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Master coach from The First Tee of Pine Mountain fulfills a life-long dream with his son at iconic Pebble Beach Golf Links by Jodi Davis, The First Tee Andrew Caldwell 16 years old The First Tee of

2 Master coach from The First Tee of Pine Mountain fulfills a life-long dream with his son at iconic Pebble Beach Golf Links by Jodi Davis, The First Tee Andrew Caldwell 16 years old The First Tee of Pine Mountain Donnie Caldwell Andrew s father and coach Donnie Caldwell, a father of three, has been a coach for The First Tee of Pine Mountain in Southeast Kentucky for 18 years. Donnie has had 14 of his First Tee participants earn the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play at the iconic Pebble Beach. Donnie is also one of nine of The First Tee s master coaches (the highest level in the coach program) and he has trained coaches for The First Tee across the country for eight years. (There are over 3000 active coaches a year). When Donnie s youngest son Andrew was six years old, Donnie gifted him with a hat from Pebble Beach. It was then that Andrew s dream to play at Pebble Beach came to life. Andrew, who is now 16 years old, earned the opportunity to play at this year s PURE Insurance Championship and is at the tournament with his dad for the first time ever! Andrew is Donnie s 15th participant of The First Tee to play at Pebble. Donnie named his son Andrew Andrew Santiago Caldwell after Santiago Cavanaugh, the golf coach at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Fl. Santiago also taught all three of Donnie s kids how to speak Spanish. The PURE Insurance Championship is the only event of its kind in which 81 junior golfers are teamed with 81 PGA TOUR Champions players and 162 amateurs during an official PGA TOUR Champions tournament. The juniors, ages 14 to 18, compete for the pro-junior title. Representing 22 states, the juniors were selected by a national panel of judges based on playing ability and application of the Nine Core Values and life skills learned through The First Tee s programs. In this 15th tournament year, more than 870 kids from The First Tee have played in the tournament, meeting and learning from PGA TOUR Champions players and amateurs in the field while showcasing the Nine Core Values and the leadership and life skills they have acquired at The First Tee chapters. Since its inception in 1997, The First Tee has introduced the sport of golf and The First Tee s Nine Core Values to more than 15 million kids, positively impacting their lives along the way. The First Tee s Nine Core Values are: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy and judgment. The PURE Insurance Championship is one of 10 national opportunities provided by The First Tee headquarters to encourage and motivate kids as they progress through the program and toward high school graduation. Clint Eastwood is chairman of the event. Play was conducted on Pebble Beach Golf Links and Poppy Hills Golf Course on Friday and Saturday, with the final round contested solely at Pebble Beach on Sunday September 30.

BENNY SNELL UK Athletics Photo Kentucky s ranking in SEC Statistics through September TEAM RUSHING YARDAGE #1 Kentucky 1,271 TEAM SCORING DEFENSE #1 Kentucky and Auburn 12.

7 efficiency rating TIME OF POSSESSION #1 Texas A&M 35:52 #2 Kentucky 32:10 INDIVIDUAL RUSHING #1 Benny Snell - UK 127.8ypg ALL PURPOSE YARDS #1 Benny Snell - UK 133.

invites you to join them as they celebrate The Hall of Fame Class of 2018! Honorary Inductees Robert L.

3 BENNY SNELL UK Athletics Photo Kentucky s ranking in SEC Statistics through September TEAM RUSHING YARDAGE #1 Kentucky 1,271 TEAM SCORING DEFENSE #1 Kentucky and Auburn 12.6ppg TOTAL TEAM DEFENSE #1 Georgia 275.6ypg #2 Mississippi State 286.8ypg #3 Kentucky 288.8ypg PASS DEFENSE EFFICIENCY #1 Kentucky 92.7 efficiency rating TIME OF POSSESSION #1 Texas A&M 35:52 #2 Kentucky 32:10 INDIVIDUAL RUSHING #1 Benny Snell - UK 127.8ypg ALL PURPOSE YARDS #1 Benny Snell - UK per game QB SACKS #1 Josh Allen - UK 6 TACKLES FOR LOSS #1 Josh Allen - UK 10 solo/1 assist PASSES DEFENDED #1 Darius West - UK 7 and Deandre Baker - UGA 7 The Pineville Schools Hall of Fame invites you to join them as they celebrate The Hall of Fame Class of 2018! Honorary Inductees Robert L. Madon Joyce Hodges Evans Yolanda White Green Legendary Athlete Robert Cecil Rice Modern Era Athlete Lee Andrew Bishop Jana Woods Kennedy Distinguished Alumni James C. Helton Milton Henry Lewis, Jr. Meet old friends and celebrate this year s inductees Friday October 12th at 5pm in the high school gymnasium prior to the Pineville vs. Williamsburg football game and at a reception following the game also in the high school gym Saturday October 13th at the Hall of Fame Banquet at 6:00pm at the Pine Mountain State Park Lodge. A limited number of banquet tickets are available for $30! For more information call (606)

The Wildcats, who have been holding individual conditioning and fundamental workouts the last month, will practice several more times this week and next week in preparation for one of the year s most

5 UK Athletics Photo LEXINGTON, Ky. The University of Kentucky women s basketball team officially started its 45th season of varsity women s basketball on Tuesday holding a spirited practice inside the Joe Craft Center. The Wildcats, who have been holding individual conditioning and fundamental workouts the last month, will practice several more times this week and next week in preparation for one of the year s most anticipated events: Big Blue Madness It was a good practice and a hard practice, senior guard Maci Morris said. Everyone pushed through the best we could and we got to see where we are as a team and what we need to work on and how we get better. I think we need to continue to improve our conditioning. The way that we are wanting to play this year we have to be in the best shape we can. We also need to keep a high level of tenacity and consistency in our defense. Pinnacle Sports View is published by John & Brenda Engle, PO Box 506, Fourmile, KY It is circulated in the Bell County, Ky. and surrounding area. Businesses and other for-profit organizations can contact a Pinnacle Sports View sales representative at ; by mail at PO Box 506, Fourmile, KY 40939; or by to editor@pinnaclesportsview.com. Pinnacle Sports View does not knowingly accept deceptive or fraudulent advertising. Readers are requested to report the appearance of fraud in any display advertisement to the publisher. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertisement which does not meet the established guidelines for acceptability in this publication. The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be held liable for damages as a result of any error in any advertisement beyond the normal and customary charge for the space actually occupied by that portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred; whether such error is due to the negligence of the publisher s servants or otherwise, and there shall be no liability expressed or implied for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the sum paid the publisher for such advertisement. All material published in Pinnacle Sports View is property of Pinnacle Sports View and may not be reproduced without written permission of the publisher.

6 Pineville Schools Hall of Fame Class of 2018 HONORARY INDUCTEE Robert L. Bob Madon HONORARY INDUCTEE Joyce Hodges Evans HONORARY INDUCTEE Yolanda White Green DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI James C. Helton DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI Milton Henry Lewis, Jr. LEGENDARY ATHLETE Robert Cecil Rice MODERN ERA ATHLETE Lee Andrew Bishop MODERN ERA ATHLETE Jana Woods Kennedy

Pineville Schools Hall of F ame Class of 2018 The 1972 Pineville Football Team ~ Class A District II-Region IV Champs and Recreation Bowl Champions Front Row: Doug Adams-Mgr.

7 Pineville Schools Hall of F ame Class of 2018 The 1972 Pineville Football Team ~ Class A District II-Region IV Champs and Recreation Bowl Champions Front Row: Doug Adams-Mgr., Allen Lewis 7, Bubby Howard 42, Buddy Hunter 60, Bob Bowling 16, Hunt Johnson 34, Gary Whitley 84, Benny Cox 20, Julian Golden 82, Tommy Winkler 62, Tony Taylor-Mgr. Second Row: Jamie Goodin 63, Wayne Knuckles 80, Bo Goodin 31, Allen Roper 65, Snooky Ralston 33, Thurston North 56, Jeff Helton 43, Michael Roan 54, John Combs 55, Randy Terry 71, James Payne 78, Dale McCarty-Mgr. Third Row: Coach William Bill Adams, Steve Venable-Tr., David Scalf 24, Mike Crockett 15, Joey Goodin 77, Daniel Lambert 22, Butch Jefferson 87, Eddie Bishop 14, DC Cloud 83, Fred Bishop 81, Robert Roan 17, John Jones 88, Biff Madon 30, Larry Reefer-Mgr., Asst. Coach Pat Clore Fourth Row: Asst. Coach David Thompson, Jimbo Helton 50, Tim Williams 66, Rocky Howard 44, Ovid Lambert 40, Jimmy Rosenbalm 86, Mike Bowling 23, Ronnie Bryant 72, Jimmy Coomes 61, Boone Logan 51, Mark Engle 18, James Golden 73 (Not pictured: Charles Roark 75, Ed Jenkins 74, Dr. Jerry Woolum-Team Physician) Congratulations to the Pineville Schools Hall of Fame Class of 2018! Superintendent Russell Thompson and the Pineville Board of Education James Golden - Chairman, Clark Jones - Vice Chair Mary Steele and Josh Howard

8 New hunting access areas open in six East Kentucky counties Agreements open thousands of acres for public hunting FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 25, 2018) Working with private landowners is one way the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources expands public hunting opportunities across the state. Recently, the department reached Hunting Access Area agreements with RH Group and Elk Horn Coal Company, opening more than 35,000 acres in Floyd, Magoffin, Pike, Mc- Creary, Letcher and Knott counties for public hunting this fall. We are excited to be able to add more acreage to our Hunting Access Area program, said Steve Beam, Wildlife Division director for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. It is a high priority for the agency to work with landowners in southeast Kentucky to provide access to high quality elk hunting land. An added bonus is these areas provide all kinds of other great hunting opportunities as well. Our efforts have paid off as we are now approaching a quarter-million acres open for hunting under Hunting Access and WMA agreements with private landowners. We also have another nearly 100,000 acres open for elk hunting under our voucher program. Our hunters are really utilizing these areas for some high quality hunting experiences. Elk hunting on the new areas is regulated through the Voucher Cooperator Elk Permit Program. For all other species, the areas are open under statewide regulations. The tracts comprising RH Group Hunting Access Area cover 15,014 acres in Floyd, Letcher, Magoffin, McCreary and Pike counties. For elk hunters, RH Group Hunting Access Area falls within the boundaries of the Tug Fork Limited Entry Area (LEA), a portion of the Levisa Fork LEA and the At-Large Area. No bear hunting is allowed on the McCreary County tract of this hunting access area. Elk Horn Coal Hunting Access Area encompasses 20,138 acres in Floyd, Knott, Letcher and Pike counties. Both areas are comprised of reclaimed strip mine habitat of grasses and shrubs with timbered ridges and drainages throughout. The habitat should appeal to deer, bear and turkey hunters. Not to be overlooked is the small game opportunity. Reclaimed strip mines are excellent for rabbits and we often see decent numbers of quail on them, too, said Joe McDermott, deer and elk program biologist with Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. I think it would be a good spot to hunt turkeys as well as deer, bear and elk. Scouting is obviously going to be key. A lot of times that terrain lends itself to being able to spot and stalk animals. Hunters on either area should exercise caution if active mining practices are underway and give large trucks the right of way. Additional information, including detailed maps and area usage guidelines, for RH Group Hunting Access Area, Elk Horn Coal Hunting Access Area and all other Hunting Access Areas is available on Kentucky Fish and Wildlife s website at fw.ky.gov. Click the Maps tab on the department s homepage then click on the Wildlife Management Areas/Public Hunting Areas link.

Former UK coach Rich Brooks named to the SEC FOOTBALL LEGENDS Class of 2018 SEC FOOTBALL LEGENDS Class of 2018 ALABAMA Shaun Alexander, Running Back, 1996-99 ARKANSAS Darren McFadden, Running Back,

1968-71 KENTUCKY Rich Brooks, Head Coach, 2003-09 Rich Brooks guided the Kentucky football fortunes for seven years from 2003-09 and is the only head coach in UK history to guide the Wildcats to

The 2007 season was highlighted by a Top-10 ranking, a victory over No. 1 (and eventual national champion) LSU and was capped by a bowl victory over Florida State.

9 Former UK coach Rich Brooks named to the SEC FOOTBALL LEGENDS Class of 2018 SEC FOOTBALL LEGENDS Class of 2018 ALABAMA Shaun Alexander, Running Back, ARKANSAS Darren McFadden, Running Back, AUBURN Ronnie Brown, Running Back, FLORIDA Lawrence Wright, Safety, GEORGIA Hines Ward, Wide Receiver/Quarterback/Running Back, LSU Ronnie Estay, Defensive Tackle, KENTUCKY Rich Brooks, Head Coach, Rich Brooks guided the Kentucky football fortunes for seven years from and is the only head coach in UK history to guide the Wildcats to postseason bowl games in four consecutive years and win three straight bowls. The streak began in 2006 with a stunning upset of Clemson in the Music City Bowl. The 2007 season was highlighted by a Top-10 ranking, a victory over No. 1 (and eventual national champion) LSU and was capped by a bowl victory over Florida State. Following the 2008 season, UK defeated East Carolina in the Liberty Bowl. In his final season in 2009, Brooks was named SEC Coach of the Year by College- FootballNews.com. With the Wildcats reflecting the toughness shown by their head coach, in his last four seasons he led UK to 12 4th-quarter comeback wins. Prior to joining UK, Brooks was head coach for the St. Louis Rams of the NFL and the University of Oregon. OLE MISS Jim Miller, Punter, MISSISSIPPI STATE Mardye McDole, Wide Receiver, MISSOURI Devin West, Running Back, SOUTH CAROLINA Eric Norwood, Linebacker, TENNESSEE Phillip Fulmer, Head Coach, TEXAS A&M Pat Thomas, Defensive Back, VANDERBILT Zac Stacy, Running Back,

Regional High School Football Schedule October 5 Clay County at Bell County Leslie County at Betsy Lane McCreary Central at Casey County Jackson County at Corbin Somerset at Danville Magoffin County

at Prestonsburg Rockcastle County at Russell County Southwestern at South Laurel Perry Central at Whitley County Harlan at Williamsburg October 12 Casey County at Betsy Lane Rockcastle County at Clay

Jackson County at McCreary Central Danville at Middlesboro Pikeville at Phelps Williamsburg at Pineville Lexington Christian at Somerset Pulaski County at South Laurel Lincoln County at Southwestern

10 Regional High School Football Schedule October 5 Clay County at Bell County Leslie County at Betsy Lane McCreary Central at Casey County Jackson County at Corbin Somerset at Danville Magoffin County at Knott Central Wayne County at Knox Central Pike Central at Lawrence County North Laurel at Letcher Central Pineville at Lynn Camp Breathitt County at Morgan County Hazard at Phelps Shelby Valley at Prestonsburg Rockcastle County at Russell County Southwestern at South Laurel Perry Central at Whitley County Harlan at Williamsburg October 12 Casey County at Betsy Lane Rockcastle County at Clay County Bell County at Corbin Prestonsburg at East Ridge Knox Central at Franklin County Lynn Camp at Harlan Whitley County at Harlan County Paintsville at Hazard Shelby Valley at Leslie County Jackson County at McCreary Central Danville at Middlesboro Pikeville at Phelps Williamsburg at Pineville Lexington Christian at Somerset Pulaski County at South Laurel Lincoln County at Southwestern Russell County at Wayne County October 19 Jackson County at Bell County Lexington Christian at Danville Pineville at Harlan Leslie County at Hazard Phelps at Jenkins Williamsburg at Lynn Camp Somerset at Middlesboro Harlan County at Perry Central Betsy Lane at Prestonsburg Knox Central at Rockcastle County Clay County at Russell County Pulaski County at Southwestern Letcher Central at Whitley County October 25 Whitley County at Hazard October 26 North Laurel at Clay County Adair County at Casey County Lexington Christian at Estill County Bell County at Harlan County Berea at Jellico, TN Corbin at Knox Central Wayne County at Madison Southern Southwestern at Lexington Catholic Wayne County at Madison Southern Lynn Camp at McCreary Central Harlan at South Laurel Perry Central at Prestonsburg Garrard County at Rockcastle County Collins at Pulaski County Middlesboro at Williamsburg Boyd County at Shelby Valley

LMU men are ranked 4th in a preseason poll by Street & Smith CH

- The first preseason poll leading up to the 2018-19 season has been released and the Lincoln Memorial University men's basketball team finds itself in a familiar position, as the Railsplitters are

Lincoln Memorial is coming off of yet another masterful season.

11 LMU men are ranked 4th in a preseason poll by Street & Smith CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The first preseason poll leading up to the season has been released and the Lincoln Memorial University men's basketball team finds itself in a familiar position, as the Railsplitters are tabbed at No. 4 in the Street & Smith's preseason rankings. In addition to that, redshirtjunior guard Cornelius Taylor has been selected as a preseason All-American. Lincoln Memorial is coming off of yet another masterful season. In , the Railsplitters posted their fourth straight 30-win campaign while going 32-2 overall, which included an unblemished 20-0 mark in South Atlantic Conference play. LMU won its sixth straight SAC regular-season title and fourth SAC tournament crown while hosting the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional for the third time in four seasons. The Railsplitters, who ended the season ranked No. 1 in the NABC/Division II national poll for the third time in four years, made their third straight trip to the Southeast Region title game and narrowly missed earning their third consecutive Elite Eight berth. LMU has put up at least 25 wins in each of the last eight seasons, but enters the campaign in unfamiliar territory from a roster standpoint. The Railsplitters graduated four starters off last season's team and lost six of their top eight scorers overall, including Bevo Francis Award recipient and current Denver Nuggets forward Emanuel Terry, leading scorer Trevon Shaw and All- American, do-everything forward Dorian Pinson. In fact, of the team's 21 players heading into the upcoming season, only seven have ever made an appearance for the Railsplitters. Taylor is the lone starter returning for Lincoln Memorial this season, and the point guard was named to Street & Smith's preseason All-American squad after averaging 14.5 points, 3.9 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game while shooting 45.3 percent from the field and 37.7 percent from three-point range last season. A native of Claxton, Ga., Taylor was one of the Railsplitters' four All-SAC selections in , earning second-team distinctions. Taylor hit double figures in 26 of his 33 appearances last season, headlined by a careerhigh 31-point effort against Anderson. He surpassed the 20-point threshold five other times, scoring 24 against No. 2 Queens in the regular-season finale. He posted a careerhigh eight assists against Carson-Newman and had at least five assists in 13 games. He enters his junior season with 861 career points. Other than Taylor, redshirt-junior Kamaran Calhoun is the Railsplitters' most experienced returning player with 47 career appearances and only one start. He averaged 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game last season. West Liberty is ranked No. 1 in the Street & Smith's preseason poll, while the rest of the top five consisted of No. 2 Bellarmine, No. 3 Indiana (Pa.) and No. 5 West Texas A&M. The Railsplitters open the season with an exhibition contest at Auburn on November 2. Lincoln Memorial plays the first official game against Clayton State on November 9 in Aiken, S.C. Jim sat out to harvest a doe on opening day. It s always good to get the first deer under the belt, and it would provide some delicious meat for the family. Normally, the sight of a doe under his tree-stand wouldn t provide any extra adrenaline; after all, he s usually after a buck. But the mind works differently when that doe becomes the game one is pursuing. He settled in that morning about twenty minutes before shooting light. He is anxious after nearly nine months of being out of a tree stand. The temperature is cool, but it will warm up quickly. As soon as the sun began to rise Jim saw in the distant a few does in the field above the woods where he was waiting. He wondered if they might make their way down the trail that lingered below his stand. He already felt like his scouting had paid off simply because he was looking at what he had come after. His daydreaming came to a sudden halt when he glanced slightly ahead and to the right. There she was. It was big lone doe that was winding down the path toward him. Now, she was only forty yards away. Immediately Jim s heart went into another gear. He knew it would happen, so he calmed himself by taking a deep breath and concentrating on the task at hand. Since he was sitting he would need to stand up, turn slightly to his right, and turn his bow upright, all without being seen. As she went behind a tree, he made each move in one slow but sweeping motion. He kept telling himself to be patient. He snapped his release on the loop of his bow and began to view each shooting lane that could be used. As the deer came closer, Jim stood perfectly still. His leafy suit gave him Outdoor Truths with Gary Miller satisfaction that even if she looked his way she would not be able to make out the odd shape of leaves. He picked out another tree and decided that when the doe moved behind it he would draw his bow. When her vitals cleared the tree, he would fire. She moved as if she knew the scenario going through Jim s mind that is until she came to that tree. Instead she decided to stop and turn around. She was only twenty yards away. Jim panicked slightly but watched to see where the next shooting lane would be. He pinpointed it as she moved back in the direction she came from. The shot would now be quartering away. She moved into the opening and Jim released his arrow. It looked like a good hit. As she sprinted away, he watched her every move and marked the last spot he saw her, by a downed tree. As Jim realized what had just happened, a smile crossed his face. His lower back began to throb, his body began to shake, and his legs went weak. He quickly set down, afraid his trembling body was going to cause him to fall from his stand. He took a deep breath and set the timer on his watch to remind himself not to push the fatally wounded doe too soon. His knees continue to knock together. He takes his water bottle from his fanny pack and relives what had just happened. Jim is sixty-five years old. And you wonder why we go hunting Gary Miller Gary@outdoortruths.org

with HOF President William Campbell 1984

Coach Billy Powell with HOF President William

Chalk Stapleton with Jerry s brother, David

12 2018 Middlesboro Sports Hall of Fame Inductees Deaver Sprggs - MHS Class of 1968 with HOF President William Campbell 1984 Middlesboro High School Baseball Team Head Coach Billy Powell with HOF President William Campbell Jerry Cawood - MHS Class of 1973 Chalk Stapleton with Jerry s brother, David Greg Lasley - MHS Class of 1982 with HOF President William Campbell

Kentucky - Title 1 Grants To Educational Agencies

Kentucky - Title 1 Grants To Educational Agencies LEA ID District 2100030 ADAIR COUNTY SCHOOL 2100070 ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOL 2100090 ANCHORAGE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL 2100120 ANDERSON COUNTY SCHOOL 2100150 ASHLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL 2100180 AUGUSTA INDEPENDENT