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BRIEFS n PREP n WKU’s Andrews shines in Red-White game UHA falls in tournament Former Fort Camp- bell High School stand- FROM NEW ERA STAFF REPORTS bles and a single for UHA (10-8). out Antonio Andrews Shelby Reynolds added a pair of sin- caught a screen pass Keri Cotton slammed a pair of home gles. from quarterback runs and sent McCreary Central The Lady Blazers return to action Kawaun Jakes and (Tenn.) to a 7-3 high school softball win today in the All “A” region tournament raced 56 yards for a over University Heights Academy Sat- at home against Webster County. touchdown in the urday in the Russell County Invita- McCreary Cent. 7, UHA 3 Western Kentucky tional. McCreary Cent. 203 000 2-7 6 3 University football Cotton also picked up the pitching U. Heights 000 300 0-3 7 1 team’s annual Red- win, allowing only seven hits over seven WP-Cotton White spring game LP-Lexie O’Daniel (2 2/3 IP, 1 SO, 4 BB). innings. Saturday night at Leading Hitters: UHA – Cansler (2 2B, 1B), Sydney Daven- Houchens Industries- Chelsea Cansler had a pair of dou- port (1B), Tyler Shemwell (1B), Reynolds (2 1B). L.T. Smith Stadium. The Red team scored nine unanswered COLLEGE FOOTBALL n points to defeat An- drews and the White 2 Western football players team 16-10. An- drews shot outside of Ky. bar JOE WILSON | KENTUCKY NEW ERA fin- Christian County’s Martajia Armstrong participates in the long jump competition Saturday at the Hopkinsville Invitational. ished BOWLING GREEN, Ky. said it appears someone Holliman is a sopho- Andrews with (AP) — Two Western shot into a crowd out- more from Tucker, Ga., 206 all- Kentucky football play- side the bar and struck and Singh is a freshman pur- ers were recovering Sun- the players. He said po- from Auburndale, Fla. pose yards, rushing for Cols take 2nd day after being wounded lice are still trying to The school’s statement 121 yards on 18 carries. by gunshots outside a identify a suspect, and said coach Willie Tag- The 6-foot, 199-pound bar. hoped to gart has junior, who was named A statement from the get more spoken to 2009 Kentucky Mr. school’s athletic depart- infor ma- the par- Football en route to at HHS invite ment says defensive line- t i o n ents of leading the Falcons to their third-straight man Tevin Holliman a b o u t both play- FROM NEW ERA STAFF REPORTS was third in 9:33.62, edg- Class 2-A state champi- and defensive back Ri- what hap- ers. ing out Hoptown when onship, also caught cardo Singh were each p e n e d H o l l i - The Christian County Reagan overtook Hop- two passes for 67 yards. hit once, and their when Hol- man, a High School track team town’s Kenny Longstreath Jakes finished 12-for- wounds weren’t life- l i m a n s o p h o - showed it could be a in the final 50 meters. threatening. and Singh more, had 26 passing for 141 Holliman Singh team to be dealt with Logan Hurd also had a yards and a score. The shooting early Sun- are well e i g h t next month at the region successful day, winning Junior linebacker day outside the Lava enough to t a c k l e s track meet as it contin- the 1,600-meter run in Andrew Jackson had a Lounge in Bowling Green be interviewed. and a forced fumble dur- ued its improvement by 4:49.67 and taking second game-high eight tack- happened hours after the He said an officer hap- ing the 2011 season. taking second place Sat- in the 3,200-meter run at les for the white team. team played its annual pened to be driving by the Singh, a freshman, played urday at the Hop- 10:38.45. Sophomore defen- spring game. scene when he heard gun- mostly on special teams kinsville Invitational. Nichols was third in sive back Jonathan Bowling Green Police shots and called for and had two tackles dur- The Colonels scored the long jump with a leap Dowling finished with spokesman Ronnie Ward backup at 12:39 a.m. ing the season. 111.5 points to finish run- of 20 feet, 2 inches and two interceptions, in- ner-up to perennial pow- cluding one for a Lance Cooper was third erhouse Paducah touchdown, to earn GOLF in the 110-meter hurdles the game’s Most Valu- n Tilghman (147) at the Sta- with a time of 19.94 sec- able Player honor. dium of Champions. onds. The Hilltoppers open Meanwhile, the Lady For the Lady Colonels, the 2012 season Sept. 1 Pettersson wins RBC Heritage Colonels finished third Tamika Alexander took at home against with 92 points. Paducah first place in the 200-meter Tilghman also won the Austin Peay HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — dash and also helped the Carl Pettersson had another fast start boys’ meet with 178 points. 400-meter relay team of Brockman, Racers and finished with a 2-under 69 for a five- “Our teams performed Kimberly Hyde, Lexi shot victory over Zach Johnson on Sun- very well considering we Whitfield and Shanda hold spring game day in the RBC Heritage. were missing some key Legette win in 4:26.99. performers with the ACT Casey Brockman Pettersson had a run of five straight Martajia Armstrong and spring break,” threw for a pair of birdies on the front nine during the scored some key points touchdowns to Walter third round Saturday to move in front. Christian County coach for Christian County by Powell and Ja-Vonta This time, Pettersson birdied three of Ed Davis said. “There taking second in the 100- Trotter and the Gold the first five holes and built a five-shot were definite improve- meter dash (13.73), long team defeated the Blue lead by the turn that he never relin- ments in the sprint jump (15 feet) and triple team 27-7 Saturday in quished. He finished at 14 under. ASSOCIATED PRESS events in both the boys’ jump (31 feet, 8.5 inches). the annual Murray It was Pettersson’s fifth career PGA Carl Pettersson holds up the Heritage trophy after and girls’ races.” Hyde took second in the State University Tour title and first since the 2010 Cana- winning the RBC Heritage golf tournament Sun- Devonte Nicholas won 400-meter dash (1:07.67) spring football game. dian Open. He tied countryman Jesper day in Hilton Head Island, S.C. the 100-meter dash in and Alexious Alexander Brockman was 18-of- Parnevik for most wins on tour by a 11.56 seconds and was was second in the 100- 27 for 269 yards in the Swedish player. nMalaysian Open: In Kuala Lumpur, second in the 200-meter meter hurdles (19.15). scrimmage. Trotter Pettersson, second in the Houston Malaysia, Louis Oosthuizen won the dash in 24.37. The Lady Colonels’ 200- had six catches for 92 Malaysian Open, a week after losing a yards. He also picked Open two weeks ago, earned $1,026,000. Nicholas also teamed meter relay team of Johnson shot a 70 to finish second at 9 playoff to Bubba Watson in the Masters. with Jefferson Alexander, Tamika Alexander, up a fumble and scored The South African completed a 3-under from 4 yards out. under, while Colt Knost’s chances for Shaquon Nichols and Isa- Alexis Alexander, Dani- his first PGA Tour title fell apart with a 69 in the rain-delayed third round, then iah Smith to take second etta Layne and Whitfield Nikkous Moore was closed with a 68 for a three-stroke victory the leading rusher with 74. He was third at 8 under. Top-ranked in the 100-meter relay was second in 1:56.84. over Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher. The 10 carries for 60 yards. Luke Donald needed to finish eighth or (46.57 seconds) and the Layne, Tamika Alexan- 2010 British Open champion finished at Former Fort Camp- better to retain his ranking, but tied for 200-meter relay (1:32.96). der, Alexis Alexander 17-under 271 on Kuala Lumpur Golf and bell High School star 37th and will fall behind Rory McIlroy. The Colonels took sec- and Jaquesha Nichols Country Club’s West Course. Raquan Durrante had nEncompass Insurance Pro-Am: In ond in the 400-meter finished third in the 100- Gallacher shot a 70. American David one tackle for a loss in Lutz, Fla., Michael Allen won the En- relay. Chance Reagan, meter relay (54.75). the scrimmage. Lipsky also closed with a 70 to tie for compass Insurance Pro-Am for his sec- Kenneth Sells, Maraie Christian County re- The Racers open the third at 12 under with Spain’s Rafael ond Champions Tour title, closing with turns to action Saturday 2012 season Sept. 1 at Cabrera-Bello and England’s Danny Wil- Turner and DeVonte a 3-under 68 for a three-stroke victory in the Muhlenberg County Florida State. lett. Cabrera-Bello and Willett shot 71. Humphrey finished in over Kenny Perry. 3:52.85. Mustang Stampede. Allen finished the three-day event at 12 The tournament was sanctioned by the European and Asian tours. The Colonels’ 800-meter Hopkinsville and Trigg Smith throws 4 TDs under. He took a five-shot advantage into relay team of Reagan, County did not report the final round, tying the tournament nTPC Stonebrae Championship: In in UK scrimmage Hayward, Calif., former Stanford player Brandon Clark, Jon Cros- their statistics by press record for the largest 36-hole margin. sett and Brandon Scott time Sunday. Quarterback Allen bogeyed Nos. 3 and 4 at TPC Alex Aragon won the TPC Stonebrae Maxwell Smith com- Tampa Bay to cut his lead to one, but re- Championship for his first Nationwide pleted 25 of 38 passes bounded with birdies on two of the next Tour title, closing with a 4-under 66 for a for 227 yards and four three holes. He extended his advantage one-stroke victory over Matt Harmon, Western Ky. Institute of Plastic,
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