The Lady Mat Jackets had a great showing at the KHSAA state wrestling tournament, finishing third with four wrestlers out of six reaching the podium. Woodford shot up the leaderboard thanks to a flurry of wins through the consolation rounds that landed them the third-place spot and runner-up in Class 3A large school division. “We placed four out of six and honestly, I can’t ask for much more than that because these girls gave tremendous effort and showed a lot of heart,” said

The Mat Jackets competed at  state wrestling tournament Feb. 26-27 at Alltech Arena in the Kentucky Horse Park. Six wrestlers took to the mat against the state’s best and when the dust settled, Woodford came away with a 19th-place team finish and one placer in the heavyweight division. “We will definitely go back to the drawing board and there’s a lot of work to be done,” said Coach Harrison Courtney. “I’m proud of the guys for showing up to wrestle. The big thing moving forw

THE ALL-DISTRICT TOURNAMENT TEAM was announced after the boys’ 30th District finals. Pictured from left are Tournament MVP Josiah McKee, Wyatt Peters, Zavian Johnson, David Chong and Omari Jointer. (Photo by Bill Caine) For four quarters, Woodford County boys’ basketball dominated Spencer County with an incredible trap defense that led to easy breakaway baskets and extra possessions in a district final win over the Bears, 65-32. The win felt extra-special after the Bears ende