Area Sports

April Ellis Herald Staff On their home court, the Mercer County Senior High Lady Titans (8-17) had a tough game on Monday, Feb. 10, against the Anderson County Lady Bearcats (20-6). Until Simon Kenton beat Anderson County on Feb. 4, they had a run of 23 wins on their own court. Mercer knew going into…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County High School academic team recently achieved a success the school hasn’t in nearly two decades. Winning A District Governor’s Cup is a rare achievement, in fact, Mercer County has only won three other District competitions this century. The Scotties dominated the turn of the century, winning three…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Lady Bulldogs (10-13) redeemed an early season loss to Berea (11-12) in a fantastic display of effort on Monday, Feb. 10. Everything was going wrong for the Lady Bulldogs soon after tipoff. Berea struck first through center Kadence Stepp. Lady Bulldog senior Jemma Jenkins had a layup touch…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans (16-7) faced the reigning 12th Region champions, and the current third-ranked team in the region, Pulaski County (15-7), on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the MCSHS Gymnasium. After a 50-48 overtime loss to West Jessamine on Monday, Feb. 3, The Titans got back on track with back-to-back…

Ben Sears Contributing Writer [email protected] The Mercer County High School Winterguard team competed in their first competition of the 2025 season this past on Saturday, Feb 1, competing at Roger D. Campbell Middle School in Winchester.  They performed the first half of their new 2025 show, Heart Strings.   Heart Strings was more or less, in…

April Ellis Herald Staff After a 16-point win against West Jessamine on Jan. 24, Mercer went into their second match-up against the Colts a little too overconfident, and West made them pay for it with a 50-48 overtime loss. Mercer took good shots, but they either rolled around the rim or popped out. The Titans…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Lady Titans (7-15) returned to the court after consecutive losses to two elite programs in Spencer County (16-5) and District 46 foe West Jessamine (17-5) on Monday, Feb. 3, in a matchup with the Burgin Lady Bulldogs (8-11) in Jack Coleman Sr. Gymnasium. Lady Bulldog sophomore Kynlee…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Burgin Independent tipped off its 2025 Homecoming festivities on Saturday, Feb. 1, with a fantastic performance from the Lady Bulldogs basketball team (8-11). The Lady Bulldogs, led by Head Coach Keith Monson, built a strong lead early behind excellent defense and three-point shooting, and never looked back after gaining a…

April Ellis Herald Staff The Mercer County Senior High boys basketball team (12-6) faced the West Jessamine Colts (7-8) on Friday, Jan. 24. It was a game high school basketball fans were anticipating after West beat Pulaski County early in the season, and Mercer was determined to hold onto their 46th district title. Mercer struggled…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Lady Bulldogs (6-10) had an all-around great performance in a 64-29 thumping of the Frankfort Lady Panthers (1-14) on Monday, Jan. 27, in the Jack Coleman Sr. Gymnasium. Burgin was electric. Their speed and confidence showed in each possession, and their ball movement was so well executed, at…