Area Sports

                                      Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] In the three previous seasons, Mercer County Lady Titans softball has struggled to compete in the 12th Region. Throughout the springs of 2022 and 2023 the Lady Titans combined for a…

                                      Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The days are lasting longer, the air is warmer, the birds are chirping and spring is fast approaching. Just one week prior to the equinox, a great Mercer County tradition will…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County football’s defensive line was deep and talented this past season. The defensive line starred in wins over Paul Laurence Dunbar, Danville and Marion County in which they allowed only 109 rushing yards over three games. The pass rush was as good as it ever has been in recent…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Lady Titans (16-11) played their second to last regular sea­son game against a formi­dable 12th Region opponent, Pulaski County (21-7), on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Pulaski County is currently ranked second in the KHSAA RPI ratings for the 12th Region, and the Lady Maroons pro­vided a tough and…

April Ellis Herald Staff The Burgin High School Bulldogs (6-22) faced off against the reigning Kentucky Christian Athletic Conference champions Highlands Latin (20-8), Saturday, Feb. 17, and honored seniors Jacobe Taylor and Landon Irvin. Despite the valiant effort of its seniors, the Highlanders were too much for the Bulldogs, who lost 64-43. As a junior,…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Archery held an all-comers tournament at Mercer County Elementary School on Saturday, Feb. 10. 287 participants from 12 different schools took aim on Saturday, and Tyler Middleton finished first among all Mercer County athletes. Middleton’s 286 was well enough to earn him fourth place. Boyle County’s Wade Stallard…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Bulldogs (6-20) faced District opponent Trinity Christian (17-9) for the second time this season on Thursday, Feb. 8, in Jack Coleman Sr. Gymnasium. In the two team’s last meeting, Jake and Hudson Taylor combined for 24 of the Bulldogs 34 points, but the Bulldogs found it difficult to…

April Ellis Herald Staff The Mercer County Senior High boys basketball team had a big region win Friday, Feb. 9, against the Rockcastle County Rockets, 62-47. Earlier in the week, the Titans nearly toppled the 12th Region defending champions, the Pulaski Maroons, on the road when they cut a 16-point deficit to three points, but…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Lady Titans basketball (15-10) showed direct improvement from earlier in the season when they played the Lady Wolverines of Western Hills (9-15) on Saturday, Feb. 10. In the two programs’ previous meeting, in the semifinals of the Kentucky 2A sectional tournament, Mercer County won convincingly, 67-44. Anna Kate Drakeford created…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Lady Titans (14-8) met the Burgin Lady Bulldogs (10-12) twice in a run of six games in eight days. Four days after Mercer crushed Burgin’s hopes of an upset, 72-32 in Harrodsburg, the Lady Titans traveled to Burgin on Friday, Feb. 2. The Lady Titans hoped to…