Frank Riherd steps away from KHSAA scoreboard to due to health

[Tigerpride94]

Frank will be missed. Prayers to him since ALS is a terrible disease. 🙏

[Tigerpride94]

[DragonFire]

Awful news all around. Horrible to hear that Frank has ALS, I can’t imagine the difficulty for him and his family. The scoreboard has been a true jewel for the state, an invaluable resource. Sadly, I do not think the replacements are up to the challenge of matching or exceeding. 
 

Here’s to you Frank, may a miracle be worked in your health, and thank you for all your hard work. 

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

That's absolutely terrible on all accounts. 

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

1 hour ago, Tigerpride94 said:

Update on the Scoreboard

January 10, 2026

It is with a heavy heart that I announce I will no longer maintain the Scoreboard, effective June 30, 2026. Due to my health, I am unable to continue fulfilling my contract to publish it.

In mid-November, I was diagnosed with ALS (commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease). It is a rare, irreversible disease with no cure, though there is ongoing and encouraging research. ALS typically does not affect cognitive function, but it causes progressive paralysis over time. Life expectancy varies, but is generally limited.

For this reason, and only this reason, I am discontinuing my work on the Scoreboard. I need to focus on my health and on the time I have ahead.

This week has been one of the most difficult of my life, as I have shared this news with my family, the KHSAA, and now with you.

Since 2024, some of what I've developed has been transferred to another vendor. They chose not to implement key pieces. Some of those are important. Unfortunately, there is no replacement yet for RPI, Game Stats and Leaders, which require constant handholding.

I do not yet know how the KHSAA will replace the Scoreboard, but it will no longer be updated on this website as of June 30. The same applies to the iPhone app. I hope the vendor they find shares my penchant for detail and "getting it right".

Since 1997, the Scoreboard has recorded over 650 thousand games representing almost 30 million points/runs/goals. Each of those points comes from a player competing as part of a team. And we should never lose sight of the fact that they are the reason we do all of this. That's our North Star - the athlete.

I remember a few years back a volleyball coach contacted me to correct a set score from 25-17 to 25-16. This didn't affect the outcome of the game or even the score. Yet, it was important to him that it be correct. Wow! I came away understanding that every point counts.

The past 29 years have been the most productive, exciting, and rewarding of my professional life. Through the Scoreboard and my work with the KHSAA, I was fortunate to contribute-if only in a small way to high school sports in Kentucky. I am deeply grateful for that opportunity, and I especially thank Commissioner Tackett for the trust he placed in me. Together, we did innovative and forward-looking work at a time when many were still unsure what the Internet could be used for.

Frank T. Riherd

[OneAndOnly]

Prayers for Mr. Riherd's and his family. Kentucky has always had one of the best, most user friendly sites to follow high school sports' scoreboards and stats in the country, thanks to Frank. Hopefully KHSAA will find a way to keep something very similar. 

[Rex Kwon Do]

Heartbreaking, praying for Frank and his family to have some comfort through this.

Appreciate what a labor of love he has done for so long, an done so well. While I love the site, my son absolutely geeks out over it…he deep dives every week of football season.

[AvidSportsJunkie856]

Awful, awful news about Frank's health. He and his family will definitely be in my thoughts and prayers!! I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've checked that scoreboard. Amazing work! 

[Bac2369]

The khsaa needs to find someone who can run this and keep the legacy of this site on going. Keep his legacy alive for the foreseeable future.

[Bluebird]

Thank you for your fantastic work through the years.  Prayers for you and your family.

[ChiefSmoke]

When someone and their work is taken for granted, for so long, and you never have a complaint or see a problem, it reveals exactly how special and elite their work has been. That would certainly apply to Mr. Riherd.  If you are a KY HS coach or athlete, he is like a member of the family. Thank you Mr. Riherd.  Your impact on young people and athletics in Kentucky... extraordinary. 

[Jimmy McGill]

So sorry to hear this.  Prayers to Frank and his family.  I look at this scoreboard everyday.  Would love to volunteer to help run it or do something to keep it alive.

[BiggestFan]

Sad news all around- Prayers to Frank and his family- 

I too probably visit the site almost daily- Such a wonderful resource- Hopefully the KHSAA can keep it running with the accuracy that Frank has had.

Thanks again for your labor of love! 

[ChrisWright]

Such an amazing asset.  Praying for him and his family.

[Tigerpride94]