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Today's News

  • Legumes good for fescue pastures

    Pastures were slow to green-up with the cool weather this spring. However, the past few days of warm weather has really made the grass pop. We have noticed lately  that some of the timothy and bluegrass was beginning to flower. Now is a good time to be investigating pasture stands for legume content.

  • 4-H members earn awards

    Summer 4-H activities are gearing up, and for the next several months. Results from many of the 4-H competitions and events will be included in the 4-H news. Our 4-H members have worked for months preparing for the various 4-H activities, and today, the results from several of their events are included in the column.

    On May 4, members of the 4-H Young Riders traveled to Ohio County for the District 5 4-H Horse Judging and Hippology Contests. As you can see from the results, they came away with many of the top awards.

  • PHOTO: Got a gobbler
  • Bat Pats sign fourth transfer

    The St. Catharine College Patriot baseball program continues to reach into the west coast and nab quality juco transfers, as the Pats picked up another commit from Southwestern College in San Diego, Calif. The 6-1, 250 pound corner infielder Hector Montes has signed his official letter of intent to play for St. Catharine next year.

  • Patriot volleyball lands defensive specialist from Murray State

    Jodie Klein will come to St. Catharine College in the fall to play the libero position in volleyball. That tags her as a defensive specialist, which she showed a great propensity for last year as a freshman at Murray State University.  But that is not the only skill she will bring to Jason McDannold’s Patriots for the 2013 season.

    Klein was second on the Racers’ team last year in sets played. She was third on the team in digs with 227, and also third in service aces with 14.

  • New softball recruit as good as Gold-ey

    The name of Goldey has been penciled in the line-up card of the St. Catharine College softball team for the last four years. And now, following a signing ceremony at the school on Saturday, the Goldey name will still appear each day in the lineup of Holly Smith’s Patriots.

  • PHOTOS: Little League
  • WC baseball ends regular season at .500, prepares for 19th District second round

    Washington County vs. North Bullitt
    Score:
    17-4 North Bullitt
    When: Friday, May 17
    Where: Idle Hour Park
    Key players: WCHS - Thomas Spalding NBHS - Justin Stinson, Clayton Kelly
    Game highlights: The first inning couldn’t have gone much better for the Commanders at home against North Bullitt (21-15) on Friday, but unfortunately for Washington County, the rest of their season finale couldn’t have gone any worse.

  • Commanderettes end season with border war loss

    Dennis George
    Contributing Writer

    It wasn’t the type of performance Coach Paul Coulter was hoping for as they head into postseason play, when his Washington County softball team fell to Marion County (22-9) by a 15-1 score in their regular season finale last Friday.

  • Does your pour-on dewormer work?

    The following article is from Dr. Michelle Arnold, Large Ruminant Extension Veterinarian, University of Kentucky

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