Online: Keith Taylor Sports Blog: Want to know what sports editor Keith Taylor Sports Editor thinks about any sports topic? Check out his “Third and [email protected] Long” blog at www.winchestersun.com. Sports (859) 355-1214 briefs Twitter: @keithtaylor21 TUESDAY, FEB. 21, 2012 — B1 UK athletics 40th District Tournament: George Rogers Clark 46, Bourbon County 41 Cats snap 3-game losing streak Cal: LEXINGTON (AP) — Back home after losing three straight on the road and falling out of the Top 10, No. Dogs 13 Kentucky recovered with a 70-61 victory over Vanderbilt on Monday night. Samarie Walker a test scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds By Larry Vaught for the Wildcats (22-5, The Advocate-Messenger 11-3 Southeastern Con- ference), now tied with LEXINGTON — Playing at Tennessee for the con- Mississippi State tonight and ference lead. hosting Vanderbilt on Saturday The Wildcats’ SEC could make for a difficult week for No. 1 Kentucky, but that’s victory total is their fine with coach John Calipari. highest ever and was “In February you need tests their 19th consecutive and you need to find out where win at home, 17 of you are at this point,” Calipari those this season. said Monday. “This isn’t foot- Tiffany Clarke ball. You can drop games in scored 19 points and basketball and still be fine, so Christina Foggie 16 for let’s find out where we are, and the Commodores (20-7, see if that’s good enough.” 8-6), who could have Mississippi State has lost tied four teams for three straight Southeastern third place in the SEC. Conference games to drop to 6- Walker scored 13 6 in league play, but Calipari points in the first half, warned that the Bulldogs which ended with Ken- should not be underestimated. tucky ahead 39-23. Van- He said forward-center Ar- derbilt got as close as nett Moultrie is “a double-dou- 61-55 with 1:21 left ble” and one of five players after an 11-0 run, but that could go for 30 or more Bria Goss’ jumper with points on a given night. He says 1:08 remaining re- Moutrie is “very long and ac- stored Kentucky’s lead tive, skilled offensively, can to eight. block shots. He’s going to be a Keyla Snowden handful.” added 14 points and Moultrie averages 16.5 Goss 12 for Kentucky. points and 10.8 rebounds per game and shoots 54.9 percent Kentucky remains James Mann/[email protected] from the field. Calipari plans atop college poll George Rogers Clark senior Tayloir Rose applies pressure to Bourbon County’s Asia Sims during the Lady Cardinals’ to have “our team having to 46-41 triumph over the Lady Colonels in the opening round of the 40th District Tournament Monday night at Norton guard him” rather than one Gymnasium. Clark advances to the finals and will take on Montgomery County at 7 p.m. Wednesday night. Kentucky and Syra- particular player. cuse are 1-2 in The As- “He’s as good as anyone in our league. He’s that talented. sociated Press Top 25 It’ll be a challenge for us,” for a fourth straight Calipari said. “Their guards are week. good, too, though. You’ve got The Wildcats, who five (players) that could go for have been No. 1 for five 30, so you’re not saying, ‘Let’s consecutive weeks and Survival mode stop this guy.’ You can’t do it seven overall, were again a runaway choice See TEST, B7 Monday with 63 first- place votes from the 65-member national Clark holds media panel. Syracuse, which spent six weeks at No. 1, got the other off Bourbon first-place votes. Kentucky Missouri, Kansas and Duke stayed third in thriller at Mississippi State through fifth and are 9 p.m. today, Starkville, Miss. followed by Michigan By Keith Taylor RADIO/WEBCAST WKYN (107.7 FM) State, North Carolina, The Winchester Sun www.ukathletics.com Ohio State, George- George Rogers Clark senior TELEVISION/VIDEO town and Marquette. ESPN No. 18 New Mexico, Kelsie Parido struggled to keep her www.espn3.com emotions under control Monday. winners of seven LAST MEETING (2-15-11) straight, and No. 22 “It was kind of nerve wrecking all Kentucky 85-79 day,” she said. “It could have been Temple, which has won PROBABLE STARTERS 10 in a row, are in the my last game and I (didn’t) want P Name Ht. that to happen.” . YrPts. Reb. rankings for the first ildcats (2K6e-1n,tu1c2k-0ySWEC) time this season. They Parido had a big hand in keeping F Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 6-7 Fr. 12.0 7.7 replace West Coast her team’s season alive and helped F Terrence Jones 6-9 So. 12.3 6.7 the Lady Cardinals hold off upset- C Anthony Davis 6-10 Fr. 13.9 9.7 Conference members G Marquis Teague 6-2 Fr. 9.6 2.6 Saint Mary’s and Gon- minded Bourbon County in the G Doron Lamb 6-4 So. 13.8 3.2 opening round of the 40th District Mississippi State Bulldogs (19-8, 6-6 SEC) zaga. F Renardo Sidney 6-10 Jr. 10.4 5.2 In the women’s poll, Tournament Monday night at Nor- C Arnett Moultrie 6-11 Jr. 16.5 10.8 ton Gymnasium. G Dee Bost 6-2 Sr. 15.8 3.3 the UK women slipped G Brian Bryant 6-3 Sr. 6.7 4.5 to No. 13 following The Clark senior drained a 3- three straight losses. pointer at the buzzer to end the The Cats got back on third quarter that gave the Lady Cards an emotional lift and a sigh of track with a 70-61 vic- James Mann/[email protected] relief in a 46-41 triumph over the tory over Vanderbilt Kelsie Parido fights her way out or a trap set by Bourbon County’s Asia Sims Lady Colonels to open the Monday night at Me- and Olivia Sparks. Parido hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the third quarter that gave the hosts a lift in a 46-41 victory over the Lady Colonels. VIP Realty, Inc. morial Coliseum. See MODE, B7 Spring KHSAA State Swimming and Diving Championships training Coleman dives for state title incinnati Reds pitcher By Keith Taylor coach (Ted Hautau) has seen Colby and Bronson Arroyo throws The Winchester Sun said he’s got more talent than the best Cduring a spring train- diver that he’s got right now.” ing workout Sunday in Colby Coleman won’t be a stranger when Coleman competed in the state 1-meter Goodyear, Ariz. The team’s he competes in the KHSAA state swimming diving event last year and finished second, full roster is scheduled to re- and diving meet beginning Thursday at the behind winner Justin Youtsey of Beech- port for spring training Fri- University of Louisville. wood. Youtsey edged Coleman by three day. The Reds’ rotation and “I got a little taste of it last year,” he said. points (20-17) in last season’s state diving bullpen have a much differ- “I didn’t really have but one dive that was event. Logan Stevens of Covington Scott ent look this year. They so strong, but this year I have a lot (more) also expects to challenge Youtsey and Cole- traded four players to San stronger dives than last year. I can do 11 man for the state title. Coleman’s goal is Diego for right-handed dives.” simple. starter Mat Latos, giving up Clark coach Jamie Palumbo said Cole- “I would like to win,” he said. “Justin first-round picks Yonder man is one of the elite divers in the state. Youtsey is my biggest competitor. We’re Alonso and Yasmani Grandal “His diving style is top level and he’s a friends, but I haven’t beaten him yet. I’m along with starter Edinson top talent,” he said. “He’s not even near- going to have to hit every one of my dives, Volquez. AP photo. peaking yet, but the University of Kentucky See TITLE, B7.