Area Sports
Mercer Falls To Solid George Rogers Clark Team
April Ellis Herald Staff After a few days off, the Mercer County Senior High Lady Titans (13-11) faced the George Rogers Clark Lady Cardinals (16-6) at the Grind Session Friday, Feb. 3. Mercer led early, but GRC’s size in the post caused problems for the Titans when it came to rebounding and driving through the…
Read MoreTitans Fall Short In Fourth Quarter To Lexington Christian Academy
April Ellis Herald Staff The Mercer County Senior High boys basketball team (11-13) led by 10 in the third quarter but ultimately lost to Lexington Christian Academy (LCA) Eagles (18-6) by three, 68-65, when the Titans had a shooting slump in the fourth quarter. It was a tale of two halves with the first half…
Read MoreBurgin Finishes Strong In Win Over Model
Casey Roberts Herald Staff Sports@harrodsburgherald.com Burgin (8-12) appears to be hitting their stride at the best possible time in the season, the Lady Bulldogs tallied another home victory Monday, Jan. 30, defeating Model (6-8), 35-29. The first meeting this season between Model and Burgin was held at Alumni Coliseum on the campus of Eastern Kentucky…
Read MoreLady Pioneers Win Over Rival Grace Christian
Casey Roberts Herald Staff Sports@harrodsburgherald.com Despite being without the services of leading scorer Oriona Woods, the Campbellsville University-Harrodsburg Lady Pioneers earned a relatively easy victory over Grace Christian 77-68. The Lady Pioneers set the tone early in what played out as a very physical battle between the two squads. Halee Hood led the charge in the…
Read MoreDrakeford Scores 19, Helps Mercer Sweep West Jessamine
Casey Roberts Herald Staff Sports@harrodsburgherald.com The Lady Titans (13-11) hot streak continued after defeating West Jessamine (9-10) for the second time in the 2022-2023 regular season. Mercer has now won nine of their last ten games, many in dominant fashion. When the two squads met in early January the Lady Titans struggled to pull away…
Read MoreEast Jessamine Rallies Back From Double Digit Deficit To Clip Burgin
Casey Roberts Herald Staff Sports@harrodsburgherald.com The Bulldogs traveled to take on fellow 46th district opponent East Jessamine Friday, Jan. 27. Despite beginning the game white hot and growing the lead to as much as 19 points in the first half, East Jessamine stormed back to win, 71-63, delivering a gut punch to Burgin in the…
Read MoreColts’ Experience Too Much For Young Titans
April Ellis Herald Staff The Mercer County Senior High Titans (7-9) faced off for the second time this season against the 46th district rival the West Jessamine Colts (11-8). The Colts were prepared for Mercer and shut down their post-play, which had been their strength. West forced Mercer to shoot outside and the Titans had…
Read MoreMercer Archery Gets Closer To The Target At Lexington Christian
Casey Roberts Herald Staff Sports@harrodsburgherald.com Mercer Archery competed at Lexington Christian Academy this Saturday, Jan. 28. The tournament featured top tier programs that proved to be a challenge for the Titans. The elementary team shot a 2603, and finished in fourth place after being positioned in second place for the majority of the event. Westin…
Read MoreLady Bulldogs’ Hot Streak Continues Against Fort Knox
Casey Roberts Herald Staff Sports@harrodsburgherald.com Burgin girls basketball has been on a tear lately. The Lady Bulldogs picked up their third straight victory on Thursday, Jan. 26, over Fort Knox 56-28. Burgin appears to be hitting their stride with nine contests remaining on this year’s schedule. “Better late than never,” said Burgin Head Coach Keith…
Read MoreArchery Team Takes Second Place At Nelson Shoot Out
The Mercer County Archery program competed at Nelson County this weekend. The elementary team set a new team scoring high on the season shooting a 2634. The new team high earned them second place in the event. Braydon Howard finished in the top 10 with shooting a 241/300. King Middle shot a score of 3004. Mercer…
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