Today's Sports

Spencer County’s Morgan Thompson sends a ball back over the net during action Monday night against Thomas Nelson. The Lady Bears took a 3-2 victory over the Generals by scores of 23-25, 25-15, 20-25, 25-22 and 15-13. The girls are 11-18 on the season and will be on the road for three games next week before returning home for an Oct. 2 matchup with Washington County.

If you’re a serious football fan, you know the name Walter Payton. He gained yards, he scored touchdowns, he had nicknames like “Sweetness” and his image adorned posters from coast to coast.
Any newspaper story or television report about a Chicago Bears game from the mid 70s through most of the 80s included plenty of information about how Payton played, how many yards he gained, how many times he crossed the goal line.

While all around Willie Taggart were swept up in jubilation, most willing to settle for PAT forcing another overtime at Kentucky, the coach had slowed it all down. Mayhem was theirs, quietude amid the madness was his. This coach saw a carpe diem moment.
A sparkle danced in Taggart’s eyes. ESPN was here. An SEC opponent was here (on the ropes), WKU’s faithful was here (at the threshold of a nervous breakdown). And, somewhere out there, I suggest, Doug Flutie was here in spirit and whispered into Taggart’s ear, “this is it, man!”

The Lady Bears are 3-7 on the season and have been decimated by injuries. Several key players have had season-ending injuries that has put a damper on what they had hoped would be a great season. They’re still a competitive team as shown by a number of close losses. Last week, they fell 3-2 to a good Collins team and they won a 10-0 shutout over Fort Knox. This week, the Lady Bears were to be at Shelby County on Monday, were to host Bardstown on Tuesday and will be at Lexington Christian on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. They’ll host Anderson County at 6 p.m. Monday.