Area Sports

Doug Brown Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Lady Bulldogs (2-4) played against the Williamsburg Lady Jackets (2-10) Friday, April 23. The Lady Bulldogs struggled to keep up with the Lady Jackets and were unable to overtake them and lost, 21-8. The Lady Jackets and the Lady Bulldogs were tied up with one run each in…

Cayden Devine Herald Staff [email protected] A late run at the top of the sixth inning gave the Mercer County Titans (11-5) the win over the Woodford County Yellow Jackets (9-10). The score was tied at two throughout the game until Seth Caton lined one into right center to knock in a run. Woodford County opened…

April Ellis Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Senior High archer Makayla Shearer finished in fifth place in the girls KHSAA state archery competition Friday at Anderson County High School. Mere points separated each archer in the top spots with counting the number of 10s made breaking ties. Shearer scored her second best personal score of…

Doug Brown Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Bulldogs (5-8) triumphed over the Caverna Colonels (0-8) Thursday, April 22 on their senior night. It was the Bulldog’s fourth win of the season. The first inning was action packed for the Bulldogs, with a total of seven runs made. Sophomore Jacob Qualls scored the first run for…

Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] One of the biggest athletic events in Mercer County returned this weekend when the 44th Alvis Johnson Heart of the Bluegrass annual track classic convened Saturday, April 17, following a two-year absence. Forty-three schools from across Kentucky and Indiana competed in the invitational, which drew a large crowd of high…

Cayden Devine Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans (7-4) sailed to an easy victory over the Burgin Bulldogs (2-8) on Tuesday with a final score of 13-2. Titans Head Baseball Coach Cody Chrisopher, was proud the team got the job done. “Energy was low, it took us a while to get going.But, everyone battled…

Doug Brown Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Bulldogs (2-7) earned their second win of the season against the St. Francis Wyverns (0-3) on Friday, April 16, 14-2. Aggressive base running led the Bulldogs to victory. “I thought we came out and swung really well. I was pleased with the way we swung the bats,” said…

April Ellis Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer Titans tennis team played Monday evening with wins in single matches, but they struggled to get the overall win against the Rebels of Casey County. Senior Rebekah Trent and freshman Sara Dunn both won their matches 8-2 and 6-0, respectively. But Mercer’s doubles teams-who are young and struggling-lost…

Myron Ellis Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer Lady Titans softball team traveled to Boyd County to play two games in the Tri-State Showcase on Saturday. Mercer played host Boyd County in the second game and while they were able to get seven hits, they were only able to turn them into three runs. Mercer was…

Doug Brown Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Bulldogs (0-6) faced off against the Lincoln County Patriots (3-5) Monday night. The Patriots scored their first run in the third inning and overtook the Bulldogs for the win, 8-2. Burgin sophomore Hunter Reed took the mound for the Bulldogs, pitching a three up, three down first inning.…