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Softball tournament honors former DC player who battled cancer

Softball tournament honors former DC player who battled cancer

The Lady Panthers softball team of Daviess County High School is hosting the third annual Team Lauren Cancer Awareness Round Robin Tournament this weekend.

Games begin at 5:15 p.m. Friday, May 11. The field is located behind DCHS. Games resume on Saturday with the final contest scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. A complete game schedule and more information are included inside this story.

The first pitch to open the tournament will be thrown out by Jacob Helwig, a junior at Daviess County High School who is battling cancer.

Olympic Luge Team will help kick off 2012 Soap Box Derby on new track

Olympic Luge Team will help kick off 2012 Soap Box Derby on new track

The Owensboro Lions Club announces the Soap Box Derby 2012, the inaugural race on their new 900-foot track in Ben Hawes Park. Events begin Thursday, May 31 and go through Sunday, June 3, with the actual races being run on Saturday, June 2.

This family event also features the USA Olympic Luge Team performing demos and offering the opportunity to take a ride on a slider luge.

Green River Senior Games now 'Masters Challenge'; events start this month

Green River Senior Games now 'Masters Challenge'; events start this month

The 2012 Masters Athletic Challenge will be held May 17 - June 9, and will feature bowling, cycling, golf, swimming, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.

Formerly known as the Green River Regional Senior Games, this annual event promotes physical fitness and healthy competition among area residents age 50+.

The games kick off Thursday, May 17, with bowling at Owensboro’s Diamond Lanes South. Swimming at OMHS Health Park in Owensboro (Tuesday, May 22nd) and tennis at Moreland Park in Owensboro (Wednesday, May 23rd) will take place the following week.

Apollo's Porter signs with St. Catherine's

Apollo's Porter signs with St. Catherine's

Apollo High School basketball standout Nick Porter has signed his national letter of intent to play college ball at St. Catherine's College in Bardstown.

The senior guard helped lead the Eagles to their 9th-region title in school history  and their third trip, to Rupp Arena over the last decade.

Porter is also Apollo’s single-season assist leader with 192, a record that previously stood for about 30 years.

Special Olympics weightlifing event at Apollo

Special Olympics weightlifing event at Apollo

Apollo High School will host a Special Olympics weightlifting competition starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28.

Obbie Todd, a health and physical education instructor at Apollo, is coordinating this event for his 25th year.  Todd has put his heart and soul into making this an amazing experience for the athletes and their families.

Local WKU students biking 3,000 miles for Alzheimer's

Local WKU students biking 3,000 miles for Alzheimer's

A group of 11 Western Kentucky University students will embark on a bike trip across the United States to raise awareness and funding for the Alzheimer’s Association.

Bike4Alz, formerly known as Fijis Across America, will begin their 3,000-mile journey on May 25 in International Falls, Minn., and end in Key West, Fla.

Participants are: John William Owens and Will Garcia, both of Louisville; Trip Carpenter of Owensboro; Dylan Ward of Hartford; Austin Lanter and Ben Harris, both of  Winchester; Sam Wells of Paris; Jonathan Caron (driver) and Kent Jones, both of Somerset; Tyler Wittmer of Evansville (Reitz HS).; and Josh Amos of Bowling Green.

During the three-month bike ride, Bike4Alz will stop in several major metropolitan areas to hold events with the local Alzheimer’s Association chapters. The group’s goal is to raise $175,000 to benefit the organization and raise awareness about the disease.

Calipari, NCAA championship trophy coming to Owensboro

Calipari, NCAA championship trophy coming to Owensboro

The Big Blue Nation will have another opportunity to celebrate Kentucky's 2012 National Championship on Thursday-Saturday as the UK men's basketball staff takes part in a statewide tour.

Three stops were scheduled in eastern Kentucky on Thursday.  On Friday, the tour will hit four cities in Central and Western Kentucky including the Kroger store in Owensboro from 4-5 p.m.. At each stop, Coach John Calipari will address the fans and take questions from the crowd. 

The tour stops include the following cities, locations and times: