Area Sports

On Wednesday, July 23, the annual sheep show was held at the 198th Mercer County Fair and Horse Show. Trent Zinner walked away with a blue ribbon for Supreme Champion Ewe to go along with his Supreme Senior Showman award. Allison Goldie took the top spot in the market division with her grand champion market…

The Mercer County Fair and Horse Show held its annual swine show on Saturday, July 26, and Allie Arnold took top prize with Supreme Champion Market Hog, Breed Champion Market Hog.  In the novice division, Leah Toomey finished with the Champion Market Hog.  In the showmanship divisions,   Alexis Jones won Champion Senior Showman, Allie Arnold…

The Mercer County Fair and Horse Show held its 2025 goat show at the livestock pavilion on Saturday, July 27. Just like every Mercer County Fair Goat Show since 2021, Charlee Flach claimed blue ribbons with her champion market goat and champion commercial doe. Anna Stoltman claimed the grand champion and reserve grand champion ribbons…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Senior High Lady Titan golf has been hard at work over the last month preparing for the 2025 season. The Titans will be without key team members and class of 2025 graduates Kate Carlton and Lily Leitenberger, but will look to some younger talent to lead the way…

April Ellis Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fair and Horse Show kicked off with their annual dairy show on Saturday, July 19 at the livestock pavilion. Burgin student, Leah Jenkins, left with the hardware for the youth division after receiving the C.H. McRay Memorial Supreme youth female trophy and Supreme youth junior champion, supreme…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Boys’ golf has demonstrated a trend of success over the past few years, highlighted by back-to-back Class AA sectional titles. The Titans are forced to compete without their lowest scoring golfer for the last two seasons, Tanner Robins, but Head Coach Jay Anderson says that doesn’t change his…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Many Harrodians recall the scenes at Pioneer Days in 2021, as Mr. Pectacular clobbered his opponent Luscious Lawrence, successfully defending his Ohio Valley Wrestling national heavyweight title at the bottom of the steps leading to Old Fort Harrod State Park. Prior to OVW’s performance at Pioneer Days, it has been…

April Ellis Herald Staff For Dustin Wilson and his brothers, Josh “Red” Wilson and Joe Wilson Jr., the roar of engines and the smell of burning rubber at the Mercer County Fair aren’t just part of the show–they’re part of a family legacy. What began as a passion shared with their late father, “Big Joe”…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Free yoga classes at the Mercer County Public Library have been an essential part of the week for the several regular members that attend the sessions led by Sherman Fracher each Tuesday, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.. Fracher has been practicing yoga for nearly 25 years, and has held…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] One of the world’s oldest organized sports, golf, has made an unexpected resurgence in the younger generations over the last half decade. A game that is often viewed as an upper-class activity catering to retirees, has managed to appeal to millions of young people; so much so, that golfers aged…