Area Sports

James Bailey has taken over as the new head coach of the Mercer County archery program. He is excited and prepared to take over reigns of a very successful program. Bailey is a 2001 graduate from Burgin and has been around the program in some aspect for a number of years. “I’ve always had a…

Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County girls and boys basketball teams are anxiously awaiting for their seasons to get underway. The teams are hard at work, practicing and preparing. Hours of strenuous physical work, learning plays and repetitious drills all go into assuring the teams are ready to compete. Another aspect, possibly equally…

April Ellis Herald Staff The Mercer County Lady Titans opened their season Monday night against the third ranked Mercy Academy Jaguars. The Titans lost in a last second shot, 57-54, but the game was a tale of two halves. The Titans were down by 19 points, but came out of the second half a different…

Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] Hayley Spivey enters her fifth year as the Mercer County girls basketball head coach. The Lady Titans finished with a 24-8 record last season and fell in the 12th region finals for the second consecutive year. Mercer will look to cut down the nets for the first time since 2018.…

Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] Year six in the Josh Hamlin era has officially begun. Coming off a 16-14 record last season, the Titans return leading scorer Senior Seth Caton. He averaged 12 points and four rebounds per game last season, dropping a season high 33 in a match up at Southwestern, all the while…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County basketball star Timberlynn Yeast signed her letter of commitment to University at Buffalo to play basketball for the Bulls next year. Yeast has been a household name for the Titans girls basketball team for years and has an argument for Ms. Kentucky basketball this year. The girls basketball…

Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer teammates junior John Lincoln Perry and sophomores Jordan Axsom, and Trevor Ellis spent time this summer playing for the travel team Lexington Epic. The team competed throughout Kentucky and surrounding states.  The summer experience gave Perry, Axsom and Ellis the opportunity to compete against high School talent from across the…

Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] Coach Keith Monson and the Burgin Lady Bulldogs officially tip off the season when they travel to Williamsburg on Saturday, Dec. 3. Monson’s team finished 8-21 last year, doubling the win total from the previous season. This year’s team will be led by the only senior, Baleigh Turner. She averaged…

Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] The Todd Claunch era has begun at Burgin, and anticipation is starting to build as the Bulldogs basketball team prepare to tip off in just a few short weeks. Burgin travels to Anderson County Tuesday, Nov. 29, for their first contest of the season. Claunch takes the reins and looks…

Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] With high school basketball season gearing up in Burgin, the Bulldogs Cheer squad is ready to take the court for their 2022-2023 season. Head Coach Kim Hatfield has her team ready with 12 varsity members led by her four seniors after graduating a strong senior class of five last year.…