Estill Lady Patriots Playing in a “Dream Season” the Estill County Middle and the Jackson City Invi- Provided Some Power with a Encouragement and Support
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Page 14, The Estill County Tribune, May 14, 2014 Estill Lady Patriots Playing In A “Dream Season” The Estill County Middle and the Jackson City Invi- provided some power with a encouragement and support. seed in the four team tourney game in the tournament. If School Lady Patriots Fast- tational. ECMS finished the 3-run “bomb” in the Jackson We all know that pitch- and traveled to Caudill. With the A-team advanced, the pitch Softball team has just Commonwealth Conference City Championship game. ing and defense wins games. a win, they could advance to finals will be played at Far- completed one of, if not season with an outstanding Eighth grade outfield- Well, pitching has been the the championship game, but ristown Middle School. “The” best regular seasons 7-1 record which gave them ers Lindsey Isfort, Hannah strength of this Lady Patriots the ECMS Lady Patriots “B” A world of thanks and in Estill middle school histo- the number two seed for the Spivey, and Savannah Mize team. Kelly Lay and Kaley fell in a heartbreaker to Cau- congratulations should go to ry. Their final regular season upcoming Commonwealth continue to provide leader- Covey have blown away op- dill, 6-5, in the Commwealth the coaches, who have led record of 23 wins and only 3 Conference tournament. ship with timely hits and ef- ponents with their heat and Conference Tournament these ladies in the right di- losses has kept fans cheering The Lady Patriots of- ficient defense. made them look foolish with semi-finals. rection. Thank You.... Danny and coaches smiling. fensive punch comes from If we are talking defense, their off-speed “stuff.” The The “B” ladies finish their Wood, Bob Young, Brian After a season opening three “veteran” eighth grad- second baseman Lindsey numbers will tell the story: regular season with a record Covey, Mike Lay, and Keith loss to North Laurel (5-4), ers that combine to make Wood continues to find her 240 strikeouts in 130 innings of 9 wins and 6 losses. The Adams. You should be proud the Lady Pats reeled off 12 a “Murderer’s Row” in the glove lined with gold as she pitched, Earned Run Aver- future looks bright as these of this group of ladies. wins in a row. A nail-biting middle of Estill’s lineup. makes play after play all over age-1.20, Walks/Hits Inn. 6th and 7th graders continue Please, come out and sup- 10-9 home loss to conference Kelly Lay, Kaley Covey, and the field. Pitched- .885. This pair has to improve. Congratulations port the Lady Patriots as they foe Caudill put the brakes Sarah Wiseman are hitting Seventh graders Elizabeth a combined 8 shutouts and on a great season and “Go try to accomplish their sea- on Estill’s win streak. The for a combined .434 batting Hardy and Kayleigh Angel 21 games allowing 2 runs or Get ‘Em Next Year!” son goals, Commonwealth Ladies pulled themselves average and have driven in provide solid defense and of- less. Tourney action for the Conference Tournament together and went back to 74 runs. fense in their reserve roles. Commonwealth Con- “A” team began Tuesday Champions!! work, winning 11 of the next In the leadoff spot, Amelia Unfortunately, one eighth ference Tournament action night @ Estill County as ECMS Lady Patriots 12 games. Farmer’s blinding speed has grader broke her foot before began Monday night with the Lady Patriots hosted “A” vs Madison Middle During the season, the carried her across the plate the season began. Taylor the “B” teams taking cen- Madison Middle. A victory Tuesday 5:30 @ Estill Co. Lady Patriots brought home 35 times as well as approach- “Gibbie” Gibson continues ter stage. ECMS “B” team over Madison would allow @ Kiwanis Park. championship hardware ing the .400 ba mark. Corner to show leadership with her began play as the number 3 ECMS to host another home from three different tourna- infielders Taylor Duechle ments, Clark Moores Lady and Alyssa Sparks have seen Braves Championship Clas- their averages climb to near- sic, Caudill Invitational, ly .300 as well. Taylor has th Bob Watkins’ Sports In Kentucky June 14 Holes for Hoops Is it just me or is the sports landscape a screwball swirl of craziness? The Estill County Boys son or $200. for a team of journey to graduation at working closely with se- No numbers either for Basketball supporters will be four. There will be all kinds Kentucky. Degree in busi- curity to further investigate college baseball players, hositng a “Holes For Hoops” of prizes. ness and marketing. this matter. The damaged women’s softball, et cetera, Golf Scramble on Saturday, Come out and support the √ Los Angels Clippers merchandise was marked et cetera. June 14th at the Estill Coun- boys basketball program at owner Don Sterling apolo- to discard since, for safety NBC News report asked ty Golf Course. Estill County High. gized and begged the NBA precautions, our employees what salaried pay could Entry fee is $50 per per- for forgiveness last week- are trained not to open pack- mean for the college game: end. His wife said he’s ages with broken glass.” “The bidding war for showing early signs of de- COMMENT: Looks athletes would likely be in Woman dies following wreck mentia. as if Russ Smith will be the millions,” a professor of An Estill County mother Blackson-Thomas was √ NBA owners? By getting a bonus before the sports management at Drex- died Friday from injuries pronounced deceased at the Tuesday it was clear their NBA draft, from FedEx. el said. “However, I think that she received in a wreck. hospital at 3:11 p.m. Lutes attempt to mollify the gold- Meanwhile, UofL Board it all depends on whether Deputy Sheriff Randy was transferred to a Lexing- en goose (players, mer- of Trustees member Jona- or not a players’ associa- Farthing investigated the ton hospital. Both women chandisers, NBC and spon- than Blue offered a $3,000 tion ends up representing one vehicle crash on the received internal injuries in Bob Watkins sors), by banishing Sterling reward for the missing jer- the teams and players. The Winchester Road (Highway the accident. seemed noble at the time, sey. salaries could be effectively 89), about seven miles north The truck was damaged Peculiar, the times we but two weeks on looks to √ Good news from a fel- bargained to have some sort of Irvine. very severely. live in. be another knee jerk deci- low who grew up poor in of minimum guaranteed The report says that Lula Blackson-Thomas was The sports landscape is sion that will enrich another Mississippi. UK assistant salary for all.” Lutes, 76, was driving south very active in community a screwball swirl of crazi- parade of lawyers. basketball coach Kenny Imagine, minimum toward Irvine on the Win- events. In April, she acted in ness, and the NBA is still √ With hundreds of kid- Payne has a two-year con- guaranteed salary for, say chester Road around 2:03 a mystery dinner theatre by going with a draft still a napped teens still miss- tract extension and new ti- George Fant at Western p.m. The 2002 Ford Ranger the River City Players. As a month away. ing in Nigeria, and Vladi- tle associate head coach on Kentucky or Cory Walden she was driving dropped off hospital volunteer, she spent Observations ... mir Putin still in full bully his resume`. Payne will be at Eastern Kentucky. the right side of the road. It many days there. √ NFL Draft. A month mode in eastern Europe, due a million dollars, plus America, I love this went over an embankment Last Tuesday, she had at- ago Johnny Manziel and the North Korean lead- incentives. place. and struck a tree. tended election school. She warned the Texans they’d ership threatening to set COMMENT: Hunch be sorry if they didn’t draft off a nuke, President of the here, Payne will be else- WORTH REPEATING There were no skid marks was planning to be a precinct DEPT. according to the report. The worker in next Tuesday’s him. A week ago ex-Ala- United States took time to where by next spring. Head cause of the accident remains primary election. bama quarterback A.J. Mc- telephone congratulations coach of his own program. Next date on the sports under investigation. This was Estill’s second Carron, (three national title to a player chosen in the √ In Louisville, UofL an- calendar, the NBA’s June Lutes and her passenger, highway fatality for 2014. rings in his pocket), and NFL draft. nounced another five per draft, brought to mind a Ora Lee Blackson-Thomas, The other fatality was less projected to be picked 16 to √ Reader writes: “Re- cent tuition hike. Bob Knight assessment. 84, were transported by am- than a month ago, on April 35th, heard his name called member how Tim Tebow √ In Elizabethtown, cit- “If I were involved with bulance to Marcum & Wal- 10. Complete obituary infor- at 164. Why the free fall? was ridiculed for his Chris- ing these statistics – UK re- the NBA I wouldn’t want lace Hospital. mation appears on Page 2. McCarron was said to be tian faith, especially in the turns 59 percent of its scor- a 19-year-old or a 20-year- “too cocky.” NFL? Today, people are ing (1,773), 67 per cent of old kid, to bring into all the √ Manziel is headed to praising the St. Louis Rams its assists (300) and 54 per travel and all the problems Cleveland where expecta- and (draftee) Michael Sam cent of its rebounds (872), that exist in the NBA.