANS
LenDale White rushed for a pair of touchdowns as the TennesseeTitans beat Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-21 on Monday Night Football at LP Field. The Titans improved to 7-and-0 and remain the only undefeated team in the NFL. Kerry Collins was held without a touchdown pass for the second straight game, but completed 24-of-37 throws for 193 yards. Chris Johnson had 19 carries for 77 yards and a touchdown in the win. Manning threw for 223...
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| Colts-Titans Battle in Monday Night Football |
Monday Sports Update
RACER SOCCER WINS AGAIN
The Murray State Women’s Soccer squad finished off the Ohio Valley Conference season in fine fashion with a 4-0 win over Tennessee Tech Sunday at Cutchin Field on Senior Day yesterday. Rebekah Clay, Melisa Curry, Jane Dewitt, Krista Muilkens, and Kellyn Robison were honored with a ceremony at mid-field before the game along with their families.The Racers play their final regular season game Friday Oct. 31 at Lipscomb at 7 p.m. MSU is 8-1-2 in their last 11...
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| Lexie Watson, Freshman at Calloway County High School, was named to the All District Tournament Team for the Kentucky 2nd District Girls Volleyball. Lexie is the daughter of Dan and Gail Watson. |
Friday Sports Update
RAYS EVEN SERIES 1-1
James Shields threw nearly six shutout innings and B.J. Upton went 2-for-4 with a run batted in as the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, in Game 2 of the World Series. With the win, the Rays evened the best-of- seven matchup. Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday at Citizens Bank Park, and you can hear it beginning at 7pm on 1340 WNBS.PIRATES CLAIM BOYS REGIONAL SOCCER TITLE
Heath wrapped up the Boys First Region Soccer Championship with a 2-1...
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| Utley Powers Phils to Game One Win |
Thursday Sports Update
CHASE IS ON FOR WORLD SERIES TITLE
Chase Utley smacked a first-inning two-run homer to back seven strong innings from Cole Hammels, and Philadelphia edged Tampa Bay 3-2 in game one of the World Series. You can hear game two tonight at 7 on 1340 WNBS.MARSHALL LAW CONTINUES TO RULE FIRST REGION GIRLS SOCCER
Marshall County claimed the Girls First Region Soccer Tournament Championship with a 2-0 win over Murray High last night at Heath High School. An incredible 17-5-2 season comes...
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| MHS Principal Teresa Speed with Cathrine Claywell |
Wednesday Sports Update
PIRATES MAKE MURRAY WALK THE PLANK
Four different Heath players scored goals as the Pirates beat Murray High last night in the semifinals of the Boys First Region Soccer Tournament at Graves County High School. Heath will face Graves County in Thursday's title match after the Eagles crushed Tilghman 6-1. The girls championship game is tonight at Heath with Murray High battling Marshall County for the title. Marshall owns a 2-1 advantage over Murray this season.FLASH AND WARRIORS MOVE...
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| Racer Women Lead at Peay Invite |
Tuesday Sports Update
Murray and Marshall Win Regional Soccer Matches
It will be Murray High battling Marshall County Wednesday night after both teams claimed wins last night at the Girls First Region Soccer Tournament last night at Heath. The Tigers nipped Heath 2-1 behind a pair of goals from Carly Mathis, while Marshall County walloped Tilghman 4-0. The boys tournaent begins tonight at Graves County High School. Heath plays Murray High in the opener at 5:45, followed by Graves County and Tilghman in the...
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| Titans Win Again |
Monday Sports Update
RACERS CLINCH TIE FOR OVC TITLE
The Murray State Racers scored a 3-1 victory Sunday in Ohio Valley Conference Soccer over Eastern Kentucky in Richmond, Ky. and stayed in first place in the league at 5-1, while improving their 2008 mark to 9-5-2. The Racers scored early and had a 3-0 lead by the half. "It was great to see a couple different people score today," MSU Head Coach Beth Acreman said. "I think we came in with the right mental attitude today." The Racers...
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| Graves Co.beats Murray High for boys district title |
Friday Sports Update
HIGH SCHOOL WRAPUP
SOCCER
At the Second District Soccer Championship, Marshall County claimed the girls title with a 4-0 win over Murray High behind Margaret Thomas hat trick, and Graves County won the boys title with a 3-0 win over Murray High. At the First District Tournament at Lone Oak, Heath beat Tilghman 2-0 for the girls title and Heath defeated Tilghman for the boys title 3-0. All eight teams advance to the regional tournament next week..In the fourth District,...
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| Upton and Rays Battle Boston in ALCS on WNBS |
Thursday Sports Update
HIGH SCHOOL WRAPUP
SOCCER
At the Second District Soccer Tournament at Draffenville last night, the Murray High girls were not about to let one of the best season's in school history come to an end. Shelby Crouch broke a 1-1 tie in the first half and Sydney Smith added an insurance goal in the second half as the Tigers held on for a 3-1 win over Graves County. Smith finished with two goals and Morgan Graham had five saves. Murray is now 16-3-2 as they move into the title...
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| Titans Defender Positive About Return |
Wednesday Sports Update
HIGH SCHOOL WRAPUP
SOCCER
At the Second District Soccer Tournament in Draffenville, the Murray High boys defeated Calloway County 6-1 behind Matt Hines hat trick. Alex Bokeno added two goals and Dillon Ward scored the other. Blake Manness scored the lone goal for the Lakers whose season ends at 5-13-1. Murray improves to 11-5-2 and will face Marshall County in the title game tomorrow night...The Marshall County girls edged Mayfield in overtime 2-1...Marshall advancs to the...
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| UK's Lyons Out for the Year with Injury |
Tuesday Sports Update
LAKERS AND TIGERS BOUNCED IN VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
At the fourth district volleyball tournament in Draffenville, Murray High played well, but Christian Fellowship was a little better as they defeated Murray High 25-23, 25-21...Marshall County beat Calloway County 25-7, 25-14...Tilghman beat Heath in three sets 23-25, 26-24, 25-18 to advance to the Second District Volleyball championship against Lone Oak tonight. The Purple Flash swept Reidland 25-9, 25-17.LAKER BOYS ADVANCE IN...
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| Manny and Dodgers Roll in Game 3 |
Monday Sports Update
MSU'S WILLIAMS IS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Murray State's Nathan Williams had 19 tackles Saturday in the Racers 51-21 win over Tennessee Tech to earn OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors. He now has 105 tackles on the season, making him the only player at all levels of college football with 100 tackles this season. His 15 tackles per game average is also tops nationally. You can hear more about Williams tonight at 6 on Hey Coach with Matt Griffin live from the Big Apple Cafe and broadcast...
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| Racers Ready for Homecoming vs TTU |
Friday News Update
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
GIRLS SOCCER
Murray recorded its fourteenth shutout of the season last night, blanking Heath 3-0. Victoria Verberg and Carly Mathis scored goals for the Tigers. In other action:Graves 2 Tilghman 2
Hopkinsville 6 Lone Oak 4
Reidland 5 Todd Central 0
Mayfield 4 Caldwell Co. 3
Trigg Co. 5 Ft. Campbell 0BOYS SOCCER
Marshall County 2 Heath 2
Graves Co. 10 Lyon Co. 0
Caldwell Co. 3 Mayfield 2
Trigg Co. 5...
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| Thomas Named Pre-Season All-OVC |
Thursday Sports Update
RACERS PICKED TO WIN OVC
The Murray State Men’s Basketball team was picked to finish first in the pre-season poll released yesterday at OVC Basketball Media Day in Nashville. The Racers had 11 first place votes and 149 total points. UT Martin was a close second in the poll with six first place votes and 142 points. Austin Peay had 129 points with two first place votes to get the third spot, while Morehead State was fourth with 118 points and one first place nod. Also, MSU junior...
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