Area Sports

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Bulldogs hit the links at Brightleaf Golf Course one last time this fall on Thursday evening, Sept. 18, in a three-team tournament against Danville Christian Academy (DCA) and Danville. Before teeing off, each of the three programs took time to honor their class of 2026 graduates. Prior to…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Titan football (0-5) put up a fight against the Southwestern Warriors (1-4) at Alvis Johnson Field on Friday, Sept. 19. Southwestern, a reputable program, and a program that has won each of their last four meetings with Mercer County, represented the most winnable game on the Titans’ schedule…

Mercer County’s very own horse show, Pioneer Saddle Club, which holds monthly shows from May to September, held the final show of its competitive season on Saturday, Sept. 13. PSC will have one final show in 2025 on  Saturday, Oct. 25, the “Fall fun show” will include a costume class among other fun activities. Results…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Titan Cross Country had high expectations for both the boys and girls team before the season kicked off in late August, and their goals have only become clearer after a successful opening to the season. The Titans traveled to Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site on Saturday, Sept. 13,…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Lady Titan volleyball (7-4) battled with the Washington County  Commanderettes (6-8) on Monday, Sept. 15, at Mercer County Senior High School. The game was a story in two parts. The former of which entailed some dominating displays of defensive prowess and effort by the Lady Titans. Addisen Shepherd,…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Titan football (0-4) took a long trip to northeast Kentucky and stopped along the Ohio River for a matchup with the Raceland Rams (3-1). Raceland has been as dominant as any team in the state in recent years. Their stellar run of five consecutive appearances in the Class-A…

Ben Sears Contributing Writer [email protected] After an amazing beginning to the season nearly two weeks ago, the Mercer County Band set out to do it again.  The Titans travelled to Danville this past weekend for the Boyle County Rebel Showdown. This has been a long standing competition and Mercer has competed there for several years.  Each year…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Titan soccer (6-6) ended the week with a memorable win. On Thursday, Sept. 11, the Titans put together a performance, although imperfect, that hasn’t been seen in Harrodsburg since 2020, when they last defeated the Boyle County Rebels under the late coach Garrett Stark. Head Coach Mark Dunn…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Titan soccer (5-5) earned their biggest win of the season in a 8-0 rout of Trinity Christian (1-5) on Thursday, Sept. 4, in Harrodsburg, before dropping a game against a talented Frankfort side two days later. Trinity Christian was the Titans first District 46 test so far this fall and…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Titan football (0-3) dropped its third game on Friday, Sept. 5, at Alvis Johnson Field. Over the offseason their schedule turned into a gauntlet, and Atherton High (3-0), meeting the Titans for the first time, had already recorded two shutout wins against Class 6A opponents. Atherton received the initial kickoff…