Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Bailey Reed, Newsletter Editor
Good morning, Hilltoppers!
Please read on for a newsletter covering Bowling Green's historic level of flooding, WKU Basketball's Braxton Bayless entering the transfer portal and a piece on WKU Baseball preparing for Southern Indiana. Have a tremendous Tuesday, and as always, GO TOPS!
“We literally have nothing”: Bowling Green residents seek help after historic flooding
Dale Oliver points to features in his backyard covered by over 8 feet of water after this week’s record breaking storms slammed Bowling Green, Ky on Monday, April 7, 2025. At the time, Oliver was unsure of where his partner and two children would live after their home was damaged by the flooding. Photo by
Dale Oliver sorts through floating remnants of toys and pictures as he and his family pack anything they can salvage into their truck and SUV on Cave Mill Road Oliver was unsure where his family would live from now on.
“It just sucks when everything you ’ ve worked for is gone, ” Oliver said “We literally have nothing ”
Von Smith
Von Smith | Staff photographer
Bayless hits the transfer portal
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers guard Braxton Bayless (0) attempts a layup during the game against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in E.A Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Ky , on Saturday, Feb 22, 2025
Nathan Mueller | Sports Reporter
WKU Men’s Basketball senior guard Braxton Bayless will enter the transfer portal according to an X post Monday from A&P Sports Agency, continuing a trend of losses within the Hilltoppers’ guard room
After a year at Indian Hills under Head Coach Hank Plona, Bayless transferred to the Niagra Purple Eagles, where he played for two seasons before committing to WKU and reuniting with Plona for his senior campaign
Read more by Nathan Mueller
WKU’s Big Red high fives center infielder Kyle Hayes (30) after WKU’s victory against the UNC Asheville Bulldogs 3-0 on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at Nick Denes Field
WKU Baseball prepares for Southern Indiana
WKU Baseball will return home to Nick Denes Field Tuesday to face the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
The Hilltoppers are coming off a four-game road trip that began with a narrow 5-4 extra innings loss at then-No 23 (now No 17) Vanderbilt WKU continued the trip with a three-game series win at then No. 17 Dallas Baptist, now unranked.
SONG OF THE DAY
Read more by David Quintanilla
Photo by Adin Parks
Photo by Von Smith
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