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IF YOU MISSED IT: WEDNESDAY CJ Sports Editor: Steve Cornelius Phone: (606) 451-4925 [email protected] Page B1 May 9, 2012 Suspended jockey Robby Albarado worries his racing career could be at risk as he fights an assault charge that sidelined the veteran rider for the two biggest racing days at Churchill Downs, his attorney said Tuesday. Attorney Scott Barton entered a not guilty plea for Albarado. The jockey did not attend. Albarado was arrested Friday and charged with fourth-degree assault. He was accused of accosting a woman who said she was trying to break up with him. Last spring, the jockey faced a domestic dispute charge. Albarado's arrest came hours before he was to ride in the $1 million Kentucky Oaks, a race for 3-year-old fillies the day before the Kentucky Derby. Churchill stewards have suspended him indefinitely from the famed Louisville track, where he is third on the all-time jockey wins list. The alleged victims of the Penn State child sexual abuse scandal are finding there isn't much in their pasts that the defense isn't trying to find out. Jerry Sandusky's defense team wants to know their IQs, how well they did in school and even their medical histories. In a series of discovery requests made to the attorney general's office in recent months, Sandusky lawyer Joe Amendola has sought school transcripts, medical records going back to birth, Internet search histories, Facebook account details, employment- related documents and cellphone and Twitter records. Jockey enters not guilty plea to assault charge Churchill Downs says its financial windfall from Kentucky Derby week is on the rise. The Courier-Journal reports Churchill officials say Derby week earnings before taxes and other accounting measures increased about $4.5 million to $5.5 million compared with last year. The total amount made by the company from Derby week isn't disclosed, but when combined with previous announcements, Derby week profits are up almost $15 million from 2008. Churchill drew a record Derby crowd on Saturday and the second-largest crowd for the Oaks the day before. Churchill Derby week earnings grow Defense in Penn St. case digs into past SPORTS Reds 6 Brewers 1 MONDAY MLB Spurs 87 Jazz 81 MONDAY NBA Clippers 101 Grizzlies 97 MONDAY NBA Southwestern 7 Russell Co. 3 HS SOFTBALL Southwestern 2 Russell Co. 1 HS SOFTBALL Southwestern 12 Garrard Co. 1 HS BASEBALL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS • TRACK Steve Cornelius Photos Somerset High School senior Akesha Kirkpatrick (left) won both the 100 meters and the 200 meters at the Carl Deaton Classic, while Pulaski County High School sophomore Jimmy Goldson (right) won the 800 meters and the 1600 meters in the same meet. Maranda Mills, Pulaski boys keep on winning track meets BY STEVE CORNELIUS CJ Sports Editor GREENSBURG — Both the Pulaski County High School boys track team and Somerset High School freshman Maranda Mills continue to win on the track. In this past weekend’s Carl Deaton Classic at Green County High School, the Pulaski boys recorded their seventh invitational win by scoring a meet-high 175 points — 37.5 points ahead of runner-up Somerset High School boys team. Meanwhile, Maranda Mills continued to dominate all three of her individual events by picking up gold medals in the long jump, triple jump and high jump. Mills won the long jump with a best of 16’06”, won the triple jump with a best of 34’08”, and won the high jump with a best of 4’08”. Mills also picked up a silver medal as part of the runner-up Lady Jumper 800-meter relay team. There were several other multiple event winners in the meet, which included Somerset’s Akesha Kirkpatrick, Somerset’s Christian Adams and Pulaski’s Jimmy Goldson. Somerset High School senior Akesha Kirkpatrick won the two female sprinting events. Kirkpatrick won the 100 meters ▼ See TRACK, Page B2 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS TENNIS Locals make deep run in 12th Regional Tournaments Steve Cornelius Photo Somerset High School’s Reza Katanbaf was one of several local tennis players to advance to the quarterfinals of the 12th Region High School Tennis Tournaments at Berea College. BY STEVE CORNELIUS CJ Sports Editor BEREA — Several local tennis individuals and doubles teams advanced all the way to the quarterfinals of the 12th Region High School Tennis Tournaments, held this past week at Berea College. Somerset High School’s third-seeded Reza Katanbaf reached the quarterfinals after receivng a bye in the first round and defeating Garrard County’s Spencer Anderson (7-5, 6-2) in the second round. Katanbaf was eliminated by Berea fifth-seeded Steven Gadd (6-4, 6-2). Pulaski County High School’s fifth-seeded Haley White advanced to the quarters after receiving a bye in the first round and downing Lincoln County’s Kylene Williams (6-1, 6-0) in the second round. White was eliminated by Casey County top-seed Tylyn Leigh (6-2, 6-1). Somerset High School eighth-seeded Kelby Cowan reached the quarterfinal round after ▼ See TENNIS, Page B2 CJ Staff Report The Southern Middle School Warrior baseball team hosted the 1st annual Big Stick Invitational at Lloyd Johnson field this past weekend. The Warriors took the championship of the round robin tournament by going 3-0 on the day. In the opening game Saturday morning, the Warriors shut down the Rockcastle Rockets by a score of 10 – 0. Wade Purvis pitched the entire game for Southern striking out six and allowing only three hits and no runs. The Warriors tallied fifteen hits including Lucas Turpin with three doubles, Purvis with a single and two doubles, Vincent Boils with three singles, Hunter Cromer and Trevor Ridner with a single and double each, and Brandon Pruitt and Chandler Gover each added a single. In Southern’s second game of the day, the Warriors sent Vincent Boils to the mound against Barren County as they were expecting a tough game after the Trojans had already beat Meece Middle earlier in the day by a score of 4 – 0. However, for Southern, the results were much the same as in the first game. Southern plated three runs in the first inning and five runs in the second as they cruised to an 11 -1 victory in a game shortened by the mercy rule. Boils went Southern Middle School wins Big Stick Invitational MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS • BASEBALL ▼ See SOUTHERN, Page B2
