Hopkins County Central was represented by senior Lillie Whitaker-Greer at the 2023 KHSAA 2A Track and Field State Championships in Lexington on Friday. The lone Lady Storm athletes competed in the Girls Shot Put. A throw of 32-6.75 landed her in eighth place, enough to bring home a medal.
Hopkins County was represented by two athletes at the girl’s state tennis championship in Lexington.
The KHSAA state tournaments for both track and field, and tennis will be held this week , with several Hopkins County natives representing their schools.
Hopkins County Central competed in the Class 2A Regional Track and Field Meet in Murray on Monday, with senior Lillie Whitaker-Greer earning a spot in the state meet to be held next Friday at the University of Kentucky Outdoor Track and Field Complex in Lexington.
Area tennis teams converged on Henderson this week for the Region 2 tennis championships. Four Hopkins County players will be headed to the state tennis tournament, including Madisonville’s Kiley DeMoss who won the girls’ singles championship on Wednesday.
Hopkins County Central’s Brinkley Armstrong signed her letter-of-intent on Monday to make her plans to continue her softball career at Brescia University in Owensboro official.
Hopkins County Central High School softball icon Jordan McNary is getting her call to the Storm’s Hall of Fame.
Thursday night the Hopkins County Central Storm traveled to Ohio County but failed to contain the bats of the Eagles, falling 15-3.
Thursday Lady Storm Mercy Sutton made it official signing her letter of intent to further her Basketball Career with Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky.
Hopkins County Central split a pair of games to start the week, advancing their record to 3-16/
Hopkins County Central fell behind early in Friday night’s district match-up with Caldwell County, and never recovered, falling 10-0. Despite the eventual outcome, the Storm kept the game tight through the first three innings.
Madisonville-North Hopkins and Hopkins County Central competed in the Hopkinsville Invitational on Saturday, with each team turning in some noteworthy results.
The Lady Maroons have stretched their current winning streak to 12, after winning three games in two days to start the week. Madisonville, at 18-3, is holding onto the number five spot in the statewide softball rankings
Its been a tough week for the Storm, who were shut out in back-to-back games to get the week started.
The Trigg County Lady Wildcats took two games from the Lady Storm in a double header on Thursday night. with the first games final score 8-0 and the second game with a 4-16 final.
Hopkins County Central came into this week riding a four game losing streak, and things didn’t get any better as they went on to lose two more on the road.
On Saturday the Hopkins County Central Storm track teams competed in the Hopkinsville Classic 2023 at the Stadium of Champions in Hopkinsville.
Hopkins County Central continues to struggle this baseball season, dropping a road game against Livingston County Central 13-3 on Saturday in Smithland.
Thursday night the Lady Storm fell victim to one of the hottest teams in the 2nd Region when they lost to Webster County in an 11-1 contest.
For the second time this week, Madisonville-North Hopkins defeated Hopkins County Central, knocking off the Storm 14-2 in Mortons Gap. The Storm committed seven errors in the contest, which proved to be costly.
Tuesday Night in Mortons Gap you could hear the cheers from the softball field as the Lady Storm ended a seven game losing streak by defeated Hopkinsville 11-10 in extra innings thanks to a walk-off RBI by Emily Ballard.
Tuesday night fresh off their loss from Monday night in Madisonville the Hopkins County Central Storm suffered their second straight shutout this time by highly talented Paducah Tilghman team by a blistering 23-0 score.
The Lady Storm dropped a pair of games at home on Friday night in a double header against the West Creek High School Lady Coyotes of Clarksville, TN.
Its been an up and down week for the Maroons, who claimed their second win of the season in a shutout against Hopkins County Central, but Madisonville-North Hopkins followed that big win up by getting shutout themselves by Todd County Central.
Todd Central handled Hopkins County Central their seventh loss of the year on Tuesday night, leaving Mortons Gap with a lopsided 16-2 victory.
The Lady Storm’s struggles continued on Thursday night when they hosted the Bravettes of Union County, falling in a 12-0 three-hit shutout.
The Lady Storm’s early season struggles continued this when with Hopkins County Central dropped games to Logan and Crittenden counties on Monday and Tuesday.
Hopkins County Central’s boys track team finished third out of five teams at last weekend’s Caldwell County 1st Night Invite 2023.
Thursday night the Hopkins County Central Storm traveled to Whiteville Trinity and came back with their fourth lose of the season 13-3 in five innings.
Monday night the Hopkins County Central Lady Storm fell to Ohio County 14-2 to start the season 0-3.
Over 8,000 student archers from around Kentucky met in Louisville on Friday and Saturday for the 2023 NASP State Tournament, including several teams from Hopkins County.
Hopkins County Central got off to a slow start to start the season, dropping games to Muhlenberg and Todd counties in the first two days of the young season, but hope to improve tonight when they host Heritage Christian Academy.
Hopkins County Central Lady Storm Softball team opened the season Tuesday night against Livingston Central but fell behind early and took a 10-0 loss to start the season.
High school baseball and softball teams kick-off their 2023 season next week starting on Monday night.
Tuesday Night after Lyon County knocked off Hopkinsville 76-70 to capture back-to-back 2nd Region titles. The All-Region and All-Region Tournament boys teams where announced after the game
Hopkins County Central High School and James Madison Middle School each took second place in the annual Webster County Shootout on Saturday in one of the final warmups before the 2023 NASP State Tournament March 17 and 18 in Louisville.
Having already beat the Crittenden County Lady Rockets 76-68 during the regular season, the Hopkins County Central Lady Storm were headed into the semifinal round of the Region 2 tournament on Friday as the favorites to punch their ticket to the regional championship.
Hopkins County Central opened the 2023 Region 2 Tournament in Union County, facing off against Webster County. The Lady Trojans hadn’t beaten the Lady Storm since Dec. 4, 2021, and this meeting would be no different as Central went on to claim a 64-50 win.
Madisonville-North Hopkins etched their name in the record books on Friday night when they captured their 14th consecutive district tournament championship, knocking off Hopkins Central 73-49. That win gives the Maroons the longest active district tournament winning streak in the state, one …
The Storm fell behind early in the opening round of the 7th District Tournament on Tuesday, and had to rely on a second half comeback to pull of the win in a rematch of a game from two weeks ago that ended with 12 members of the Hopkins County Central team being suspended.
Heading into Monday night’s opening round of the girls 7th District Tournament, the buzz wasn’t about the eventual outcome of the game, but journeyman basketball player Brooklyn Clark, who came into the District Tournament just 13 points shy of 2,000.
Hopkins County Central eliminated Dawson Springs from the girls’ 7th District Tournament on Monday night, winning 65-40, to move onto face Madisonville-North Hopkins on Thursday.
The Lady Storm wrapped up their regular season on Friday in a 60-32 loss to Henderson County that ended a six game winning streak, and leaving the Lady Colonels as the only team in Region 2 to make it to the post season without a regional loss.
With the regular season coming to an end, Hopkins County found a tough last minute opponent in the Greenwood High School on Friday night. Despite a second half comeback, the Storm were unable to overcome the Gators, falling 68-59.
As the high school basketball regular season comes to a end this week, fans know what’s just around the corner. That’s right the real season starts on Monday as local high schools basketball programs start the 7th District Tournament.
The Lady Storm stretched their current winning streak to five games on Friday when they knocked off Apollo High School 69-54 in Mortons Gap, taking their 20th win of the season.
Tuesday in Mortons Gap the Lady Storm knocked off the Lady Cardinals of Livingston County 70-35.
Hopkins County Central came into Tuesday night’s game against Livingston Central still dealing with the fallout of Tuesday night, where four Storm players defeated Caldwell County 5-on-4 following an on court altercation that resulted in the ejection of 12 players. With senior Trevor Weldon …
Monday night the Lady Storm hosted Caldwell County Lady Tigers in a must win game to keep their District title hopes alive.
Swim and dive teams from across the region met for the Region One swimming and diving championships over the weekend, and several local athletes will be headed to the state tournament in Lexington next week.
