All your sports throughout the Bowling Green, Ky area covered by
@colescottq
and
@samanthamoney8
! Be sure to watch week nights at 6pm and 10pm on
@wnkytv
.
Who else can't stop thinking about the comeback by
@WKUFootball
that went down late last night? 🤯
We aren't rocket scientists, but right after that hour-long delay seemed to be where the Tops grabbed the momentum over Toledo. 🚀😏
@WKUSports
@crveltkamp
@vonte_mathews
In tonight's press conference,
@WKUSoftball
's ace Shelby Nunn gets showered in Powerade.
Don't miss out on our coverage of tonight's historic win over
#5
Alabama tonight at 10 pm on
@wnkytv
.
Some teams do Gatorade showers after victories,
@SWSoftball
has water gun fights.
Check out this fun celebration with coach Kelly Reynolds after the Spartans claimed the 14th District title.
@SWSpartanAthl
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#News40Sports
Western Kentucky Football finished last season with an exciting win in the Famous Toastery Bowl over Old Dominion, and a pivotal point in the game was an interception by defensive back Anthony Johnson Jr., who went on to win the game's 'Defensive Most Valuable Player' honors.
Tonight, was a special night, as
@WEHS_Baseball
and
@WEHSRaiders
retired the jersey of Tucker Stringfield.
Raider Nation came together to show their love and respect for the Stringfield family.
Warren East went on to beat ACS, 16-1.
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒚 𝑨𝒍𝒍-𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒚 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎
Our first-ever regular season All-Fantasy Team is official!
Check out who made the squad after impressive 2022 campaigns!
Bailey Zappe is back in Bowling Green!
The former
@WKUFootball
star is teaching some local children his football skills at his camp at South Warren High School.
Tonight at 6 and 10 pm, don't miss our story on
@SWSoftball
's
@McLaineHudson1
!
Hudson is an extremely gifted athlete with a great support system and a tie to local collegiate athletics.
You want to miss it, tonight on
@wnkytv
!
The 2022 Mr. Kentucky Basketball winner was in the building today!
@turner_buttry
sat down with News 40 Sports’ discussing his incredible high school career!
You won’t want to miss it at 5pm and 10pm over on
@wnkytv
!!!
Chase Carver is signing his letter of intent to join
@BUKnightsBSB
after his senior season.
Hear from the future D1 Athlete tonight at 6 and 10 on
@wnkytv
.
🏈Good morning Hilltopper fans!🏈
Still excited after the team's big win over in-state rival EKU on Saturday evening? Let's relive some of the top moments from WKU's 31-0 home opening victory!
@WKUSports
@WKUFootball
@Coach_Helton
Congratulations to
@patrick_forbes3
on winning 2022 KHSBCA Mr. Kentucky Baseball!
This is the first time in Kentucky history that both Mr. Baseball and Mr. Basketball were won by athletes who attended the same school.
@turner_buttry
won Mr. Basketball earlier this year.
The final boys' rankings for the Kentucky Associated Press high school basketball polls:
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Male
3. Covington Catholic
4. Ballard
5.
@DubCHoops
6. North Laurel
7. Ashland Blazer
8.
@PurplesHoops
9. Pikeville
10.
@GreenwoodHoops
/ McCracken County
🛞LEXINGTON BOUND🛞
@SWSoftball
left for the state tournament this afternoon, ahead of their first-round matchup with Elizabethtown.
News 40 will be at John Cropp Stadium tomorrow morning with updates and coverage from the Lady Spartan's opening game.
@HadleyBorders
For our last Football Frenzy preview, we catch up with the 2024 5A State Champions.
Take a look at the Bowling Green Purples and the expectations that quarterback Deuce Bailey and head coach Mark Spader are setting for the upcoming season.
@PurplesFootball
@CoachSpader
High school football is near as August approaches, and today we begin our Football Frenzy previews, diving into each local team ahead of the start of the season.
Starting things off are the Allen County-Scottsville Patriots!
@acs_sports
@ACSFBCoach
@BraylonA2025
The Patriots moved to 5-0 tonight after they grabbed a victory in their first home game of the season, solidifying their best start since 2017.
Here's how they defeated Logan County on Friday night👇
@acs_sports
@ACSFBCoach
@BraylonA2025
@chase_ross21
In another matchup of undefeated teams, the Barren County Trojans came out on top in a scoring showdown with Warren East.
Coach John Myers and that high-powered offense leave the smurf turf still without a loss in 2024, and some big plays from the Trojans helped make that
The Bowling Green Purples hit their home field for the first time this season, and tonight, they put a show on for their fans, taking down Owensboro in convincing fashion.
Here's how Coach Mark Spader and his squad evened their regular season record on Friday night⬇️
🏈PLAY(s) OF THE WEEK🏈
Warren East Raider Jackson McCool couldn't stay quiet on either side of the ball tonight, so we had to give him more than just one play!
Check out how
#28
got the interception and then finished the job for the Raiders in their shutout win over Calloway
Our Football Frenzy Game of the Week was a showdown between two undefeated district rivals, and the Allen County-Scottsville Patriots were able to pick up the big road win to move to 3-0.
Check out how the Patriots picked up their first win over Franklin-Simpson since 2021 ⬇️
High 🖐️
Congratulations to the Bowling Green Lady Purples (
@LadyPurpleHoops
) on winning their 5th straight 4th Region Championship, and punching their ticket to the Sweet Sixteen at Rupp Arena!
Our Play of the Week goes to a dynamic duo who picked up right where they left off from the 2023 season:
@DeuceBailey1
and
@BarberTrevy
.
Barber scored his THIRD touchdown of the night on a breakout play, and also check out the hit stick QB1 puts on the defender😳💥
Our Game of the Week tonight featured Greenwood and Warren East, and it was the Raiders who would take the 21-14 win over the Gators.
Warren East stayed hot throughout the game - fueled by QB Dane Parsley and RB Diego Monte with some tone-setting plays.
Check out the Raiders
⚔️SPARTAN PARTY⚔️
South Warren brought home their first region softball title since 2022 on Thursday night, defeating Barren County in a close contest.
Check out how the Lady Spartans punched their ticket to Lexington in the 4-2 victory.
@SWSoftball
@LaylaOgden1
For this Football Frenzy preview, we take a look at the South Warren Spartans.
Check out how returning quarterback Bryce Button is gearing up for his final year with the Spartans and what Brandon Smith is liking about this season's squad.
@SouthWarrenFB
@ButtonBryce
The Spartans moved to 3-0 tonight after welcoming Southwestern to the field for South Warren's first home game of the year.
Check out some highlights of the 38-6 victory for the home team.
@SouthWarrenFB
@ButtonBryce
@ColtonVeltkamp
Last month, Hart County lost a prominent figure in their community.
@HartCountyFball
coach Jason Gedda lost a sudden battle to cancer, but the number of lives he touched in his 48 years are more than most can say in their entire lifetime.
@SamanthaMoney8
has more.
In the battle of two Warren County teams, it was the Raiders from Warren East emerging victorious, slaying the Dragons from Warren Central 43-14.
It was a hurry up offense for most of that first half for East, and that formula worked well, moving the team to 3-1 on the year.
The Hart County Raiders kept their undefeated record tonight, knocking off the home Butler County Bears 50-15.
Both sides of the football showed out for Coach Griffin, and don't look now, but this team wants to run back what happened last season (and go even farther) 👀👀
South Warren wins BIG and advances!
@SWSoftball
defeats Highlands 8-0 in round one of the State Tournament, in Lexington.
The Spartans are now set for a matchup with Henderson County on June 10th. First pitch is set for 4 pm CT.
Allen County-Scottsville football picked up a massive road win tonight against the Glasgow Scotties.
Check out some highlights from the Patriot's 32-15 victory to remain undefeated on the season.
@ACSFBCoach
@acs_sports
@BraylonA2025
Some crosstown rivalry action went down tonight out in Barren County between the Trojans and the Scotties.
Glasgow may have gotten the win last year, but 2024 proved to be Barren County's year in a 23-7 revenge game.
Check out some highlights from the Trojans win!
Warren East and Christian County kicked things off first on the Smurf Turf and it was the Raiders who dominated the game with a powerful 55-6 win in their first game of the season.
Check out some highlights at Joe Ross Field.
@WEHSfootball1
@Coach_Hall59
@DaneParsley18
.
@WKUFootball
gave Toledo their first loss of 2024 on Saturday after a huge second-half comeback.
News 40's
@ColeScottq
was in Houchens-Smith Stadium and has a recap of what helped the Tops grow their win streak to three games.
@WKUSports
In a meeting of two unbeaten teams, the Allen County-Scottsville Patriots moved on to 4-0, featured with a DOT of a pass just past the diving defender, and housed by the team's leading scorer.
The connection between
@BraylonA2025
and
@chase_ross21
brings home a win AND our
Touch 'em all,
@patrick_forbes3
!
The Bowling Green senior slammed this pitch out of the park!
You won't want to miss our highlights from
@PurplesBaseball
action tonight at 10 p.m. on
@wnkytv
!
“Im extremely excited to get started at South Warren. I’m ready to have some keys and open up the gym right now.”
@CDotQuarles
on starting his new job with
@SouthWarrenBBK
.
For our Football Frenzy Play of the Week, we check out a receiver on the Barren County Trojans who had a big night, capitalized by a SNAG of a touchdown catch!
Jaxson Byrd went Randy Moss mode over his defender, flexing those muscles for a tough score, helping the Trojans move
After bringing home the first-place trophy in the 2024 Cardinal Cup over the weekend,
@WKUWomensGolf
's Catie Craig stopped by to discuss the tournament, and look at what's in store this season for her and her team.
Check out this week's Topper Tuesday, presented by our friends
In 2021,
@larissafrank26
became the first Hilltopper to compete in the Olympics for softball.
Representing Canada, Franklin came home with a bronze medal.
@SamanthaMoney8
has the story.
It’s a PACKED house tonight for the 4th Region Championship, between Greenwood and South Warren!
Winner of tonight’s matchup punches their ticket to the State Tournament!
Couldn’t have asked for a better night here on the Hill, for the 4th Region Championship!
The Warren East Raiders are set for a matchup with the Russell County Lakers.
Winner punches their ticket to the State Tourney.
We will have these must see highlights at 10 on
@wnkytv
!
The Franklin-Simpson Wildcats picked up their second win of the season after a visit to Warren Central, taking down the Dragons 49-22.
Check out some highlights from a powerful performance by head coach Max Chaney's squad.
@FSFootball
@max_chaney78
@C0lin_A12
Hilltopper sports are in full swing at this point in the year, and one newer aspect that affects all student-athletes is the impact the community has through NIL support.
Nick Uhlenhopp, executive director for the Red Towel Trust, the official NIL partner of WKU athletics,
.
@SWBaseball
is gearing up for the 2023 State Baseball Tournament in Lexington!
@PatCareySports
had a chance to catch up with Coach Chris Gage and a few seniors to chat about the season. ⬇️
The Spartans are set to begin their tourney run tomorrow.
@SWSpartanAthl
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@Jaajr_2122
MURRAY MAGIC
Kayden Murray throws 9 shutout innings while Macie Murray walks it off with a two run homer.
@Gwood_softball
is heading to the next round of the KHSAA Softball State Tournament!
As the new athletic year approaches, News 40 sports sat down with WKU soccer coach Jason Neidell to discuss the upcoming season for the Lady Toppers.
Cole Scott has more.
@WKU_Soccer
@WKUsoccerman
Warren East hosted the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats and Daviess County Panthers in the second game under the lights at the Smurf Turf.
The Wildcats set the tone of the game during the first kick-off return and maintained it until the final whistle.
FS for the win!
@FSFootball
Hilltopper Football is set to begin in just over a month, and a key returner for the team is
@upton_5tout
.
News 40's
@ColeScottq
recently sat down with the defensive back to discuss his last season on the Hill, as well as what's to come in 2024.
@WKUFootball
Legacy Christian Academy secures the school's first KCAA High School Boys' Basketball State Championship following a record-breaking season.
@lcabgeagles
@Shaun_tc32
Logan County picked up another win tonight in a 42-3 victory over Russellville.
The Cougars move to 2-1 on the season after some big moves over the Panthers - check it out!
@LC_Cougars
@holman_ridge