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.
Logan Thomas, 17, a senior at Western Hills High School, has signed with the swim and triathlon team at Transylvania University.
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.
Western Hills junior Zach Semones earned honorable mention on the 11th Region regular season all-region team for basketball.
The 11th Region regular season all-region basketball teams were recently named.
Western Hills’ Emma Campbell, Madelyn Muller and Joshua Downey all won events at the Indoor State Track and Field Championships Saturday at the Mason County Indoor Athletic Complex.
The 11th Region basketball tournament starts next week.
Connor Purvis, 18, a senior at Western Hills High School, has signed to play baseball at Kentucky State University.
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’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.
Trailing by 24 points after the third quarter, Western Hills’ boys basketball team got within one point before losing 71-68 to Paris Friday at WHHS.
Western Hills’ girls basketball team fell behind 20-10 after the first quarter, and Lafayette kept the lead the rest of the way, winning 71-30 Tuesday night in Lexington.
The drawing for the 41st District basketball tournament took place Sunday at Franklin County High School.
Western Hills’ boys basketball team defeated Mercer County 82-69 Monday afternoon in Harrodsburg.
LEXINGTON — Western Hills junior Jeffery Parker competed in the State Wrestling Championships for the first time this weekend, coming in as a relative unknown after placing third in the Region 5 Tournament.
Western Hills’ boys basketball team scored 28 points in the fourth quarter to break open a close game and win 76-63 Friday over Nicholas County at WHHS.
Tucker Harley, 17, a senior at Western Hills High School, has signed to play esports at Campbellsville University.
Tucker Harley, 17, a senior at Western Hills High School, has signed to play esports at Campbellsville University.
Franklin County senior Nathaniel Lawrence and Western Hills junior Jeffery Parker reached the semifinals at the State Wrestling Championships Friday at Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Esports have come to Frankfort’s schools.
Western Hills' 400-yard freestyle relay team of Anish Penmecha, Hithan Garla, Nikhil Akula and Evan Sinor-Huggins qualified for the state swimming championships based on its time in the Region 6 meet Saturday at the Falling Spring Center in Versailles.
Western Hills took 11 wrestlers to the Region 5 Tournament at Oldham County over the weekend.
Western Hills’ Emma Campbell won the two-mile run at the Wildcat Track Classic indoor meet Saturday at the University of Kentucky’s Nutter Fieldhouse.
In their first meeting in December, Frankfort’s girls basketball team rallied past Western Hills for a 55-43 win.
Western Hills' boys basketball team scored the first six points in its game against Frankfort Wednesday and led 8-2 with 5:53 left in the first quarter.
Western Hills senior Logan Thomas has been swimming, she says, since she could walk, and this weekend she’ll be competing in the Region 6 meet along with other swimmers from WHHS, Frankfort and Franklin County.
Western Hills’ boys basketball team won at home Tuesday, defeating Bluegrass United 73-68.
Western Hills’ girls basketball team defeated Bryan Station 51-48 Monday in Lexington.
After three years in Major League Baseball with the Miami Marlins, J.T. Riddle became a free agent in December.
Western Hills’ boys basketball team lost to Danville 71-66 Saturday in the Gary Moore Classic at Franklin County.
Western Hills’ girls basketball team was within four points of Franklin County, 22-18, with 6:29 left in the second quarter Friday.
Coming into Friday’s game with two regular-season district games left, Franklin County’s boys basketball team had some work to do.
The basketball doubleheader between Franklin County and Western Hills Friday at FCHS will be a “Pink Out.”
The first time Western Hills' girls basketball team played Great Crossing, WHHS lost 79-42 on Jan. 14 in Georgetown.
Western Hills’ boys basketball team knew what to expect when it hosted Great Crossing Tuesday — a close game.
Postseason wrestling is almost here.
Trailing 35-29 at halftime, Western Hills' boys basketball team rallied for a 78-53 win at Casey County Saturday.
Western Hills’ Mattie Brock, Logan Thomas and Grayson Wilhoite all won events at a swim meet in Shelbyville Jan. 15 that was hosted by Collins.
Neither team was at full strength for the wrestling City Championships Wednesday, but it was Franklin County that came away with the 47-36 win over Western Hills at FCHS.
Franklin County’s boys basketball team beat Shelby County 64-49 Tuesday night at FCHS, giving Franklin County coach Tony Wise his 300th career victory.
Western Hills’ boys basketball team defeated the Central Kentucky Spartans, a homeschool team, 68-52 Monday at WHHS.
Garrard County’s boys basketball team outscored Western Hills 25-11 in the fourth quarter to win 62-53 Wednesday at WHHS.
Western Hills’ boys basketball team came up just short against Great Crossing, losing 72-68 Tuesday in Georgetown.
Western Hills’ girls basketball team defeated Frederick Douglass 57-45 Saturday at WHHS.
Western Hills' boys basketball team entered the fourth quarter of the Kentucky 2A Championships Section 4 final trailing the Christian Academy of Louisville 64-47.
WeWannaPlay has been assisting local student-athletes for years, helping them offset the costs associated with playing varsity sports at Frankfort, Franklin County and Western Hills.
The last time Western Hills’ boys basketball team played Henry County, WHHS lost 66-65 on a last-second shot on Dec. 6.
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