Mike Fields

I’ve been a sports writer for 45 years. Retired from the newspaper business in 2015. When not freelancing, I'm trying not to three-putt.

[Mike Fields @MikeFieldsKY]

@bluedevilsmedia @HCHS_Athletics @HLpreps @KeithFarmer18 @brianwkyt @JeffPiecoro @KHSAA @FCPSKY According to my cob-webbed records, Henry Clay & Lafayette have played each other in basketball 191 times since 1939. Henry Clay has won the last five meetings to lead the series 98-93.

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RIP, Anne Combs, one of most accomplished (and nicest) golfers Lexington has ever seen. She won 225 amateur titles — including 5 State Ams — in a 60-year competitive career. She was in the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame, and Kentucky Golf Association Hall of Fame.

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Willie Mays brought so much joy to my childhood, made the Giants my forever team, and will always be my No. 1 sports hero. RIP, Say Hey Kid.

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RIP, Guy Strong. He lived a remarkably full life as I detailed in this 2019 story. https://t.co/qbR4PhdTBk

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RIP, Billy Hicks. A great basketball coach for whom family & fishing better suited his shy nature. Here’s a story I did on him just before he retired in 2019. https://t.co/yjvxL6Fczx

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RIP, Stan Hardin, who brought a fiery competitiveness & an unbridled joy to coaching basketball. He guided Fairdale to Sweet 16 titles in 1990 & 1991, the only boys’ back-to-back champs in the last 50 years.

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RIP, Bobby Flynn, who always brightened the Sweet Sixteen with his engaging personality, eye-popping sports jacket & true tales of derring-do on the golf course.

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Life is good. Had a hole-in-one on the fourth hole at Picadome today. A 9-iron on the 116-yard par 3. It’s my second ace, 18 years after my first. And, yes, I bought adult beverages for the gang at the 19th hole.

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RIP, Reggie Warford, a basketball pioneer. Here’s a story I wrote about him before he was inducted into the KHSAA Hall of Fame. https://t.co/mIVk4e9xOh

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Congrats to my nephew Zack Beavin for winning the 100k (62 miles) road national championship today in Madison, Wisconsin. Zack, a St. X & UK grad, qualifies for the 100k world championship in Berlin this summer.

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Zach Beavin wins the MadCity 100k in 7:06:10!

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RIP, Joe Jaggers. A football coaching legend, who won 5 state titles, has died at age 81. Here’s a story I wrote a few years ago about the Jaggers’ family business of football. https://t.co/z5xp4ohNXB

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RIP, Joe B. Hall, a great friend & fan of high school sports. I was always amazed by his knowledge of the best basketball and football teams and players across the state, and he tried to see as many of them in person as possible. Simply put, Joe B. was a Kentucky treasure.

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Watching my nephew finish second in the JFK50 — the oldest ultramarathon in the nation — was amazing. Writing about his talent and passion for running was my way to support him. https://t.co/5M3hk1B60g

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RIP to Ashland coaching great Paul Patterson. This is a story written in March 2020 but it speaks well of his legacy. https://t.co/GtF7nNLtwS via @mmaynardkt @jstrader10 @CoachJMays @TomcatHoops @theofficialcp24 @cole_villers20 @Dynomutt78 @CtackettC @jtackettkhsaa @MikeFieldsKY

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Tates Creek coaches back in the day, l-r, Gary Mayrweiser (soccer), Ron Cole (baseball), Roy Walton (football). All three won state championships. Herald-Leader photo by Frank Anderson.

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RIP, Ron Cole, who in 30 years led Tates Creek baseball to state titles in 1978, '80, '86 & runners-up in '77, '90. Eddie Sellier, who coached at Bryan Station, once said of TC's tournament success under Cole: "It's amazing how well prepared they are ... He has a magic formula."

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RIP, Ron Jenkins, Hall of Fame journalist, who died today. I was lucky enough to have worked for Ron at The Gleaner in Henderson in the 1970s. One of the best editors I've ever known. My God, he loved newspapers, and made journalism important to his community.

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Seamus Power was born in Waterford, Ireland, so he's surely partial to crystal. But he couldn't be more thrilled to win the Barbasol Championship's silver trophy after beating J.T. Poston in a 6-hole playoff for his first PGA TOUR title. #barbasolchamp

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J.T. Poston's shaky finish is another reminder just how difficult it is to win on the PGA TOUR, even for some of the most talented players in the world. Now Poston must gather himself for the playoff against Seamus Power. #barbasolchamp

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Josh Teater closes with a 6-under 66 to finish 17-under. He's currently tied for 9th. Now he heads to Minnesota for the 3M Open & hopes to continue his solid play. "Maybe keep it going next week; maybe get close to 20-under again and see what happens," he said. #barbasolchamp