Area Sports

Wade Lane Herald Staff The Mercer County Lady Titans stole the lead late and defeated Southwestern 9-7 on Saturday, April 22. Mercer came off a 3-8 loss to the Dragons of Green County earlier that day, wanted to win and strike an even .500 on the day. In the top of the first inning, Mercer’s…

Timberlynn Yeast Herald Staff The Mercer County girls and boys track team traveled to the University of Louisville this weekend, April 21 and 22. Thirteen athletes competed at Eastern Relays, one of the most prestigious meets in Kentucky. Teams traveled from all over the state and country to compete. The select few Titans traveled to…

Jordan Axsom Herald Staff The 0-12-1 Burgin Bulldogs faced the 10-10 West Jessamine Colts on Thursday, April 20. The Colts wasted no time getting three fast runs until Burgin second baseman Adrian Quiroz caught a fly-out, giving the Colts less room to breathe. Shortly after, Buring forced another out coming from a ground ball that…

On Thursday night, April 20, the Mercer County tennis team competed against the Boyle County Rebels at Centre College. The girl’s team played a 9-point match and lost 2-7. The one seed for the Titans, junior Sara Dunn, won her match 8-0. Second seed senior Hope Lanham lost 1-8. Maddie Smith lost her third seed…

Wade Lane Herald Staff After coming off a seven-run loss to Madison Central, the (2-12) Lady Titans softball team found the win they had been looking for, defeating district rival West Jessamine Colts, 9-5, Thursday, April 13. Mercer started with freshman Ella Davis in the circle. Davis’s second pitch strike was sent on a line…

Kacey McCray Herald Staff Two Burgin Independent High School track records were broken during a meet at the Danville Admiral Stadium on Thursday, April 13. Freshman Kate Hatfield jumped 4’11 in the girls high jump, breaking the official record of 4’10 which dates to 2016. Freshman Raegan Taylor broke the 100 meter hurdles record previously…

Austin Cocanougher Herald Contributor After a disappointing loss in a district against the West Jessamine Colts on Wednesday, April 12, the Mercer County Titans fell short again on Friday night, April 14, against region opponent Garrard County. Having lost a close game to the Golden Lions earlier in the season, the Titans looked to get…

Timberlynn Yeast Herald Contributor It was a beautiful day as the Mercer County Titans hosted the 36th Annual AJ’s Heart of the Bluegrass Track Classic at Alvis Johnson Field. There were 32 teams across the state and West Virginia who participated in the track meet. The boys track team had a great day on Saturday.…

Jordan Axsom Herald Staff The Burgin Bulldogs watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 13-0 loss to district rival East Jessamine Jaguars on Wednesday, April 12. The East Jessamine Varsity Jaguars got things moving in the first inning, when Will Harrison singled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs. One bright…

Jordan Axsom Herald Staff On a cold, windy Saturday morning at the end of spring break on April 8, the Burgin Lady Bulldogs (3-1) softball team made the trip up Interstate 75 to Ludlow. The Bulldogs struggled in their match up against the Trimble County Raiders (7-4). The team continued to lift each other up…