From left, Courtney Rappel, Erin Pender, Tristen Rappel, and Brian Pender celebrate after Tristen successfully putts to round out a hole during the Couples Golf Tournament Saturday afternoon, July 30, 2023, at the Chautauqua Golf Club in Chautauqua, NY. The Rappoles and Penders completed the tournament with a score of 65.
This cowgirl maintains her focus during the Lone Star Rodeo Company’s barrel racing competition held at the Western Kentucky University Agriculture Expo Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky on February 10, 2023. Other rodeo events sponsored at the event included bareback racing, steer wrestling, calf roping, team roping, and bull riding.
Nelson County High School football player Braden Colombaro (#3) reads a book as his teammates Brandon Newton (#60) and Joey Goff (#34) discuss plays from the night’s game in the locker room during half-time at Nelson County High School in Bardstown, Kentucky on Friday, October 14, 2022. The Nelson County Cardinals defeated the LaRue County Hawks with a final score of 37 - 34.
Western Kentucky University men’s basketball assistant coach, Marcus Grant, addresses the team’s 7’5” center, senior Jamarion Sharp, on the sidelines at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky on February 9, 2023. During the game, Sharp had 5 rebounds and scored 11 points to assist the Hilltoppers in winning 93-89 against the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders. This season Sharp broke Western Kentucky University’s career block record and has been named the 2023 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year, as well as named to the Kareem Abdul Jabbar Watch List.
Curtis Hannon follows through after hitting his golf ball out of a sand trap during the Golf Junior Club Championship Wednesday morning, July 26, 2023, at the Chautauqua Golf Club in Chautauqua, NY. Hannon’s score was incomplete after he left the tournament early.
Ryan Greenwood demonstrates how to recover from a roll while kayaking in the Bill Powell Natatorium located in Western Kentucky University’s Preston Recreation Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky on March 5, 2023. Greenwood, a staff member of Western Kentucky’s Outdoor Recreation Adventure Center (ORAC), demonstrates the skill as a safety precaution preceding a trip with students.
Thomas Nelson High School senior Haleigh Martin (22) and Bardstown High School senior Nariyah Crowe (21) scramble for the basketball after Crowe missed a layup on Friday, January 20, 2023 at Thomas Nelson High School. Thomas Nelson lost to Bardstown playing at home.
Derrick Brasel wheels his motorbike to his vehicle after competing in the “Hooligan Mini Bikes” race at the No Limits Monster Trucks show held at the Western Kentucky University Agriculture Expo Center on Saturday evening, March 4, 2023. “It’s awesome!” Brasel said. He stated that his friend sent him an advertisement to enter, and Brasel replied, “There was no way I was going to miss it!”