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Running Tigers
Louisville, Kentucky
The track at Fern Creek High School is old. Around 30 years old in fact.
The white lines on the asphalt track are barely visible. There is grass growing up through some cracks in the track. There are no jumping or throwing areas.
This summer, though, the track at Fern Creek will undergo a reconstruction. The track and field program, however, has been rebuilding itself for... More 
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United nationals Team
Louisville, Kentucky
Kevin Schulz was a coach without a team. Last July when most soccer coaches were overseeing conditioning and teaching plays in record-breaking heat, the first-year Waggener Traditional High School coach was wondering if he would even have a team for this school year. “We had just four or five players at the first practice. We didn’t even have a goalie, so we made announcements after school started about the soccer... More
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Get Kicking
Louisville, Kentucky
Over 12,000 players will be in action across Kentucky and Indiana this month when the highlight of the select soccer club season kicks off at several venues. A record 181 teams will contest the Kentucky Youth Soccer State Open Cup (U13-U19), while a whopping 500 teams will participate in the Indiana Youth Soccer State and Challenge Cups (U11-U19). Both competitions are the first steps in the US Youth Soccer National... More
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Little League For Tennis
Louisville, Kentucky
As any parent or former junior tennis instructor would testify, it is a bit challenging to go out and actually play tennis with a 5-year-old. It seems like the only thing going on is ball chasing.
Thanks to the United States Tennis Association (USTA), times have changed. A new playing format, called QuickStart Tennis has been developed to help kids ages 10 and under to learn while playing the game.... More
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Music Magic and...Money
Louisville, Kentucky
For 31 years Nan Moore has directed and nurtured the Louisville Male High School band, which now has 151 members. It also has hundreds of instruments and uniforms and regularly wins awards and top scores in competition.
The Male band has not always been so strong. When Moore took the job as band director at the old Male High School on Brook Street in November 1977, there were no uniforms,... More
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Master of the Arts- Youth
Louisville, Kentucky
After winning the Silver medal in Judo at the 1984 LA Olympics, Grandmaster Jung Oh Hwang came to America as part of his 700-year plan. He taught at the University of Tennessee at Martin and Paducah Community College before starting the Hwang Academy of Martial Arts. There are four Academies in Louisville, the newest opened in St Matthews in August of 2007. Others are located in Jackson and Martin, Tennessee,... More
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Carbo Loading Caution- Health
Louisville, Kentucky
Everyone has heard about carbo loading…fueling up on high-carbohydrate foods before a game or competition. Is carbo loading necessary for high school athletes getting ready for a game or meet? Not unless they’re doing an endurance sport such as triathlon or marathon. Most high school athletes who are playing basketball, volleyball or baseball do not need to carbo load.
Diet plays an important role in performance, but so does conditioning.... More
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Serving Up Boys Volleyball
Louisville, Kentucky
In Indiana, Illinois and Ohio, boys’ Volleyball teams are a big part of the sports season. Those states all offer volleyball as a sanctioned sport in high schools. Scott Flood would like to see his sport as well respected here in Kentucky as it is across the river.
Flood is a volleyball director for Club ELE at Basketball Academy and the JV volleyball coach at Trinity High School.... More
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On a mission
Louisville, Kentucky
Pleasure Ridge Park senior Krista Phillips has more on her agenda than just winning softball games.
Krista, who plays second base for the PRP softball team and is shortstop for the Ohio Valley Thunderstixx fast-pitch softball club, also plays golf and is a leader in her Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization at PRP.
As a member of the Thunderstixx, Krista is involved in raising money and awareness... More
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Kayla Thompson
Fairdale’s senior guard, Kayla Thompson, has started the season strong with averages of 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals...
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