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LBJ Elemntary School is very proud of our award winning students. This fine group of children are the winners of The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Coloring Contest. In Kindergarten First Place Sarah Rose, Second Place Kaileigh Brown, Third Place Christi Adaigh Wheeler, Jason Allen, Honorable Mention were Kaci Fletcher & Damion Bush all from Mrs. Samatha Ritchie’s Homeroom. 
By Harold Deaton
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The S M S softball came into Friday’s game with a season record of seven wins and one loss. This loss came on the road against the Lady Cougars of Letcher Central Middle School, the same team they would face in this game. The final score of that game was five to three, but when Friday’s game ended, the Ladycats’ record had improved to seven and one as they took the win by a score of fourteen to eight and got some sweet revenge for their earlier loss.
By Harold Deaton
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Fresh off Thursday’s 11 to two win over Leslie County, the Breathitt County Bobcats baseball team was in action in a home game with Lee County on Friday evening.
Lee County batters, facing pitcher Tanner Lawson, were out in order in the top of the first inning. Ryan Allen led off the bottom of the inning with a double and later scored to give the home team a one-run lead.
The lead changed hands in the top of the second inning as Jason Frye and Josh Drake scored to put Lee County up by a run.
By Harold Deaton
Voice Sports
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Members of the cheerleading squad, along with members of the cross country, golf, and boys’ basketball teams were honored at the annual sports banquet in the cafeteria at Breathitt County High School on Sunday, April 27Members of the cheerleading squad, along with members of the cross country, golf, and boys’ basketball teams were honored at the annual sports banquet in the cafeteria at Breathitt County High School on Sunday, April 27th.
After the welcome by Principal Derek McKnight, Ben Hayes was asked to give the invocation before everyone present was invited to take part in a special meal prepared for the occasion by the Breathitt High lunchroom staff.
By James David Fugate
Voice Sports
Blake Toombs, 10 year-old son of Kyle Toombs and grandson of Voice columnist James R. and Amy Fugate, pulled double duty for the Winchester Little League program last Saturday.
Young Blake, an aspiring vocalist, as well as gifted athlete, sang the National Anthem in the city’s Little League opening day ceremonies.
By James David Fugate
Voice Sports
Awards keep rolling in for two of Breathitt County’s LadyCats, as senior Lenae Shouse and eighth-grader Kendall Noble received honorable mention all-state honors in a poll recently released by the Lexington Herald-Leader. High school coaches from all across Kentucky cast their votes for Kentucky’s best high school basketball players and Shouse and Noble were recognized.
By Harold Deaton
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The Jackson Tigers jumped out to an early lead scoring four runs in the bottom of the first inning in Monday evening’s game with the Owsley County Owls and went on to hold the Owls scoreless for three complete innings.
Two runs in the top of the fourth inning cut Jackson’s lead to four to two, but the Tigers picked up an additional run in the bottom of that inning to stretch their lead back to three runs.
By James David Fugate
Voice Sports
Former Breathitt Bobcat coaches, Jack Stanford and Roscoe Denney, were recently recognized at the National City Boys’ Sweet Sixteen Basketball Tournament held at Rupp Arena. Both were inducted into the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches’ Court of Honor. Stanford represented the 14th Region while Denney represented the 12th.
2008 BYF Tee Ball Schedule - Sat. May 3 12:00 Astros vs. Yankees (F1) 1:00 Red Sox vs. Reds (F1) 2:00 Reds vs. Giants (F1) Mon. May 5 5:00 Astros vs. Giants (F1) Tues. May 6 5:00 Astros vs. Reds (F2) 5:00 Reds vs. Yankees (F1) Thurs. May 8 5:00 Red Sox vs. Yankees (F2) Fri. May 9 5:00 Reds vs. Sox (F1) Sat. May 10 10:00 Giants vs. Yankees (F1) 11:00 Astros vs. Red Sox (F1) 12:00 Reds vs. Yankees (F1) Fri. May 12 5:00 Astros vs. Yankees (F2) Tues. May 13 5:00 Astros vs. Yankees (F2) Thurs. May 15 5:00 Reds vs. Giants (F1) 5:00 Astros vs. Red Sox (F2) Fri. May 16 5:00 Astros vs. Red Sox (F1) 5:00 Reds vs. Yankees (F2) Sat. May 17 10:00 Giants vs. Red Sox (F1) 11:00 Reds vs. Astros (F1) Mon. May 19 5:00 Giants vs. Astros (F2) Tues. May 20 5:00 Reds vs. Red Sox (F2) Thurs. May 22 5:00 Yankees vs. Giants (F2) Fri. May 23 5:00 Reds vs. Yankees (F1) 5:00 Red Sox vs. Yankees (F2) Sat. May 24 10:00 Giants vs. Yankees (F1) 11:00 Astros vs. Reds (F1) Mon. May 26 5:00 Astros vs. Giants (F1) Tues. May 27 5:00 Yankees vs. Giants (F1)
2008 BYF Tee Ball Schedule - Sat. May 3 12:00 Astros vs. Yankees (F1) 1:00 Red Sox vs. Reds (F1) 2:00 Reds vs. Giants (F1) Mon. May 5 5:00 Astros vs. Giants (F1) Tues. May 6 5:00 Astros vs. Reds (F2) 5:00 Reds vs. Yankees (F1) Thurs. May 8 5:00 Red Sox vs. Yankees (F2) Fri. May 9 5:00 Reds vs. Sox (F1) Sat. May 10 10:00 Giants vs. Yankees (F1) 11:00 Astros vs. Red Sox (F1) 12:00 Reds vs. Yankees (F1) Fri. May 12 5:00 Astros vs. Yankees (F2) Tues. May 13 5:00 Astros vs. Yankees (F2) Thurs. May 15 5:00 Reds vs. Giants (F1) 5:00 Astros vs. Red Sox (F2) Fri. May 16 5:00 Astros vs. Red Sox (F1) 5:00 Reds vs. Yankees (F2) Sat. May 17 10:00 Giants vs. Red Sox (F1) 11:00 Reds vs. Astros (F1) Mon. May 19 5:00 Giants vs. Astros (F2) Tues. May 20 5:00 Reds vs. Red Sox (F2) Thurs. May 22 5:00 Yankees vs. Giants (F2) Fri. May 23 5:00 Reds vs. Yankees (F1) 5:00 Red Sox vs. Yankees (F2) Sat. May 24 10:00 Giants vs. Yankees (F1) 11:00 Astros vs. Reds (F1) Mon. May 26 5:00 Astros vs. Giants (F1) Tues. May 27 5:00 Yankees vs. Giants (F1)
