GALLERY, WBB: Murray State vs. UNI, February 17, 2024
GALLERY, WBB: Murray State vs. Illinois State, January 6, 2024
GALLERY, FB: Murray State vs. Indiana State & Youngstown State
GALLERY: WBB, Murray State vs. Bellarmine, 11/21/23
GALLERY: Mayfield vs. Beechwood, Class 2A State Semifinals, 11/24/23
HS Football: Rivalry tilts as Tilghman tops Mayfield
PADUCAH — McRight Field was a madhouse Friday night, as Paducah Tilghman’s student section left the stands and celebrated with their team following a historic 35-28 win over century-long rival Mayfield.
Read more…GALLERY: Racer Hoopalooza Shootaround 2023
Racer Football Spring Game: April 22, 2023
GALLERY, MBB: Murray State vs. Valparaiso, Feb. 26, 2023
GALLERY, MBB: Murray State vs. Evansville, Feb. 18, 2023
GALLERY, WBB: Murray State vs. Northern Iowa, February 25, 2023
GALLERY, MBB: Murray State vs. Missouri State, Jan. 28, 2023
GALLERY, WBB: Murray State vs. Bradley, Jan. 15, 2023
GALLERY, MBB: Murray State vs. UIC, Jan. 14, 2023
GALLERY: Kentucky MBB vs. LSU, January 3, 2023
GALLERY: Murray State MBB vs. Southern Illinois
GALLERY, MBB: Murray State vs. Austin Peay
GALLERY, MBB: Murray State vs. Illinois State
Murray State WBB will rely on depth, toughness in 2022-23
MURRAY — Picked to finish near the top of the Missouri Valley Conference this first year in the league, Murray State women’s basketball showed why Saturday night, quaffing a quality 59-56 home win over the Southern Conference starlets in Chattanooga.
Read more…Racers roll Brescia, as new faces help open 2022-23 campaign
MURRAY — When it came to Murray State men’s basketball, preseason prognostications were all over the place. And rightfully so. Not many programs experienced the amount of changes the Racers have had to embrace over the last six months.
Read more…E.T., Prohm Home: Former coach returns for Racers
MURRAY — One of the greatest coaches in Murray State men’s basketball history, if not “the” greatest, is bound for the Southeastern Conference.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — With two mid-majors looking to make historic progress within their programs, someone was about to win, and win big.
Read more…Racers, Saint Peter’s for a Sweet 16 berth
Extensions, tournaments, commitments…for Racers WBB
Following a tough 68-62 loss to 2-seed Tennessee Tech in the semifinal round of the 2022 OVC Tournament, the Murray State women’s basketball season could’ve come to a close — finishing a strong 22-9, but just short of a championship goal.
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MURRAY — Suspense turned to surprise Sunday night at the CFSB Center, when 19th-ranked Murray State learned its 2022 NCAA Tournament fate.
Read more…GALLERY: The 2022 OVC Championship
The Ford Center. Evansville, Indiana. Murray State vs. Morehead State. Saturday, March 6.
RANKED & UNFINISHED: Racers’ road remains rough
Racers move to 20-2, mosey past Morehead State
MURRAY — Siskel & Ebert would’ve given this Saturday matinee “two thumbs way-the-hell up,” because two things were unmistakably clear.
Morehead State is pretty damned good.
And Murray State is just a little bit better.
Read more…GALLERY: Murray State WBB vs. Alabama A&M
It’s a good start for Murray State women’s basketball.
Less than 10 minutes after Murray State’s eye-opening 76-70 loss at SEC-stalwart Missouri on November 11, fifth-year Murray State women’s basketball coach Rechelle Turner issued a warning.
Read more…‘Don’t be soft.’ Murray State opens 2021-22 season.
EDWARD MARLOWE | For Those Who Inquired
For Murray State men’s basketball, this offseason has been quite memorable.
Read more…Three former Racers find themselves on 2021 G-League rosters
With opening night of the NBA’s G-League 2021-22 season nearly here, a trio of former Murray State Racers find themselves on rosters inside the one of the world’s most popular developmental basketball platforms.
Read more…Gayler breaks gender barrier in Brescia vs. Murray State
MURRAY — It’s July 20. And after 50 years, some of them quite miserable, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are the NBA’s champions.
Read more…Racers add fourth Class of 2022 commit in Stacker
Murray State men’s basketball has added its fourth recruit in the Class of 2022, when Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School star Braxton Stacker verbally committed to the program on October 10.
Now listed as a 6-foot-5 and 190-pound hybrid guard/forward, Stacker spent two seasons with the Belleville East Lancers before transferring to just outside of St. Louis this past year.
Considered a 3-star talent by rivals.com, Stacker had offers from Arkansas-Pine Bluff (July 15), Boston University (August 12), SIU Edwardsville (September 15), Indiana State (September 24) and Illinois State (October 1) before choosing the Racers, who officially offered him on August 12.
Read more…Racer MBB adds third 2022 commit in 6-10 Williams
It would’ve been easy for Murray State men’s basketball and its recruiting efforts to lose track of 6-10 forward and Class of 2022 prospect Corneilous Williams.
According to Drew Kerekes, sports reporter for the Meridian Star, the former Oak Grove High School star in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, transferred to Moravian Prep in Hickory, North Carolina — before transferring back to Clarkdale High School in Meridian, Mississippi in search of a “traditional high school graduation.”
When the Mississippi High School Athletic Association didn’t grant his transfer eligibility, Williams proved himself as a more-than-proficient practice player until his May graduation — where he and his family took talents to Combine Academy, a preparatory school in Lincolnton, North Carolina.
All along, the Racers were there — particularly after offering him on June 17, 2020 — following his AAU and grassroots career.
On Monday, Williams rewarded that persistence with a verbal commitment to the program — the third such addition for Murray State in as many weeks, joining 6-foot-5 Memphis wing Justin Morgan and 6-foot-6 Indianapolis forward Jaxon Edwards.
Read more…Racers move to 2-2 with non-conference win over EIU
Buchanan, former Racer, has clear opportunity in Memphis
MURRAY — Shaq Buchanan vividly remembers one of the first visits he made to Murray State.
Read more…Edwards, Cathedral’s 6-6 senior wing, commits to ’22 Murray State MBB
Austin Peay Is Gone: The Ramblings of a Mad Man
When news first broke last Thursday regarding Austin Peay’s unfathomable departure from the Ohio Valley Conference to the Atlantic Sun, I literally had one million thoughts enter my mind at the exact same time.
Read more…Pena, Arkansas star, gives Racers third ’22 commitment
Suddenly, Murray State women’s basketball finds itself with three commitments for the Class of 2022.
Read more…Morgan, 6-6 wing, commits to Murray State Class of ’22
Murray State men’s basketball picked up its first commitment for the Class of 2022 on Labor Day, when 6-6 wing and Memphis native Justin Morgan opted for the Racers via Instagram and Twitter.
Read more…Murray State rolls in opener, tops Mississippi Valley State 35-0
EDWARD MARLOWE | For Those Who Inquired
MURRAY — For the first time in two years, Roy Stewart Stadium played host to a September football game.
Read more…OBSCURE BEGINNINGS: Just when did the Mayfield & Paducah Tilghman football series start?
Photo provided by Mark Huffman
BY TIM TUCKER
Paducah Tilghman will take on Mayfield this Friday at McRight Field, continuing one of Kentucky’s longest-running high school football series. The schools have long pedigrees of success, with multiple state titles and have met every year since 1921 in a powerhouse series that began in 1911. Or 1912. Or 1904.
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EDWARD MARLOWE | For Those Who Inquired
The annual release of the WPSD Local 6 Top 10 leading up to Gridiron Glory isn’t just a delightful treat. It also creates a plethora of talking points about the area’s top football players each year. And this year’s guys are hard to argue. Everyone knows them. They’re household names, in which opposing locker rooms circle on the markerboard and make note.
But there are several guys who are right on the cusp of being on everyone’s mind each Friday. (of course, in no particular order)
Brajone Dabney, Sophomore, Mayfield
There’s no question Joe Morris and the Cardinals have something special in store for Dabney, and it’s going to be extremely interesting to see where he lines up in 2021. As a freshman, he was one of only nine players last season to play in all nine games for the Cardinals, suiting up a little bit at quarterback and defensive back. He’s got another gear, and where it’s going to be shifted this season could be neat.
Malachi Rider, Sophomore, Paducah Tilghman
The Blue Tornado are absolutely loaded for the 2021 campaign, particularly behind the return of super-seniors Cam Marshall and Brian Thomas. And there are so many names worth mentioning here for PT (hello, Uriah Virzi, Darionte Ragsdale and LeBran McMullen). But Malachi Rider led Paducah Tilghman in rushing as a freshman in 2020 — finishing with 775 yards and nine rushing touchdowns in eight games. If he follows that trajectory and stays as Paducah Tilghman’s top running back for the rest of his career, a 3,000-yard, 40-touchdown resume isn’t out of the question. He’d be leaving the halls of Tilghman as one of the best to ever do it, and he’s capable of another 775/9 this season as a rolling ball of knives.
Kendric Adams, Senior, Trigg County
Adams might finish with 1,000 all-purpose yards this year for the Wildcats, who need an offensive threat to flip the field. He notched more than 800 all-purpose last season, including nearly 200 yards receiving out of the backfield. He also led the Wildcats in total tackles (75), as one of the better two-way threats in the First District.
Mason Grant, Senior, Graves County
Just like his big brother, Mason Grant has only gotten better each year. In 2020, he finished with more than 700 yards receiving on 37 catches, and that was alongside Race Richards. Now in 2021, Grant’s the guy, and one should consider his real possibility at snagging 1,000 yards receiving by the simple fact that his running back, Clint McKee, is going to require some special attention off the edges — which should allow Grant to roam less impeded.
McMahon promotes White, adds Racer legend in Brown
The departure of Murray State men’s basketball assistant coach Shane Nichols to Radford University — while familial and fantastic — left Racer skipper Matt McMahon with a tough position to fill.
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For the third time in school history, and the first time since Houston Nutt’s squad in 1996, Murray State football has been tabbed to finish first in the 2021 Ohio Valley Conference race — following Monday’s release of a preseason poll conducted by league coaches and sports information directors.
Read more…GALLERY: ‘The Overlooked’ Holds Open Practice in Murray
MURRAY — More than 150 fans were on hand at the CFSB Center during Monday’s practice for “The Overlooked” — Murray State’s miffed band of chip-on-the-shoulder guys preparing for their first-ever entry into The Basketball Tournament, a 64-team field with a $2 million winner-take-all prize at stake.
Read more…GALLERY: MBB, Murray State vs. Brescia at Racer Arena
for those who inquired. 