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KCU ladies roll
With a sweep of the 2009 Super 8 Classic, the KCU Lady Knights rang up three more wins giving them a 7-0 start to the 2009-2010 season. On Thursday night KCU moved past Northland International University 65-31 as the Lady Knights were too much for the team from Wisconsin. Kristin Hecht led the way with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Eric McKee also added 18 points and 7 rebounds. Sophomore Jon Hood scored 9 points, while junior post player Cedomir Ilic finished with 8 points and 11 rebounds. Rounding out the balanced scoring for the Knights was freshman Shawn Thompson with 8 points, sophomore Blandon Clemons 8 points, senior Jordan Garrett finished with 8 points, and junior Katlin Haney netted 7 points.
The Knights kept the ball rolling with an 82-72 win over Valley Forge in the second game of the classic. But fell short with an 80-56 loss against Grace Bible.
KCU faces Berea Thursday night at home. The tip off for the game is 8 p.m.
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West wipes out Bath
The Comets football team dominated Bath County Friday night, 39-0. West showed off their versatility against the young Lions, going 147 yards in the air and 281 on the ground for a total of 428 net yards.
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Junior League Football begins in Olive Hill
Junior League Football started on Saturday at West Carter, with Morehead, West Carter, and East Carter competing.
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Lady Raiders hold on to near perfection
The Lady Raiders soccer team is 5-0-1 on their season after nabbing a win and a tie last week. On Tuesday, East played host to Greenup.
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Comets struggle with Regional opponents
The Comets soccer team went 0-3 last week. On Tuesday, the young West team played host to Rose Hill Christian and fell 2-1.
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Raiders nab first win over Greenup
The soccer Raiders grabbed their first win of the season last Tuesday with a 1-0 victory over Greenup at home.
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West gals fall to Morgan, beat Greenup
West’s Volleyball team lost twice to Morgan County last week, but were able to score their first victory of the season.
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East gals fall at Rowan
The Lady Raiders volleyball team fell to Rowan County on the road last Thursday, 2-0. The young East Carter team was playing without three of their starters and just couldn’t seem to find their rhythm against the Lady Vikings.
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West falls to Fairview in OT
The Comets took a 16-13 loss on Friday to Fariview at Blankenship Field. This is the second year in a row that West Carter has lost to the Eagles, falling 13-7 last year.
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Red Devils wrap Raiders, 35-6
The Raiders opened regular season action Friday with a 35-6 loss at Russell.
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Lady Comets take two
If the Lady Comets don’t win another game this season, they will have had a better year than 2009. With a 1-16-1 record last season and a brand new coach, maybe West’s first two opponents of the year weren’t expecting much from the young team…and that was a huge mistake.
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