Colonels' Montes Signs Baseball Letter with Freed-Hardeman | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Colonels' Montes signs baseball letter with Freed-Hardeman | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Christian County High School baseball player Gage Montes is a man of few words. He prefers to let his arm and his bat speak for him. On Friday afternoon, the senior right-hander did just that. He signed a college baseball scholarship with Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn., in front of his family, teammates, and coaches at the high school media center. Montes battled injuries most of his junior season, but said physical therapy over t…

Gage Montes Signs With Freed-Hardeman University for Baseball

Gage Montes has been a key component of Christian County’s baseball roster for the past five years, and with one more season left as a Colonel, the senior made his college decision official on Friday. Montes signed his letter to continue playing baseball at Freed-Hardeman University, an NAIA school in Henderson, Tennessee. A two-way player, Montes earned the respect of his coaches as a middle schooler pressed into service on the varsity team. He…

Fire Department Announces The Opening Of Station 5 (w/VIDEO)

Several people came out to see the new fire station on Walton Way in Hopkinsville as it opened Friday morning. Hopkinsville Fire Department Spokesman Captain Payton Rogers says this station will help the fire department better serve the south end of the county and Interstate 24. He adds it will be a much-needed training facility. The 38,000 square foot building on 10 acres has 10 bunk rooms for firefighters and will have a fire truck, an ambulan…