Area Sports

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans baseball team (11-6) bounced back in a big way after losing two straight games to Danville and East Jessamine respectively, beginning with the second of two games against the Jaguars. On Tuesday, April 15, the Titans took down the Jaguars 5-4 in Harrodsburg after losing 5-4…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Titan softball (10-4) responded in a big way after losing a dramatic game with a top program in Oldham County last weekend. Three games in as many days each ended in a win for the Lady Titans, beginning with a 13-9 victory over 46th District Runners-up East Jessamine…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Family members, teammates and coaches of the past and future gathered in the Mercer County Senior High School cafeteria on Friday, April 18, to celebrate the scholarship announcement and signing of three former Mercer County Titan football players destined for college. Mercer County class of 2025 graduates Braidin Baughman, Cameron…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County softball (7-5) had an eventful weekend, playing host to an all-day tournament that included Bethlehem Banshees (9-6) and one of the top-ranked programs in the state, Oldham County (13-1), who have yet to lose to a team from Kentucky. The Lady Colonels finished the regular season as the…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Track and Field hosted it’s first invitational meet of the season on Saturday, April 12, at Alvis Johnson Field. AJ’s Heart of the Bluegrass is the most competitive track meet hosted by the Titans, and one of most heavily trafficked sporting events in the county each year. This…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Baseball Titans (7-6) were forced to move their schedule around in a hurry after weather concerns resulted in the loss of a triangle with Prestonsburg and Rowan County. Instead, the Titans faced off with 12th Region opponent Danville (13-2) on Saturday, April 12, at the Mercer County…

Rose Marie Bryant, 88, of Harrodsburg, widow of James William Bryant Jr., died Thursday, April 10, 2025, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Aug. 6, 1936, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Leon Ison Steele Sr. and Georgia Marie (Briscoe) Steele. She attended West Side High School in…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Burgin boys baseball (2-1) celebrated a sweep of the Lynn Camp Wildcats (3-6) on Saturday night, April 12. The Bulldogs weren’t just celebrating an impressive () sweep of the Wildcats, they were also celebrating what was their first win in over three years. Burgin’s last win came on Tuesday, May…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titan baseball team (7-5) had a successful spring break trip to Knox County, Tenn., where they picked up three wins in four games against some talented out-of-state competition. The Titans played four games in three days and may have been a bit homesick before losing their fourth…

Austin Cocanougher Contributing Writer With a loss in the Sweet-16, Mark Pope closes out his first season as the head coach of the University of Kentucky Basketball program. A Wildcat alumnus and rising star in the world of coaching, Pope was seemingly made to sit in the most oversized chair in the world of college…