Area Sports

The Mercer County Fair and Horse Show livestock shows culminated on Monday, july 29, with the annual beef show. Ann Lawrence Allen swept the show with her Simmentals winning supreme champion female and supreme champion bull. In showmanship, Owen Adams won the junior division, Seth Chunglo won the intermediate division and Danielle Taylor won the…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County boys soccer team struggled to keep their offensive momentum going at any point last fall, resulting in a four-win season and a six-game losing skid to finish the regular season. In his first season at the helm, Head Coach Mark Dunn had only three seniors available when…

The Mercer County Fair and Horse Show held its annual swine show on Saturday, July 27, and Cort Flach of Harrodsburg dominated this year’s event, winning the coveted titles of Supreme Champion Market Hog and Reserve Supreme Champion Market Hog. In the novice division, Gus Hager finished with the Champion Market Hog. In the showmanship…

On Wednesday, July 24, the annual sheep show was held at the Mercer County Fair and Horse Show. The Hinkle family of Harrodsburg, with first year exhibitors Maelynn and Molli exhibiting, won the Supreme Champion Ewe. The Hinkle girls carry on the long-standing tradition of the Nichols family ex­hibiting sheep at the fair. Want to…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County girls golf team took some time to adjust in their first season with Head Coach Leewood Goodlett at the helm. None of the Lady Titans qualified for the 4th Region tournament in 2023, and Goodlett has been doing her best this offseason to help improve their game.…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Senior High School boys golf team tee’d off the 2024 season this past Tuesday, July 23, when they traveled to Cherry Blossom Golf Club in Georgetown for 18 holes. One day later, the Titans made the trip to Shelby County to compete in the Rocket Classic. Head…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The state of Kentucky will be well represented at the 2024 Olympic Games. More than 30 competitors who were born, raised in or educated in Kentucky will be chasing a gold medal in Paris, France, which is hosting the games for the first time since 1924. The most notable competitors…

Mercer County Fair Dairy Show Results Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fair and Horse Show kicked off with their annual dairy show on Saturday, July 20, at the livestock pavilion. Burgin student Leah Jenkins left with the hardware for the youth division after receiving the C.H. McRay Memorial Supreme Youth Female trophy…

Austin Cocanougher Herald Staff As the MLB season draws to its halfway point, the Cincinnati Reds sit just below the .500 mark. Underachieving pre-season expectations of being a playoff team, the Redlegs are just a few small pieces away from breaking through. Between injuries, sickness, non-baseball-related absenc­es and suspensions, almost every key player on David…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Rockcastle Speedway in Mt. Vernon hosted a night of racing on Saturday, July 13, including modifieds, mini-stocks, Hornets, Crown Vies, Kentucky Dirt Racing AIliance Super Stocks, and most importantly, crate late model racing. Two Mercer County natives, Josh Vinyard and Clay Turner, were behind the wheel, as they have been…