Yes. 1992 Graduate of Borden(IN) HS. Won 2013 Class 1A State title. I also attended New Albany(IN) HS. They won the 2016 Class 4A title.
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Wow, very interesting! My uncle is from Ashland. I have been there once.My school (Ashland Paul Blazer) has won 4 titles but none since the 1961 Larry Conley led team. We are #1 in the state in all-time wins & 6th or 7th nationally.
I am sorry to hear the school is gone. A school that my mother took me to (dancing on the weekends) is no longer there. Well, the school's building was bought some time back and I think it was restored. For what purpose, I don't know. Morgan High School...I am from Michigan and went to River Rouge High School until my Junior year. That is, the high school I went to in Michigan, has won 14 State Basketball Championships. I ended up in the state of Kentucky for my last 2 years of high school at Wheelwright High in Wheelwright Kentucky, and they have no championships and they no longer have a school.
Wow, very interesting! My uncle is from Ashland. I have been there once.
I'm very curious about this. Isn't Ashland part of the Appalachian belt, or close to it? Does that have an effect on the pool of athletic kids? Is the work mentality different there than, say for example, Lexington, Louisville or even Maysville?We were 2nd nationally for YEARS but there have been a few rough patches & teams started passing us 5-10 years ago. We SHOULD hit 2000 wins this season. On a side note Paducah Tilghman isn’t far behind us with over 1950 wins & also ranks in the top 10 nationally. We also have 11 football championships & are 9th or 10th in all-time wins in KY. We have a pretty solid history, athletically speaking.
Nope but Corbin has had some great players in years gone by. Now, football, that's a different story.
I looked it up but didnt see Corbin.Actually, Corbin does have a Basketball Championship. I believe it was in 1936.
Was Charlie Adkins still coaching then? Been away since 1983 and I played against Paintsville on several occasions as I graduated from Prestonsburg. Paintsville was always good and had outstanding players like Johnnie Lemaster, Tommy Deskins and as bad as I hate to admit it, Bill Mike Runyon and Bill Stafford. Played against all of those guys. Adkins always had a tough team.Yes, Paintsville High School, basketball in 96 and baseball in 90.
Most do not realize that Wheelwright came close to winning State in the early '60's. They finished third after losing to the eventual champion. Had a great coach named Don Wallen but he left after that for a job in Florida.I am from Michigan and went to River Rouge High School until my Junior year. That is, the high school I went to in Michigan, has won 14 State Basketball Championships. I ended up in the state of Kentucky for my last 2 years of high school at Wheelwright High in Wheelwright Kentucky, and they have no championships and they no longer have a school.
Yes, he was still coaching then and still screaming to the top of his lungs from third base, ha ha. Charlie was my cousin on my Dad’s side of the family. Paintsville and Prestonsburg was always a big rivalry game. And Prestonsburg had some really good teams. Amazing how much talent that has came outta those two schools.Was Charlie Adkins still coaching then? Been away since 1983 and I played against Paintsville on several occasions as I graduated from Prestonsburg. Paintsville was always good and had outstanding players like Johnnie Lemaster, Tommy Deskins and as bad as I hate to admit it, Bill Mike Runyon and Bill Stafford. Played against all of those guys. Adkins always had a tough team.
You're right, I looked over it on the list. ThanksThey did win in 1936. my catspause yearbook shows it on page 232 in the recent edition. They had a guy 6"10 who actually played for UK under Rupp in the late thirties. His name was Marion Cluggish.
I'm very curious about this. Isn't Ashland part of the Appalachian belt, or close to it? Does that have an effect on the pool of athletic kids? Is the work mentality different there than, say for example, Lexington, Louisville or even Maysville?
That is sad. I'm very interested in this sort of thing, I tend to live in the past so it hits me a little harder. It's probably not going to happen, but wouldn't it be great if those steel mills came back? I worked in one as my third ever job. Hottest and dirtiest place I've ever worked, but the friendly, blue collar work environment I will never forget .Yes, we are in the northeastern most part of the state. This area used to be littered with flourishing steel mills & chemical plants but we’ve lost nearly all of them over the last 30 years. In turn, we’ve lost 10-15,000 residents in that time. Our last title of any sort was the 1990 football championship & IMO it’s a direct correlation to the population decline.
I don’t know that the work mentality played a big role in our success; I think it’s as simple as having a much larger pool of kids to pick from up until the mid-late 80s. We peaked at about 30,000 residents so it’s not like we were a bustling metropolis. But, we only have the one high school in city limits so there was no in-town competition & all the athletes went to Blazer.
It’s sad. We had two little leagues from the mid 60s up until this past season & the leagues merged into one due to a pathetically low number of kids playing. Personally, I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the championships stopped around the same time the population began to decline. We have a long, storied past but it becomes more distant with each passing, title-less year.
Very impressive.Owensboro High: 29 state 'ships in football, basketball, baseball, track, tennis, golf, cross country, swimming.
That is sad. I'm very interested in this sort of thing, I tend to live in the past so it hits me a little harder. It's probably not going to happen, but wouldn't it be great if those steel mills came back? I worked in one as my third ever job. Hottest and dirtiest place I've ever worked, but the friendly, blue collar work environment I will never forget .
My school (Ashland Paul Blazer) has won 4 titles but none since the 1961 Larry Conley led team. We are #1 in the state in all-time wins & 6th or 7th nationally.