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Eastern Kentucky University Encompass The Athlete Kentucky High School Athletic Association 8-1-1980 The Kentucky High School Athlete, August 1980 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/athlete Recommended Citation Kentucky High School Athletic Association, "The Kentucky High School Athlete, August 1980" (1980). The Athlete. Book 253. http://encompass.eku.edu/athlete/253 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Athlete by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. % HiqhSchoolAthMf TATES CREEK HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM K.H.S.A.A. CHAMPION — 1980 SwMlM¥3 (Left to Right) Front Row: Scott Deyo, Jay Harris, Dan Travrig, Duncan Gardiner, Joey Hudgins, Ed Parsons, Scott Shannon. Second Row: Tracy Thompson, Bill Lawson, Kirk Bourns, Steve Thomas, Al Houston, Chip Borkowski, Evan Mossbarger, Brian Batts. Third Row: Clay Hall, Brad Redmon, Dick Lickert, Ernie Williams, Mark McCullers, Todd Short, Brad Walls, Tony Harris, Kevin Larabee. Fourth Row: Coach Ron Cole, Doug McCleod, Mark Todd, Tim Kendrick, Bruce Bromlett, David Steinforth, Todd Kessler, David Duncan, Coach Skip Hanson. Member Of National Federation of State High School Associations Official Organ of the KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AUGUST 1980 — FOOTBALL DISTRICTS AND REGIONS District 2 Barren The Board of Control of the Kentucky High School County, Franklin-Simpson, Ohio County Athletic Association set the football districts and regions REGION II for 1979 and 1980 as follows: District 1 — Sub-District 1 — Breckinridge County, Elizabethtown, CLASS A (0-400) Meade County, North Bullitt REGION I Sub-District 2 — East Hardin, Grayson County, LaRue — County, Taylor County District 1 — Ballard Memorial, Fulton, Fulton County, Russellville District 2 District 2 — Bourbon County, Danville, Harrison County, Campbellsville, Caverna, Clinton County, Gamaliel, Montgomery County, Scott County, Woodford County Metcalf County, Tompkinsville REGION III District 1 — REGION II District 1 — Sub-District 1 — Conner, Covington Catholic, Lloyd Berea, Harrodsburg, Madison, Paris Memorial, Simon Kenton District 2 — Sub-District 2 — Highlands, Newport, Newport Beth Haven, Frankfort. Hancock County, Owen Catholic, Scott County, Trimble County District 2 — REGION III Sub-District 1 — Jessamine County, Knox Central, District 1 — Lincoln County, Whitley County Beechwood. Bellevue, Dayton, Ludlow Sub-District 2 — Casey County, Estill County, Mercer District 2 — County, Rockcastle County Fairview, Maysville, Nicholas County, Raceland REGION IV REGION IV District 1 — District 1 — Breathitt County, Clay County, James A. Cawood, Sub-District 1 — Cumberland, Harlan, Evarts Leslie County Sub-District 2 — Lone Jack, Lynn Camp, Pineville, District 2 — Williamsburg Belfry, Johnson Central, Russell District 2 — Sub-District 1 — Elkhorn City, Fleming-Neon, STATE CLASS AAAA (1001-up) Jenkins. Phelps, Virgie REGION I Sub-District 2 — Mullins, Paintsville. Wheelwright District 1 — Bowling Green, Christian County, Hopkinsville, CLASS AA (401-600) Marshall County, Paducah Tilghman, Warren Central REGION I District 2— District 1 — Apollo, Daviess County, Henderson County, Caldwell County. Fort Campbell. Heath. Mayfield, Madlsonville-North Hopkins, Owensboro, Owensboro Murray. Todd Central. Trigg County Catholic District 2 — REGION II Sub-District 1 — Allen County. Butler County, District 1 — Glasgow, Warren East Bullitt Central, Marion County, Nelson County, North Sub-District 2 — Adair County, Edmonson County, Hardin Green County. Hart County District 2 — REGION II Franklin County, Oldham County, Shelby County, District 1 — Western Hills Anderson County. Bardstown, Fort Knox, West REGION III Hardin. Washington County District 1 — District 2 — Bryan Station, Henry Clay, Lafayette, Tates Creek Sub-District 1 — Bath County. Carroll County, District 2— Fleming County, Henry County Clark County, Laurel County, Madison Central Sub-District 2 — East Carter, Lewis County, Mason REGION IV County. Rowan County. West Carter District 1 — REGION III Boone County, Campbell County, Dixie Heights, District 1 — Holmes Boyle County. Garrard County, Russell County, District 2 — Somerset. Wayne County Boyd County, Greenup County, Paul G. Blazer District 2 — Bell County. Corbin. Middlesboro JEFFERSON COUNTY CLASS AAAA REGION IV District 1 — District 1 — Bishop David, Butler, Doss, Pleasure Ridge Park, Hazard. Johns Creek, M.C Napier, Whitesburg Shawnee, Valley, Western District 2 — District 2 — Lawrence County, Morgan County, Pikeville, DeSales, Durrett, Fairdale, Male, Moore, Southern, Prestonsburg Stuart District 3 — CLASS AAA (601-1000) Atherton, Fern Creek, Iroquois, Jeffersontown, REGION I Manual, St. Xavier, Seneca District 1 — District 4 — Ballard, Calloway County, Crittenden County, Lone Oak, Central, Eastern, Thomas Jefferson, Trinity, Reidland, Union County, Webster County Waggener, Westport The Kentucky High School Athlete Official Organ of tfie Kentucliy Higfi Schooi Athietic Association VOL. XLIII — No. 1 AUGUST, 1980 $2.00 Per Year water is a good method). OBTAIN MEDICAL CARE AT HOT WEATHER HINTS ONCE Heat Exhaustion: Weakness - with profuse sweating A Comment by the Committee on the Medical and rapid pulse - indicates state of shock due to depletion Aspects of Sports of the American Medical of salt and water. Place person flat on his back in the shade Association and the National Federation with head on the ground, level or lower than body. Give sips of diluted salt water if conscious. OBTAIN MEDICAL fall is conducted in Early football practice frequently CARE AT ONCE. very warm and highly humid weather in many parts of the The following suggestions are offered to help coaches United States. Under such conditions, special precautions prevent heat exhaustion and heat stroke during hot should be observed. Otherwise, the athlete is subject to: weather athletic activity: • Heat Cramps - depletion of electrolytes • Require a careful medical history and checkup prior to • Heat Fatigue - depletion of salt and water due to the beginning of practice sweating • Schedule workouts during cooler morning and early • Heat Exhaustion - excessive depletion of salt and evening hours in hot weather. water • Acclimate athletes to hot weater activity by carefully • Heat Stroke - overheating from breakdown of the graduated practice schedules. sweating mechanism • Provide rest periodsof 15 to 30 minutes during workouts Each of these symptoms is a separate clinical entity of an hour or more in hot weather. But the development of heat stroke is progressive and • Supply clothing that is white to reflect heat, comfortable definite symptoms and signs will be manifested before it to permit heat escape, and permeable to moisture to occurs. If these early warning signs are ignored, the failure allow heat loss via sweat evaporation. of the body to dispose of excess internal heat could • Furnish extra salt and water in recommended amounts progress from heat fatigue to heat exhaustion to heat during hot weather. stroke. • Watch athletes carefully for signs of trouble, particularly Heat cramps are only temporarily disabling, but the athletes who lose much weight, heavy athletes (e.g. in- moment of occurrence may be significant. terior linemen), and the determined athlete who may not Heat fatigue dulls the athlete's skillful alertness and report discomfort. makes him more vulnerable to injury. The two heat • Remember that temperature and humidity are the illnesses can result in serious physical harm and even crucial factors Measuring the relative humidity, by use death; both are preventable. of a sling psychrometer on the field, is advantageous in Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are preventable only this regard. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke can occur by careful control of various factors in the conditioning in the shade. program of the athlete. Basic, of course, is an adequate • Alert the hospital emergency room medical and nursing health history examination prior to participation in staff of the possibility of heat illness among athletes be- practice. With the start of fall practice, it is essential to fore an emergency occurs so that they are prepared to provide for gradual acclimation to hot weather activity care for a stricken athlete. Equally important is the need to adjust salt and water • Know what to do in case of such an emergency. Be intake to weather conditions. familiar with immediate first aid practices and pre- As the athlete becomes accustomed to hot weather arranged procedures for obtaining immediate medical, activity, he perspires more freely (thus dissipating body including ambulance service. heat) and excretes less salt (thus conserving sodium). • Outlaw the hazardous warm weather use of rubberized With a graduated training regimen, such acclimation can apparel or other dehydration devices by players. be expected to take place over a period of about one week. Some teams encounter hot weather during the season The old idea that water should be withheld from either through intersectional travel or following an un- athletes during workouts has no scientific foundation. In seasonably cool period. By this time, the athletes should fact, such restriction, by depleting water in the body, can be physically fit; nevertheless, they will not be environ- lead to heat fatigue and serious