Area Sports

Austin Cocanougher Contributing Writer This upcoming Saturday, Aug. 31, Mark Stoops officially opens his 12th season as the head coach of the University of Kentucky Wildcat Football team. After finishing last year with a mildly disappointing 7-6 record, Stoops and company look to respond with a statement in 2024. With a bevy of fresh recruits,…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans football team began their season a day after most other programs around the state on Saturday, Aug. 24, in the second kickoff of the Fort Harrod Little Caesars Bowl at Alvis Johnson Field. Moments before, the Woodford County Yellow Jackets completed a 54-14 rout of Taylor…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Cross Country has been hard at work this summer working toward their goal of winning another Region 5 championship. Last fall, the Titans did what many didn’t think was possible when they qualified both boys and girls teams to compete at the KHSAA State Cross Country Championship at…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County soccer (0-3) had a tough start to the season last Tuesday, Aug. 13, when they failed to score in a 2-0 loss to the Danville Admirals (1-1). The Titan defense played a flawless game outside of two small but crucial mistakes that led to  two Admiral scoring opportunities.…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Lady Titan soccer team has had an electrifying start to the 2024 season. The girls kicked off the season with a 4-2 win over Nelson County and a 6-0 win over Danville before taking down Henry County 3-0 on Saturday, Aug. 17. This is only the third…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Titan football made history in a number of different ways last fall. The 10-win Titans were the first team to achieve double digit wins since 2006, and only the third group to achieve the feat this century. They also achieved the program’s third district title since 2005, knocked…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Campbellsville University—­Harrodsburg women’s soccer team had a strong finish to their 2023 season. While they fell in the first round of the NCCAA Division-II playoffs, they made strides in the right direction throughout the season according to Head Coach Samantha Travillian-Damschroder. They demonstrated their progress with a scoreless draw…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Campbellsville University—­Harrodsburg men’s soccer has had its ups and downs since competition began in spring 2020, and new Pioneers Head Coach Louis Jones would say the same thing about his first two months at the helm. “It’s the king of peaks and valleys, you know, a lot of learning for…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Last season’s focus for Mercer County Lady Titans volleyball was getting necessary varsity experience for a very underclassmen heavy roster. Head Coach Lynn Flach knew it would take the girls some time to grow comfortable competing in varsi­ty, and told the Harrodsburg Herald prior to last season: “We may lose…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Dalton Christopher, a graduate of Mercer County High School, was an integral piece to starting the Campbellsville University—Harrodsburg campus athletic department and served the school as the athletic director for seven years before step­ping down earlier this year. While a Pioneer, Christopher oversaw the beginning of nine athletic programs: men’s…