Chad Pennington, Anna DeBeer and Masai Russell are among those who finished No. 11 through No. 25 in the Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year Award voting.

Republic basketball star Brenley Hagewood proclaimed the bad taste was out of his mouth. Losing to Nixa in a 2023 Blue and Gold Tournament only made him hungrier coming into this year's event.

Noah Schutte is in select company when it comes to high school basketball in Nebraska, being one of three in state history to have over 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.