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  • COLLEGE SPORTS: SCC bowling program looks to strike again at national level

    TOM BYSTREK

    St. Catharine College

    For the bowling program at St. Catharine College there is good news — and there is more good news.

    Second-year coach Larry Luvisi welcomes back all five bowlers from the men’s team that last year finished fifth in the nation in NAIA. And, Luvisi predicts that the new recruits coming in will challenge all five returnees for starting spots.

    The good news continues for the women, too, as eight bowlers will be on the roster for the 2011-2012 season.

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  • SCC SPORTS: Patton thrilled with recruiting successes

    TOM BYSTREK

    St. Catharine College

    “Another strong class,” is how St. Catharine College women’s soccer coach Paul Patton describes his group of 2011 recruits.

    More than a year of work and many miles on the recruiting trail went into what the coaching staff thinks will be a group of 13 impact players who will suit up for the Patriots this August. Included among that group are a pair of Nelson County products in the form of Porshia Clark, a 2011 NCHS grad, and Kayla Curtsinger, who was a senior on the 2009 Cardinal squad.

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  • COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Local product climbs the coaching ladder

    Neal Brown grew up in a family of educators, so it’s only natural that one of the hottest young college football coaches in the country would take an educator’s approach to his profession.

    “Growing up, I was always around it,” said Brown, 30, who is entering his second year as offensive coordinator at Texas Tech. “My family is full of teachers. … It’s at the core of what I do — I teach football.”

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  • 'Boyzzz' joins SCC staff

    TOM BYSTREK

    St. Catharine College

    The distance from Bethlehem High School in Bardstown to St. Catharine College is about 17 miles. But for Thabiso “Boyzzz” Khumalo, the new assistant men’s soccer coach for the Patriots, the journey was much longer.

    Khumalo came to the United States from South Africa in 1996 at age 16. He played soccer at Bethlehem until his graduation in 2000. From there he attended Lindsey Wilson College for two years and Coastal Carolina for two years.

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  • Taggart talks up 'Topper FB

    Willie Taggart, coach of Kentucky’s newest NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (D I-A) school, Western Kentucky University, visited Bardstown Wednesday to meet with Rotary Club members and outline his plan to lift the program to championship level.

    “We’re going to chase greatness, and catch excellence along the way,” said Taggart, who is entering his second season as head coach of his alma mater. “The chase is on.”

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  • COLLEGE SPORTS: C'ville's Hollingsworth named AD of the Year

    CHRIS MEGGINSON

    Campbellsville University Sports Information

    ORLANDO, Fla. — For the second straight year an Athletic Director of the Year honor will be bestowed upon Campbellsville University Athletics Director Rusty Hollingsworth.

    The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) presented Hollingsworth with the Under Armour AD of the Year at the organization’s recent national convention.

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  • COLLEGE SPORTS: Centre dropping out of SCAC

    LIBBY POLAND

    Centre College

    Centre College, along with seven other Division III institutions, will be forming a new, as-yet-unnamed conference following the 2011-12 academic year.

    During the annual spring meeting of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference’s Board of Directors, the Presidents of Centre, Birmingham-Southern College, Hendrix College, Millsaps College, Oglethorpe University, Rhodes College, and Sewanee-The University of the South declared their intent to withdraw from the conference, which will be effective June 30, 2012.

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  • Pats beef up recruiting

    TOM BYSTREK

    St. Catharine College

     

    What is a recipe for basketball success in the tough Mid-South Conference? For the St. Catharine College women’s basketball team, head coach Lena Bramblett thinks she has cooked up just the right concoction during this off-season.

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  • Farr is near the top of the umpiring world

    TOM BYSTREK

    St. Catharine College

     

    At 24 years of age, Justin Farr is young to be a college athletic trainer. But Farr, in his first year in that post at St. Catharine College, finds himself in even older company in his secondary occupation, that of an accomplished umpire.

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  • Local athletes shine in recent collegiate events

    Lindsey Wilson’s women and the University of the Cumberlands’ men fought through wind, rain and soggy conditions last week to win the Mid-South Conference golf championships at Bardstown Country Club at Maywood.

    Lindsey Wilson’s Kaitlin Allan and teammate Kelsey Joslin finished with a two-day total 165, with Allan winning a two-hole playoff Tuesday to defeat Joslin for the individual crown.

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