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Trinity junior Myron Bradbury won the 112-weight championship at the KHSAA State Wrestling Tournament in February. His finals win over Luke Troxell of Wayne County contributed points toward Trinity's team championship as well. Coach Richard Brown says Bradbury has mat sense. "He knows where to be," says Brown. "And he has the athletic ability to stay out of bad positions."
Brown uses Bradbury and teammate John Fahy to demonstrate moves in practice. "I can talk through it and Myron and John can do it as I'm speaking."
Louisville, KY
We asked Myron, his dad, Tommy and first year head coach Brown a few questions to see who knows Myron better. ...
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Meredith King won the girls' 200-Yard Freestyle and 500-Yard Freestyle events at the KHSAA Swimming and Diving State Championships for girls' state champion duPont Manual last month. Plus, she was on Manual's winning 200-Yard and 400-Yard Freestyle Relay teams. In celebration of her wins and the team's fifth consecutive state title, we asked Meredith, her mom, June, and her coach, Gary Webb, to be our Triple Play for this month.
Louisville, KY
Webb has been Meredith's coach at Manual for all four years of her career and he has known her through Lakeside, where he coaches and she swims year-round. He says Meredith is an elite athlete who drives herself to achieve her winning times in distance events. "She is very self disciplined and self-motivated. To swim distances you have to want to do it—no one can make you." ...
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Senior Chad Hazelwood has been playing varsity basketball for Holy Cross since he was a freshman. His coach, Mike Durham, says he is the consummate role player. "Last year he always looked to pass first, did the rebounding, he did everything we asked of him," says Durham. "This year, we lost three seniors and Chad has stepped up to score more for us. He accepts any role we give him."
In the 6th Region All "A" tournament game on January 21, Chad's role was rebounding. The 47-45 win was Holy Cross's first win over DeSales in its 12-year history.
Louisville, KY
We caught up with Chad, his dad and Coach Durham between tournament games and asked them a few questions to see who knows Chad better. ...
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Fairdale's senior guard, Kayla Thompson, has started the season strong with averages of 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals per game. She may have a reputation as a hard-nosed player in the 6th Region, but her coach, Marco Price, says she has become a true leader for the basketball team this year. "She is a leader and captain on the team. She understands what it means to lead by example," says Price.
Louisville, KY
Her primary goal for this year is to get ready for study and play in college. With a 3.8 gpa, she must be on the right track. We talked to Kayla, Coach Price and Kayla's mom, Melissa, to find out what makes her tick. ...
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Sophomore Patrick Elliott, a member of Jeffersonville High School's tennis team, finished the year with a singles record of 21 wins and 3 losses and was selected to the 2008 Indiana all-state tennis team by a statewide panel of coaches. With his help, the team was able to knock off 4 teams that were ranked in the top 25 and finished the year ranked 17th in the final coaches poll.
Patrick plans to work on his game in the off season and play several USTA tournaments, working toward his long-term goal of playing tennis at a Division I school.
Louisville, KY
To celebrate his success, we asked Patrick, his mom, Jane, and Jeff Coach Mark Reilly a few questions to see who knows the all-stater better. ...
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Junior Taylor Hafling is the starting goalkeeper and captain for the Louisville Male soccer team. He is also keeper for the Javanon 92 team that won the regional competition this summer. "We have him as captain because he has such a high standard for playing and a high work ethic," says Damien Sweeney, his coach at Male. "If anyone wants to be successful, they need to go to him and emulate what he does."
Louisville, KY
We asked Taylor, his mom, Denise, and Coach Sweeney a few questions to see who knows Taylor better. ...
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"I have been searching for a player like Ashlee Bell since I began coaching over 20 years ago," says Chris Peer, in his first year as head volleyball coach at Spencer County High School. "Since the first day of conditioning, Ashlee has surpassed every goal I have set for her or the team. Ashlee has always been our greatest offensive weapon as a middle hitter, with an average of five kills per match. At the same time she controls our defense as a superior middle blocker and relentless defensive specialist."
Peer says he will "push, kick, and pound on as many [college] coaches' doors as possible to show them that Ashlee is a true diamond in the rough.
Louisville, KY
We asked Ashlee, her dad, Robert, and Coach Peer a few questions to see who knows Ashlee better. ...
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As one of only two returning starters and only five seniors on the football team, Christian Academy of Louisville's wide receiver/safety David Risher has a lot of responsibility on his shoulders. CAL head coach Dan English says, \"I'm really expecting a lot out of him. I expect him to be one of our senior leaders and he has a very good opportunity to play at the next level."
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David gave Centurion fans a rush last season when he returned a kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown in CAL's first-round Class AA playoff victory over Carroll County.
VYPE asked David, his dad, Bill, and Coach English some questions to see who knows David better. ...
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Julie Hertzman will be a freshmen in the fall at Louisville Collegiate School and has already played one varsity season on the lacrosse team. She's also a season field hockey player and at the present, is trying out for the team hoping to make varsity in her second sport.
Louisville, KY
Julie has four siblings, one of which graduated from Collegiate three years ago. Let's see how well her brother knows her. ...
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Victorea Austin had a taste of tennis success this year when she made it all the way to the state tournament. Her coach at St. Francis High School, Stephen Boyd, says that's only the beginning. "She's a sweet kid and she has a lot of upsides. She's in her infancy in terms of looking at the scope of her game. You can see her getting better and better."
Louisville, KY
Victorea, who has been playing for almost seven years, says she enjoys practice as well as competition. "I like it all. Practice because you can get better, especially the conditioning side to help you mentally. I like the competitive side because you meet new people and travel." ...
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