Area Sports

Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer Archery hosted their last home tournament of the season this weekend. The elementary team shot a new season high of 2684 earning third place. The youngest of the Titan archers  continue to improve every outing. Wyatt Robinson placed third shooting 246/300, Westin Mills placed fifth with a score of…

Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] With the end of the regular season in sight, the Mercer County Lady Titans (14-13)  bounced back from their previous two game slide with an impressive 59-46 road victory over fellow 12 Region contender Rockcastle County (18-7). Junior  Anna Kate Drakeford and Freshman Teight Yeast combined for a total of…

Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] Despite being without the services of leading scorer Oriona Woods, the Campbellsville University-Harrodsburg  Lady Pioneers earned a relatively easy victory over Grace Christian 77-68. The Lady Pioneers set the tone early in what played out as a very physical battle between the two squads. Halee Hood led the charge in the…

Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] The Lady Titans (13-11) hot streak continued after defeating West Jessamine (9-10) for the second time in the 2022-2023 regular season. Mercer has now won nine of their last ten games, many in dominant fashion. When the two squads met in early January the Lady Titans struggled to pull away…

Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] The Bulldogs traveled to take on fellow 46th district opponent East Jessamine Friday, Jan. 27. Despite beginning the game white hot and growing the lead to as much as 19 points in the first half, East Jessamine stormed back to win, 71-63, delivering a gut punch to Burgin in the…

April Ellis Herald Staff The Mercer County Senior High Titans (7-9) faced off for the second time this season against the 46th district rival the West Jessamine Colts (11-8). The Colts were prepared for Mercer and shut down their post-play, which had been their strength. West forced Mercer to shoot outside and the Titans had…

Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer Archery competed at Lexington Christian Academy this Saturday, Jan. 28. The tournament featured top tier programs that proved to be a challenge for the Titans. The elementary team shot a 2603, and finished in fourth place after being positioned in second place for the majority of the event. Westin…

Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] Burgin girls basketball has been on a tear lately. The Lady Bulldogs picked up their third straight victory on Thursday, Jan. 26, over Fort Knox 56-28. Burgin appears to be hitting their stride with nine contests remaining on this year’s schedule. “Better late than never,” said Burgin Head Coach Keith…

The Mercer County  Archery program competed at Nelson County this weekend. The elementary team set a new team scoring high on the season shooting a 2634. The new team high earned them second place in the event. Braydon Howard finished in the top 10 with shooting a 241/300. King Middle shot a  score of 3004. Mercer…

Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] For homecoming 2023, Burgin was set to take on intercounty rival Mercer County Friday, Jan. 20. Despite the valiant effort, Mercer would be too much to overcome with Burgin losing 67-41. Mercer handed the Bulldogs their 15th loss on the season. The Burgin and Mercer County boys basketball match-up saw…