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Tom Kerns spent years on area golf courses, first watching his daughter, Lesa, play for Franklin County High School and later watching her in tournaments at Juniper Hill.
For Franklin County’s Brooklynn Miles, there was one thing she was looking for in a college.
Franklin County point guard Brooklynn Miles has verbally committed to the University of Tennessee's women's basketball program.
Any male student at Franklin County High School interested in trying out for the FCHS boys golf team needs to attend practice on July 15 at 9 a.m. at Lakeview Golf Course.
On Monday night the Franklin County Board of Education unanimously approved a plan that gets student-athletes one step closer to the playing fields.
Jacob Cook was looking for a little more balance in his life, so he took some time off from playing golf.
Katie Rose, who graduated from Franklin County last month, was awarded the Bert Hawkins Memorial Scholarship by the scholarship’s board of directors.
LEXINGTON — Chip McDaniel led from start to finish and captured the Unbridled Tour golf event on Thursday at Boone’s Trace National Golf Club.Â
LEXINGTON — High schools across the state can begin meeting with their athletic teams on Monday.
High school spring sports were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and on Thursday the KSHAA said the dead period will be extended through May 31.
Nominations are being accepted for the second class of the Franklin County High School Football Hall of Fame.
Franklin County junior Brooklynn Miles has received an offer from the University of Tennessee women's basketball team.
Editor's note: This story was updated at 5:54 p.m. on April 23 to include the suspect's bond amount.
Franklin County sophomore Bennett Myers has been selected to participate in the Perfect Game Junior National Showcase, scheduled for June 6-9 in Hoover, Alabama.
Franklin County's girls basketball team has received one of the four state at-large bids for the 2021 Louisville Invitational Tournament.
One day after the announcement of the recommended closure of all schools to in-person instruction for the rest of the school year, the KHSAA has officially canceled the spring sports season and the resumption of the state basketball tournaments.
Franklin County junior Brooklynn Miles led the Lady Flyers all season, and Frankfort High senior Chaz Austin played a key role in the Panthers’ late-season surge.
Editor's note: This story was updated at 7:07 a.m. on March 24 to include comments from Western Hills High School football coach Don Miller.
Franklin County’s Sam Feldman had an injury that shortened his junior season of baseball.
Brooklynn Miles did a little bit of everything for Franklin County’s girls basketball team this season.
The KHSAA announced Friday that all sports and sports activities, regardless of season, are declared to be in a dead period that extends through April 12.
LEXINGTON — The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has decided to cancel the remainder of the Girls Sweet 16 basketball tournament and next week’s Boys Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena.
LEXINGTON — Trailing by eight points midway through the third quarter, Franklin County’s girls basketball team battled to take a two-point lead midway through the fourth quarter.
Franklin County senior Jasmine Simpson has spent five years with the Lady Flyer basketball program.
Former players, former coaches, former rivals, a co-worker — they all make up the coaching staff of Franklin County girls basketball coach Joey Thacker.
The 11th Region regular season all-region basketball teams were recently named.
When Jasmine Simpson, Lakin Hamblin and Justice Wiser were freshmen, Franklin County’s girls basketball team made its third straight trip to the state tournament.
RICHMOND — It was a year ago that Franklin County's girls basketball team last played Scott County, and it was a game that kept the Lady Flyers motivated.
When the week started, Franklin County’s Fred Farrier had one offer from an NCAA Div. I football program.
When James Hyatt posted on Instagram Monday night that he needed 50,000 likes to receive a pair of custom soccer cleats to represent his father, Adam Hyatt, he found out he had until next Tuesday to reach that goal.
Franklin County High School will provide a pep bus at no cost to students for Friday's 11th Region championship game between the Lady Flyers and Scott County at Eastern Kentucky University at 7 p.m.
RICHMOND — It didn’t surprise Franklin County girls basketball coach Joey Thacker when Dunbar made a run at his team Wednesday, but the Lady Flyers knew what to do.
Franklin County’s boys basketball team ran into a team on a 12-game winning streak Tuesday, and Lexington Catholic kept the streak going.
Competing in the 11th Region Tournament is nothing new for Franklin County’s girls basketball team.
The 11th Region basketball tournament starts next week.
Franklin County’s girls basketball team made it seven consecutive 41st District championships Friday, holding off a scrappy Great Crossing team 62-46 in the tournament title game Friday at FCHS.
The Franklin County and Frankfort boys basketball teams had split the two games they played in the regular season, and they came into the championship game of the 41st District Tournament with similar records.
The Tennessee Titans’ top two quarterbacks from last season — Ryan Tannehill and Marcus Mariota — both have their deals with the team set to expire next month.
With 3:45 left in the first half, Franklin County's boys basketball team held a slim 19-17 lead on Western Hills.
Franklin County junior Brooklynn Miles is a Division I basketball recruit averaging 21.6 points per game for the Lady Flyers.
Franklin County’s girls basketball team had a plan to come out and take control early, and that’s just what the Lady Flyers did, beating Western Hills 68-19 Tuesday in the first round of the 41st District Tournament at FCHS.
Franklin County’s girls basketball team closed out the regular season Friday with a 77-48 win at Scott High.
Franklin County boys basketball coach Tony Wise knows what the Flyers should do with Friday’s loss to Anderson County — put it behind them, quickly.
Franklin County’s boys basketball team lost to Madison Southern 69-67 Tuesday night in Berea.
Franklin County senior Nathaniel Lawrence has had an outstanding wrestling career.
Franklin County senior Brady Holleran was recently named to the second team of The Associated Press all-state football team.
For its final home game of the regular season, Franklin County's girls basketball team dispatched of Lincoln County 65-56.
The drawing for the 41st District basketball tournament took place Sunday at Franklin County High School.
Franklin County’s girls basketball team picked up its 20th win of the season Saturday, beating Cooper 59-43 at FCHS.
LEXINGTON — Franklin County senior Nathaniel Lawrence was dealing with a knee injury, but that didn’t stop him from reaching the finals in the State Wrestling Championships.
Franklin County’s girls basketball team lost 73-39 Friday at Bullitt East.
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