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  • Conor Doyle to fulfill his dad’s...

    Something Conor Doyle’s father had told him for a long time certainly rang true Monday afternoon.

    That’s when Doyle, a Collins senior, signed in the high school’s library to play golf at Cincinnati Christian University. 

    “My dad [Todd] has been telling me all my life I was going to be a preacher and a golfer,” Doyle said, “and Cincinnati Christian University makes that possible. I always thought he was crazy, but now it’s possible.”

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  • Experienced Titans’ plan: State...

    The first Collins softball team advanced to the 8th Region championship game.

    The Titans’ second squad hopes to takes things one step farther.

    “The girls have set a goal that they want to go to State,” said Collins Coach Jim Axline, whose team’s season-opener scheduled for Thursday at North Oldham was postponed by rain and will now be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday against South Oldham. “It’s good to have those type of goals, and we’ll run with it from there.…I expect us to battle right in there with last year.”

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  • Upcoming sports schedule: March...

    Friday, March 9

    5 p.m.: High school boys’ & girls’ tennis, Trimble County at Shelby County.

    Saturday, March 10

    11 a.m.: High school baseball, Shelby County at North Bullitt (scrimmage).
    Noon: High school baseball, Collins at Jeffersontown (scrimmage).

    Monday, March 12

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  • Rockets will send out young teams

    The Shelby County tennis teams won’t be long in the tooth this spring, but that could be good for them in the long run. 

     

    Boys are young

    The Rockets graduated their No. 1 singles player, Michael Karas but still return several key players from last season – even though they are underclassmen – along with a couple of key newcomers. 

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  • Girls have Kregor; boys have...

    Youth will be served, and it will also be serving, for the Collins tennis teams this spring.

    The Titans lost a trio of key seniors to graduation from their inaugural boys’ and girls’ squads.

    This year both teams will be even younger – with no seniors on either squad – for their second seasons, which begin at 5 p.m. today at Oldham County.

     

    Girls have Kregor

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  • Shelby County boys take 4th at...

    The outdoor track & field season hasn’t started yet, but the Shelby County boys’ team already is making noise indoors.

    The Rockets finished in fourth place in the Class AA portion of this past Saturday’s 52nd annual Mason-Dixon Games at Broadbent Arena in Louisville.

    Shelby County won two events to go along with a third-place finish, a fourth, fifth and one sixth to total 38 points. That was just 18 behind champion Central, 11 behind second-place Mercer County and 3.5 behind third-place North Oldham.

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  • Stone, Titans build on perfect...

    NEW CASTLE – Another perfect shooting night from Brian Stone, a near-perfect start, a dominating performance on the backboards and a determined defensive effort carried Collins into the 8th Region boys' basketball final.

    All four were big keys in the Titans’ 56-47 victory over Gallatin County in the 8th Region semifinals Monday night at Henry County.

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  • Titans can't quite get to...

    NEW CASTLE – Points in the paint had been plentiful this postseason for the Collins boys’ basketball team.
    However Oldham County put the kibosh on the Titans’ inside attack Tuesday night.
    The Colonels held Collins to only eight baskets in the lane – and a mere 12 for the game – on their way to a 50-40 victory in the 8th Region championship game at Henry County.

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  • Collins plays for regional title...

    Another perfect shooting night from Brian Stone, and another dominant defensive effort, carried Collins into the 8th Region boys' basketball final.

    Stone scored 16 points (on 8 for 8 shooting), grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked six shots to lead the Titans to a 56-47 victory over Gallatin County in the 8th Region semifinals Monday night at Henry County.

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  • Fine 4th quarter advances Titans

    NEW CASTLE – A rock-solid fourth quarter and Brian Stone's perfect shooting night propelled the Collins boys’ basketball team into the 8th Region Tournament semifinals.

    The Titans, who trailed South Oldham by one point entering the final period of their first round 8th Region Tournament game Wednesday night, outscored the Dragons, 21-14, during the last eight minutes – to go along with a 12-for-12 shooting performance from Stone – on their way to a 69-63 victory at the Henry County High School Gym.

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