Brett Alper
Sports Anchor/Reporter
Bowling Green, KY
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Brett Alper is a Dover, DE native, and a graduate of the University of Kentucky (Spring 2020). Since Brett was young, he had a deep interest in sports and in sports broadcasting. In high school, he helped film basketball and participated in the student-produced newscasts.
During his time in college, Brett was greatly involved in UK's student news, covering many of Kentucky's sporting events. Brett interned at WBKO's sister station WKYT in their sports department and at a station in Salisbury, Maryland.
After graduation, Brett was able to land a job with 13 News as a producer of the 6/10 pm newscast. He was promoted to the sports department in April of 2021.
I am so happy to be covering sports in the state I went to college in. If you have any sports stories or something you would like for our department to cover shoot me an email Brett.Alper@wbko.com.
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Brett Alper and Brian Webb discuss the latest in high school basketball in the 4th Region. They also talk about the latest blunders with WKU Men’s Basketball and the recent success of WKU Woman’s Basketball.
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Tuesday night basketball action in the 14th District that saw Warren Central split boys/girls games with South Warren.
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Watch tonight’s Prepspin matches of the night as the South Warren heads to Warren Central to battle the Dragons in this 14th District showdown at https://www.wbko.com/prepspin/ or at https://www.prepspin.com/
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The Trojans move back to .500 on the season after easily beating Monroe County 68-34 Monday night.
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WKU Football has hired Tyson Summers as Co-Defensive Coordinator and Safeties coach, as well as Enrique Davis as Running Backs coach, it was announced Friday morning.
Watch tonight’s Prepspin matches of the night as the South Warren heads to Warren East to battle the Raiders in this 14th District showdown at https://www.wbko.com/prepspin/ or at https://www.prepspin.com/
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Greenwood took the trip to Rich Pond today rolling past South Warren 68-48 in this 14th District matchup.
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After finally being cleared of COVID-19, the Warren Central Dragons fell to Bowling Green in both boys and girls games.
Watch tonight’s Prepspin matches of the night as the Greenwood Gators head to South Warren to battle the Spartans in this 14th District showdown at https://www.wbko.com/prepspin/ or at https://www.prepspin.com/
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Brett Alper and Brian Webb discuss more high school basketball in the fourth region. They also talk more Tops basketball and welcome new Edmonson County Football coach Zach Vincent and Edmonson County boys head coach Brad Johnson.
Brett Alper rejoins Sports Connection for his first one of the year, he and Brian Webb discuss high school basketball and WKU. They welcome to the show Edmonson County girls basketball head coach Bart Weaver and Logan County Athletic Director Greg Howard.
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On a night the Panthers honored their latest class to the Russellville High School Hall of Fame, the Panthers gave the alumni a show to watch defeating Logan County 62-44 in the crosstown rivalry.
WKU Track & Field’s Savannah Heckman bested her personal record mile time by 19 seconds to log the third-fastest indoor female mile time in program history on Saturday afternoon as the Hilltoppers wrapped up their weekend at the Commodore Challenge.
Victorious once again, the WKU women’s basketball team won its seventh straight game to improve to 12-4 overall and 5-0 in Conference USA play with a 61-54 win at North Texas on Saturday afternoon.
WKU Hilltopper Basketball struggled mightily with its outside shooting Saturday afternoon, falling 65-60 to North Texas at E.A. Diddle Arena.
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Greenwood High School spent their Saturday with boys and girls win over Franklin-Simpson in this cross-district matchup.
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Check out the highlights from the first Courtside of the 2022 high school basketball season.
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Top team in the third region Ohio County proves why they’re number one defeating Barren County 59-51.
Watch tonight’s Prepspin matches of the night as the Bowling Green Purples head to Warren East to battle the Raiders in this 14th District Doubleheader at https://www.wbko.com/prepspin/ or at https://www.prepspin.com/
For the second consecutive week, Mya Meredith of the WKU women’s basketball team has been named Conference USA Freshman of the Week.
The WKU women’s basketball team kept its hot streak going on Saturday afternoon in Florida with a 63-51 win against FIU to improve to 10-4 overall and 3-0 in Conference USA. The Toppers have won five straight games and nine of their last 10 games.
WKU Hilltopper Basketball benefited from a total team effort Saturday, earning its first victory of 2022 with an 84-71 win over FIU at E.A. Diddle Arena.
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High school basketball district play opened up Tuesday with a boys/girls doubleheader with Greenwood pulling off the sweep against South Warren.
Watch tonight’s Prepspin matches of the night as the South Warren Spartans head to Greenwood to battle the Spartans in this 14th District Doubleheader at https://www.wbko.com/prepspin/ or at https://www.prepspin.com/
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On day three of The Best of Hoops Tournament, Pulaski County defeated Franklin-Simpson 81-61.
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WKU Hilltopper Basketball was within two scores early in the second half Wednesday against No. 20/18 Kentucky, but the Wildcats’ crisp offense and dominant rebounding were the difference in a 95-60 loss at Rupp Arena.
With the 2022 campaign quickly approaching, head coach John Pawlowski and the Hilltoppers have released their schedule for the upcoming season.
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On the second day of The Best in Hoops Tournament, Grayson County defeated South Warren 66-48.
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One day before Western Kentucky takes on Appalachian State in the 2021 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl, the Tops wrap up pregame festivities.
The Tops finished up their last practice before they hit the field of FAU Stadium for the 2021 Roof Claim Boca Raton Bowl in Florida.
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From Spartans to Hilltoppers. On National South Warren Football’s Caden Veltkamp, Avrin Bell and Jake Jackson signed their National Letter of Intent to play football at Western Kentucky University.
WKU women’s basketball won in an exciting fashion on Wednesday afternoon against Miami (Ohio) in Oxford, Ohio.
Dayvion McKnight recorded his first career triple-double, and WKU Hilltopper Basketball shared the ball with precision in a 90-52 win over Centre College at E.A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday.
WKU Football quarterback Bailey Zappe was named a 2021 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Finalist, the Selection Committee announced Tuesday afternoon.
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Brescia University you have your newest defender. Warren Central Girls Soccer’s Tara Hardin signed her National Letter of Intent to play soccer for the Bearcats.
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CORRECTION: The final score of the Bowling Green vs Glasgow game is 97-42 not 97-47.
WKU Football quarterback Bailey Zappe was voted 2021 Conference USA Most Valuable Player, as selected by the league’s 14 head coaches, it was announced Wednesday.
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The Bowling Green Purples moved to 3-0 on the season beating the Elizabethtown Panthers in a Tuesday night cross-region matchup 74-47.
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Two high school football teams will represent South Central Kentucky in the 2021 UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals. Russellville in Class 1A, South Warren In Class 5A.
WKU Football defensive end DeAngelo Malone was voted Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week and kicker Brayden Narveson earned the Special Teams Player of the Week nod, the league announced Monday
WKU women’s basketball freshman guard Alexis Mead has earned Conference USA Freshman of the Week honors, the league announced on Monday afternoon.
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As the Spartans get ready for the State Championship game in football, South Warren basketball drops their season opener to Todd County Central 67-56.
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On Brett Alper’s final Sports Connection of the year he and Brian Webb discuss the Semi-Finals of the High School football playoffs.
Brett Alper and Brian Webb discuss the Quarter-Finals of high school football playoffs.
For a game with zero ties and zero lead changes, WKU women’s basketball 77-65 win against Tennessee State kept fans on pins and needles.
With the Conference USA automatic bid, WKU Volleyball is set to match up against South Carolina in the opening round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament on Friday, December 3rd from Atlanta, Georgia.
WKU Hilltopper Basketball took control in the second half Saturday, running away to an 81-66 win over UT Martin at E.A. Diddle Arena.
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Check out the highlights from Brett Alper and Ana Medina during the Semi-Final round of the high school football playoffs.
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The 11-1 Russellville Panthers defeat the 11-2 Bethlehem 34-21, advancing to their first Class 1A Football State Championship game since 1990.