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Drive carefully! School is back in session!
August 19
Harlan County vs. Pulaski County at Southwestern
Rowan County at Clay County
Whitley County at Corbin
Berea at Jackson County
Danville at LaRue County
Perry Central at Lynn Camp
Leslie County at Magoffin County
Jenkins at McCreary Central
Bell County at Middlesboro
Sheldon Clark at Paintsville
Allen Central at Phelps
Prestonsburg at Pikeville
Hazard at Pineville
Casey County at Powell County
North Laurel at South Laurel
Lexington Christian at Williamsburg
August 20
Frankfort vs. Paris at Montgomery County
Knox Central at Madison Central
August 26
Clay County at Harlan County
Louisville Central at Corbin
Knox Central vs. Waggener at Corbin
Eminence at Berea
Madison Southern at Garrard County
South Floyd at Harlan
Fairview at Hazard
Pineville at Jackson County
Leslie County at Knott County Central
Lynn Camp at McCreary Central
Frankfort at Paintsville
Breathitt County at Perry County Central
Sheldon Clark at Prestonsburg
Scott County at Pulaski County
Jenkins at Ridgeview, VA
Williamsburg at Somerset
Middlesboro at Whitley County
August 27
South Laurel vs. Harrison County at North Laurel
Wayne County at North Laurel
Bell County vs. Mercer County at Boyle County
September 2
Knox Central vs. Southwestern at Clay County
Corbin at Clay County
Somerset at Beechwood
Harlan County at Belfry
Pike County Central at Bell County
Berea at Bethlehem
Danville at Boyle County
McCreary Central at Clinton County
Knott County Central at East Ridge
Frankfort at Estill County
Thomas Walker, VA at Harlan
Williamsburg at Leslie County
Hazard at Letcher County Central
Paris at Ludlow
Jackson County at Lynn Camp
Wayne County at Perry County Central
Paintsville at Pikeville
Middlesboro at Pineville
South Laurel at Rockcastle County
Casey County at Russell County
September 9
Southwestern at Mercer County
Boyle County at Anderson County
Lynn Camp at Berea
Prestonsburg at Breathitt County
East Jessamine at Clay County
Corbin at Danville
Pikeville at Fairview
Harlan County at Knox Central
Belfry at Newport Central Catholic
Mason County at North Laurel
Paris at Pineville
McCreary Central at Providence, IN
Pulaski County at Russell County
Hurley, VA at Shelby Valley
Hazard at Somerset
Knott County Central at South Floyd
Middlesboro at South Laurel
Bell County at Wayne County
Wesst Jessamine at Whitley County
Frankfort at Williamsburg
Regional High School Football Schedule for August and September
September 10
Harlan at Bracken County
Jackson County at Pendleton County
September 16
Whitley County at Bell County
Washington County at Casey County
Campbellsville at Green County
Johnson Central at Harlan County
Prestonsburg at Hazard
Knox Central at Henry Clay
Harlan at Jackson County
Lynn Camp at Jenkins
South Laurel at Leslie County
Betsy Lane at Knott County Central
Breathitt County at Letcher County Central
North Laurel at Lincoln County
Berea at McCreary Central
Paris at Middlesboro
Belfry at Pikeville
Rockcastle County at Pulaski County
Corbin at Southwestern
Clay County at West Jessamine
Paintsville at Williamsburg
September 23
Corbin at Mayfield
Leslie County at Betsy Layne
Paintsville at Bourbon County
Johnson Central at Boyd County
Knott County Central at Breathitt County
Lincoln County at Boyle County
Green County at Danville
Campbellsville at Fort Knox
Middlesboro at Harlan
North Laurel at Harlan County
Hazard at Jenkins
Russell County at Knox Central
Belfry at Knoxville Catholic, TN
Pineville at Cumberland Gap, TN
Jellico, TN at Lynn Camp
Pulaski County at Madison Southern
Pike County Central at Magoffin County
Southwestern at Montgomery County
Jackson County at Morgan County
Frankfort at North Oldham
Letcher County Central at Perry County Central
Twin Valley, VA at Phelps
Somerset at Rockcastle County
Prestonsburg at Shelby Valley
McCreary Central at Sheldon Clark
Pikeville at South Floyd
Clay County at Wayne County
South Laurel at Whitley County
Ludlow at Williamsburg
September 24
Casey County at Ballard Memorial
September 30
Leslie County at Allen Central
Cabell Midland, WV at Belfry
Shelby Valley at Betsy Lane
Danville at Campbellsville
Bell County at Casey County
Somerset at Caverna
Knox Central at Clay County
Jackson County at Corbin
Johnson Central at East Carter
Breathitt County at Estill County
Pulaski County at Henry Clay
Phelps at Jenkins
Harlan County at Letcher County Central
Clinton County at Lynn Camp
Pineville at McCreary Central
Berea at Nicholas County
Whitley County at North Laurel
Pike County Central at Paintsville
Hazard at Pikeville
Wayne County at Rockcastle County
Harlan at Rye Cove, VA
South Floyd at Twin Valley, VA
Regional High School Football Schedule for August and September
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Ken-
tucky Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2016
has been announced, with Rich Brooks (foot-
ball), Chuck Hayes (men’s basketball),
James Johnson (wrestling), Molly Johnson-
Belcher (softball), Bernadette Madigan-
Dugan (cross country/track and field) and
Wesley Woodyard (football) set to be in-
ducted during Hall of Fame Weekend, Sept.
23-24, in conjunction with the football home
game vs. South Carolina.
Rich Brooks, Football, 2003-09
Only coach in school history to guide UK to
bowl games in four consecutive years and
win three straight bowls … Took over a pro-
gram mired in a severe NCAA probation and
by 2006 led UK to a 28-20 upset win over
Clemson in the Music City Bowl … Fol-
lowed with a win over Florida State in the
2007 Music City Bowl, a season which in-
cluded a Top-10 ranking and victory over
No. 1 (and eventual national champion) LSU
… Following 2008 season, defeated East
Carolina in the Liberty Bowl and completed
his career at the Music City Bowl in 2009 …
Won at least seven games four years in a row,
first time that had happened at UK since
1909-12 … 2009 SEC Coach of the Year by
CollegeFootballNews.com … In last four
seasons, led UK to 12 fourth-quarter come-
back wins.
Chuck Hayes, Men’s Basketball, 2002-05
Fan favorite for relentless defense and tena-
cious rebounding … Named the 2005 SEC
Defensive Player of the Year … Ranks sev-
enth in career rebounds with 910 boards …
Led the team in rebounding for three straight
seasons from 2003-05 … Led UK in blocks
in 2004 … Ranks eighth in career steals with
170 … Led team to the 2005 SEC regular-
season championship … Also a key member
on the SEC Tournament championship teams
in 2003, 2004 … Member of the 1,000-point
club … Appeared in the NCAA Tournament
in all four of his seasons, including Elite
Eight finishes in 2003 and 2005 … Two-time
All-SEC honoree, including first-team hon-
ors by the AP and Coaches in 2005 …
Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in
2002 … 11-year NBA veteran.
James Johnson, Wrestling, 1977-80
Four-year letterman who started from 1977-
80 at UK as a 190-pounder … Finished with
a record of 65-21 and won the Southern
Open twice … Three-time Southeastern
Conference medalist, including a second-
place finish at the 1980 SEC Championships
… Went on to remarkable success in his
post-college career as a Greco-Roman com-
petitor … Member of the USA National
Wrestling Team for 12 years, winning three
national championships wrestling at 100
kilograms (220 pounds) … Named USA
Wrestling’s Athlete of the Year in 1993 …
Began coaching career as a graduate assis-
tant at UK … Has coached in numerous na-
tional and international events, including the
2012 Olympics, and is on the training staff
for the 2016 Olympics.
Molly Johnson-Belcher, Softball, 2007-10
Program’s first All-American … UK’s first
four-time All-SEC honoree … NFCA
Scholar-Athlete … Led UK to its first
NCAA Tournament berth … Ended her ca-
reer owning career records in batting average
(.389), doubles (56), runs (161), home runs
(35), slugging percentage (.656), total bases
(445); was second in assists (510) and RBI
(135); third in hits (264) and stolen bases
(66); fourth in triples (10) … Also set single-
season records in hits (81), doubles (20),
runs scored (53), on-base percentage (.498),
as well as single-game records for runs (4),
doubles (3), home runs (2) … Member of US
National team in 2009 and 2010 helping lead
the Americans to gold at the 2012 ISF World
Championship and the 2011 Pan Am Games
… Current UK assistant coach.
Bernadette Madigan-Dugan
Cross Country/Track and Field, 1981-85
One of the greatest distance runners in Ken-
tucky history … First UK female to win a
national track championship when she won
the NCAA two-mile run in 1982 … Won two
Southeastern Conference titles, the 1982
3,000-meter run and the 1983 three-mile run
… Earned All-America honors in five sepa-
rate events – cross country, indoor two-mile,
outdoor 3,000 meters, indoor 3,200-meter
relay and the outdoor 10,000 meters …
Competed for Great Britain in the 1985
World Student Games … Has coached col-
legiately at Marshall, Furman, UK and Tran-
sylvania … Currently coaching at Lexington
Catholic High School … Also has been a
mentor for numerous athletes in the running
community.
Wesley Woodyard, Football, 2004-07
One of the best defensive players and team
leaders in Kentucky history … First-team
All-SEC as a junior and senior … Made 395
tackles in his career, seventh in school his-
tory … Led team in tackles three straight
years, with at least 100 stops each of the
three seasons … Led the SEC as a senior
with 139 tackles … Unquestioned leader of
the defense as the Wildcats posted eight-win
seasons and won the 2006 and ’07 Music
City Bowls … Led UK in tackles in both
bowl triumphs … Second-team Sophomore
All-America … Also a key contributor in
special teams kick coverage … First-team
Freshman All-SEC … SEC Academic Honor
Roll … UK Athletics Society of Character
… Has played eight years in the NFL with
Denver and Tennessee.
The UK Athletics Hall of Fame was started
in 2005 to recognize and honor persons
whose participation and achievements en-
riched and strengthened the University’s ath-
letics program. The charter class included 88
individuals who had previously had their jer-
sey retired by UK.
There is a five-year waiting period after leav-
ing UK to be eligible for inclusion into the
Hall of Fame. A committee consisting of
Hall of Famers, media members, campus
representatives and current coaches and ad-
Kentucky Athletics set to induct the Hall of Fame Class of 2016
LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Scramble
TEAM SCORES
1. Home Federal Bank 54
2. Team LMU 54
3. ARH 55
4. Claiborne Medical 57
5. LMU Athletics 62
6. Joel Hansard Team 64
7. Powell Valley National Bank 65
LMU D-COM 65
LMU Dining 65
10. Ideal Print Shop 66
University Advancement 66
Middlesboro CocaCola 66
13. LMU I.T. 69
14. Sexton Furniture 70
Individual AwardsClosest to the Flag Hole #3
Travis Muncy
Closest to the Flag Hole #6
Scott England
Closest to the Flag Hole #8
Paul Long
Closest to the Flag Hole #13
Bethany McCune
Longest Drive Hole #9
Dawn Skelcher
The tie for first place was broken by a scorecard playoff.
Home Federal shot 26 on the back nine; Team LMU shot 28.
1st Place - Home Federal Bank
2nd Place - Team LMU
3rd Place - Middlesboro ARH
HARROGATE, Tenn. -- The Lincoln Memo-
rial University men's and women's soccer
programs are set to take flight to Brazil to
begin preseason training for the upcoming
2016 seasons.
The LMU soccer programs have ventured to
South America's largest country - and the
world's fifth-largest country in terms of size
- every four years since 2004. This marks the
programs' fourth trip to Brazil of the Helio
D'Anna era.
The travel party consisting of 68 student-ath-
letes, coaches and staff personnel departs the
LMU campus on Monday morning and will
complete the long journey to Brazil on Tues-
day morning. From there, the group will
travel to Caraguá, where it will be stationed
throughout the six-day stay.
Both the men's and women's teams are
scheduled for five scrimmages apiece
against a variety of local club teams. Along
with that game-heavy itinerary, the team will
be allotted free time to encourage team
bonding and experience everything Brazil
has to offer.
On the second day of the trip, the group will
head to Sao Paulo to watch two women's
soccer matches as part of the 2016 Summer
Olympics. The Railsplitters and Lady Rail-
splitters will watch Germany take on Zim-
babwe as well as Canada vs. Australia at
Arena Corinthians.
Lincoln Memorial returns to Harrogate and
the LMU campus bright and early on Mon-
day morning to continue preseason training.
The Railsplitters begin the 2016 campaign
on September 1 against Montevallo in
Columbus, Ga., while the Lady Railsplitters
kickoff the season at the same location on
September 2 versus Bellarmine.
For an inside look at the trip to Brazil, listen
to the Splitter Sound Bites podcast with head
coach Helio D'Anna.
Lincoln Memorial University soccer teams are
headed to Brazil for their preseason trainingLEXINGTON, KY. – The Fifth Annual John
Calipari Basketball Fantasy Experience is set
for August 26-28, 2016, in Lexington.
The Experience provides the opportunity to
spend a weekend in the life of a Kentucky
basketball player. Attendees have the option
to play or coach and will receive expert in-
struction from Coach Cal, current UK Men’s
basketball staff, former UK basketball
greats, and other celebrity guests. The event
also includes a gear package for each partic-
ipant, an all-access pass to UK training fa-
cilities, and exclusive social events with Cal
The 2015 Fantasy Experience proved to be
a tremendous success, as UK Basketball
Alumni and basketball enthusiasts came to
Lexington from across the United States.
Combined with the UK vs UNC Alumni
Game, the event raised over $1,500,000 for
charity.
The Experience offers a chance to be a part
of the inner workings of collegiate basketball
at the highest level.
Positions are limited and are secured on a
first-come, first-served basis. The event sold
out early in 2015, so participants are encour-
aged to register well in advance. For more
information go to www.johncalipariexperi-
ence.com.
Calipari Basketball Fantasy Experience is set
to take place August 26-28 in Lexington
Will Play Premier Nonconference Schedule
Kentucky plays one of the premier
nonconference schedules in the country on
an annual basis, but the Wildcats’ 2016-17
slate appears to have taken a typically diffi-
cult schedule of games and cranked it up an-
other notch.
UK’s 13-game nonconference sched-
ule features eight teams that made it to a
postseason tournament in 2015-16, five
teams who finished the year with a top 50
RPI ranking and a number of battles with
college basketball’s blueblood programs.
Three of KenPom’s top five teams from last
season (North Carolina, Kansas and Michi-
gan State) are among the heavyweights Ken-
tucky will face in 2016-17.
The Wildcats’ upcoming slate will
take the Wildcats as far east as the Bahamas
for the second game of a two-year deal with
Arizona State (Nov. 28) and as far west as
Las Vegas for a matchup with North Car-
olina in the CBS Sports Classic (Dec. 17).
Kentucky will also travel twice to New York,
first to play Michigan State (Nov. 15) in
Madison Square Garden, and then against
Hofstra at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn
(Dec. 11).
UK’s always highly anticipated home
schedule includes rematches with UCLA
(Dec. 3) and Kansas (Jan. 28). This year’s
annual rivalry with Louisville will take place
at the KFC Yum! Center on Dec. 21.
All told, Kentucky’s 2016-17 noncon-
ference opponents combined for a record of
200-157 in 2015-16, a .649 winning percent-
age. Four teams finished the season ranked
in the top 25 of the all-important RPI.
UK’s 2016-17 Southeastern Confer-
ence schedule will feature nine home games
and nine away games, and will be announced
at a later date. It’s the fifth straight year the
SEC will feature an 18-game schedule.
Dates for Big Blue Madness (Oct 14)
and the Blue-White Scrimmage (Oct. 21)
have already been announced. Complete
game times and TV information will be re-
leased at a later date.
Recruit and Reload
Having to say goodbye to nearly
three-quarters of its scoring and rebounding
load won’t be easy for Kentucky in 2016-17,
but fortunately John Calipari and his staff
know a thing or two about replacing talent
with even more talent -- as the Wildcats have
done again for this year.
Kentucky will welcome six newcom-
ers to the 2016-17 roster. They include:
Edrice “Bam” Adebayo, Brad Calipari,
De’Aaron Fox, Wenyen Gabriel, Sacha Kil-
leya-Jones and Malik Monk.
Five of Kentucky’s six signees are
considered consensus top-25 players in the
class of 2016, according ot the Recruiting
Services Consensus Index. Five of the six are
consensus four- or five-start recruits.
Adebayo, Fox, Killeya-Jones and
Monk all suited up for the McDonald’s All-
American Game while Adebayo, Fox,
Gabriel and Monk played in the Jordan
Brand Classic. Brad Calipari was chosen for
the Derby Festival Classic.
In addition to the star-studdeded re-
cruiting class, UK will also welcome back
experience with sophomores Isaiah Briscoe
and Isaac Humphries, and seniors Derek
Willis, Dominique Hawkins and Mychal
Mulder.
An update on Kentucky men’s basketball
2015-16 REVIEWRecord: 27-9 (13-5 SEC Co-Champions)
Home: 17-0, Away: 4-7, Neutral: 6-2SEC Postseason Record: 3-0
Defeated Texas A&M, 82-77 OT (Championship, Nashville, Tenn.)NCAA Postseason Record: 1-1
Lost to Indiana, 73-67 (Second Round, Des Moines, Iowa)2016-17 PREVIEW
Starters Lost: 5 No. Player Pos. Ht Class Ppg Rpg 00 Marcus Lee^ F 6-9 Jr. 6.4 6.0
1 Skal Labissiere^ F 6-11 Fr. 6.6 3.1
3 Tyler Ulis G 5-9 So. 17.3 7.0*
22 Alex Poythress^ F 6-8 Sr. 10.2 6.0
23 Jamal Murray G 6-4 Fr. 20.0 5.2
Starters Returning: 2 13 Isaiah Briscoe G 6-3 So. 9.6 5.3
35 Derek Willis^ F 6-9 Sr. 7.7 4.4
Other Players Lost: 1
4 Charles Matthews G/F 6-6 Fr. 1.7 1.6
Other Players Returning
10 Jonny David G 6-3 So. 0.2 0.0
11 Mychal Mulder G 6-4 Sr. 0.5 1.1
14 Tai Wynyard F 6-10 RS Fr. 0.0 0.0
15 Isaac Humphries F 7-0 So. 1.9 2.4
24 EJ Floreal G 6-4 Sr. 0.0 0.5
25 Dominique Hawkins G 6-0 Sr. 2.3 0.8
32 Dillon Pulliam G 6-3 RS So. 0.0 0.0 Newcomers: 6
0 De’Aaron Fox G 6-3 Fr.
1 Sacha Killeya-Jones F 6-10 Fr.
3 Edrice “Bam” Adebayo F 6-10 Fr.
5 Malik Monk G 6-3 Fr.
20 Brad Calipari G 6-0 Fr.
32 Wenyen Gabriel F 6-9 Fr.
*Assists per game; ^-shared time starting;Top Returning Scorer: Isaiah Briscoe - 9.6 ppg
Top Returning Rebounder: Isaiah Briscoe - 5.3 rpgTop Returning FG% (min. 100 FGA): Derek Willis - 48.2%
Top Returning FT% (min. 25 FTA): Derek Willis - 88.9%
Percent of Points Returning: 24.2%Percent of Rebounds Returning: 30.0%
$45 million facility among nation’s best
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Years ago, the vision
of a new day-to-day home for Kentucky
football was conceived. The facility would
place everything players would need to prac-
tice, train, eat, recover, and study under one
state-of-the-art roof.
That vision has now become reality in
the form of the new $45 million Kentucky
Football Training Center.
The facility was unveiled to players on
Thursday morning after 19 months of con-
struction. A tour of the Kentucky Football
Training Center – preceded by comments
from UK President Eli Capilouto, Athletics
Director Mitch Barnhart and head coach
Mark Stoops – guided the Wildcats through
all of the building’s 100,000 square feet.
“I think we all feel very proud and very
happy for the players because they’ve been
through a lot and they’ve worked hard,”
Stoops said. “They’re good kids and we
promised them that, a lot of them, when we
were recruiting them and to see it come to
fruition and get in there, it’s surreal, to be
honest with you.
“To get this building done, it’s going to
help Kentucky football for a long time.”
The training facility is located adjacent
to both Commonwealth Stadium and Nutter
Field House, placing the three areas where
nearly all team activities will take place
within mere walking distance. Moreover, the
training center’s exterior and interior appear-
ance matches that of Commonwealth and its
recently completed $126 million renovation,
giving the two buildings both a modern look
and a uniquely Bluegrass State feel with
touches like Kentucky limestone, reclaimed
barn wood and illuminated outlines of the
state.
“Our students’ success— socially, aca-
demically, physically, creatively, mentally—
is at the forefront of our efforts,” said UK
President Eli Capilouto. "The new facility
centralizes training table, strength, condi-
tioning, tutoring, team community space and
student-athlete health in a single place. These
improvements mirror our investment in res-
idence halls, dining facilities, classrooms and
community spaces across campus. “
“The completion of this facility is an im-
portant moment for our football program,”
Barnhart said. “It creates a one-stop shop for
our players, putting everything they need to
prepare for success on game day and in the
classroom in one beautiful building. We be-
lieve Kentucky football can compete for
championships in the Southeastern Confer-
ence. This facility provides important re-
sources that will help us realize that poten-
tial.”
The statue honoring the four players
who broke the Southeastern Conference’s
color barrier – Nate Northington, Greg Page,
Wilbur Hackett and Houston Hogg – will be
located outside the building’s main entrance.
Inside, visitors are greeted by an expan-
sive lobby with a pedestal featuring Ken-
tucky football’s uniforms and a rear wall
honoring the program’s historic greats. Re-
cruits will also be able to enjoy an interactive
display allowing them to customize uniform
combinations and an Experience Room that
gives them a peek into what it’s like to be a
Kentucky football player.
The rest of the first floor is occupied by
state-of-the-art functional space, starting
with a 15,000 square foot weight room with
a booming sound system and accordion-style
doors that open to two new grass practice
fields. The weight room houses 20 multi-
functional racks, literally tons of free
weights, specialty workout machines, a sec-
ond-floor cardio deck and a corner wall with
reinforced concrete designed to absorb the
force of medicine-ball training.
Adjoining the weight room is a new
training room with an X-ray machine, two
exam rooms, hot and cold tubs, and an un-
derwater treadmill.
The hallways of the first floor and the
entire building – secured by retina scanners
– are lined with pictures honoring former
greats and the new marks unveiled in con-
junction with Nike this winter as part of Ken-
tucky’s updated graphic identity, including
the refined interlocking UK logo and new
Wildcat logo. One wall has an interactive
display featuring all Kentucky players in the
NFL, both currently and in the past.
Across one of those hallways from the
weight room is the training table. Staffed by
an executive performance chef and featuring
a full kitchen, the training table is where
players will eat three meals a day for much
of the year. Outside the training table is the
Gatorade Fuel Bar – a $250,000 nutrition bar
provided as part of UK Athletics’ latest con-
tract with Gatorade. There, players will have
access to shakes, drinks and snacks specially
tailored to their training needs.
The centerpiece of facility is the new
team locker room – where the team will
dress for both practices and games – with a
giant UK logo in the ceiling and screen on
the rear wall. The 120 lockers will be per-
sonalized with players’ photos, names and
numbers and grouped by position. Each
locker has an electronic locking system, ven-
tilation, heating and air conditioning. The
locker room is surrounded by a barber shop
with a wall painted by a local artist and a
lounge with video games, Ping-Pong, table
shuffleboard and pool. Coaches have their
own first-floor locker room outfitted with a
steam room and showers.
Players will be able to walk into the
locker room following practice on the two
outdoor fields, but not before passing
through the plunge pool. The plunge pool –
always kept at 52 degrees – has room for up
to 40 players and is essential to the post-
practice recovery process.
Walking upstairs to the reception area
outside coaching offices and overlooking the
weight room, visitors will pass by the new
Center for Academic and Tutorial Services
location. Before its construction, players had
to come to Memorial Coliseum across cam-
pus for tutoring sessions.
All meeting rooms are located on the
second floor, including the main team meet-
ing room. Featuring 162 seats – each with
ample room and a foldable desk table – it’s
equal parts meeting room and movie theater,
with whiteboards, a giant dropdown screen
and two side screens, and a sound system
featuring a massive subwoofer. Down the
hall – with the words to the UK fight song
emblazoned on the wall in the form of the
new Wildcat logo – are meeting rooms cus-
tomized for each positional group, complete
with photos of Wildcat greats at each posi-
tion, and a room accommodating the techno-
logical needs of the football program’s video
operation.
The remainder of the second floor is oc-
cupied by offices and meeting areas for UK’s
coaching and support staff, including a war
room with space for the entire staff. Stoops
is able to walk from his office – which fea-
tures three huge televisions, a bathroom and
shower – directly into the war room.
Stoops’ office also has a patio overlook-
ing the facility’s two new outdoor practice
fields. The grass practice fields are sur-
rounded by turf training areas and a condi-
tioning area known affectionately – or not so
affectionately, depending on who’s speaking
– as the “Encouragement Stairs.”
New Kentucky football training center unveiled
It seems, years
ago, I simply reacted
when hunting season
came. The preparation
phase lasted only about
a month. The reason
was because I hunted
area farms. Unlike
many hardwoods areas,
farm land hunting is
fairly predictable. The
deer are basically going
to be there from year to
year. I know this cuts
out the need for a lot of
scouting articles but the
truth is the truth. For in-
stance I have heard all
of my life that oak trees
only produce acorns
every three years or so.
Now, I’ve not studied this so don’t send me
mean emails. What I have discovered is this.
If there is an oak tree on the side of a field
and that field is fertilized by the farmer every
year, that tree will have acorns every year. I
have also noticed this. If said farmer has sev-
eral cows and those cows fertilize around
that oak tree every year (if you know what I
mean), that tree will have acorns every year
as well. Things just are a little different on
the farm.
And what about that wonderful spring
gobbler? I’ve hunted them in the deep woods
and on the farm and I can tell you that, once
again, if that farmer has cows and he feeds
those cows a little sweet feed; he is creating
one of the best management areas for
turkeys. What each
hunter needs to realize is
that each cow pie is ac-
tually a natural bait pile
that a turkey will even-
tually find. Somehow I
just can’t see this tech-
nique being given print
space in Field and
Stream; but again, that’s
life on the farm; a little
different and in my
opinion, a lot better. The
farmer has learned that
nothing is wasted – even
waste. He has learned
that what the rest of the
world sees as worthless
and even unmention-
able, are the catalyst for
growth and the medium
for consistency. He has learned that waste is
not waste, it is “fertilizer!”
What all of us need to remember is there
is nothing that happens in our life that is use-
less or worthless. God never looks at some-
thing that we have done and says, “I can’t
use that.” He uses everything and has prom-
ised that even the things that we consider of
no use, He will use to grow our life into one
that is consistent in bearing spiritual fruit
year after year. So, don’t forget that what
looks like cow pies to you, is fertilizer to
God.
Gary Miller
Outdoor Truths
with Gary Miller
The fall squirrel season opens Aug. 20. Hunters should get a free copy of the 2016-2017
Kentucky Hunting and Trapping Guide prior to hunting season to brush up on season dates,
changes from last year and other indispensable information. Copies are available wherever
hunting licenses are sold or you may download a copy from the department’s website at
fw.ky.gov. Lee McClellan Associate Editor, Kentucky Afield Magazine, KDFWR
August 19
Don Marshall Bowl at Southwestern
Harlan County vs. Pulaski County
Scottie Bowl at Glasgow
Barren County vs. Metcalfe County
Campbellsville vs. Glasgow
VisitNich.com Bowl at West Jessamine
Elizabethtown vs. East Jessamine
Harrison County vs. West Jessamine
August 20
Bardstown/Nelson County Bowl
Marion County vs. Nelson County
Little Caesars Ft. Harrod Bowl at Mercer County
Central Hardin vs. Mercer County
North Hardin vs. Boyle County
Rafferty’s Bowl at WKU
South Warren vs. Monroe County
Bowling Green vs. John Hardin
Roy Kidd Bowl at Madison Central
Wayne County vs. Bryan Station
Knox Central vs. Madison Central
Hopkinsville Toyota
Jerry Claiborne Bowl at Hopkinsville
Graves County vs. Hopkinsville
Caldwell County vs. Christian County
August 26
ARH Bowl at Harlan County
Clay County vs. Harlan County
Big Sandy RECC
Touchstone Energy Bowl at Johnson Central
Capital, West Virginia vs. Johnson Central
Bluegrass Bowl at Lexington Catholic
Ryle vs. Henry Clay
St. Xavier vs. Lexington Catholic
Bob Allen Pigskin Classic at Danville
Rockcastle County vs. Bourbon County
Cumberland Falls Pigskin Classic at Corbin
Knox Central vs. Waggener
Central vs. Corbin
Forcht Bank Bowl at Campbellsville University
Campbellsville vs. Louisville Holy Cross
Barren County vs. Green County
Pike County Bowl at Belfry-Shelby Valley
East Ridge vs. Phelps
Belfry vs. Tates Creek
Pike County Central vs. Shelby Valley
August 27
First Priority Bowl at North Laurel
South Laurel vs. Harrison County
North Laurel vs. Wayne County
Forcht Bank Bowl at Campbellsville University
Taylor County vs. Washington County
Casey County vs. Glasgow
PBK Rebel Bowl at Boyle County
Bell County vs. Mercer County
Lafayette vs. Boyle County
Pike County Bowl at Pikeville
Pikeville vs. Letcher County Central
September 2
Appalachian Bowl at Clay County
Knox Central vs. Southwestern
Corbin vs. Clay County
Laurel Bowl at Pineville
Middlesboro vs. Pineville
David Sadler Bowl at Trigg County
Hopkinsville vs. Fort Campbell
Caverna vs. Trigg County
Farmer’s National Bank Bowl at Mercer County
Anderson County vs. Mercer County
September 3
Kentucky River Medical Center Honey Bowl
at Breathitt County
Cincinnati Christian Academy vs. Breathitt Co.
Early season high school football bowl games