Area Sports

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Lady Bulldogs (5-14) picked up a narrow win over the Danville Christian Academy Lady Warriors (8-12) after celebrating their three seniors on Thursday, May 8, in Burgin. Jemma Jenkins, Ella Myhre and Ally Crawley-Stewart were each honored for their dedication to the Burgin softball program before the opening…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Burgin baseball (5-11) celebrated senior J.T. Boswell before picking up a dominant win over the Danville Christian Academy Warriors (0-8) on Saturday, May 10, in Burgin. The Bulldogs’ second consecutive win was also their second 15-0 win this spring and they needed only three innings to do it. Boswell was…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Lady Titan softball (12-12) has found it hard to find a win as of late, but it was always in the cards that they would struggle against such a talent-heavy schedule. Mercer celebrated their three seniors: Annika Campbell, Karleigh Sutton, Seagan Wood and Bella Ransdell before a rescheduled matchup with…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Baseball Titans (16-15) hosted the Western Hills Wolverines (15-9) in their second to last home game of the regular season on Monday, May 12. The Titans took time to celebrate their five class of 2025 graduates before the opening pitch. Brayden Campbell, Marshall Hart, Colson Fogg, Landon…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Campbellsville University-Harrodsburg announced the closure of its undergraduate programs via a press release on Wednesday, April 30. The undergraduate programs will not officially close until after the conclusion of the 2025 Fall semester, but it has had an immediate impact on the several sports programs the Pioneers fostered for nearly…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] With basketball season over, Trevor Ellis is focused on his other love: welding. The Mercer County Senior High School senior recently won the SkillsUSA state welding competition in Louisville and qualified for the National Leadership and Skills Conference this summer in Atlanta. Founded in 1965, SkillsUSA serves more than 330,000…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Lady Titan softball team (11-8) faced the hard-hitting East Jessamine Jaguars for the second time this spring on Tuesday, May 6, in Harrodsburg. The two District 46 rivals faced previously on April 15, in a contest the Lady Titans needed 13 runs to claim as a win.…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County baseball team (12-11) fell in the first of two games in two days against 46th District rivals West Jessamine (10-15). The first meeting of the season featured each team’s prominent pitchers. Junior Ayden Stephens earned the start for the Titans, while Landon Davis and Tyler Giles were…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Lady Titans softball team (11-5) added another impressive win to their resume, and maintained a perfect 6-0 record in the 12th Region, in an extra-inning battle with the Boyle County Lady Rebels on Tuesday, April 22. More recently, the Lady Titans were humbled two days later on…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected]   The Burgin Bulldogs baseball program (2-6-1) battled with the Fort Knox Eagles (4-11) on Monday, April 21, in Fort Knox. After being held to only one run in a four game streak during the week, the Bulldogs bounced back in a big way at the plate. Junior Adrian Quiroz,…