Area Sports

Bulldogs maul Patriots with big third inning Wesley Bird Herald Staff Wesley@harrodsburgherald.com The Burgin Bulldogs baseball team (8-11) beat the Model Patriots (2-18), 11-1, behind a huge eight run third inning Wednesday, May 4. The Bulldogs and Patriots had played once already this season on April 15 with Burgin securing the 8-3 win at Model. …

  Russ Yeast is second generation NFL Draft Pick. David Carpenter Herald Staff David@harrodsburgherald.com This weekend was a momentous occasion for many young men hoping to make their dreams of being a professional football player come true. For Mercer County Titan Football Head Coach Craig Yeast’s son Russ, it was a day that he will,…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff wesley@harrodsburgherald.com The Burgin Bulldogs (7-10) and Mercer County Titans  (17-6) baseball teams completed their district matchup with Mercer winning both games. The Bulldogs hosted the first game Wednesday, April 27, with the Titans taking the 10-0 victory in five innings. Senior Logan Martin pitched four innings for Mercer and finished with one…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff wesley@harrodsburgherald.com The Mercer County Titans track and field team ran the table at the Danville High School All Comers meet on Tuesday, April 26. The Titans girls and boys teams each came away with a win, scoring in 31 events out of the 36 possible. They totaled 22 first place finishes…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff wesley@harrodsburgherald.com The Mercer County Titans softball team (4-11) were bested, 0-11, by the Scott County Cardinals (12-6) Thursday, April 28. The Titans are battling injuries including the loss of their starting pitcher, Ashley Howard. Scott County’s ace freshman pitcher,  Ada Little, threw a perfect game pitching all seven innings allowing zero hits,…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff wesley@harrodsburgherald.com The Burgin Bulldog track and field team competed in their sixth meet of the season with their second trip to Boyle County for the Danville Allcomers Tuesday, April 26. The boys team finished ninth with 11 points scoring in four events. Jacobe Taylor helped score 10 points for the boys…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff wesley@harrodsburgherald.com The Mercer County Titans softball team (4-10) continued their slide with a 2-14 loss against the Paul Laurence Dunbar (PLD) Lady Bulldogs (2-9) Saturday, April 23. The Titans have lost eight of their last nine games. Sophomore Ashley Howard started in the circle while battling an ankle injury. She let…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff wesley@harrodsburgherald.com Mercer County Titans track and field team hosted the second Mercer County All Comers meet of the year Tuesday, April 19. The Titans swept the field of teams with 176 points scored for the boys and 136 points scored for the girls. Mercer’s unified track team also made their debut,…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff wesley@harrodsburgherald.com The Burgin Bulldog track and field team competed it’s in third meet of the season at the Mercer County All Comers meet Tuesday, April 19. The boys team finished eighth with eight points all coming from their relay teams finishing fourth in the 4×400 and fifth in the 4×800. The…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff wesley@harrodsburgherald.com The Mercer County Titans baseball team (12-6) picked up another district win against the East Jessamine Jaguars (5-9) with a landslide, 11-1, victory Tuesday, April 19. Evan Hart was rewarded the win in the shortened five inning game with four hits, one run and eight strikeouts. Isaac Beasley brought in…