UK coaches were immediately open to Matt Ponatoski playing two sports | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Monday, July 21 by Zac Oakes

by LARRY VAUGHT Trying to successfully play one sport in the Southeastern Conference is not easy for any athlete. Trying to play two sports successfully is almost an impossible task even though it has been done. Cincinnati’s Matt Ponatoski hopes to be a two-way... Read More.

Sweden’s Elsa Vadfors got a “late start” playing basketball and will continue her career at Kentucky | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Tuesday, May 27 by Zac Oakes

by LARRY VAUGHT Elsa Vadfors, a 6-foot-5 center from Sweden, recently signed with the University of Kentucky. Vadfors, 19, played for Uppsala Basket, a Swedish club team, where she averaged 1.2 points and 2.9 rebounds in 18 games this season. She also played for... Read More.

Zach Calzada embraced playing at lower level, ready to return to SEC | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Thursday, March 6 by Zac Oakes

by LARRY VAUGHT Zach Calzada played in 15 games at Texas A&M from 2019-21 and made 10 starts, including one against Alabama where he led Texas A&M to a win. He eventually transferred to Auburn after a coaching change for the 2022 season but... Read More.

Georgia Amoore believes playing with Dazia Lawrence has helped make her a better leader this season | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Tuesday, March 4 by Zac Oakes

by LARRY VAUGHT All-American point guard Georgia Amoore has seen plenty of defensive gimmicks used to try and stop her from scoring or at least disrupt her offensive flow. Rather than complain, she tries to “make lessons out of silver linings” to help make... Read More.

Georgia Amoore believes playing against older women at a young age taught her how to handle adversity | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Friday, February 28 by Zac Oakes

by LARRY VAUGHT Georgia Amoore did not take the typical AAU route to become a college star like most American players have. Instead, growing up in Australia and playing international basketball was a far different experience for the Kentucky point guard. “Just growing up... Read More.

Saniah Tyler has not let her lack of playing time keep her from trying to conform to what coach Kenny Brooks wants her to do | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Friday, January 10 by Zac Oakes

By Larry Vaught Saniah Tyler played in 32 games as a sophomore last season at Kentucky and made 13 starts while averaging 10.2 points per game — second most on the team. She had 17 double-figure scoring games and six games with 15 or... Read More.

Marques Cox looking forward to playing Texas, says Kroger Field is underrated | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Wednesday, July 24 by Zac Oakes

By Larry Vaught Kentucky offensive lineman Marques Cox admitted that he was looking forward to playing Texas for the first time this season. Texas is coming into the SEC and UK will play at Texas on Nov. 23. “That will be exciting just with... Read More.

UK offensive lineman commit Darrin Strey loves playing football | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Monday, July 22 by Zac Oakes

By Larry Vaught Darrin Strey had over 20 scholarship offers including four from Southeastern Conference schools and eight from Big Ten programs before he decided Kentucky was where he wanted to play his college football. The 6-7, 300-pound offensive lineman from Paw Paw, Mich.,... Read More.

Georgia Amoore looks forward to playing at Kentucky | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Wednesday, June 5 by Zac Oakes

By Larry Vaught Georgia Amoore had an All-American career at Virginia Tech where she had a school record 656 assists in four seasons and also is in the school’s top five in games started, points, field goals made and 3-pointers made. The point guard... Read More.

YahooSports Draft Analyst Krysten Peek Said it Was No surprise to see Reed Sheppard Pursue His Dream of Playing in the NBA | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Tuesday, April 23 by Sean Hammond

By LARRY VAUGHT YahooSports NBA draft analyst Krysten Peek has Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard going No. 6 in the NBA draft to Toronto and teammate Rob Dillingham going No. 7 to Memphis Many Kentucky fans were hoping Sheppard might return for a sophomore season... Read More.

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UK coaches were immediately open to Matt Ponatoski playing two sports | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Sweden’s Elsa Vadfors got a “late start” playing basketball and will continue her career at Kentucky | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Zach Calzada embraced playing at lower level, ready to return to SEC | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Georgia Amoore believes playing with Dazia Lawrence has helped make her a better leader this season | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Georgia Amoore believes playing against older women at a young age taught her how to handle adversity | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Saniah Tyler has not let her lack of playing time keep her from trying to conform to what coach Kenny Brooks wants her to do | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Marques Cox looking forward to playing Texas, says Kroger Field is underrated | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

UK offensive lineman commit Darrin Strey loves playing football | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Georgia Amoore looks forward to playing at Kentucky | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

YahooSports Draft Analyst Krysten Peek Said it Was No surprise to see Reed Sheppard Pursue His Dream of Playing in the NBA | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

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