Today's Sports

 SHEPHERDSVILLE – The Greater Bullitt County Youth Football League will begin its 47th season of play on Saturday and while that will be a sunny event, there are storm clouds forming on the horizon.

The worst words any league president can hear is ‘dwindling participation’ but that phrase has been rattling around in Joe Downs’ head for several years. The problem has become so acute that will have fewer teams than at any time in the past decade.

 LEXINGTON – In an effort to continue the national emphasis and the KHSAA’s own efforts to de-emphasize sports specialization in the athletic culture, the Association launched the “Triple Threat Award” program in May of 2018 to recognize those students who participate in high school athletics year round.

 MOUNT WASHINGTON -- It was a busy summer for the Mount Washignton Under-7 All-Star team as they learned the basics of baseball playing in ‘machine-pitch’ tournaments.

Following a few warm-up events, Mount Washington entered district play in a four-team event at Fern Creek.

That led into the team competing in the Western Kentucky State Tournament in Elizabethtown a week later. That event had 15 teams and Mount Washington picked up three victories before being sent to the sidelines.

 MOUNT WASHINGTON – When it comes to selecting a college, it is just one decision after another.

For Bullitt East senior Sean Johnson, there was an extra decision that had to be considered over the spring and summer and that was which sport he wanted to play at the next level. At Bullitt East, Johnson had been a standout on both the basketball and baseball teams.

As it worked out, Johnson decided that his future was with baseball and just recently he signed with Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky.