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When we moved to Madisonville, I didn't think much about its nickname...especially when I found there was another "Maroons" (Pulaski County) on the other side of the state. I did know that the University of Chicago (an original member of the Big Ten) was the Maroons and Mississippi State had been as well. At a game in Clarksville, TN one night, their play-by-play guy asked, "What is a Maroon anyway." So I'll let Merriam-Webster take it from there. Maroon | Definition of Maroon by Merriam-Webster Dictionary by Merriam-Webster: America's most-trusted online dictionary › dictionary › maroon Maroon definition is - a fugitive black slave of the West Indies and Guiana in the 17th and 18th centuries; also : a descendant of such a slave.

Good luck Jim! He was a terrific competitor on a couple of very good South Hopkins teams in the mid-90's, and his father was on Earlington's 1967 state championship team and made all-state tournament and the Kentucky All-Star team. P.S. GC, doesn't that make four head coaches in the Commonwealth named Jim Hicks?

So, actually, same high school...just a new name. That happened a lot in the 1960's when consolidation was all the rage and schools would change the name to "____ County." It usually included a consolidation, but...like in this case...not always. As one of those "diggers" who likes to keep track of all kinds of history, it's a bit of a kink in the works. Thanks for the info, guys..especially the link from Colonels to the previous thread.

I must be out of the loop. Martin County?

Madisonville's Joe Curry was a terrific football player/athlete. A defensive end, he had 3 fumble recoveries and 3 interceptions his Senior year when the Maroons went 10-0 in the regular season...giving up only four points a game He would have been a terrific receiver, though the coaches chose to keep him (and the rest of the starters) as one-way players. He was also the long snapper on punts. He was 1st team all-state by the Courier-Journal and Associated Press. According to the C-J's poll of Kentucky's six major colleges, Curry was the 2nd best high school prospect in the Commonwealth behind only Mark Higgs of Owensboro. He played (some) at Kentucky. (A track star, he was also the starting center on Madisonville's 32-2 basketball team in '84 that lost to eventual champion Logan County in the state tournament semi-finals.)

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What was total attendance for last year's Gals Sweet 16?

What was total attendance this year?

It's pretty hard to spell "Madisonville" on a basketball jersey. The two words of "North Hopkins" make it a little easier.

Was surprised at that myself, but there is only so much room for lettering. For years, only the word Maroons was displayed on the uni's.

Have heard nothing but good things about Danny Weddle. Thank you for all you've done, Sir. Bon voyage and best wishes!

re: Casey County reached 99 points on just 44 shots from the field. Yikes. H.S. statisticians are noted for "missing" a few stats. Might this be the highest scoring gals game in Kentucky history...for total points?

Thanks Jumper. P.S. Love your "location" statement.

Thanks GC.

Commodores' coach: is it "Jonathan" Smith? or Jon? Somerset coach: in previous years was "Robbie" Lucas...listed this year as "Charles" Lucas. Different man? If so, are they related?

Who was Boyd County's coach this past season? Daviess County coach: "Matt" Brannon or "James" Brannon? Greenwood coach: "William" Howard? (or "Bill") Tates Creek coach: "Jonathan" Smith? (or '"Jon")

At face value anyway, small school beating a Lexington school would be big news. Not the case...in this case?

What?!

Have a friend who said his entire website was down for over a week at the start of the year. Guess we need to be thankful the whole KHSAA deal didn't go down. That might generate some fussing. And an "amen" to 4 Quarters' comment lamenting that Oldercoach is in Ft. Myers.

In 1982 Christian County won the state 4-A title; in '83, Madisonville beat the Colonels in the last regular-season game to take the district title and keep C.C. out of the playoffs. Not quite the same thing as this year, but close. I was really impressed to see how well the Maroons did...especially considering the evidence that they would be tremendous underdogs at Franklin-Simpson. Saw the halftime score: 10-0, Madisonville...and thought it must be a mis-print. Congrats and best wishes to F-S: they're tough!

I would settle for a link to last week's list...if necessary. Someone have that one?

Would someone please give me a link to this week's Lit-Ratings? T'would be much appreciated.

Gotcha. (Actually I just wanted my Cubs avatar to be on here twice to your once. )

Your comment has me curious. If you want, a private message would suffice.

In his book, Chipper Jones says Buddy Biancalana had Major League Baseball's all-time best name.