Area Sports

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Lady Titans (1-2) won their first 12th Region game of the season on Thursday, Dec. 5, when they took down Somerset 63-42 behind 22 points and 11 rebounds from sophomore star forward Izzie Carlton. Mercer hit the road again one day later, with the Lady Wolverines of…

April Ellis Herald Staff The Mercer County Senior High boys basketball team is 3-0 after redeeming themselves with a victory over Collins High School. Last season, Collins defeated the Titans by four on their own home court. This time, after several lead changes throughout the game, Mercer narrowly pulled out a 54-50 win. Senior Trevor…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Lady Bulldogs basketball team began their season in dramatic fashion on Monday, Dec. 2, when the Sayre Lady Spartans traveled to Jack Coleman Sr. Gymnasium. Burgin led 9-8 midway through the first quarter, but turnover trouble gave Sayre an opportunity to take the lead, and forced an early…

Cameron Sanders Contributing Writer [email protected] The Mercer County Titans boys basketball team (1-0) opened the season with a solid 14-point home win over the Somerset Briar Jumpers (0-1) on Monday, Dec. 2. With impressive defense and solid offense, the Titans were able to pull away for the win. Mercer County came into the game ranked…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County athletics has introduced a new opportunity for student athletes in high school and middle school over the last year. After spending its initial season as a club, wrestling will be kicking off its first competitive season with a tournament at East Jessamine High School on Saturday, Dec. 7.…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Former Mercer County standout defensive lineman Darrian Baker and the Eastern Kentucky University football team earned an at-large bid for the Football Championship Series (FCS) Playoffs after picking up their fifth straight win on Saturday, Nov. 23. The final win of the regular season was also the fifth straight victory…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Senior High School boys basketball team is in the best position to bring a 12th Region title home to Harrodsburg since 2018. In just one year at the helm, Keith Adkins’ efforts turned a new page in the program’s history when he led them to their first…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Basketball coach and Harrodsburg native Chris Souder received an honor befitting a legend on Thursday, Nov. 21, before Meet the Titans, when the basketball court at Mercer County Senior High School was dedicated to the esteemed mentor. During Souder’s initial tenure, his teams accumulated an astonishing 460 wins, four straight…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Lady Titan basketball is back after an eventful offseason, including the reintroduction of Head Coach Chris Souder. Souder had several questions about his 2024-2025 Lady Titan basketball squad after the loss of stellar senior duo Anna Kate Drakeford and Sara Dunn. The pair averaged just over 37 points per game…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Both the Eastern Illinois Panthers (3-8) and Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1-10) have lost several games decided by less than a touchdown in 2024. Coming into the game, they each resided in the bottom two spots of the Ohio Valley Conference power rankings. The Panthers recognized several graduates before kickoff, including…