Area Sports

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans track and field team made the trip to Greensboro, North Carolina to compete in the Adidas Track Nationals June 18 to 21. The four day event consists of over 8,000 athletes across the nation competing at the highest level in every outdoor track and field event.…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] Coach Chris Caton is hanging it up after 12 seasons with the Mercer County Titans baseball program. Coach Caton spent five years as the middle school head coach and another seven on the Titans’ high school staff. His impact went beyond wins and losses as he helped shape not only…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans boys basketball team beat the Tates Creek Commodores, 61-49, in a summer ball matchup Monday, June 22. The Titans out-dueled the hot-shooting Commodores in a back-and-forth matchup. Mercer’s younger players had a good showing, and a fast-paced style of play helped the Titans get going on…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] Image Fitness and the Anderson Dean Community Park have partnered up again this summer to offer a free water aerobics class for ages 55 and up. The Silver Swimmers classes are every Monday and Wednesday at 10 a.m., with an hour of free swim after. Classes take place at the…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans girls basketball team are in the middle of their summer schedule and traveled to Berea to beat the Madison Southern Eagles, 30-23, Thursday, June 11. The summer scrimmages have a few different rules to speed up the games. They split the game into two 20 minutes…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans boys basketball team fell, 45-55, to 46th District opponent the East Jessamine Jaguars in a summer scrimmage Friday, June 12. The Titans stuck first, scoring the first basket on a jump shot in the paint from senior Mijaia Dunn, 2-0. East Jessamine responded with back-to-back 3-pointers…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans softball team wrapped up their 2026 season in the first round of the 12th Region tournament, falling 5-6 to the Southwestern Warriors. Mercer finished the season 14-14 and was the 46th District runner-up. The Titans have advanced to the region tournament in all three years under…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Bulldogs softball team finished the 2026 season with a 6-16 record and lost to the Mercer County Titans in the first round of the 46th District tournament. This was the fourth season under Head Coach Russel Jenkins, and he was proud of how his team finished the year,…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans baseball team wrapped up the 2026 season with a 3-5 semifinal loss to the Danville Admirals. It was a good year with the Titans winning the 46th District Championship in an 11-inning fight over West Jessamine. This was the farthest Mercer has made it in the…

The athletes represented their community with determination, sportsmanship, and heart during the 2026 Special Olympics Kentucky Summer Games. Oakley Allen Mathews delivered an impressive performance, earning 1st place in the long jump with a jump of 3.11 meters and 1st place in the 50-meter dash with a time of 8.75 seconds. Mathews also showcased his…