Tom Lane

2 weeks ago | wdrb.com | Tom Lane

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- If you like underdog stories in the Derby, you need to take a look at Coal Battle. He has won more races than any other horse in the field (five in eight starts) and his trainer is a veteran of the track who never dreamed of having a horse in this race. Not only had 72-year-old Lonnie Briley never trained a Derby horse, but the Louisiana native had also never even run a horse in a graded stakes race before Coal Battle.

3 weeks ago | wdrb.com | Tom Lane

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Three-sport athletes used to be a thing. Now it is very rare these days on the high school level with specialization and sports being played year round. Lauren Campisano is showing that it can still be done and at a very high level. She started out playing softball and basketball at Assumption High School. Field Hockey was added in her junior and senior years.

3 weeks ago | wdrb.com | Tom Lane

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Three-sport athletes used to be a thing. Now it is very rare these days on the high school level with specialization and sports being played year round. Lauren Campisano is showing that it can still be done and at a very high level. She started out playing softball and basketball at Assumption High School. Field Hockey was added in her junior and senior years.

2 months ago | wdrb.com | Tom Lane

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Four seniors who traveled different paths will play their final home game for Louisville women's basketball Thursday when the Cardinals host Clemson. In an age when it will likely become more and more rare for players to stay four years at the same school, UofL has a pair of players who both stayed five years.

Feb 12, 2025 | wdrb.com | Tom Lane

CHARLESTOWN, Ind. (WDRB) -- Lanesville girls basketball has known great success in recent years. This year is no exception with a 7th consecutive sectional title earned last week.  But things are a little different this year. Head coach Angie Hinton has won 88 percent of her games in 7 seasons at Lanesville, 94 percent in the last four. That includes back-to-back state 1A titles the last two seasons, success that by Indiana High School rules, automatically bumped them up to class 2A this season.