Starting 5: New HS basketball coaches, LouCity wins Dallas Cup, teams honor shooting victims

The teams that represent the city spent much of last week remembering the victims of last Monday's shooting at Old National Bank in downtown Louisville and honoring first responders. U of L baseball hosted Bellarmine and Wake Forest for "Heroes Week," while the Louisville softball team draped shirts and left flowers at five seats — in honor of the five people who were killed during the mass shooting — in the stands against Miami (Ohio) on Friday.

Louisville City FC and Racing Louisville FC hosted a blood drive with the Kentucky Blood Center on Saturday at Lynn Family Stadium.

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Around the city: Brandon Anderson new Central High boys basketball coach

There were a number of high school basketball coaches hired around the city over the last week:

• Brandon Anderson was named the Central High boys basketball coach. He replaces longtime coach Doug Bibby, who stepped down at the end of the 2022-23 season to return home to Richmond, Virginia.

• Moore announced it has hired Patrick McGee as its permanent boys basketball coach. McGee took over for Richard Gatewood during last season after Gatewood was arrested on second degree assault and strangulation charges in February.

• Butler hired Candyce Wheeler as its new girls basketball coach. Wheeler replaces Demarcus Avery, who served as interim coach following Lakesha Perry's departure prior to the start of the 2022-23 season.

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Performance of the week: LouCity Academy team wins Dallas Cup

Louisville City FC Academy's U19 team won the program's first Dallas Cup championship last Sunday. LouCity beat Dallas Texans FC 2-1 in the final thanks to second-half goals from Kyle Kimberling (South Oldham) and Cole Varela (Elizabethtown). The club went 2-0-1 in group play. Then it rolled to wins over FC Dallas Youth and La Roca D. Chevez in the knockout rounds to make the championship match.

High school recruiting: Manual lineman lands third SEC offer

Here is some of the latest football recruiting news around Louisville:

• It's been a big year for Manual lineman David Pellman. The 6-foot-3, 285-pound top prospect landed his fourth Power Five offer Friday from Florida. The freshman picked up his first offer from Kentucky in June, before he'd even played a varsity snap, and has added offers from Louisville and Mississippi since January.

• Pellman's teammate, 6-3, 215-pound sophomore tight end Cameron Jessee, was offered by Eastern Kentucky last Wednesday.

• Ballard junior Journey Wyche picked up his third Division I offer in the last few weeks from Tennessee-Chattanooga. The 5-11, 188-pound running back also landed offers from Youngstown State and Lindenwood.

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Mark your calendars

• You will soon have a chance to watch the Jeff Brohm-led Cardinals in live game action. Louisville, led by new quarterback Jack Plummer, will play its annual spring game Friday at 7 p.m. at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium. The 2023 season begins Sept. 1 at Georgia Tech.

• LouCity has another big match on hand when it faces USL Championship Eastern Conference-leading Charleston Battery on the road Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

• And LouCity's 17-year-old star defender makes his national team debut this week. Joshua Wynder was called up to Team USA for Wednesday's friendly against Mexico. You can watch the game on TBS, Telemundo or HBO Max starting at 10 p.m. EST.

• Racing faces the current top team in the NWSL, Portland Thorns FC, on the road Saturday at 10:30 p.m. EST.

• The Louisville Bats are back at Louisville Slugger Field for a six-game series against the Charlotte Knights. It's a big week of Kentucky Derby themed promotions, with a Derby glass giveaway Friday night and Thunder at Slugger on Saturday, where fans can get tickets to watch Thunder over Louisville.

• U of L baseball is on the road for its next five games, including four this week. The Cardinals visit Indiana on Tuesday at 6 p.m. and head east for a three-game ACC series against Duke starting Friday.

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Play of the week: South Oldham's Evan Mason climbs lacrosse record books

South Oldham senior Evan Mason moved into second all-time in goals scored in Kentucky high school lacrosse history, according to Kentucky Lacrosse News and Dragons athletic director Joe Richie. Mason, a Lindenwood commit, had four assists and scored four goals, including his 204th, Friday in a 20-4 win over Center Grove (Indiana). According to Richie, Mason, the reigning Kentucky Mr. Lacrosse, is second in the state in career points — the record is 355 — and could pass that mark in the next few games. The Dragons (8-4) play St. Xavier on Wednesday.

Each week we'll highlight what's going on in and around Louisville, from high school to pro sports, in our "Starting 5." Got a story to tell or a play of the week? Tweet at us @CJ_Sports or email us at jadams@gannett.com. You can follow assistant sports editor Jake Adams on Twitter @jakeadams520.

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