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Drive carefully! School is back in session!

August 19

Harlan County vs. Pulaski County at Southwestern

Rowan County at Clay County

Whitley County at Corbin

Berea at Jackson County

Danville at LaRue County

Perry Central at Lynn Camp

Leslie County at Magoffin County

Jenkins at McCreary Central

Bell County at Middlesboro

Sheldon Clark at Paintsville

Allen Central at Phelps

Prestonsburg at Pikeville

Hazard at Pineville

Casey County at Powell County

North Laurel at South Laurel

Lexington Christian at Williamsburg

August 20

Frankfort vs. Paris at Montgomery County

Knox Central at Madison Central

August 26

Clay County at Harlan County

Louisville Central at Corbin

Knox Central vs. Waggener at Corbin

Eminence at Berea

Madison Southern at Garrard County

South Floyd at Harlan

Fairview at Hazard

Pineville at Jackson County

Leslie County at Knott County Central

Lynn Camp at McCreary Central

Frankfort at Paintsville

Breathitt County at Perry County Central

Sheldon Clark at Prestonsburg

Scott County at Pulaski County

Jenkins at Ridgeview, VA

Williamsburg at Somerset

Middlesboro at Whitley County

August 27

South Laurel vs. Harrison County at North Laurel

Wayne County at North Laurel

Bell County vs. Mercer County at Boyle County

September 2

Knox Central vs. Southwestern at Clay County

Corbin at Clay County

Somerset at Beechwood

Harlan County at Belfry

Pike County Central at Bell County

Berea at Bethlehem

Danville at Boyle County

McCreary Central at Clinton County

Knott County Central at East Ridge

Frankfort at Estill County

Thomas Walker, VA at Harlan

Williamsburg at Leslie County

Hazard at Letcher County Central

Paris at Ludlow

Jackson County at Lynn Camp

Wayne County at Perry County Central

Paintsville at Pikeville

Middlesboro at Pineville

South Laurel at Rockcastle County

Casey County at Russell County

September 9

Southwestern at Mercer County

Boyle County at Anderson County

Lynn Camp at Berea

Prestonsburg at Breathitt County

East Jessamine at Clay County

Corbin at Danville

Pikeville at Fairview

Harlan County at Knox Central

Belfry at Newport Central Catholic

Mason County at North Laurel

Paris at Pineville

McCreary Central at Providence, IN

Pulaski County at Russell County

Hurley, VA at Shelby Valley

Hazard at Somerset

Knott County Central at South Floyd

Middlesboro at South Laurel

Bell County at Wayne County

Wesst Jessamine at Whitley County

Frankfort at Williamsburg

Regional High School Football Schedule for August and September

September 10

Harlan at Bracken County

Jackson County at Pendleton County

September 16

Whitley County at Bell County

Washington County at Casey County

Campbellsville at Green County

Johnson Central at Harlan County

Prestonsburg at Hazard

Knox Central at Henry Clay

Harlan at Jackson County

Lynn Camp at Jenkins

South Laurel at Leslie County

Betsy Lane at Knott County Central

Breathitt County at Letcher County Central

North Laurel at Lincoln County

Berea at McCreary Central

Paris at Middlesboro

Belfry at Pikeville

Rockcastle County at Pulaski County

Corbin at Southwestern

Clay County at West Jessamine

Paintsville at Williamsburg

September 23

Corbin at Mayfield

Leslie County at Betsy Layne

Paintsville at Bourbon County

Johnson Central at Boyd County

Knott County Central at Breathitt County

Lincoln County at Boyle County

Green County at Danville

Campbellsville at Fort Knox

Middlesboro at Harlan

North Laurel at Harlan County

Hazard at Jenkins

Russell County at Knox Central

Belfry at Knoxville Catholic, TN

Pineville at Cumberland Gap, TN

Jellico, TN at Lynn Camp

Pulaski County at Madison Southern

Pike County Central at Magoffin County

Southwestern at Montgomery County

Jackson County at Morgan County

Frankfort at North Oldham

Letcher County Central at Perry County Central

Twin Valley, VA at Phelps

Somerset at Rockcastle County

Prestonsburg at Shelby Valley

McCreary Central at Sheldon Clark

Pikeville at South Floyd

Clay County at Wayne County

South Laurel at Whitley County

Ludlow at Williamsburg

September 24

Casey County at Ballard Memorial

September 30

Leslie County at Allen Central

Cabell Midland, WV at Belfry

Shelby Valley at Betsy Lane

Danville at Campbellsville

Bell County at Casey County

Somerset at Caverna

Knox Central at Clay County

Jackson County at Corbin

Johnson Central at East Carter

Breathitt County at Estill County

Pulaski County at Henry Clay

Phelps at Jenkins

Harlan County at Letcher County Central

Clinton County at Lynn Camp

Pineville at McCreary Central

Berea at Nicholas County

Whitley County at North Laurel

Pike County Central at Paintsville

Hazard at Pikeville

Wayne County at Rockcastle County

Harlan at Rye Cove, VA

South Floyd at Twin Valley, VA

Regional High School Football Schedule for August and September

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Ken-

tucky Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2016

has been announced, with Rich Brooks (foot-

ball), Chuck Hayes (men’s basketball),

James Johnson (wrestling), Molly Johnson-

Belcher (softball), Bernadette Madigan-

Dugan (cross country/track and field) and

Wesley Woodyard (football) set to be in-

ducted during Hall of Fame Weekend, Sept.

23-24, in conjunction with the football home

game vs. South Carolina.

Rich Brooks, Football, 2003-09

Only coach in school history to guide UK to

bowl games in four consecutive years and

win three straight bowls … Took over a pro-

gram mired in a severe NCAA probation and

by 2006 led UK to a 28-20 upset win over

Clemson in the Music City Bowl … Fol-

lowed with a win over Florida State in the

2007 Music City Bowl, a season which in-

cluded a Top-10 ranking and victory over

No. 1 (and eventual national champion) LSU

… Following 2008 season, defeated East

Carolina in the Liberty Bowl and completed

his career at the Music City Bowl in 2009 …

Won at least seven games four years in a row,

first time that had happened at UK since

1909-12 … 2009 SEC Coach of the Year by

CollegeFootballNews.com … In last four

seasons, led UK to 12 fourth-quarter come-

back wins.

Chuck Hayes, Men’s Basketball, 2002-05

Fan favorite for relentless defense and tena-

cious rebounding … Named the 2005 SEC

Defensive Player of the Year … Ranks sev-

enth in career rebounds with 910 boards …

Led the team in rebounding for three straight

seasons from 2003-05 … Led UK in blocks

in 2004 … Ranks eighth in career steals with

170 … Led team to the 2005 SEC regular-

season championship … Also a key member

on the SEC Tournament championship teams

in 2003, 2004 … Member of the 1,000-point

club … Appeared in the NCAA Tournament

in all four of his seasons, including Elite

Eight finishes in 2003 and 2005 … Two-time

All-SEC honoree, including first-team hon-

ors by the AP and Coaches in 2005 …

Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in

2002 … 11-year NBA veteran.

James Johnson, Wrestling, 1977-80

Four-year letterman who started from 1977-

80 at UK as a 190-pounder … Finished with

a record of 65-21 and won the Southern

Open twice … Three-time Southeastern

Conference medalist, including a second-

place finish at the 1980 SEC Championships

… Went on to remarkable success in his

post-college career as a Greco-Roman com-

petitor … Member of the USA National

Wrestling Team for 12 years, winning three

national championships wrestling at 100

kilograms (220 pounds) … Named USA

Wrestling’s Athlete of the Year in 1993 …

Began coaching career as a graduate assis-

tant at UK … Has coached in numerous na-

tional and international events, including the

2012 Olympics, and is on the training staff

for the 2016 Olympics.

Molly Johnson-Belcher, Softball, 2007-10

Program’s first All-American … UK’s first

four-time All-SEC honoree … NFCA

Scholar-Athlete … Led UK to its first

NCAA Tournament berth … Ended her ca-

reer owning career records in batting average

(.389), doubles (56), runs (161), home runs

(35), slugging percentage (.656), total bases

(445); was second in assists (510) and RBI

(135); third in hits (264) and stolen bases

(66); fourth in triples (10) … Also set single-

season records in hits (81), doubles (20),

runs scored (53), on-base percentage (.498),

as well as single-game records for runs (4),

doubles (3), home runs (2) … Member of US

National team in 2009 and 2010 helping lead

the Americans to gold at the 2012 ISF World

Championship and the 2011 Pan Am Games

… Current UK assistant coach.

Bernadette Madigan-Dugan

Cross Country/Track and Field, 1981-85

One of the greatest distance runners in Ken-

tucky history … First UK female to win a

national track championship when she won

the NCAA two-mile run in 1982 … Won two

Southeastern Conference titles, the 1982

3,000-meter run and the 1983 three-mile run

… Earned All-America honors in five sepa-

rate events – cross country, indoor two-mile,

outdoor 3,000 meters, indoor 3,200-meter

relay and the outdoor 10,000 meters …

Competed for Great Britain in the 1985

World Student Games … Has coached col-

legiately at Marshall, Furman, UK and Tran-

sylvania … Currently coaching at Lexington

Catholic High School … Also has been a

mentor for numerous athletes in the running

community.

Wesley Woodyard, Football, 2004-07

One of the best defensive players and team

leaders in Kentucky history … First-team

All-SEC as a junior and senior … Made 395

tackles in his career, seventh in school his-

tory … Led team in tackles three straight

years, with at least 100 stops each of the

three seasons … Led the SEC as a senior

with 139 tackles … Unquestioned leader of

the defense as the Wildcats posted eight-win

seasons and won the 2006 and ’07 Music

City Bowls … Led UK in tackles in both

bowl triumphs … Second-team Sophomore

All-America … Also a key contributor in

special teams kick coverage … First-team

Freshman All-SEC … SEC Academic Honor

Roll … UK Athletics Society of Character

… Has played eight years in the NFL with

Denver and Tennessee.

The UK Athletics Hall of Fame was started

in 2005 to recognize and honor persons

whose participation and achievements en-

riched and strengthened the University’s ath-

letics program. The charter class included 88

individuals who had previously had their jer-

sey retired by UK.

There is a five-year waiting period after leav-

ing UK to be eligible for inclusion into the

Hall of Fame. A committee consisting of

Hall of Famers, media members, campus

representatives and current coaches and ad-

Kentucky Athletics set to induct the Hall of Fame Class of 2016

LMU-DCOM Golden Scalpel Golf Scramble

TEAM SCORES

1. Home Federal Bank 54

2. Team LMU 54

3. ARH 55

4. Claiborne Medical 57

5. LMU Athletics 62

6. Joel Hansard Team 64

7. Powell Valley National Bank 65

LMU D-COM 65

LMU Dining 65

10. Ideal Print Shop 66

University Advancement 66

Middlesboro CocaCola 66

13. LMU I.T. 69

14. Sexton Furniture 70

Individual AwardsClosest to the Flag Hole #3

Travis Muncy

Closest to the Flag Hole #6

Scott England

Closest to the Flag Hole #8

Paul Long

Closest to the Flag Hole #13

Bethany McCune

Longest Drive Hole #9

Dawn Skelcher

The tie for first place was broken by a scorecard playoff.

Home Federal shot 26 on the back nine; Team LMU shot 28.

1st Place - Home Federal Bank

2nd Place - Team LMU

3rd Place - Middlesboro ARH

HARROGATE, Tenn. -- The Lincoln Memo-

rial University men's and women's soccer

programs are set to take flight to Brazil to

begin preseason training for the upcoming

2016 seasons.

The LMU soccer programs have ventured to

South America's largest country - and the

world's fifth-largest country in terms of size

- every four years since 2004. This marks the

programs' fourth trip to Brazil of the Helio

D'Anna era.

The travel party consisting of 68 student-ath-

letes, coaches and staff personnel departs the

LMU campus on Monday morning and will

complete the long journey to Brazil on Tues-

day morning. From there, the group will

travel to Caraguá, where it will be stationed

throughout the six-day stay.

Both the men's and women's teams are

scheduled for five scrimmages apiece

against a variety of local club teams. Along

with that game-heavy itinerary, the team will

be allotted free time to encourage team

bonding and experience everything Brazil

has to offer.

On the second day of the trip, the group will

head to Sao Paulo to watch two women's

soccer matches as part of the 2016 Summer

Olympics. The Railsplitters and Lady Rail-

splitters will watch Germany take on Zim-

babwe as well as Canada vs. Australia at

Arena Corinthians.

Lincoln Memorial returns to Harrogate and

the LMU campus bright and early on Mon-

day morning to continue preseason training.

The Railsplitters begin the 2016 campaign

on September 1 against Montevallo in

Columbus, Ga., while the Lady Railsplitters

kickoff the season at the same location on

September 2 versus Bellarmine.

For an inside look at the trip to Brazil, listen

to the Splitter Sound Bites podcast with head

coach Helio D'Anna.

Lincoln Memorial University soccer teams are

headed to Brazil for their preseason trainingLEXINGTON, KY. – The Fifth Annual John

Calipari Basketball Fantasy Experience is set

for August 26-28, 2016, in Lexington.

The Experience provides the opportunity to

spend a weekend in the life of a Kentucky

basketball player. Attendees have the option

to play or coach and will receive expert in-

struction from Coach Cal, current UK Men’s

basketball staff, former UK basketball

greats, and other celebrity guests. The event

also includes a gear package for each partic-

ipant, an all-access pass to UK training fa-

cilities, and exclusive social events with Cal

The 2015 Fantasy Experience proved to be

a tremendous success, as UK Basketball

Alumni and basketball enthusiasts came to

Lexington from across the United States.

Combined with the UK vs UNC Alumni

Game, the event raised over $1,500,000 for

charity.

The Experience offers a chance to be a part

of the inner workings of collegiate basketball

at the highest level.

Positions are limited and are secured on a

first-come, first-served basis. The event sold

out early in 2015, so participants are encour-

aged to register well in advance. For more

information go to www.johncalipariexperi-

ence.com.

Calipari Basketball Fantasy Experience is set

to take place August 26-28 in Lexington

Will Play Premier Nonconference Schedule

Kentucky plays one of the premier

nonconference schedules in the country on

an annual basis, but the Wildcats’ 2016-17

slate appears to have taken a typically diffi-

cult schedule of games and cranked it up an-

other notch.

UK’s 13-game nonconference sched-

ule features eight teams that made it to a

postseason tournament in 2015-16, five

teams who finished the year with a top 50

RPI ranking and a number of battles with

college basketball’s blueblood programs.

Three of KenPom’s top five teams from last

season (North Carolina, Kansas and Michi-

gan State) are among the heavyweights Ken-

tucky will face in 2016-17.

The Wildcats’ upcoming slate will

take the Wildcats as far east as the Bahamas

for the second game of a two-year deal with

Arizona State (Nov. 28) and as far west as

Las Vegas for a matchup with North Car-

olina in the CBS Sports Classic (Dec. 17).

Kentucky will also travel twice to New York,

first to play Michigan State (Nov. 15) in

Madison Square Garden, and then against

Hofstra at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn

(Dec. 11).

UK’s always highly anticipated home

schedule includes rematches with UCLA

(Dec. 3) and Kansas (Jan. 28). This year’s

annual rivalry with Louisville will take place

at the KFC Yum! Center on Dec. 21.

All told, Kentucky’s 2016-17 noncon-

ference opponents combined for a record of

200-157 in 2015-16, a .649 winning percent-

age. Four teams finished the season ranked

in the top 25 of the all-important RPI.

UK’s 2016-17 Southeastern Confer-

ence schedule will feature nine home games

and nine away games, and will be announced

at a later date. It’s the fifth straight year the

SEC will feature an 18-game schedule.

Dates for Big Blue Madness (Oct 14)

and the Blue-White Scrimmage (Oct. 21)

have already been announced. Complete

game times and TV information will be re-

leased at a later date.

Recruit and Reload

Having to say goodbye to nearly

three-quarters of its scoring and rebounding

load won’t be easy for Kentucky in 2016-17,

but fortunately John Calipari and his staff

know a thing or two about replacing talent

with even more talent -- as the Wildcats have

done again for this year.

Kentucky will welcome six newcom-

ers to the 2016-17 roster. They include:

Edrice “Bam” Adebayo, Brad Calipari,

De’Aaron Fox, Wenyen Gabriel, Sacha Kil-

leya-Jones and Malik Monk.

Five of Kentucky’s six signees are

considered consensus top-25 players in the

class of 2016, according ot the Recruiting

Services Consensus Index. Five of the six are

consensus four- or five-start recruits.

Adebayo, Fox, Killeya-Jones and

Monk all suited up for the McDonald’s All-

American Game while Adebayo, Fox,

Gabriel and Monk played in the Jordan

Brand Classic. Brad Calipari was chosen for

the Derby Festival Classic.

In addition to the star-studdeded re-

cruiting class, UK will also welcome back

experience with sophomores Isaiah Briscoe

and Isaac Humphries, and seniors Derek

Willis, Dominique Hawkins and Mychal

Mulder.

An update on Kentucky men’s basketball

2015-16 REVIEWRecord: 27-9 (13-5 SEC Co-Champions)

Home: 17-0, Away: 4-7, Neutral: 6-2SEC Postseason Record: 3-0

Defeated Texas A&M, 82-77 OT (Championship, Nashville, Tenn.)NCAA Postseason Record: 1-1

Lost to Indiana, 73-67 (Second Round, Des Moines, Iowa)2016-17 PREVIEW

Starters Lost: 5 No. Player Pos. Ht Class Ppg Rpg 00 Marcus Lee^ F 6-9 Jr. 6.4 6.0

1 Skal Labissiere^ F 6-11 Fr. 6.6 3.1

3 Tyler Ulis G 5-9 So. 17.3 7.0*

22 Alex Poythress^ F 6-8 Sr. 10.2 6.0

23 Jamal Murray G 6-4 Fr. 20.0 5.2

Starters Returning: 2 13 Isaiah Briscoe G 6-3 So. 9.6 5.3

35 Derek Willis^ F 6-9 Sr. 7.7 4.4

Other Players Lost: 1

4 Charles Matthews G/F 6-6 Fr. 1.7 1.6

Other Players Returning

10 Jonny David G 6-3 So. 0.2 0.0

11 Mychal Mulder G 6-4 Sr. 0.5 1.1

14 Tai Wynyard F 6-10 RS Fr. 0.0 0.0

15 Isaac Humphries F 7-0 So. 1.9 2.4

24 EJ Floreal G 6-4 Sr. 0.0 0.5

25 Dominique Hawkins G 6-0 Sr. 2.3 0.8

32 Dillon Pulliam G 6-3 RS So. 0.0 0.0 Newcomers: 6

0 De’Aaron Fox G 6-3 Fr.

1 Sacha Killeya-Jones F 6-10 Fr.

3 Edrice “Bam” Adebayo F 6-10 Fr.

5 Malik Monk G 6-3 Fr.

20 Brad Calipari G 6-0 Fr.

32 Wenyen Gabriel F 6-9 Fr.

*Assists per game; ^-shared time starting;Top Returning Scorer: Isaiah Briscoe - 9.6 ppg

Top Returning Rebounder: Isaiah Briscoe - 5.3 rpgTop Returning FG% (min. 100 FGA): Derek Willis - 48.2%

Top Returning FT% (min. 25 FTA): Derek Willis - 88.9%

Percent of Points Returning: 24.2%Percent of Rebounds Returning: 30.0%

$45 million facility among nation’s best

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Years ago, the vision

of a new day-to-day home for Kentucky

football was conceived. The facility would

place everything players would need to prac-

tice, train, eat, recover, and study under one

state-of-the-art roof.

That vision has now become reality in

the form of the new $45 million Kentucky

Football Training Center.

The facility was unveiled to players on

Thursday morning after 19 months of con-

struction. A tour of the Kentucky Football

Training Center – preceded by comments

from UK President Eli Capilouto, Athletics

Director Mitch Barnhart and head coach

Mark Stoops – guided the Wildcats through

all of the building’s 100,000 square feet.

“I think we all feel very proud and very

happy for the players because they’ve been

through a lot and they’ve worked hard,”

Stoops said. “They’re good kids and we

promised them that, a lot of them, when we

were recruiting them and to see it come to

fruition and get in there, it’s surreal, to be

honest with you.

“To get this building done, it’s going to

help Kentucky football for a long time.”

The training facility is located adjacent

to both Commonwealth Stadium and Nutter

Field House, placing the three areas where

nearly all team activities will take place

within mere walking distance. Moreover, the

training center’s exterior and interior appear-

ance matches that of Commonwealth and its

recently completed $126 million renovation,

giving the two buildings both a modern look

and a uniquely Bluegrass State feel with

touches like Kentucky limestone, reclaimed

barn wood and illuminated outlines of the

state.

“Our students’ success— socially, aca-

demically, physically, creatively, mentally—

is at the forefront of our efforts,” said UK

President Eli Capilouto. "The new facility

centralizes training table, strength, condi-

tioning, tutoring, team community space and

student-athlete health in a single place. These

improvements mirror our investment in res-

idence halls, dining facilities, classrooms and

community spaces across campus. “

“The completion of this facility is an im-

portant moment for our football program,”

Barnhart said. “It creates a one-stop shop for

our players, putting everything they need to

prepare for success on game day and in the

classroom in one beautiful building. We be-

lieve Kentucky football can compete for

championships in the Southeastern Confer-

ence. This facility provides important re-

sources that will help us realize that poten-

tial.”

The statue honoring the four players

who broke the Southeastern Conference’s

color barrier – Nate Northington, Greg Page,

Wilbur Hackett and Houston Hogg – will be

located outside the building’s main entrance.

Inside, visitors are greeted by an expan-

sive lobby with a pedestal featuring Ken-

tucky football’s uniforms and a rear wall

honoring the program’s historic greats. Re-

cruits will also be able to enjoy an interactive

display allowing them to customize uniform

combinations and an Experience Room that

gives them a peek into what it’s like to be a

Kentucky football player.

The rest of the first floor is occupied by

state-of-the-art functional space, starting

with a 15,000 square foot weight room with

a booming sound system and accordion-style

doors that open to two new grass practice

fields. The weight room houses 20 multi-

functional racks, literally tons of free

weights, specialty workout machines, a sec-

ond-floor cardio deck and a corner wall with

reinforced concrete designed to absorb the

force of medicine-ball training.

Adjoining the weight room is a new

training room with an X-ray machine, two

exam rooms, hot and cold tubs, and an un-

derwater treadmill.

The hallways of the first floor and the

entire building – secured by retina scanners

– are lined with pictures honoring former

greats and the new marks unveiled in con-

junction with Nike this winter as part of Ken-

tucky’s updated graphic identity, including

the refined interlocking UK logo and new

Wildcat logo. One wall has an interactive

display featuring all Kentucky players in the

NFL, both currently and in the past.

Across one of those hallways from the

weight room is the training table. Staffed by

an executive performance chef and featuring

a full kitchen, the training table is where

players will eat three meals a day for much

of the year. Outside the training table is the

Gatorade Fuel Bar – a $250,000 nutrition bar

provided as part of UK Athletics’ latest con-

tract with Gatorade. There, players will have

access to shakes, drinks and snacks specially

tailored to their training needs.

The centerpiece of facility is the new

team locker room – where the team will

dress for both practices and games – with a

giant UK logo in the ceiling and screen on

the rear wall. The 120 lockers will be per-

sonalized with players’ photos, names and

numbers and grouped by position. Each

locker has an electronic locking system, ven-

tilation, heating and air conditioning. The

locker room is surrounded by a barber shop

with a wall painted by a local artist and a

lounge with video games, Ping-Pong, table

shuffleboard and pool. Coaches have their

own first-floor locker room outfitted with a

steam room and showers.

Players will be able to walk into the

locker room following practice on the two

outdoor fields, but not before passing

through the plunge pool. The plunge pool –

always kept at 52 degrees – has room for up

to 40 players and is essential to the post-

practice recovery process.

Walking upstairs to the reception area

outside coaching offices and overlooking the

weight room, visitors will pass by the new

Center for Academic and Tutorial Services

location. Before its construction, players had

to come to Memorial Coliseum across cam-

pus for tutoring sessions.

All meeting rooms are located on the

second floor, including the main team meet-

ing room. Featuring 162 seats – each with

ample room and a foldable desk table – it’s

equal parts meeting room and movie theater,

with whiteboards, a giant dropdown screen

and two side screens, and a sound system

featuring a massive subwoofer. Down the

hall – with the words to the UK fight song

emblazoned on the wall in the form of the

new Wildcat logo – are meeting rooms cus-

tomized for each positional group, complete

with photos of Wildcat greats at each posi-

tion, and a room accommodating the techno-

logical needs of the football program’s video

operation.

The remainder of the second floor is oc-

cupied by offices and meeting areas for UK’s

coaching and support staff, including a war

room with space for the entire staff. Stoops

is able to walk from his office – which fea-

tures three huge televisions, a bathroom and

shower – directly into the war room.

Stoops’ office also has a patio overlook-

ing the facility’s two new outdoor practice

fields. The grass practice fields are sur-

rounded by turf training areas and a condi-

tioning area known affectionately – or not so

affectionately, depending on who’s speaking

– as the “Encouragement Stairs.”

New Kentucky football training center unveiled

It seems, years

ago, I simply reacted

when hunting season

came. The preparation

phase lasted only about

a month. The reason

was because I hunted

area farms. Unlike

many hardwoods areas,

farm land hunting is

fairly predictable. The

deer are basically going

to be there from year to

year. I know this cuts

out the need for a lot of

scouting articles but the

truth is the truth. For in-

stance I have heard all

of my life that oak trees

only produce acorns

every three years or so.

Now, I’ve not studied this so don’t send me

mean emails. What I have discovered is this.

If there is an oak tree on the side of a field

and that field is fertilized by the farmer every

year, that tree will have acorns every year. I

have also noticed this. If said farmer has sev-

eral cows and those cows fertilize around

that oak tree every year (if you know what I

mean), that tree will have acorns every year

as well. Things just are a little different on

the farm.

And what about that wonderful spring

gobbler? I’ve hunted them in the deep woods

and on the farm and I can tell you that, once

again, if that farmer has cows and he feeds

those cows a little sweet feed; he is creating

one of the best management areas for

turkeys. What each

hunter needs to realize is

that each cow pie is ac-

tually a natural bait pile

that a turkey will even-

tually find. Somehow I

just can’t see this tech-

nique being given print

space in Field and

Stream; but again, that’s

life on the farm; a little

different and in my

opinion, a lot better. The

farmer has learned that

nothing is wasted – even

waste. He has learned

that what the rest of the

world sees as worthless

and even unmention-

able, are the catalyst for

growth and the medium

for consistency. He has learned that waste is

not waste, it is “fertilizer!”

What all of us need to remember is there

is nothing that happens in our life that is use-

less or worthless. God never looks at some-

thing that we have done and says, “I can’t

use that.” He uses everything and has prom-

ised that even the things that we consider of

no use, He will use to grow our life into one

that is consistent in bearing spiritual fruit

year after year. So, don’t forget that what

looks like cow pies to you, is fertilizer to

God.

Gary Miller

gary@outdoortruths.org

Outdoor Truths

with Gary Miller

The fall squirrel season opens Aug. 20. Hunters should get a free copy of the 2016-2017

Kentucky Hunting and Trapping Guide prior to hunting season to brush up on season dates,

changes from last year and other indispensable information. Copies are available wherever

hunting licenses are sold or you may download a copy from the department’s website at

fw.ky.gov. Lee McClellan Associate Editor, Kentucky Afield Magazine, KDFWR

August 19

Don Marshall Bowl at Southwestern

Harlan County vs. Pulaski County

Scottie Bowl at Glasgow

Barren County vs. Metcalfe County

Campbellsville vs. Glasgow

VisitNich.com Bowl at West Jessamine

Elizabethtown vs. East Jessamine

Harrison County vs. West Jessamine

August 20

Bardstown/Nelson County Bowl

Marion County vs. Nelson County

Little Caesars Ft. Harrod Bowl at Mercer County

Central Hardin vs. Mercer County

North Hardin vs. Boyle County

Rafferty’s Bowl at WKU

South Warren vs. Monroe County

Bowling Green vs. John Hardin

Roy Kidd Bowl at Madison Central

Wayne County vs. Bryan Station

Knox Central vs. Madison Central

Hopkinsville Toyota

Jerry Claiborne Bowl at Hopkinsville

Graves County vs. Hopkinsville

Caldwell County vs. Christian County

August 26

ARH Bowl at Harlan County

Clay County vs. Harlan County

Big Sandy RECC

Touchstone Energy Bowl at Johnson Central

Capital, West Virginia vs. Johnson Central

Bluegrass Bowl at Lexington Catholic

Ryle vs. Henry Clay

St. Xavier vs. Lexington Catholic

Bob Allen Pigskin Classic at Danville

Rockcastle County vs. Bourbon County

Cumberland Falls Pigskin Classic at Corbin

Knox Central vs. Waggener

Central vs. Corbin

Forcht Bank Bowl at Campbellsville University

Campbellsville vs. Louisville Holy Cross

Barren County vs. Green County

Pike County Bowl at Belfry-Shelby Valley

East Ridge vs. Phelps

Belfry vs. Tates Creek

Pike County Central vs. Shelby Valley

August 27

First Priority Bowl at North Laurel

South Laurel vs. Harrison County

North Laurel vs. Wayne County

Forcht Bank Bowl at Campbellsville University

Taylor County vs. Washington County

Casey County vs. Glasgow

PBK Rebel Bowl at Boyle County

Bell County vs. Mercer County

Lafayette vs. Boyle County

Pike County Bowl at Pikeville

Pikeville vs. Letcher County Central

September 2

Appalachian Bowl at Clay County

Knox Central vs. Southwestern

Corbin vs. Clay County

Laurel Bowl at Pineville

Middlesboro vs. Pineville

David Sadler Bowl at Trigg County

Hopkinsville vs. Fort Campbell

Caverna vs. Trigg County

Farmer’s National Bank Bowl at Mercer County

Anderson County vs. Mercer County

September 3

Kentucky River Medical Center Honey Bowl

at Breathitt County

Cincinnati Christian Academy vs. Breathitt Co.

Early season high school football bowl games