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By Les Dixon / Sports Editor
BOWLING GREEN — North Laurel’s first trip to the Leachman Buick-GMC-Cadillac/KHSAA Girls State Golf Championship turned out to be a good one.
The Lady Jaguars turned in a ninth place finish during the two-day event by shooting a 708.
North Laurel senior Caroline Moore placed seventh with a two-day score of 153 while teammates Katie Bowling (172, 44th place), Lynsey Kraftick (180, 55th place), Caitlin Gibson (203, 74th place) and Brianna Valentine (263, 82nd place) followed.
Sacred Heart took home first place team honors with a 636, while Calloway County (658), Henry Clay (668), Green County (675) and Shelby County (687) rounded out the top five.
Barbourville eighth grader Kristen Engle turned in an impressive finish with a two-day total of 161, which was good enough for a 21st place showing while Williamsburg’s Morgan Walker finished in 42nd place with a two-day total of 171.
Calloway County’s Anna Hack won first place honors with a 142 while North Hardin’s Lydia Gumm followed with a 146 effort. Sacred Heart’s Maddie Hamilton shot a 149 for third place while Pulaski County’s Elsa Moberly (149, fourth place) and Heath’s Sydney Trimble (150) rounded out the top five.
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Jumpers stun North
Both North Laurel and Somerset struggled at the plate for six innings, but that didn’t mean the two teams weren’t going to provide some fireworks during the game’s final inning of play Thursday.
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On the move
Mother Nature played a big role during the opening day of the Boys and Girls State Tennis Tournaments. She caused just enough havoc to put a major dent into Thursday’s first and second round schedules.
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Lady Colonels drop 12-9 decision at home to Clay County
The Whitley County Lady Colonels found themselves in a slugfest for most of the night against Clay County Thursday.
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Colonels win big
Hollywood couldn’t have scripted the way Whitley County senior Alex Rose’s final start of the season went down Thursday.
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Carson comes big against Bears
Senior Night turned out to be a great day for North Laurel’s lone senior Marcus Carson.
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Lady Redhounds fall on the road, 10-0
The Corbin Lady Redhounds went into Thursday’s game against Middlesboro riding a five-game win streak and winners of seven of the past nine. The streak didn’t last though, as the Lady Yellow Jackets outplayed Corbin to a tune of 10-0 in five innings.
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SPORTS HEADLINES - MAY 17, 2013
Jumpers stun North
On the move
Local players advance in boys & girls state tennis action
Lady Colonels drop 12-9 decision at home to Clay County
Colonels win big
Carson comes big against Bears
Lady Redhounds fall on the road, 10-0
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Corbin falls short
The Corbin Lady Redhounds’ quest for a state championship came to an end Wednesday at the University of Kentucky’s Boone Tennis Center after dropping a 3-0 decision to Sacred Heart in Final Four action.
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No slowing down
Those who know outgoing Corbin High School freshman Alex “Dub” Smith will tell you that, despite being born with a disability, he's your average run-of-the-mill American teenager.
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Fear 'Les' 13th Region Diamond Rankings
It’s been very difficult for me the past couple of weeks to decide on who is the top rated team in the 13th Region.
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