Author: WNKY Staff

Tops clinch spot in CUSA Championships with series win over MTSU

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – WKU Baseball defeated Middle Tennessee 7-4 on Sunday at Reese Smith Jr. Field. The Hilltoppers improve to 31-14 (13-5 CUSA) while the Blue Raiders drop to 14-29 (5-13 CUSA). With the victory, WKU is the first of eight teams to clinch a spot in the 2024 Conference USA Championships. This marks the second time in two seasons…

Gardner pitches 11-inning shutout as Tops down Jax State

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – Katie Gardner and WKU Softball earned a 4-0 win in extra innings in the three-game series finale against Jacksonville State on Sunday. The Tops now move to 14-7 in Conference USA action. Gardner picked up her eighth complete game shutout of the season, while earning six strikeouts from the circle, and is now tied for second all-time…

Isaac and Ledbetter’s Homers Not Enough in Hot Rods 6-3 Loss

Wappingers Falls, New York – Xavier Isaac and Colton Ledbetter each smacked solo home runs, but the Bowling Green Hot Rods (12-9) dropped the series finale to the Hudson Valley Renegades (12-8) 6-3 on Sunday from Heritage Financial Park. Bowling Green started off strong with a run in the top of the first against Hudson Valley starter Cam Schlittler. Isaac…

Reed signs UDFA deal with Chicago Bears

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A former WKU quarterback has found his next destination in the pros. On Saturday, Austin Reed signed an undrafted free agent deal with the Chicago Bears. After transferring to WKU in 2022, Reed started all 26 games he appeared in, passing for 8,084 yards and 71 touchdowns on 678-of-1073 passing with 22 interceptions. Reed’s resume from…

Warren Co. Sheriff’s Office responds to fatal accident

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash. On Saturday, the sheriff’s office responded to a singluar vehicle accident at Groghan Street and Plum Springs Road. The vehicle was occupied by a single occupant operator. The female operator was pronounced deceased at the scene. The operator is identified as Belinda M. Manley, age 51,…

Hilltoppers Fall to Blue Raiders on Friday

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – WKU Baseball dropped the series opener at Middle Tennessee 16-9 on Friday night at Reese Smith Jr. Field. The Hilltoppers drop to 29-14 (11-5 CUSA) while the Blue Raiders improve to 14-27 (5-11 CUSA). Two grand slams, a two-run home run, and an RBI triple scored 11 of the 16 runs for MTSU while the other five came…

WKU Drops to Jax State in Series Opener

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – WKU Softball moves to 28-17-1 on the season as they were run-ruled in six innings by Jacksonville State, 9-1, Friday evening at Jana McGinnis Field. The Tops still hold second-place in league standings with five games left until the Conference USA tournament. JAX STATE 9, WKU 1The Gamecocks picked up the lead off of a three-run homer into…

Davitt Ties Career-High 6.0 Innings in Hot Rods 5-1 Loss

Wappingers Falls, New York – In his second straight start, Duncan Davitt tossed a career-high 6.0 innings, but the Bowling Green Hot Rods (11-8) were held to five hits in a 5-1 loss to the Hudson Valley Renegades (11-7) on Friday from Heritage Financial Park. In the top of the fourth, the Hot Rods took a 1-0 lead off Renegades starter Sebastian…

Man arrested following police pursuit in Warren County

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A man is in custody following a vehicle pursuit. On Thursday, April 25, 2024, the Kentucky State Police says a traffic stop was conducted by trooper Walker Hogan on Morgantown Road in Bowling Green on a 2005 Chevrolet Suburban for traffic offenses. Tyler Young was identified as the operator. Young failed to yield to emergency equipment,…

TikTok parent company denies plans to sell social media platform

(CNN) – TikTok’s Chinese parent company said it won’t sell the social media platform as a United States ban looms. On Thursday, ByteDance denied plans to sell after reports surfaced it was exploring the sale of TikTok’s U.S. business without the algorithm that recommends videos to users. This is the first official response from the Beijing-based company on the issue…