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Bowling Green, Owensboro, Bardstown Among Schools Competing for Sweet 16 Title

UK Athletics

March Madness isn’t just for the collegiate basketball ranks.

One week after Kentucky crowned a girls’ champion, the state’s best boys’ teams are set to open their Sweet 16 tournament Wednesday at Lexington’s Rupp Arena.

Here is a schedule of the tournament's first-round games, with all times eastern:

Wednesday

South Oldam vs. Hopkinsville  12:00 pm

Trinity vs. Owensboro  1:30 pm

Scott County vs. Fleming County  6:30 pm

Campbell County vs. Johnson Central  8:00 pm

Thursday

McCracken County vs. Wayne County  12:00 pm

Knott County Central vs. Bowling Green  1:30 pm

Bardstown vs. Pleasure Ridge Park  6:30 pm

Clay County vs. Covington Catholic 8:00 pm

Winners of these games will play again in four quarterfinal matchups Friday. Two semifinals will be held Saturday, with the champion crowned Sunday afternoon.

Kevin is the News Director at WKU Public Radio. He has been with the station since 1999, and was previously the Assistant News Director, and also served as local host of Morning Edition.
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