Danielle Brown

The 2024 LaRue County Hawks baseball team. Pictured front row, from left, are team manager Bodie Riggs, Kasen McDowell, Levi Mattingly, Creed Price, Hunter Richardson, Baines Turner, Lucas Evans and Coach Jason Abell. Second row are Coach Kellen Lobb, Coach David Edwards, Kobe Cahoe, Dekker Thomas, Brady Abell, Ryan Edwards, Ryan Hughes, Cole Miller, Cooper Wootton, Coach John Seymour and Coach Jay Eastridge. Back row are Coach Chris Rogers, Brady Skaggs, Tayden Raker, Garren Hayes, Brayden Singleton, Daniel Allen, Ayden Seidl, Braden Brooks, Jacob Townsend and Coach Jarred Gardner.

The 2024 LaRue County Lady Hawks softball team. Pictured front row are Erin Hornback and Isabella Rivera. Second row are Ellee Marksbury, Kaedynn Handley, Gracie Childress, Kaylee Warren, Isabelle Hayes, Brooke Archibald, Kendall Druen, Molly Abbott, Laura Austin, Riley Willian and Coach Peyton Gardner. Back row are Coach Rocky Cundiff, Emma Hess, Brooklynn Skaggs, Anna Harrison, Payton Druen, Heidi Tipton, Addie Huckleby, Maci Singleton, Kinley Davis, Phoenix Bell, Emmaline Engle, Paisley Williams and Coach Craig Warnshuis. Not pictured is Briley Buley.

The 2024 LaRue County boys’ tennis team. Pictured front row, from left, are Wyatt Kaninberg, Charlie Hite, Travis Schultz, manager Devon Seymour, Liam Ditto, Gabriel Ditto and Tanner Skaggs. Back row are Colson Nicholas, Carson Donahue, Evan Self, Jonas Lamb, Carter Peace, Tom Shelton, Blake Perez, Brock Gross and Coach Tim Gross.

The 2024 LaRue County girls’ tennis team. Pictured front row, from left, are Layla Weaver, Payton Ditto, Sophia Thompson, Raegan Sidebottom and Jasmyne Sosa. Back row are Coach Liz Gross, Clara Zieman, Savannah Crim, Isabelle Perry, Josselyn Vazquez, Andrea Miller, Caroline Hawkins, Lucy Bowman and Ainsley Grant.

PUSh to Republic

LaRue County High School senior Charlie Hite (front row, second from right) recently signed a national letter of intent to play soccer at Campbellsville University. Pictured, front row, from left, are Zach Hite, Chris Hite, Samuel Hite, Amanda Hite, Hite and Emma Hite. Back row are LaRue County head coach Aaron Williams, LCHS Principal Justin Craft, LCHS Athletic Director David Dawson and assistant coach Aaron Butterworth. Photo by Danielle Brown

Tracey Fleming, alongside Artistic Director Martyn Fleming, founded the QNB in 2007. Since its inception, they have transformed the school into a leading institution, offering part-time, full-time training and elite programs for young dancers, many of whom now perform globally.

In June this year, I had the privilege of attending Conroy Performing Arts College. During my visit, I observed students as they were expertly guided through their choreographic routine by creator Amira Mollenhauer in an intensive three-hour class.

Four local Vision Martial Arts students competed in the AMAS International Open Championship…

Over two weekends in August, Sydney Dance Company, supported by the Neilson Foundation, will present INDance, an independent dance program at the Neilson Studio. INDance provides a platform for independent choreographers to showcase their work, aiming to build capacity, enhance access, and celebrate the diversity of contemporary Australian choreography. Four artists—Sarah Aiken, Kristina Chan, Ashleigh Musk, and Harrison Ritchie-Jones—were selected for the 2024 program through an expression of interest process reviewed by an external panel led by Rafael Bonachela.