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Letcher County Central is busy this week getting ready for a visit by Greenup County after opening the new high school football season with an exciting 42-32 win over the Harlan County Black Bears in the Alumni Bowl at Ermine. More ... The locomotive churning toward the Papa John's Stadium end zone Sunday was more than a highlight video oddity of 6-1, 310-pound Myron Pryor running all the way home (to Louisville). Governor's Cup '08 was a foothold game in a foothold season. And a symbol of the ongoing renaissance of football at Kentucky. More ... Each year when NASCAR releases its Sprint Cup schedule for the following year, there are some races you automatically look for to see just when they fall on the calendar. We know no race will ever match the popularity and importance of the seasonopening Daytona 500, but there are other stops along the schedule just as important to both the fans and the sport itself. More ... 1. How old was pitcher Cy Young when he recorded his 511th, and last, major-league victory in 1911? 2. Which pitcher has recorded the most career wins in the modern era without appearing in a World Series? 3. Name the last team the Dallas Cowboys beat in the NFL playoffs. More ... The O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass was held August 29 at Mountain Motor Speedway. The winner was Jackie Boggs, followed by Raymond Nicholas, Larry Grey, and Shon Flannery. More ... It's no coincidence that teams from the Southeastern Conference won the last two national championships, even if you believe Florida and LSU both were lucky to draw Ohio State in the title game. More ... LEXINGTON Two days after Kentucky's 27-2 thumping of arch rival Louisville, coach Rich Brooks was still beaming about his team's new "rumbling" man. That would be Myron Pryor, a 310-pound defensive tackle who picked up a critical fumble and ran — if you can call it that — 72 yards down the field. More ... Letcher County Central High School senior Jordan Reynolds fired a shot through heavy defense from visiting Shelby Valley during a recent match in Whitesburg. More ... Kickin' Letcher County Central freshman Arianna Collins took control of the ball in the Cougars' 9-0 victory over Shelby Valley in a recent soccer match in Whitesburg. The match was Letcher Central's first of the season. More ... Charles Morris of Mayking, caught this 64-inchlong paddlefish at Cherokee Lake. It was estimated to weigh 75 pounds. He caught it on a 10- pound test line and spent more than an hour getting it in. More ... In this new information age it seems increasingly difficult to keep a good secret. With MySpace, Youtube, daily newspapers, radio talk shows, cell phones, digital cameras and all the new exploding information technologies we see today, it seems impossible to keep secrets from anyone. But there is a well kept athletic secret at Letcher County Central High School. More ... |
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