Frank T. Riherd announced on Saturday morning that after this season, he is no longer able to maintain the KHSAA/Riherds scoreboard he created in 1997.
In June 2024, the KHSAA announced they were working to transition their data systems to Arbiter with the help of Riherd.
He posted the following message to his website:
January 10, 2026
It is with a heavy heart that I announce I will no longer maintain the Scoreboard, effective June 30, 2026. Due to my health, I am unable to continue fulfilling my contract to publish it.
In mid-November, I was diagnosed with ALS (commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). It is a rare, irreversible disease with no cure, though there is ongoing and encouraging research. ALS typically does not affect cognitive function, but it causes progressive paralysis over time. Life expectancy varies, but is generally limited.
For this reason, and only this reason, I am discontinuing my work on the Scoreboard. I need to focus on my health and on the time I have ahead.
This week has been one of the most difficult of my life, as I have shared this news with my family, the KHSAA, and now with you.
Since 2024, some of what I’ve developed has been transferred to another vendor. They chose not to implement key pieces. Some of those are important. Unfortunately, there is no replacement yet for RPI, Game Stats and Leaders, which require constant handholding.
I do not yet know how the KHSAA will replace the Scoreboard, but it will no longer be updated on this website as of June 30. The same applies to the iPhone app. I hope the vendor they find shares my penchant for detail and “getting it right”.
Since 1997, the Scoreboard has recorded over 650 thousand games representing almost 30 million points/runs/goals. Each of those points comes from a player competing as part of a team. And we should never lose sight of the fact that they are the reason we do all of this. That’s our North Star — the athlete.
I remember a few years back a volleyball coach contacted me to correct a set score from 25-17 to 25-16. This didn’t affect the outcome of the game or even the score. Yet, it was important to him that it be correct. Wow! I came away understanding that every point counts.
The past 29 years have been the most productive, exciting, and rewarding of my professional life. Through the Scoreboard and my work with the KHSAA, I was fortunate to contribute—if only in a small way—to high school sports in Kentucky. I am deeply grateful for that opportunity, and I especially thank Commissioner Tackett for the trust he placed in me. Together, we did innovative and forward-looking work at a time when many were still unsure what the Internet could be used for.
Frank T. Riherd
January 10, 2026
I also had the privilege of working with the KHSAA as the Association’s trophy vendor, as did my father, and am thankful that the relationship between the KHSAA and Riherd’s Trophies will continue long after my journey has ended.
