Area Sports

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans baseball team’s (15-21) season ended at the hands of rival East Jessamine in the opening round of the 46th District tournament on Monday, May 20, at East Jessamine High School. It was a low scoring affair that included only 10 hits in 49 at bats. Titan…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Former Mercer County football standout and 2020 graduate Darrian Baker was recently selected as a representative of Eastern Kentucky University football on the Community Trust Bank 2024 Kentucky Collegiate All-Commonwealth Team. The pre-season recognition honors a handful of the best players on each Kentucky football program’s roster and includes elite…

April Ellis Herald Staff Both teams were strong in the circle for the district championship on Tuesday, May 21, but the Lady Titans defeated the East Jessamine Jaguars 1-0 for their first district championship since 2021. Senior Ashley Howard was stellar from the circle for the tournament and recorded 24 outs. Mercer allowed only three…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] On Monday, May 20, at Millennial Park in Danville, Mercer County Senior High School senior Sara Dunn achieved the goal that has been four years in the making: winning a region championship in tennis singles. “It feels amazing to accomplish this goal,” said Dunn. “I have worked very hard for…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Bulldogs (0-20) celebrated senior Andrew Hays before their final regular season game on Monday, May 13, when the Lincoln County Patriots (13-14) traveled to Burgin. JT Boswell started on the mound for the Bulldogs and struck out the first batter, but Lincoln County’s Seth Horton earned his fifth…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans baseball team (15-17) traveled to Versailles on Saturday, May 11, to face the Woodford County Yellow Jackets for the second time this season. The Titans were stung in the second game of the season when Woodford rolled to an 18-3 win in Harrodsburg, but they displayed…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] There was no shortage of runs or exciting plays when the Burgin Lady Bulldogs (8-12) met the Danville Christian Academy Lady Warriors (5-10) for the second time this season on Saturday, May 11. In their last meeting on May 6, Burgin claimed their seventh win of the season in dramatic…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titan track and field team traveled to Nicholasville on Friday, May 10, for the Central Kentucky Conference track meet hosted by West Jessamine. Both the boys and girls teams had several standout performers, but neither Mercer squad was able to claim the top spot in the team…

Marshall Hart Contributing Writer The Burgin Lady Bulldogs softball team (7-11) celebrated their seniors on Monday, May 6. Seniors Cloey Henson and Olivia Marshall were recognized before the matchup with Danville Christian Academy (5-8), after the scare of a rain-out. Burgin outscored the Lady Warriors 16-15 after coming into the bottom of the seventh inning…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] For the last four years, Mercer County cross country and track and field standout Sam Lewis has been making a name for himself as a hard worker and a leader. He recently signed his letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career at Georgetown College, where he will…