Area Sports

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titan soccer team (1-11-1) celebrated the efforts of five seniors before picking up their second victory of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Jordan Piazza, Luis Osoy, Hayden McGuire, John Mason Hopkins and Krish Patel were each honored before kickoff for their dedication to Titan soccer. “The…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Senior High School football (2-4) traveled to Lebanon on Friday, Oct. 4, with hopes to end a two-game losing skid in the season’s first meeting of District 4 opponents. Marion County (3-3) came into the game looking for their fourth straight win after three wins of more than…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Lady Titans soccer team (10-9-1) battled with the East Jessamine Lady Jaguars (11-7-1) in the opening round of the District 46 tournament on Monday, Oct. 7, at West Jessamine High School. Senior Laykin Irvin netted her 34th goal this season just 90 seconds after the opening whistle.…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Lady Titans (8-8) traveled to Boyle County High School (21-8) with a chance to bolster their 8-4 record in the 12th Region against one of the regions’ best programs. The Lady Titans took an early lead in each set and earned a 7-6 lead in the first…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titan football team (2-4) played their final regular season game before a three-game slate of district opponents beginning next week with Marion County. Madison Southern (2-4), whom the Titans defeated 42-6 last season in the two schools’ first ever meeting on a football field, made the trip…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titan boys soccer team (1-10) were desperately searching for their first win of the season until they met to face the Anderson County Bearcats last Tuesday, Sept. 17. The win was no doubt spurred by the most promising performance of the Titans season thus far, when a…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Lady Titans (7-7) put an end to a seven game winless streak with a 3-1 away victory over Franklin County on Saturday, Sept. 21, and returned to Harrodsburg the following Monday, Sept. 23, to face a Anderson County Lady Bearcats squad (8-7) that had won two of…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Titan Football (1-3) played likely the toughest road game of their season on Friday, Sept. 20, when they traveled to Southwestern High School (1-3). Despite being without two of their most prolific playmakers, Braidin Baughman and Ashton Drakeford, the Titans played their most defensively sound half of football in 2024.…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Campbellsville University-Harrodsburg Men’s Soccer team (2-3) picked up their second straight win on Monday, Sept. 16, after opening up an impressive 4-0 lead after only 12 minutes of play against the Alice Lloyd College Eagles (1-3-1). Michael Canseco Jime set the tone seconds after kickoff, running rampant in the…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Both the Burgin Independent and Mercer County High School girls golf teams competed at Bright Leaf golf course on Thursday, Sept. 12. Over nine holes of par three, Mercer County was led by seniors Kate Carlton (43) and Lily Leitenberger (47), and Paisley King (46). Class of 2025 graduates Carlton…