Apple Tournament

Celebrate the 51st Annual Apple Tournament
August 18-25, 2023

Join us at Horton Field as the best Varsity, JV and Freshmen teams in the Louisville area play for the title of Apple Champion!

All fans can buy tickets at GoFan Tickets or cash will be accepted at the gate.

For all the latest Apple updates, including game schedules and results, visit the Tourney Machine app by clicking the logo below.

2023 Apple Invitational Tournament Official Program

History of the Apple Invitational Tournament

Sacred Heart Academy, led by Athletic Director Bunny Daugherty, began the Apple Tournament in 1973 and named it in honor of U.S. Field Hockey’s foundress Constance Applebee in commemoration of her 100th birthday. Known as “the Apple” Constance spent her adult life introducing field hockey to young women of all ages and championing it at the collegiate level. 

Much like Constance, Bunny Daugherty was intent on creating opportunities for young female athletes. She was instrumental in starting the Apple Tournament and the Louisville Invitational Tournament in basketball. In 2018, nearly 20 years after her death, the KHSAA described Bunny this way, “trailblazer and advocate for girls’ high school sports. Decades of dedication as an athletic director and coach. More than a dozen state championships to her credit. KHSAA Hall of Famer.” The Courier-Journal once called her the Susan B. Anthony of girls’ high school sports in Kentucky.

Bunny’s motto was “Kids + Sports = Fun” and she embodied that spirit for countless athletes throughout her decades at SHA. Bunny coached just about everything and led teams to 13 state titles — golf (5), tennis (5), field hockey (2), and basketball (1).

50 years later we honor the legacy of trailblazing women like Constance and Bunny with the enduring Apple tournament and will continue to advocate for female student-athletes for decades to come.

SHA Highlights from the Apple Tournament