Sports

Wayne County Baseball & Softball advance in their District Tournaments

May 19, 2026 Eric Criswell

Wayne County Baseball picked up a 10-0 win over Somerset Christian Monday in the Boys District baseball Tournament. They’ll face Southwestern this evening at 6pm for the champtionship. The Lady Cardinals picked up a 10-1 […]

The Basketball Tournament doubles winner-take-all prize to $2 million, unveils new 2026 format

May 19, 2026 Kisha Jones

(LEX 18) — The Basketball Tournament is doubling its winner-take-all prize to $2 million and introducing a new format for 2026, featuring 16 teams split across two separate brackets. TBT 2026 will include eight alumni […]

Lady Cardinal Tennis is Region Runner-up

May 18, 2026 Eric Criswell

Wayne county girls tennis went 14-3 in the season and 3-1 in the regional tournament also 2 girls qualified for the state tournament in doubles Olivia Clark and Haley Burchett also had 3 girls make […]

Baseball & Softball District Tournaments Begin Today

May 18, 2026 Eric Criswell

District Baseball Tournament at McCreary Central Schedule: Wayne County / Somerset Christian Monday May 18th 6pm. Southwestern / McCreary Central Monday May 18th 8pm. Championship game Tuesday May 19th 6pm. District Softball Tournament at McCreary […]

Kentucky Football signs Offensive Lineman Ian Walker to 2027 recruiting class

May 18, 2026 Kisha Jones

. (WKYT) – Kentucky Football head coach Will Stein continues to add to the Wildcats impressive 2027 recruiting class, adding offensive lineman Ian Walker from Burlington Township, NJ. Walker is a 3-star offensive lineman, on […]

Baseball Wildcats pick up important 13th league win, defeating No. 10 Arkansas, 4-3

May 18, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WKYT) – Kentucky pitching ace Jaxon Jelkin, slated as the Saturday starter against Arkansas, instead pitched two innings in relief on Thursday to help nail down the Wildcats’ all-important 4-3 win over the Hogs. The […]

Cats End Regular Season By Hosting No. 10 Arkansas

May 15, 2026 Kisha Jones

It all comes down to this. The final weekend of the regular season hits Kentucky Proud Park beginning Thursday night when the Wildcats host No. 10 Arkansas as the Cats try to firm up their […]

Week 8 Player of the Week is Landon Denney!

May 14, 2026 Kisha Jones

(Posted on the Wayne County Bat Card Facebook Page) Week 8 Player of the Week is Landon Denney! Thank you to our sponsor, Kimball Midwest!

Wildcats Punch Ticket to NCAA Women’s Golf Championship in Dramatic Finish

May 14, 2026 Kisha Jones

Dreams came true for five players who were all competing in their first NCAA Women’s Golf Regionals this week. The 34th-ranked University of Kentucky women’s golf team produced a final round chock-full of headlines Wednesday, […]

No Derby starters running in Preakness

May 12, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WKYT) – For the second straight year, the Kentucky Derby champion will skip the second leg of racing’s Triple Crown. Trainer Cherie DeVaux announced this week that Derby winner Golden Tempo will bypass the Preakness […]

NCAA to expand men’s and women’s March Madness college basketball tournaments next season

May 12, 2026 Kisha Jones

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a move that will drop more early-round games into the first week of the highly popular […]

Senior Night as the Bat Cards Host the Bulldogs

May 11, 2026 Kisha Jones

SCHEDULE CHANGE Due to an umpire shortage, the game has been moved to an 8:00 start time. Senior night festivities will start at approximately 7:45