Tyler Eaton Play-by-Play

The Warren East Lady Raiders defeated Barren County 5-4 on June 7th to clinch a spot in their fourth consecutive Region 4 softball championship game.

The Warren East Lady Raiders welcomed Franklin-Simpson to open their 2021 campaign. Behind a career-high 17 strikeouts from Emma Markham, Warren East took home a 6-0 win over the Lady Cats.

On March 21, 2021, the Greenwood Gators made the trip to Metcalfe County for the opening round of the 4th Region Tournament. The Gators avenged a regular season loss with a 73-58 victory, picking up the team's first win in the region tournament since 2008.

Friday, February 19th, the Warren East Lady Raiders made the trip to South Warren High School for their second matchup against the Lady Spartans. After their first meeting came down to the wire, the sequel disappoint, as Warren East saw a double-digit lead trimmed to one in the closing seconds before escaping with a 59-57 win.

On January 31st, the Lady Raiders found themselves down by 15 heading into the fourth quarter inside the Swamp. From that point on, Warren East would go on a run unlike any seen before, outscoring Greenwood 27-0 in the final frame to down the Lady Gators 54-42. Senior guard Hailey Hymer led the Lady Raiders with 14 points, knocking down a trio of threes, including the dagger that gave Warren East the lead down the stretch. Here are the highlights from Hailey's performance in perhaps the most improbable comeback in Lady Raider basketball history.

For my Jim Nantz Award demo, I selected two pieces of my work in radio. The first is the opening segment of the March 19th Red Towel Radio show, discussing the early stages of the COVID-18 pandemic a week after all major sports had been suspended or cancelled. The message is simple: we will get through this, but we'll have to do it as one team. The second piece features my play-by-play work for Warren East high school. This particular bit comes from the second quarter of the Warren East boys game at Caverna on February 17th.

On Warren East's February 17th trip to Caverna, senior wing Jordan Jones came out on fire, scoring 15 first half points on the way to a career-high 23 points on five three pointers. Those 23 points were the most scored by a Raider in the 2019-20 season, and led Warren East to a 78-66 win over the Colonels.

Down by double digits at the half in the opening round of the 14th District tournament, the Warren East Lady Raiders forced South Warren into early foul trouble to make it a game. East ultimately rallied to force overtime, pulling away in the extra period to clinch their first trip to the Region 4 tournament since 2008. Here is the full radio broadcast, featuring Tyler Eaton on play-by-play and Warren East boys basketball coach Brandon Combs as color analyst.

Down by double digits at the half in the opening round of the 14th District tournament, the Warren East Lady Raiders forced South Warren into foul trouble to make it a game. East ultimately rallied to force overtime, pulling away in the extra period to clinch their first trip to the Region 4 tournament since 2008. Here are the full highlights from that second half and overtime.

Trailing at Bowling Green by nine heading into the final frame, Lucy Patterson decided enough was enough. The junior scored all 20 points for East in the frame, eventually giving the Lady Raiders a one-point lead with under 30 seconds remaining. Bowling Green ultimately did pull out the win, but the statement was already made: Lucy Patterson will not be stopped.