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Manchester Enterprise - 8.14.26 · Eastern Kentucky Newspapers

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Speaker 1: Now we turn to the Manchester Enterprise to read news
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Speaker 1: from and around Manchester. Your reader today is Sherry Stewart.
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Speaker 1: We will begin with the addition dated Wednesday, August twelfth,
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Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. As a reminder, RADIOI is a reading
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Speaker 1: service intended for people who are blind or have other
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Speaker 1: disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material. A
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Speaker 1: photograph on the front page pictures a car turned upside down,
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Speaker 1: several police officers and a woman's grocery cart. No serious
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Speaker 1: injuries were reported Friday when this woman struck a light
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Speaker 1: pole base in the parking lot of Save a Lot
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Speaker 1: at Jared. Employees immediately rushed to the scene to offer assistance.
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Speaker 1: The woman exited the vehicle on her own with the
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Speaker 1: cuts and bruises. Employees gathered at groceries placed in a
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Speaker 1: cooler whilst Sheriff Patrick Robinson and Chief Deputy Clifton Jones
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Speaker 1: worked the scene. The woman refused transport for medical services.
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Speaker 1: The sheriff took the woman and her groceries to her home,
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Speaker 1: Gregory Branch. Woman faces multiple charges following bizarre incident. Editor's note.
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Speaker 1: The following story contains graphic and disturbing details of alleged
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Speaker 1: sexual conduct involving an animal. The details are taken directly
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Speaker 1: from a Kentucky State Police citation and are included because
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Speaker 1: they are relevant to the criminal charges filed in this case.
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Speaker 1: Some meet readers may find the content disturbing. Reader discretion
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Speaker 1: is advised. Manchester, a Gregory Branch woman was arrested Monday
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Speaker 1: night after police say she assaulted a man engaged in
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Speaker 1: sexual activity involving a dog and later fled from a
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Speaker 1: Kentucky State Police trooper. Priscilla Levin's thirty nine, of Gregory Branch,
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Speaker 1: was arrested following an incident reported at approximately eleven twenty
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Speaker 1: seven p m. August Fourthing to the police citation, Kentucky
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Speaker 1: State Police Jacob Swab was contacted by Clay County nine
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Speaker 1: one one regarding a complaint that Levins was allegedly having
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Speaker 1: sexual contact with a dog and had assaulted a man
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Speaker 1: on Gregory Branch. When Schwab arrived, he reported finding Lovins
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Speaker 1: chasing people around the parking lot of the Fuzzy Duck
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Speaker 1: Game Room. Schwab attempted to make contact with Lovens, but
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Speaker 1: she allegedly fled. According to the citation, the trooper warned
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Speaker 1: Lovins that she would be taste if she did not stop.
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Speaker 1: Lovens was subsequently taken into custody and placed inside Schwab's cruiser,
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Speaker 1: where police alleged she began striking the interior of the vehicle.
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Speaker 1: As Schwab investigated the original complaint, witnesses told the trooper
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Speaker 1: that they observed Lovens allowing the dog to lick her
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Speaker 1: gentle area and said she was making sexual movements against
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Speaker 1: the animal. According to the citation, Lovens was charged with
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Speaker 1: sexual crimes against annaimals, first degree assault, first degree fleeing
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Speaker 1: or evading police, resisting arrest, first degree disorderly conduct, and
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Speaker 1: alcohol intoxication first or second offense. The next article is
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Speaker 1: entitled forty three registered sex offenders live in Clay with
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Speaker 1: sex crimes on the rise. Enterprise examined state's registered sex
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Speaker 1: offender list. Staff report Enterprise News Manchester with a recent
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Speaker 1: rash of criminal cases involving allegations of sexual offenses against children,
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Speaker 1: bringing increased attention to the issue locally. A search by
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Speaker 1: the Manchester Enterprise found forty three registered sex offenders currently
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Speaker 1: listed with Clay County addresses. The Enterprise conducted the search
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Speaker 1: through the Kentucky State Police Sex Offender Registry, the state's
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Speaker 1: public database of individuals required to register as sex offenders.
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Speaker 1: Of the forty three Clay County registers identified in the search,
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Speaker 1: thirty seven were listed as compliant with registration requirements, three
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Speaker 1: were listed as incarcerated, two were classified as non compliant incarcerated,
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Speaker 1: and one was listed as non compliant. At the time
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Speaker 1: of the search, nearly all of the registrants listed Manchester
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Speaker 1: as their city or mailing address, while one listed Oneida.
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Speaker 1: The search comes as Clay County has seen several recent
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Speaker 1: criminal cases involving allegations of sexual offenses against children. Grand
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Speaker 1: jury indictments, and law enforcement investigations involving sexual abuse, rap sodomy,
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Speaker 1: and other alleged offenses against miners have generated significant public attention.
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Speaker 1: The recent cases in the sex Offender Registry, however, should
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Speaker 1: not be confused. Individuals appearing on the Kentucky Sex Offender
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Speaker 1: Registry have registration requirements resulting from previous qualifying convictions or circumstances.
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Speaker 1: Their presence on the registry does not mean they have
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Speaker 1: connected to any of the recent investigations or criminal cases
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Speaker 1: in Clay County. Likewise, someone recently charged or indicted for
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Speaker 1: a sex sexual offense will not necessarily appear on the registry.
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Speaker 1: Criminal charges are allegations, and defendants are presumed innocent unless
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Speaker 1: and until proven guilty. The Kentucky State Police maintains the
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Speaker 1: registry as a public safety resource. Information available through the
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Speaker 1: registry can include an offender's name, photograph, date of birth, address,
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Speaker 1: registration status, and information concerning the offense that resulted in
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Speaker 1: the registration requirement. The Clay County search also identified individuals
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Speaker 1: who were incarcerated at the time of the search. Those
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Speaker 1: individuals are included in the forty three percent total because
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Speaker 1: their registry records lists them in Clay County. Of additional concern,
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Speaker 1: three of the forty three records carried a non compliant designation.
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Speaker 1: One registrant was listed as non compliant, while two others
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Speaker 1: were listed as non compliant incarcerated. A non compliant designation
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Speaker 1: indicates whether an offender is meeting applicable sex offender registration requirements.
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Speaker 1: It does not by itself mean the individual has committed
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Speaker 1: another sexual offense. The forty three registered offenders represent a
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Speaker 1: snap shot of the Kentucky State Police database at the
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Speaker 1: time The Enterprise conducted at search registry numbers and an
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Speaker 1: individual status can change as information is updated, offenders move,
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Speaker 1: individuals are incarcerated, or other circumstances change. Kentucky's Sex Offender
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Speaker 1: Registry allows residents to search for registered offenders and review
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Speaker 1: publicly available information about them. The numbers take on added
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Speaker 1: significance as allegations involving children continue to appear in the
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Speaker 1: local criminal justice system. For parents and families, the registry
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Speaker 1: provides a single tool for identifying who is registered in
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Speaker 1: their community, but the numbers also demonstrate that the issue
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Speaker 1: of sexual offenses, and particularly protecting children from sexual abuse,
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Speaker 1: is not one confined to distant communities. The front page
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Speaker 1: of the newspaper is also accompanied by a photograph of
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Speaker 1: a couple of gentlemen pushing a motorcycle. It's entitled North
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Speaker 1: Carolina man injured in bike accident. Sheriff Patrick Robinson and
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Speaker 1: Deputy Paul Michael Whitehead responded to a motorcycle accident on
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Speaker 1: Kentucky's sixty six near bar Creek early Monday morning. The
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Speaker 1: man said he was from North Carolina and had spent
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Speaker 1: last night in Badyville. He was going home when the
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Speaker 1: accident occurred. The sheriff said the bike skidded a hundred
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Speaker 1: and eleven feet. He was transported to London by e MS.
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Speaker 1: Members of the Big Creek and Oneida fire departments also
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Speaker 1: responded with Allen's record service shown loading the bike are
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Speaker 1: bechel call It, Dan Henson, and Matthew Couch. Now we
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Speaker 1: turned to sports. The headline what is going on at
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Speaker 1: Obi Mountaineers developing national program Major implications for thirteenth Region
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Speaker 1: by Tanner Hoskins Enterprise Sports Onita, Kentucky. Onita Baptist Institute
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Speaker 1: could be positioning itself for a significant rise in thirteenth
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Speaker 1: Region boys basketball with an influx of talented Canadian student
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Speaker 1: athletes and a developing program that could eventually make the
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Speaker 1: Mountaineers a much bigger factor in one of the region's
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Speaker 1: most competitive districts. Development is particularly noteworthy for Clay County.
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Speaker 1: Oneita Baptist competes alongside Clay County, North Laurel, Jackson County
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Speaker 1: and Redbird in the forty ninth district, meaning any substantial
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Speaker 1: improvement in the Mountaineers program could eventually have a direct
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Speaker 1: impact on the district tournament and the race for berths
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Speaker 1: in the thirteenth Region. Tournament. There has been considerable chatter
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Speaker 1: surrounding obi's basketball program, and much of its centers around
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Speaker 1: a group of student athletes from Canada who are expected
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Speaker 1: to be part of a national team program known as
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Speaker 1: U play OBI. The Canadian players are considered talented prospects,
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Speaker 1: but according to information surrounding the program, their immediate impact
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Speaker 1: on Oneita Baptist's varsity team will be limited this season
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Speaker 1: due to k h KHSAA eligibility rules. The players are
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Speaker 1: expected to compete for OBI at the junior varsity level
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Speaker 1: during the upcoming season before potentially becoming eligible for varsity
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Speaker 1: competition next year. At the same time, the group is
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Speaker 1: expected to compete separately on a national team schedule this season,
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Speaker 1: giving the players an opportunity to face competition outside the
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Speaker 1: traditional Kentucky high school schedule. If everything develops as anticipated,
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Speaker 1: the result could be a much different Oneita Baptist varsity
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Speaker 1: program in the near future. For years, the forty ninth
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Speaker 1: district conversation has generally centered around traditional powers Clay County
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Speaker 1: and North Laurel, with Jackson County also fielding competitive teams,
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Speaker 1: and Redbird and Oneita Baptist attempting to break through an
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Speaker 1: emerging OBI program could add another variable. The significance isn't
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Speaker 1: necessarily what happens this season, it's what could happen once
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Speaker 1: the Canadian players become varsity eligible and begin joining Talent
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Speaker 1: already being developed within the school, and apparently Onita Baptist's
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Speaker 1: plan extend beyond bringing in a group of high school players.
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Speaker 1: The school appears to be taking a broader approach to
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Speaker 1: building its basketball program, with at tension being placed on
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Speaker 1: developing talent from the middle school level through high school.
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Speaker 1: That type of structure could potentially give OBI something more
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Speaker 1: substantial than a strong team for a season or two
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Speaker 1: for Clay County and the other members of the forty
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Speaker 1: ninth district. That's what makes the development worth watching. A
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Speaker 1: talented group of players becoming varsity eligible at the same
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Speaker 1: time could immediately change the competitive balance of the district.
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Speaker 1: A successful developmental program feeding additional players into the high
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Speaker 1: school team could have an even longer effect Onnita Baptist
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Speaker 1: also possesses something relatively unique among thirteen region schools. As
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Speaker 1: a boarding school, OBI has historically enrolled students from outside
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Speaker 1: Clay County and Kentucky, giving the school the ability to
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Speaker 1: attract students from a much broader geographic area than a
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Speaker 1: traditional pub what opposing defenses are giving Clay County and
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Speaker 1: communicate that with her teammates. Returning senior Madison Pensland will
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Speaker 1: take a huge role of leadership on the team, Culver said,
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Speaker 1: I expect her to be able to read the court
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Speaker 1: and be able to attack the ball into the open
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Speaker 1: holes and communicate those spots with her attacking line. Behind
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Speaker 1: Penland is a large sophomore class that could play a
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Speaker 1: significant role in determining just how far the Lady Tigers
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Speaker 1: can go this season. Blakey Hooker and Mackenzie Smith are
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Speaker 1: expected to step into roles as libero and defensive specialists, respectively,
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Speaker 1: as Clay County looks to gain greater control of the
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Speaker 1: ball Defensively. The Lady Tigers will also turn to sophomores
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Speaker 1: were Berta Sizemore, Kylie Miller, Chloe Cornett, and Alyssa Lewis
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Speaker 1: at the net. The group will fill outside, middle and
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Speaker 1: right side hit her positions as Culver looks for her
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Speaker 1: young attackers to finish plays. Although there will undoubtedly be
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Speaker 1: a learning curve with so many underclassmen taking on varsity responsibilities.
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Speaker 1: Coach Culver has been encouraged by what she has seen
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Speaker 1: from the group throughout the preseason. We are a very
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Speaker 1: young team that is really dominated by mostly sophomores, but
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Speaker 1: they have impressed me with the way they've shown up
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Speaker 1: every day in the preseason. Hungry to grow, Culver said,
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Speaker 1: all of these young players work day in and day
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Speaker 1: out to get better. The Lady Tigers will need that
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Speaker 1: growth to continue once the regular season gets under way,
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Speaker 1: particularly with their sight set on competing in the forty
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Speaker 1: ninth District. Despite the youth throughout her roster, Culver isn't
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Speaker 1: shy and a way from what Clay County wants to accomplish.
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Speaker 1: Said since the end of last season that we have
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Speaker 1: one goal in mind, and that's to win the forty
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Speaker 1: ninth District championship. Culver said for Culver, reaching that goal
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Speaker 1: will require more than physical improvement. She wants her players
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Speaker 1: approaching every position, but if the pieces come together as planned,
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Speaker 1: the climb up the thirteenth Region mountain could happen much
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Speaker 1: faster than many basketball fans expect. The next article is
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Speaker 1: entitled Clay meets Middlesborough in first preseason game by Tanner
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Speaker 1: Hoskins Enterprise Sports. This article is accompanied by a photograph
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Speaker 1: of Noah Roberts, number thirteen, watching as Peyton Call It
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Speaker 1: breaks open a run against Middlesborough Manchester, Kentucky. The Clay
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Speaker 1: County Tigers got their first taste of live action Friday night,
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Speaker 1: taking the field against Middlesborough in the first scrimmage of
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Speaker 1: the preseason. While wins and losses aren't necessarily the focus
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Speaker 1: during preseason, head coach Mike Sizemore and his staff entered
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Speaker 1: the night looking for an opportunity to evaluate a roster
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Speaker 1: still taking shape before the regular season begins. By the
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Speaker 1: end of the night, Sizemore felt the Tigers got what
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Speaker 1: they needed. We played pretty close to what we expected
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Speaker 1: we would be early in the season. Sizemore said. We
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Speaker 1: were able to remain poised and played a lot of
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Speaker 1: snaps on the night, which will help us get into
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Speaker 1: game shape before we go into the season with several
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Speaker 1: players competing for roles on both sides of the football.
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Speaker 1: The scrimmage also gave the coaching staff its first chance
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Speaker 1: to see how players would respond when practice reps turned
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Speaker 1: into live competitions. We were able to get a lot
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Speaker 1: of kids game like reps to see how they did
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Speaker 1: in that type of setting, which will give us something
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Speaker 1: to work with going forward. Seismore said, it's always great
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Speaker 1: when kids are able to execute in practice and in drill,
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Speaker 1: but being able to apply that in a game situation
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Speaker 1: is the goal. I felt that a lot of kids
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Speaker 1: did a good job of that. Friday night, Sizemore said,
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Speaker 1: nearly every skill positioned player on the roster received an
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Speaker 1: opportunity with the football, giving the Tigers another valuable evaluation
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Speaker 1: tool as competition for playing time continues. Offensively, I felt
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Speaker 1: like we did a great job getting to where we
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Speaker 1: need to be with the football, Seizemore said. Scrimmagers are
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Speaker 1: great to see how kids are going to respond in
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Speaker 1: a game atmosphere, and I think we were able to
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Speaker 1: get almost every skill kid on the roster at least
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Speaker 1: a carry or a ball thrown their way Friday night
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Speaker 1: to give them a chance to see what they can
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Speaker 1: do this early. With the regular season quickly approaching, those
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Speaker 1: opportunities will become increasingly important as Seizemore and his staff
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Speaker 1: began narrowing down which players are ready for larger roles
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Speaker 1: in the Tigers scheme. With such a tough schedule looming ahead.
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Speaker 1: This is a crucial part of the preseason preparation. We
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Speaker 1: are still working a ton of players in and getting
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Speaker 1: them reps, but also trying to find out who is
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Speaker 1: ready before we get into the season in a couple weeks.
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Speaker 1: Sizemore said, We've got a lot of kids playing and
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Speaker 1: competing right now, and that's a good problem to have
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Speaker 1: this early on in the season. Defensively, the Tigers are
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Speaker 1: considerably inexperienced in several spots, with a number of players
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Speaker 1: receiving their first taste of varsity football Friday night. Sizemore
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Speaker 1: expects that unit to develop as those players gain experience. Defensively,
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Speaker 1: we want to make sure we continue to get after
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Speaker 1: the football, but we also have several things we need
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Speaker 1: to work on this week and next week heading into
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Speaker 1: the season. Sizemore said, We've got a ton of kids
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Speaker 1: on that side of the ball seeing their first varsity action,
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Speaker 1: so we expect them to improve every time they step
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Speaker 1: on the field this season more than anything. Friday Night's
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Speaker 1: trip to Middlesbrough provided Clay County with the starting There's
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Speaker 1: still plenty of work ahead before the games begin to count,
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Speaker 1: but Sizemore came away encouraged by the effort and attitude
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Speaker 1: his team showed in its first opportunity against another opponent.
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Speaker 1: Scrimmages are a great opportunity to go out there and
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Speaker 1: see how kids are playing and what they need to
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Speaker 1: work on heading into the season. Sizemore said, we feel
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Speaker 1: like we got what we needed out of this first
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Speaker 1: one in order to get back to work and make
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Speaker 1: ourselves a better football team going into the season. Our
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Speaker 1: kids played hard, and like everybody else, still have a
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Speaker 1: way to go this early, but they are on the
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Speaker 1: right track with their attitude and effort. Youth Rules Volleyball
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Speaker 1: by Tanner Hoskins Enterprise sports Manchester, Kentucky. Youth will be
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Speaker 1: a major theme for the Clay County Lady Tigers on
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Speaker 1: the volleyball court this season, but head coach Kendall Culver
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Speaker 1: isn't allowing that to lower the expectations for her team.
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Speaker 1: With a roster dominated by sophomores, Clay County will rely
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Speaker 1: on a talented group of young players to take on
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Speaker 1: larger varsity roles in twenty twenty six. After working together
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Speaker 1: throughout the spring and preseason, Culver believes her Lady Tigers
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Speaker 1: have made some considerable progress entering the new season. Looking
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Speaker 1: back at last season, I learned that this group had
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Speaker 1: a lot of grit and drive to win, but that
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Speaker 1: they still needed to grow reading attacks and purpose passing,
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Speaker 1: Culver said, We've been working as a team since the
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Speaker 1: spring and they have improved their defensive line the most.
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Speaker 1: While several young players will be asked to step into
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Speaker 1: important positions, senior Madison Pendleton will provide that Lady Tigers
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Speaker 1: with some much needed experience and leadership. Culver expects Pendland's
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Speaker 1: role to extend beyond simply making plays herself, as the
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Speaker 1: senior will be counted on to recognize what a closing
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Speaker 1: defenses are giving Clay County and communicate that with her teammates.
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Speaker 1: Returning senior Madison Penland will take a huge role of
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Speaker 1: leadership on the team, Culver said, I expect her to
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Speaker 1: be able to read the court and be able to
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Speaker 1: attack the ball into the open holes and communicate those
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Speaker 1: spots with her attacking line. Behind Pendland is a large
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Speaker 1: sophomore class that could play a significant role in determining
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Speaker 1: just how far the Lady Tigers can go this season.
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Speaker 1: Blakeley Hooker and Mackenzie Smith are expected to step into
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Speaker 1: roles as libero and defensive specialists, respectively, as Clay County
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Speaker 1: looks to gain greater control of the ball defensively. The
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Speaker 1: Lady Tigers will also turn to sophomor's Roberta Sizemore, Kylie Miller,
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Speaker 1: Chloe Cornett and Illicit Lewis at the net. The group
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Speaker 1: will fill outside, middle and right side hit her positions
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Speaker 1: as Culver looks for her young attackers to finish. Although
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Speaker 1: there will undoubtedly be a learning curve with so many
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Speaker 1: underclassmen taking on varsity responsibilities, coach Culver has been encouraged
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Speaker 1: by what she has seen from the group throughout the preseason.
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Speaker 1: We are a very young team that is really dominated
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Speaker 1: by mostly sophomores, but they have impressed me with the
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Speaker 1: way they've shown up every day in the preseason. Hungry
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Speaker 1: to grow, Culver said, all of these young players work
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Speaker 1: day in and day out to get better. The Lady
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Speaker 1: Tigers will need that growth to continue once the regular
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Speaker 1: season gets under way, particularly with their sight set on
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Speaker 1: competing in the forty ninth District. Despite the youth throughout
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Speaker 1: her roster, Culver isn't shying away from what Clay County
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Speaker 1: wants to accomplish. We've said since the end of last
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Speaker 1: season that we have one goal in mind, and that's
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Speaker 1: to win the forty ninth District championship, Culver said. For Culver,
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Speaker 1: reaching that goal will require more than physical and improvement.
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Speaker 1: She wants her players approaching every possession with a purpose
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Speaker 1: while remaining mentally strong when mistakes inevitably happen. My team
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Speaker 1: needs to walk into the season and have purpose with
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Speaker 1: every move they make on and off the court to
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Speaker 1: be able to be successful, Culver said, if they make
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Speaker 1: every ball contact, we have a purpose and be mentally
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Speaker 1: tough through success in era. I believe this team can
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Speaker 1: do just that. Clay County may enter the season with
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Speaker 1: one of its youngest groups in recent years, but the
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Speaker 1: goal has already been established. Now the Lady Tigers will
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Speaker 1: find out just how quickly that young talent can grow
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Speaker 1: up as they begin their pursuit of a forty ninth
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Speaker 1: District championship. Lady Tiger Golf Plays Invites by Tanner Hoskins
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Speaker 1: Enterprise Sports. The Clay County Lady Tigers continued their early
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Speaker 1: season grind this week, hitting the road for back to
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Speaker 1: back tournament appearances on two different courses in as many days.
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Speaker 1: The Lady Tigers opened the week Tuesday with a trip
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Speaker 1: to Richmond, competing in the Madison Central Invitational at Gibson
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Speaker 1: Bay Golf Course. Lily Smith turned in Clay County's low
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Speaker 1: round of the day, firing in eighty nine to lead
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Speaker 1: the Lady Tigers. Ali Jolo followed closely behind with a
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Speaker 1: ninety three, while Harley Jackson finished with a one to
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Speaker 1: oh two. Adrian Cornett carted a one to twelve, and
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Speaker 1: Bailey Gregory rounded out the Clay County line up with
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Speaker 1: one fifteen. There wasn't much time for rest. Tournament action
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Speaker 1: continued Wednesday as the Lady Tigers made the trip to
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Speaker 1: Burnside Island for the Cardinal Shootout, where Clay County saw
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Speaker 1: several scores improved despite playing its second tournament in as
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Speaker 1: many days. This time it was Gentolo who placed the
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Speaker 1: Lady Tigers, shaving five strokes offer Tuesday round to finish
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Speaker 1: with an eighty eight. Smith followed with a ninety four,
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Speaker 1: while Cornett made one of the biggest improvements of the day,
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Speaker 1: cutting twelve strokes from her previous round to finish with
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Speaker 1: one hundred. Jackson remained consistent with a one o two,
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Speaker 1: while Craigary improved by five strokes to shoot a one ten.
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Speaker 1: The two day stretch gave Clay County and another valuable
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Speaker 1: opportunity to compete away from the friendly confines of Big
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Speaker 1: Hickory Golf Course. As the Lady Tigers continue working through
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Speaker 1: the early portion of their season under head coach Amy Janutolo.
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Speaker 1: With plenty of golf still ahead, the Lady Tigers will
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Speaker 1: look to build on these early rounds and continue lowering
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Speaker 1: scores as the season progresses. Coach Janutolo's group is improving
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Speaker 1: each and every week. The Forum from the publisher's desk,
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Speaker 1: Mark Hoskins Enterprise Publisher, let's talk about bullying. Thursday morning,
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Speaker 1: the doors of Clay County schools will open for another
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Speaker 1: school year. Thousands of students will walk into classrooms excited
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Speaker 1: to see their friends, meet their teachers, and begin a
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Speaker 1: new chapter. For most, it will be a happy day,
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Speaker 1: but for some children, returning to school can bring anxiety
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Speaker 1: and fear because of one word, bullying. As chairman of
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Speaker 1: the Clay County Board of Education, but more importantly, as
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Speaker 1: a parent and grandparent, I want to encourage every family
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Speaker 1: to have a simple conversation with their children before school begins.
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Speaker 1: Talk to them about bullying. Ask your child how they
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Speaker 1: are being treated at school. Ask about the lunch room,
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Speaker 1: the hallway, the bus ride, and social media. Sometimes the
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Speaker 1: most important conversation we can have with the child begins
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Speaker 1: with a simple question, is everything okay? Then listen. Children
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Speaker 1: don't always tell us when something is wrong. They may
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Speaker 1: be embarrassed, They may fear things will get worse if
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Speaker 1: they speak up. They may think no one will believe them.
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Speaker 1: Sometimes they simply don't know how to explain what they're experiencing.
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Speaker 1: That's why we have to pay attention. If your child
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Speaker 1: tells you they are being bullied, report it immediately. Don't
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Speaker 1: wait a week to see if it gets better. Contact
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Speaker 1: the teacher, principal, or appropriate school administrator and give them
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Speaker 1: an opportunity to address the situation. At the same time,
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Speaker 1: talk to your children about how they treat others. Remind
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Speaker 1: them that words matter. A joke that seems harmless to
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Speaker 1: one child can deeply hurt another. A cruel social media
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Speaker 1: post can follow a young person long after the school
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Speaker 1: day ends. Teach them that being popular is never more
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Speaker 1: important than being kind. We should also teach our children
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Speaker 1: that witnessing bullying and saying nothing is isn't the answer.
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Speaker 1: They don't have to confront another student or put themselves
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Speaker 1: in danger, but they should tell an adult speaking up
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Speaker 1: isn't being a snitch. It may be helping a classmate
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Speaker 1: who doesn't have the courage to ask for help themselves.
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Speaker 1: Schools have a responsibility to provide a safe environment, but
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Speaker 1: preventing bullying requires all of us administrators, teachers, staff members,
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Speaker 1: parents and students working together, and communication is the key.
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Speaker 1: As we begin this school year, I hope parents will
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Speaker 1: make those conversations part of their routine. This concludes the
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Speaker 1: reading of the Manchester Enterprise. Your reader has been Sherry Stewart.
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Speaker 1: Now please stay tuned for continued programming and on behalf
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Speaker 1: of everyone at RADIOI thank you for listening and we
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Speaker 1: hope you have a good day. Sometimes those few extra
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Speaker 1: questions can tell us more than a report card. Ever
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Speaker 1: will This concludes the reading