Area Sports

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans baseball team (21-16) fell, 3-5, to the Danville Admirals (23-13) in the 12th Region Tournament semifinals on Wednesday, May 27. The two teams split games during the season, and the first five innings of this match-up looked like it would go the Titans’ way, but the…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans football team has found its next head coach in Travis Burns. Coach Burns previously coached the Pulaski County Maroons to a 5A State Championship appearance last season and was 20-8 over his two years with the program. Burns started his coaching career with the Boyle County…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County girls soccer team has found a new head coach in Cheyanne Bryant, who is no stranger to the program. Bryant is a Mercer alum and has been the head coach of the middle school team for three seasons (2021-2023). She is the daughter of Tony Brown, who…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans team competed at the 2A State Championship on Friday, May 22, at the Shively Track and Field Stadium at the University of Kentucky. The boys team finished third, scoring 50 points, just behind Lexington Catholic (51) and the winners, Covington Catholic (105.5). The girls’ team tied…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans softball team (14-14) lost 5-6 to the Southwestern Warriors  (22-12) in the first round of the 12th Region Tournament on Monday, May 25. The Warriors had a commanding five-run lead halfway through the game and Mercer was able to chip away in the back half of…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Bulldogs track and field team attended the 1A State Championship on Thursday, May 21. Burgin had four athletes qualify for state, including seniors Kate Hatfield and Raegan Taylor, junior Carter Myhre and sophomore Maddie Peavler. The conditions for the meet were cold and rainy the whole meet and…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans baseball team (20-15) advanced in the 12th region tournament with a 3-0 win over the Wayne County Cardinals  (19-14) on Monday, May 25.  The tournament was originally scheduled to take place at Rockcastle County, but due to the weather was relocated to Casey County, which has…

Members of the Mercer County Senior High School boys and girls tennis teams competed in the regional tournament May 4-5, at Eastern Kentucky University, with several Titans advancing deep into the individual competition. Although Mercer County did not qualify for the regional team tournament after losses to West Jessamine and Burgin the previous week, several…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans baseball team (19-15) advanced to the 46th district championship with a 3-0 win over the East Jessamine Jaguars (19-14) on Monday, May 18. Senior pitcher Ayden Stephens pitched all seven innings, struck out 10 batters and gave up four hits and one walk. Senior Noah Worthington…

Sophomore Joseph Stocker finished fourth in the pole vault for the Titans at the 2A Regional meet on Thursday, May 14 (The Harrodsburg Herald/Wesley Bird). Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans team traveled to Whitley County for the Class 2A Region 5 track meet on Thursday, May 14. The Mercer boys’ team…