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  • Two Oldham schools cited in...

    A national women’s rights group is alleging that girls in Oldham high schools are being denied equal rights to participate in sports with a complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Office.

    The National Women’s Law Center filed a complaint Nov. 10 with the civil rights office which is based in Philadelphia.

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  • SOHS falls to Bullitt Central in...

    SHEPHERDSVILLE – Battling to the bitter end, the South Oldham High School Dragons saw their playoff hopes end with an interception in a 28-21 loss to Bullitt Central Friday.

    Bullitt Central’s Nathan Jackson picked off a Jack Sherry pass with 38 seconds to seal the win for the Cougars and end the Dragons’ season at 7-4.

    The interception came after the Dragons had recovered a fumble at midfield with 1:16 left.

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  • OCHS beats Doss in 5A playoffs

    BUCKNER – When it came time to showcase their depth, the Oldham County High School football team made the most of it.

    The injury riddled Colonels found a way to fill in the gaps for seven missing starters on both sides of the ball and come away with a 31-21 win over Doss Friday in the first round of the 5A playoffs.

    “Doss was probably one of the most athletic teams to come in here in a long time,” OCHS coach Matt Brown said. “To see our kids rally around each other and face the adversity of all the people we had missing is just awesome.”

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  • SOHS sweeps regional titles

    LOUISVILLE – Defending state champion South Oldham will head into Saturday’s state cross country championships after sweeping the boys’ and girls’ regional titles.

    SOHS, who swept the boys’ and girls’ AA state titles last season brought home the regional crowns this year by beating cross county rival North Oldham High School.

    The Lady Dragons dominated the girls’ meet placing five runners in the top 10 to finish with 29 points, well ahead of runner-up NOHS with 81 points.

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  • Mustangs shut down Henry County

    NEW CASTLE – In a game where they needed it all the North Oldham Mustangs had it as they rolled to a 24-9 road win over Henry County Friday.

    “It was a really nice win, the boys really played well,” NOHS coach Billy Martin said. “It was just a great effort all the way around.”

    The Mustangs raised their record to 3-3 overall and more importantly to 1-0 in the district with the win over the defending district champions.

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  • Leary leads Colonels past J-town

    JEFFFERSONTOWN – Every time Brett Leary scores on a long touchdown run for the Oldham County High School Colonels this year it started not just from the line of scrimmage behind his offensive line on fall night, but on a hot July morning by himself.

    Leary, a 6-foot, 190-pound senior running back has been a one-man wrecking crew for the Colonels the past two weeks when OCHS needed him most.

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  • Football teams facing district...

    LEXINGTON – The football districts for all three high school programs in the county could see a drastic change next season.

    Under a realignment proposal by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, all three schools will change districts and two will move up a class.

    The KHSAA Board of Control is scheduled to vote on approval or amend it Oct. 18.

    The move comes from a geographical and enrollment need for change.

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  • OCHS runs past South

    BUCKNER – For the Oldham County Colonels it was all about making a statement after beating arch rival and district foe South Oldham 40-19 Friday.

    “We wanted everyone to know we’re still Oldham County,” senior tailback Brett Leary said. “This was one of our games to prove we are still the best team in the district.”

    Leary and fellow senior Tyler Oldham fueled a powerful rushing attack that amassed 335 yards against the Dragons and allowed the Colonels to control the clock and answer with a big play every time SOHS challenged them.

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  • OCHS going pink for Homecoming

    BUCKNER – Under normal circumstances, most high school football players would be embarrassed to  wear pink.

    On Oct. 15, however, the Oldham County High School football team will don pink jerseys for a cause.

    On the night the Colonels host district foe Grant County for their homecoming, they will also host the first “Color the Colonels Pink” evening in honor of the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s efforts to fight breast cancer.

    The Colonels will wear pink jerseys along with plenty of other special events for the game.

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  • Mustangs edge Ft. Knox in double...

    FORT KNOX – On a night when they had to have a big play, the North Oldham Mustangs were able to come up with just what they needed to beat Ft. Knox 35-28 in double overtime.

    “We found a way to win, even though we didn’t play that great,” NOHS coach Billy Martin said. “We were able to dig down a couple of different times and come back and win.”

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