Area Sports

The Mercer County Senior High bass fishing team finished up their season with their last Kentucky Bass Nation (KBN) state fishing tournament held on Barren River Lake. Fishing conditions were tough on Barren River. Mercer had three teams that competed against 100 of the best anglers in Kentucky. Three teams qualified for the KBN Championship.…

Shorts Win Angler of the Year The Burgin bass fishing team competed in the Kentucky Bass Nation (KBN) state championship at Barren River Lake. They had four boats to accumulate enough points to qualify for the tournament. Justin Waggener and Eli Pauley had 2.11 lbs. Ethan Tatum and Mason Singleton had 3.78 lbs. Brantley McKinney…

Former Titan Coach Awarded Broyles Award Wesley Bird Herald Staff A 2008 Mercer County Senior High school graduate, William Harris played a crucial role on the Titans 2006 football team that won the only state championship in program history. In the inaugural Titan season, two schools became one, Mercer and Harrodsburg, to complete a perfect…

Austin Cocanougher Herald Staff Campbellsville University Harrodsburg named a new Women’s basketball head Coach this week, welcoming in just the second coach the school has had in its short history. After an extensive search by CU-Harrodsburg Athletics Director Dalton Christopher, Coach Lakesha Perry was hired to take over the Lady Pioneers program with the intent…

Brian Vandivier Contributing Writer The Burgin High School track and field finished with several personal best in the Region 5 meet and at the 1A KHSAA state championship. In the girls’ division Kate Hatfield had a first place finish in the high jump qualifying for state and finished fifth place in the triple jump. Raegan…

Austin Cocanougher Herald Staff The sensational senior southpaw for the Titans baseball team, Evan Hart, picked up yet another award this week, as he was named the Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year. This honor comes just days after Hart was selected as the 12th Region Pitcher of the Year, and 12th Region Player of the…

Austin Cocanougher Herald Staff There is a new sport making a splash in Harrodsburg, but it’s not for kids- it’s for dogs. Jason and Heather Suedkamp of Dark K-9 Sports Dog Training in Burgin have expanded their business to open up a brand new dock diving facility that is open to local and regional NADD (North…

Hope Lanham Contributing Writer Mercer County Senior High School junior Sara Dunn competed in the first round of the KHSAA girls’ State Tennis Tournament on May 30, 2023 at the University of Kentucky Boone/Downing Tennis Complex. Dunn is the only member of the Titan Tennis team to advance to the state level of competition this…

Timberlynn Yeast Herald Staff Titan Boys Track Brings Home 2A State Championship What an incredible day for the Titans Track program when the boys team won their third state title in a row.  The girls finished third overall.  The Titan’s success included 10 individual state champions. State Champs On the unified side. Hayden McGuire and…

Timberlynn Yeast Herald Staff On May 23, Mercer’s boys and girls track team competed in the region championship at Boyle County High School. Both teams swept the meet and took home the first-place trophies. The girls are the four-time reigning champions and the boys are three times. With a lot of big performances on both sides,…