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For the second year in a row, local high schools came together for an evening of cornhole, flag football and unity as part of the Green Dot Festival at Bardstown High School.

The festival is something student Lauren Miles started two years ago after attending a camp at Berea College.

“It taught us how to prevent violence and how to help if we ever saw it,” she said of the camp. When the program was over, Miles received a grant for $500 and decided to use the money to start a Green Dot Festival.

TNHS girls’ basketball camp

Thomas Nelson girls’ basketball coach Patty Rouse is hosting a camp for girls entering grades 3-8 for the 2018-19 school year. The camp is 9-11:30 a.m. June 11-14. Cost is $50 per camper and includes a T-shirt (discounts available for additional family members). The camp will focus on fundementals, drills, team and individual competition. Call (270) 872-8257 with questions or to register.

Jr. PGA league at Maywood

Bethlehem senior Shawn Bickel is this week’s nominee for The Kentucky Standard/PLG-TV 13 Student-Athlete of the Week.

Shawn carries a 3.4 GPA and is involved with the St. Joseph Church Youth Group, and plays football in the fall and baseball in the spring.

Kentucky Standard sports editor Peter W. Zubaty had a few questions for Shawn to better get to know him.

PZ: Do you know where you would like to go to college? What do you plan to study and why?

There’s a logjam developing atop the 19th District baseball standings, yet again.

Following a doubleheader win by Bardstown over Bethlehem on Monday, the Eagles were knocked off their temporary perch atop the standings, with Washington County moving back into first after a win Tuesday at Thomas Nelson.

So far, the Commanders (9-3) hold onto first place with a 5-1 district mark through Wednesday’s games. Washington County hosted Thomas Nelson (2-6, 0-5 dist.) after press time Thursday, and will visit the Generals for Game 3 of their series tonight.