Area Sports

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Former three sport athlete for Mercer County Senior High School, Seth Tatum, has adjusted well to his new work environment following his appointment as Director of Basketball Operations with the College of Charleston early in April. Tatum enters his first administrative position following seven straight seasons of working with the…

Austin Cocanougher Herald Staff For the first time under head coach Nick Mingione, the University of Kentucky Baseball team holds sole ownership of first place in the Southeastern Conference. Traditionally the toughest conference in all of college baseball, the Wildcats have found a way to stand out amongst their SEC peers. As the number four…

David Carpenter Herald Staff Mercer County resident Jeremy Carlson may have moved into the college coaching realm since his time as the strength and conditioning coach at Mercer County Senior High School, but his passion for helping athletes across multiple levels succeed has never been greater. On Saturday, April 20, a packed room of coaches,…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Senior High School senior Malachi Davis has been in the weight room pushing himself to new heights year after year since the age of 13. In his four years in high school, Davis watched himself grow tremendously and add on hundreds of pounds to his weight total in…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Bulldogs (0-16) played a home doubleheader with the McCreary Central Raiders (17-3) on Saturday, April 20. The Bulldogs gave the fourth ranked, and highest scoring squad in the 12th Region a run for their money in the opening game, but both contests ended after five innings and Burgin…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans baseball team (13-12) rallied in a convincing 12-2 win over Somerset (14-9) on Saturday evening, April 20. The Titans had previously lost two games against Bullitt Central and Frederick Douglass and only scored one run in the process. Somerset had two players single in the top…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Lady Bulldogs softball team (5-8) put on an offensive showcase during their doubleheader with Fort Knox (2-13) on Saturday, April 20. Burgin outscored the Lady Eagles by an amazing 23 runs to five over two games. The Lady Bulldogs second game of the day was just as successful…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Track and Field held their first invita­tional meet of the season, Heart of the Bluegrass, on Saturday, April 13. It was a relatively small meet com­pared to the standard of years past, and yet it still attracted more than 30 schools and over 900 entries. The boys team…

Austin Cocanougher Herald Staff The Mark Pope Era has officially begun in Kentucky, and fans could not be more ecstatic. Signaled by the 25,000 fans who waited to be in Rupp Arena for a press conference, the Big Blue Nation was long overdue for a dose of medicine to make them healthy again. And by…

April Ellis Herald Staff The Burgin Bulldogs (0-13) had trouble keeping up with the West Jessamine Colts (13-3) in a 19-1 loss on Monday, April 15. West Jessamine wasted no time getting on the board in the top of the first inning after Aubrey Kearns singled to earn an RBI. Cooper Morton tripled and brought…