State Track and Field Meet Begins Friday

The state track and field meet will be held Friday and Saturday at Paul Dunbar High School in Lexington. Six Mason County High School athletes qualified for the state meet-De'Sarae Chambers in the girls' long jump and girls' triple jump, Daniel Reed in the boys' triple jump,
Brent Sparks in the boys' 200 meter dash, Reed, Sparks, Tyreese Scott and Chase Crawford are on the boys' 4x100 meter relay team, Sparks, Scott, Crawford and Ryan Foley are on the boys' 4x200 meter relay. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association web site will have results as they occur. Here is the link.

Tolle Attends adidas Combine

Mason County rising senior Jackson Tolle attended the adidas Combine in Louisville last weekend. Tolle worked out at linebacker. He is scheduled to make recruiting visits to Eastern Kentucky University Sunday and Indiana State Monday.

Mason County Fast-Pitch Softball Awards

The Mason County Lady Royals fast-pitch softball team's awards banquet was held tonight.
Here is a list of the award winners:

Batting Average- Carly Case and Whitley Sato
Pitching- Brittany Black
Defense-Krista Hamilton
110%- Kasey Hale
Sommer Case Award- Kacey Carver

Challenger British Soccer Camp

The Challenger British Soccer Camp returns to Maysville next month.
The camp will be held June 11-15 at the Tom Browning Boys and Girls Club. Half day and full day camps are offered for school-age children. A one-hour First Kicks camp for 3 and 4 years olds and a two-hour mini- soccer camp for
4-6 year olds are also available. Each camper receives a free soccer ball and
T-shirt as well as learning skills, sportsmanship and having fun in the World Cup challenge. Camp applications are available at the schools, the Tom Browning Boys and Girls Club and the Limestone Family YMCA. You can also sign up on-line on the camp web page. You need to sign-up before June 1 to avoid the late fee. For more information, visit the web page or call Stephanie Stewart at 759-5246.

Armstrongs Win Memorial Day Two Man Best Ball

Shawn Armstrong and Shay Armstrong won the Memorial Day Two-Man Best Ball Scramble at Kenton Station Golf Course. They had a two-day total of 26-under-par 114 (56-58). Troy Grooms and Deron Feldhaus finished second two shots back at 116 (57-59). Seth Tracy and Jim Malott tied with Steve Grayson and Matthew Grayson for third place at 120. Both shot a 59 in the first round and 61 in the second round.
Here is a list of the other flight winners:

First Flight: Ryan Vaughn and Glenn Scott 127 (66-61)
Second Flight: Tony Grippa and James Ellis 136 (70-66)
Third Flight: Chris Linback and Chris Gifford 141 (73-68)
Fourth Flight: Trent Weiss and Andrew Weiss 150 (78-72)

Rigg Sixth In Junior Golf Tournament

Local junior golfer Russell Rigg finished sixth in the 12-13 age division in a two-day tournament at Stone Crest Golf Course in Prestonsburg. Rigg shot 87-83. The tournament was held under the direction of the Kentucky Junior Golf Foundation and the Musselman-Dunn junior golf tour.

Area Teams Lose In Regional Tournaments

The four area teams went 0-4 in baseball and fast-pitch softball regional tournament play today.
In the 10th Region Baseball Tournament, the St. Patrick Saints lost to the Bishop Brossart Mustangs 9-2, and the Mason County Royals lost to the Scott Eagles 11-2.
In the 10th Region Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament, the Mason County Lady Royals lost to the Harrison County Fillies 13-0 in five innings, and the Bracken County Lady Bears lost to the Montgomery County Lady Indians 4-2.
Mason County Lady Royals pitcher Karissa Greenhill was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Lewis Held Scoreless in Lexington Road Loss

Sioux City, which leads the United Indoor Football in pass defense, held wide receiver Harry Lewis scoreless and beat the Lexington Horsemen 39-28 last night in Iowa. Lewis had six receptions for 55 yards. The Horsemen (5-4) host the River City Rage Saturday night.

Chambers and Mason Boys 4x100 Relay Win Region Titles

Mason County athletes won two championships at the Class AA Region Five Track and Field Meet. Junior De'Sarae Chambers won the girls' long jump (34-01) for the second year, and the boys' 4x100 meter relay team consisting Brent Sparks, Daniel Reed, Chase Crawford and Tyreese Scott took first place in a time of 44.93. It was the second straight regional title for Mason County in the boys' 4x100 relay.
Fleming County senior Jesse Roberts won the boys' triple jump at 42-02.5.
The Mason County boys' 4x200 meter relay team of Sparks, Crawford, Scott and Ryan Foley also qualified for the state meet. Other Mason County state qualifiers include:
Sparks in the boys' 200 meter dash
Chambers in the girls' long jump
Reed in the boys' triple jump.
The state meet is Friday and Saturday atPaul Dunbar High School in Lexington.

Here are links to the complete region results:

Race Results

Field Events

Team Scores

Allison Poe Wins Women's Triathlon

Allison Poe of Maysville won the Buffalo Trails women's triathlon this morning in a time of
1:38:23. She is the first local winner of the duathlon or triathlon in the seven year history of the races.
Gabcast! Allison Poe Interview #1 - Allison Poe

triathlon champion



Barry Knight of Paducah won the men's triathlon for the third consecutive year. His time was 1:26:17.
Poe and Knight qualified for the Best of the U.S. Amatuer Triathlete Competition in Florida.
Michelle Kitze of Kettering, Ohio is the women's champion of the duathlon for the fifth time. Her time was 1:44:28.
Robert Smith of Huntington, West Virginia won the men's duathon in a time of 1:32:05.
Nathan Hauke of Winchester, Ohio was the men's winner of the 5K in time of 16:34. Susan Colby of Maysville was the women's winner in the 5K in a time of 24:59.

(Photo of me interviewing Allison Poe courtsey of Robert Roe)

10th Region Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament

The 10th Region Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament begins Monday at Bourbon County.
Here is the schedule of first round games Monday:
Clark County vs. Campbell County Noon
Mason County vs. Harrison County 2 p.m.*
Bishop Brossart vs. Nicholas County 4 p.m.
Bracken County vs. Montgomery County 6 p.m.

* The game will be on WFTM-AM 1240.

10th Region Baseball Pairings

The pairings are set for the 10th Region Baseball Tournament at Montgomery County. Here's the schedule:

Monday
Bishop Brossart vs. St. Patrick 11:30 a.m. *
Harrison County vs. Montgomery County 1:45 p.m.
Mason County vs. Scott 4 p.m. *
Clark County vs. Nicholas County 6:15 p.m.

Tuesday
upper bracket semi-final 5 p.m.
lower bracket semi-final 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday
championship game 6:30 p.m.

* The games will be on WFTM-AM.

Buffalo Trails Multi-Sport Races Saturday

The Buffalo Trails Multi-Sport Races will be held Saturday in Maysville. The Triathlon and Duathlon both begin at 8 a.m. The 5K run begins at 8:30 a.m. WFTM-FM will live coverage of the races. Here is a list for former champions in the Triathlon and Duathlon:

Triathlon
2005 Men's-Barry Knight, Women's-Michelle Kitzee
2006 Men's-Barry Knight, Women's-Lisbeth Kenyon

Duathlon
2001 Men's-Nicholas Ciacco, Women's-Jennifer Gibson
2002 Men's-Jonathon Hastings, Women's Michelle Kitzee
2003 Men's-Jonathon Hastings, Women's- Michelle Kitzee
2004 Men's- Jacob Porter, Women's- Michelle Kitzee
2005 Men's- Sean Ion, Women's- Barbara Walker
2006 Men's-Ryan Slone, Women's- Michelle Kitzee

The defending champions of the 5K are: Men's-Nathan Hauke, and Women's Erin Cipolat.

Morris and Applegate Lose in State Tourney

Chris Morris and Braun Applegate lost in the first round of the Fifth Third/KHSAA Boys' Doubles Tennis Championships Thursday. Morris and Applegate won the first set 6-3, but Erick Kline and Matt Germond of North Oldham rallied to win the next two sets 6-0, 6-4.

Howell and Stahl to Play Football at Centre College

Mason County seniors Stephen Howell and Nathan Stahl have committed to play football at Centre College in Danville. Mason County coach David Buchanan says both Howell and Stahl "are very strong students, I think they'll do well [at Centre]."
Buchanan says Howell is a versitile guy who could play some fullback and or inside linebacker at Centre.
"Nathan is guy that talent-wise, you know, I wouldn't say that he's an elite player," Buchanan said. "But as far as attitude and the way that we jerked him around (to play different positions), and he accepted that to make the team better, he is an elite guy when it comes to attitude and putting the team first."
Here is a link to the Centre football page about the 2007 recruiting class and comments from head coach Andy Frye.

Browning and Swisher Sign With Colleges

Two Mason County athletes-Tony Browning and Erica Swisher- signed with colleges this afternoon. Browning signed to play basketball at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, and Swisher signed to play golf at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro.
KCU coach Will Shouse says he feels like the Knights are really getting a steal with Browning.
Shouse said he thinks Browning kind of "flew under the radar a little bit," and he thinks Browning will be a real good fit for the Knights.
Swisher has been a member of the Mason County girls' golf team since the 7th grade. She played in five state tournaments. Swisher said she is excited to be a part of the Kentucky Wesleyan program.
"We're just now starting to build it up from where it used to be," Swisher said. "So, hopefully, I can help turn the golf program around, and bring it back to where it needs to be."

Morris and Applegate Play in State Tennis Tourney Thursday

The Fifth-Third/KHSAA State Tennis Championships begin Thursday. Chris Morris and Braun Applegate of Mason County are in the boys' doubles tournament. Morris and Applegate, the region champions, play Erick Kline and Matt Germond of North Oldham Thursday at 2:15 pm at Madison Southern High School. If Morris and Applegate win that match, they'll play their second round match Thursday at 6 pm at Berea College.
Here is a link to the bracket.

Mason County Edges St. Patrick In District Finals

The Mason County Royals edged the St. Patrick Saints 6-4 in the championship game of the
39th District Baseball Tournament tonight at Mason County. After two scoreless innings,
Royals' centerfielder Richie Cox hit a two run home run in the third inning. St. Patrick took the lead with three runs on four hits in the bottom of the inning. Mason County went back in front 4-3 with two unearned runs in the fourth. Cox made it 5-3 with an RBI single in the fifth inning.
St. Patrick pitcher Chris Owens drove in John Stwarka with a sacrific fly in the bottom of the fifth to cut the deficit to one, and the Saints had runners at second and third with one out. But Mason County shortstop Cory Woods turned a line out into an inning ending double play. The Royals got an insurance run in the top of the sixth inning on an RBI single by Woods. St. Patrick threatened in the bottom of seventh as Jason Conway lead off with a single. But the next two batters struck out and Owens flied out to deep left field. Owens and Mason County starter Darrin Doyle both went the distance. Doyle struck out five batters. Owens had four strikeouts. Stwarka went three for four and scored two runs for St. Patrick. Both teams advance to the 10th Region Tournament next week at Montgomery County. Here is the All-Tournament Team:
Richie Cox, Darrin Doyle, Kyle Marinaro and Cory Woods of Mason County, John Stwarka,
Chris Owens and Nick Anderson of St. Patrick, Matt Groves and Jeremy Hardymon of Augusta, and Jonathon Cline and Andrew Cummins of Bracken County.

Track and Field Regional Meet Day One

De'Sarae Chambers qualified for the state track and field meet in the long jump and several other Mason County athletes advanced to the region finals during the first day of the regional meet today at Lawrence County. Chambers qualified for the state meet with a second place finish in the long jump at 16-2. In other finals today, Daniel Reed was third in the triple jump at
40-5.5. The girls' 4x800 team consisting of Beri Wallingford, Valerie Rice, Rachel White and Blaine Menke was fourth with a time of 11:15. Mason County athletes advancing to the region finals to be held Saturday include: Chambers in the 100 meter dash, Iretta Carpenter in the 300 meter hurdles, Brent Sparks in the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash, the boys' 4x100 meter relay and boys' 4x200 meter relay, both consisting of Sparks, Chase Crawford, Reed and Tyreese Scott, and the girls 4x100 meter relay team consisting of Chambers, Beryl Wallingford,
Ashley Deatley and Keller Menke.

Milner Throws No-Hitter as Bracken County Wins District Softball Tournament

Bracken County senior Kayla Milner threw a no-hitter and struck out 12 batters to lead the Bracken County Lady Bears' to a 3-0 win over the Mason County Lady Royals in the championship game of the 39th District Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament tonight at the Maysville-Mason County Recreation Park. Mason County defeated St. Patrick 8-5 in the semi-final game earlier today. Bracken County and Mason County both advance to the regional tournament. Milner was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. She is joined on the All-Tournament Team by Katelyn Meyer, Cassi Sharp and Jessica Jefferson of Bracken County,
Carly Case, Kacey Carver and Lacey Cline of Mason County, and Beth Nolder and Katie Crawford of St. Patrick.

Saints and Royals Advance in District Tournament

The St. Patrick Saints and the Mason County Royals were winners today in the semi-finals of the 39th District Baseball Tournament at Mason County. The Saints defeated Augusta 15-2 in five innings, and the Royals defeated the Bracken County Polar Bears 7-2. St. Patrick and Mason County will meet in the championship game Tuesday at 6 p.m. The game will be on
WFTM-AM 1240.

Lewis Has One TD as Horsemen Win Big

Harry Lewis had five receptions for 54 yards and one touchdown as the
Lexington Horsemen outscored the Evansville Bluecats 56-31 Saturday night in Evansville, Indiana. Lewis had a 24 yard touchdown reception in third quarter. The Horseman play the Sioux City Bandits this Saturday night in Sioux City, Iowa.

District Softball and Baseball Tournaments Start Monday

The 39th District Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament will be played Monday at the Maysville-Mason County Recreation Park and the 39th District Baseball Tournament begins Monday at the Mason County baseball field. Here are the schedules:

Fast-Pitch Softball

Game 1 Mason County vs. St. Patrick Monday 5 p.m.
Championship game (Game 1 winner vs. Bracken County) Monday 6:30 p.m.

Baseball

Game 1 Augusta vs. St. Patrick Monday 5 p.m.
Game 2 Mason County vs. Bracken County 7:30 p.m.

Championship game Tuesday 6 p.m.

Tune to WFTM-AM 1240 for the district tournaments.

Chambers Area 7 Female Athlete of the Year

Mason County junior De'Sarae Chambers was named Area 7 Track and Field Female Athlete of the Year Friday night. Chambers won both the long jump and the triple jump at the Area 7 Championship at Fairview High School. The Mason County girls finished third. Part of the team was participated in the middle school championship. The Mason County boys finished in eighth place. Here is a link to the complete results.

Detro and Fulton Winners in Farmers 5K

Robbie Detro was the male winner (16:44), and Emily Fulton was the female winner (20:05) of the Farmers 5K this morning at the May's Lick Asparagus Festival. Here is a list of the age division winners:

Female
10-14 Julia Woods
15-19 Samantha Grayson
20-24 Karla Korber
25-29 Emily Fulton
30-34 Wendy Cagielski
35-39 Belinda Detro
40-44 Akeni Fujinuma
45-49 Debbie Biddle
50-54 Rosemary Evans

Male
10-14 Chase Rader
15-19 Dalton Caudill
20-24 Micah Drake
25-29 Chris Lightle
30-34 Kasey Shimizu
35-39 Robbie Detro
40-44 Eric Taylor
45-49 Tim Bailey
50-54 Bon Hensley
55-59 Ken Roark
60-64 Robert Johnson
65-70+ Joe Halleran

Buffalo Trails Added to the Chase Battle of Ohio Series

The Buffalo Trails Triathlon and Duathlon have been added to the Chase Battle of Ohio Triathlon and Duathlon Series. The series consists of seven events in which athletes can earn points. Athletes from eight states- Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Virginia, Michigan, Washington and Nevada- have signed up for the Buffalo Trails Multi-Sport races which are a week from today. Here is a link to fatrabbitracing.com for more information about the Chase Battle of Ohio Triathlon and Duathlon Series and the Buffalo Trails Multi-Sport races.

Morris and Applegate Win Region

Chris Morris and Braun Applegate of Mason County won the 10th Region Boys Doubles Tennis Tournament. Morris and Applegate beat Montgomery County 6-3, 6-3 in the championship match Thursday to advance to Fifth Third/KHSAA State Tennis Tournament next week at the University of Kentucky. The seeding meeting and tournament draw will be held Monday.

Morris and Applegate Advance to Region Final

Chirs Morris and Braun Applegate of Mason County have advanced to the championship match of the 10th Region Boys' Doubles Tennis Tournament. Morris and Applegate are the number one seed. They've only lost five games in three matches. The championship match is today at 4 p.m. at Georgetown College. All the other local players have been eliminated from the regional tournament.

Mason County Track Teams Continue Success

Mason County set two meet records and had the outstanding female and male athletes at the Newport River City Classic last week. The boys 4x100 meter relay team of Brent Sparks, Chase Crawford, Tyreese Scott and Daniel Reed set a meet record with a time of 44.1. De'Sarae Chambers set a meet record in the triple jump at 32' 9". Chambers, who was named outstanding female athlete of the meet, also won the long jump. Sparks, won the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash, was named oustanding male athlete of the meet. Other winners for Mason County include:
Girls 4x100 meter relay
Kasey Litzinger, shot put and discus
Valerie Rice, 800 meter run
Boys 4x200 meter relay
The Mason County girls finished second in the team standings. The Mason County boys were fifth.
Mason County competed in the Meet of Champions Tuesday night at Russell. The girls were second again, while the boys finished sixth. De'Sarae Chambers was again named outstanding female. She won both the long jump and the triple jump. Brent Sparks won the boys 200 meter dash. Mason County also won the boys 4x100 meter relay and the boys 4x200 meter relay.
Both relay team consist of Chase Crawford, Tyreese Scott, Daniel Reed and Sparks.

Two Defending Champions Returning to Buffalo Trails Multi-Sport Racing

At least two defending champions are returning to the Buffalo Trails Multi-Sport Races this year. Barry Knight, the two-time defending champion of the men's triathlon and four-time women's duathlon champion and one time triathlon champion Michelle Kitze have signed up for this year's races which take place on May 26. Knight, a firefighter from Paducah,won the first triathlon in 2005 in a time of 1:25:09. He won last year's race in a time of 1:25:54. Kitze won the duathlon in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006. She won the first women's triathlon in 2005. Here is a link to the race web page.

Regional Tennis Results

Several local tennis players were winners today at the 10th Region Tournament at Georgetown College.
Chris Morris and Braun Applegate of Mason County, the number one seed in boys doubles, won their second round match 6-0, 6-0. Morris and Applegate received a first round bye.
Travis Scaggs and Steven Scaggs of Mason County won two matches. They beat Campbell County 6-3, 6-4, and upset number seven seed Highlands 6-2, 6-4. HaoRong Wang of Mason County won his first round match, but lost in the second round. Jackson Gossard of Mason County lost his first round match.
Katie Blakefield and Sarah Wallingford of Mason County, the number eight seed in girls doubles, were winners Monday and will play again tomorrow.
Marilyn Feil and Claire Estill of St. Patrick, the number seven seed, have advanced to the quarterfinals in girls doubles, and Andrew Blakefield of St. Patrick, the number seven seed in boys singles has advanced to the quarterfinal round.

Lady Vikings 17, Lady Royals 1

Beautiful day. Ugly game. The Mason County Lady Royals lost to the Rowan County Lady Vikings 17-1 in four innings today in fast-pitch softball at the Maysville-Mason County Recreation Park. Rowan County (24-7) scored six runs in the first inning, four in the second, three in third and four in the fourth. Mason County (9-9) scored its run in the third inning. Brittany Black led off the inning with a walk. Hilary Doyle and Whitley Sato hit back-to-back singles to load the bases. Black scored on Carly Case's groundout to first base. Even though Mason County has two more home games this week, Monday was Senior Day for the four seniors, Kacey Carver, Carly Case, Kasey Hale and Whitley Sato.

Final Week of Regular Season for Baseball and Softball

This is the final week of the regular season for high school baseball and fast-pitch softball. The 39th District tournaments begin a week from today. Here is this week's schedule:

Today
Deming at Mason County baseball DH 5 p.m.
St. Patrick at Villa Madonna baseball 5 p.m.
Rowan County at Mason County softball 5 p.m. WFTM-AM 1240
St. Patrick at Bishop Brossart softball DH 5 p.m.

Tuesday
Bishop Brossart at Mason County baseball 5:15 p.m. WFTM-AM 1240

Wednesday
St. Patrick at Silver Grove baseball 5 p.m.
Lewis County at Mason County softball 5 p.m.

Thursday
St. Patrick at Mason County baseball 5 p.m. WFTM-AM 1240
Bracken County at Mason County baseball 7 p.m.
Bishop Brossart at Mason County softball 4:30 p.m.
St. Patrick at Fleming County softball DH 4:30 p.m.

Friday
St. Patrick at Bracken County baseball 5 p.m.

Saturday
Mason County at Fleming County baseball 1 p.m.

Lofton Receives UT's Most Courageous Award

Chris Lofton received the Burchfield-Moss Most Courageous Award at the Tennessee men's basketball team's postseason awards ceremony earlier this month. Lofton received the award for overcoming a serious ankle injury during the season

Big Night for Lewis, But Horsemen Lose

Harry Lewis caught six passes for 73 yards and two touchdowns and threw a touchdown pass, but the Lexington Legends lost to Rock River 42-37 tonight in Rupp Arena. Lewis completed a 15 yard touchdown pass to Rayshawn Askew with 2:38 left in the game to cut Lexington's deficit to 10. Lewis had a 23 yard touchdown reception with 1:24 to cut it to 35-31. Rock River answered with a touchdown to make it 42-31. Lewis scored again with 56 seconds to play on a 20 yard reception, but the Horsemen come up five points short. Lexington (4-3) plays at Evansville Saturday night. The next home game is June 2.

Indiana State, Eastern Ky and Western Ky Recruiting Tolle

Indiana State, Eastern Kentucky and Western Kentucky are among the schools recruiting Mason County defensive end Jackson Tolle. All three schools have invited Tolle to their camps. Coaches from Eastern and Western have visited Tolle at Mason County High School. Tolle, who also plays tight end for Mason County, visited Purdue earlier this spring. He is scheduled to participate in the adidas combine at the University of Louisville May 25. As a junior last season, Tolle had 82 tackles, (48 solo and 34 unassisted). He also had seven quarterback sacks and two fumble recoveries.

Regional Tennis Tourneys Start Monday and Tuesday

The seedings and pairings for the girls' and boys' 10th Region Tennis Tournaments are set. The tournaments will be played at Georgetown College. The girls' tournament begins Monday, the boys' Tuesday. Chris Morris and Braun Applegate received the top seed in the boys' doubles tournament. Two local girls' doubles teams are seeded--Marilyn Feil and Claire Estill of St. Patrick are the number seven seed, and Katie Blakefield and Sarah Wallingford of Mason County are the number eight seed. Andrew Blakefield of St. Patrick is the number seven seed in the boys' singles tournament. Other local players in the regional tournament include:

Girls Singles:
Victoria Gallenstein of St. Patrick
Katie Gallenstein of St. Patrick
Taylor Sargent of Mason County

Boys Singles:
Tim Waits of St. Patrick
Jackson Gossard of Mason County
HaoRong Wang of Mason County

Girls Doubles:
Cora Chamberlain and Lee Ann Ralston of St. Patrick
Becca Wallingford and Carolyn Morris of Mason County

Boys Doubles:
Lee Gallenstein and Mitchell Mercer of St. Patrick
Zach Rigg and Daniel Strode of St. Patrick
Travis Scaggs and Steven Scaggs of Mason County

Lady Bears Beat Lady Royals Get Top Seed in District

The Bracken County Lady Bears defeated the Mason County Lady Royals 11-1 in fast-pitch softball last night in Brooksville. The win gives Bracken County the number one seed in the district tournament and a berth in the regional tournament. Mason County beat Bracken County 9-2 on March 27. With the teams 1-1 against each other, KHSAA rules say the winner of the second game gets the top seed in the district. Since the 39th District only has three teams,
Bracken County receives a bye. Number two seed Mason County will play number three seed St. Patrick at 5 p.m. May 21 at the Maysville-Mason County Recreation Park. The winner of that game will play Bracken County in the championship game at 6:30 p.m. May 21.
Both the district champion and runner-up advance to the 10th Region Tournament.

Schumacher Equals His Course Record

Eric Schumacher fired a 10-under par 62 Tuesday evening at the Maysville Country Club tying the course record he set April 17. Drew Traxel shot a 66 Tuesday evening.

Welte Brings His Villa Madonna Team to Town Today

Former St. Patrick baseball standout Noah Welte brings his Villa Madonna baseball team to Maysville today to play the Mason County Royals. Welte is in his first season as head coach of the Blue Lightning. Welte, a four year starter at Thomas More College, was co-head coach at Villa Madonna last season. The Blue Lightning qualified for the regional tournament for the first time in school history last year. Villa Madonna is 7-13 this season. Today's game begins at 5:30.

Mason County Tennis Teams Win Again

The Mason County girls and boys tennis teams defeated Deming Tuesday at Mason County.
The girls won eight matches to one. The boys won seven matches to one. Here is a list of the
Girls
Singles- Katie Blakefield, Sarah Wallingford, Carolyn Morris, Becca Wallingford, Taylor Sargent,
Harauna Hamamoto and Kayla Barnoski.
Doubles- Lindsey Meek and Erica Combs

Boys
Singles- Travis Scaggs, Steven Scaggs, Jackson Gossard, HaoRong Wang and Eric White
Doubles- Braun Applegate and Chris Morris, Eric White and Mason Whalen

Mason County Boys and Girls Tennis Teams Beat Campbell County

The Mason County boys and girls tennis teams both beat Campbell County Monday.
The boys won three matches to two. Braun Applegate and Chris Morris won in singles, and Travis Scaggs and Steven Scaggs won in doubles.
The girls also won three matches to two. Taylor Sargent won in singles. Becca Wallingford and Carolyn Morris, and Erica Combs and Haruna Hamamoto won in doubles.

Lady Royals 5, Lady Saints 0

The Mason County Lady Royals shutout the St. Patrick Lady Saints in fast-pitch softball today at the Maysville-Mason County Recreation Park. It was 2-0 game until the Lady Royals scored three runs with two outs in the fourth inning. St. Patrick is 0-14, but is getting better.
Mason County beat St. Patrick 12-2 and 8-0 in a doubleheader on March 26.
Today, the Lady Saints had a couple of scoring chances, but couldn' t cash in. They had runners at second and third with two outs in the top of the first inning and the bases loaded with two outs in the fifth inning. Mason County centerfielder Krista Hamilton had two hits and scored two runs. Second baseman Whitley Sato also scored two runs. Brittany Black gave up just two hits and struck out five batters in five innings. Karissa Greenhill pitched two perfect innings in relief.
It was Mason County's fourth straight win. The Lady Royals are 9-6.

District Baseball Pairings and Softball Schedule Set

The draw for the 39th District baseball tournament was held this morning. The tournament will be played at Mason County. Here is the schedule:
Monday, May 21
St. Patrick vs. Augusta 5 p.m.
Bracken County vs. Mason County 7:30

Tuesday, May 22
Championship game 6 p.m.

The schedule is set for the 39th District fast-pitch softball tournament, but the pairings won't be set until Mason County and Bracken County meet for the second time during the regular season. The team that wins that game will be the number one seed and the loser will be the number two seed. St. Patrick is the number three seed. The district softball tournament will be played May 21 at the Maysville-Mason County Recreation Park. The number two seed will play St. Patrick at 5 p.m. The winner of that game will play the number one seed in the championship game at 6:30 p.m.

Maysville to Host AAU Hoops National Qualifier Tourney

Maysville will host an AAU basketball national qualifier tournament June 1-3. The River City Super Regional Championship will be the last opportunity for teams to qualify for the AAU Basketball National Championships in Orlando, Florida.
The Super Regional is open to nine and under through 14 and under boys AAU teams. Games will be played at Mason County and St. Patrick gyms. Local AAU chapter, River City, will host the tournament.

Elaine Douglas is the New Girls Basketball Coach at St. Patrick

Elaine Douglas is the new girls varsity basketball coach at St. Patrick High School. Doulgas has served as a varsity assistant for the Lady Saints for three seasons. She also was the junior high girls basketball coach for five seasons. Douglas says she's working on the team's summer basketball schedule. Douglas succeeds Jerry Ormes whose contract was not renewed after 10 seasons as head coach.

Hester Named Academic All-Conference

Georgetown College junior Tara Hester of Maysville was named to the
Academic All-Conference women's golf team in the Mid-South Conference. The Georgetown women's golf team finished third in the NAIA Region XI Tournament last month.

Kretzer Wins River Valley Challenge

Brian Kretzer of Dayton, Ohio won the River Valley Challenge
bowling tournament today at Town and Country Lanes in Aberdeen.
Kretzer edged two-time champion Riga Kalfas of Florence, Kentucky by five pins. Kretzer had an eight-game total of 1,711. His high game was a 254 in game seven. It's Kretzer second River Valley Challenge title. He won the fall event in 2005. Here is a link to today's scores.

Thomas More Wins PAC Tourney, Case All-Conference

The Thomas More Saints won their first-ever Presidents' Athletic Conference softball title with a 3-1 win over Washington and Jefferson in the championship game of the conference tournament today. Thomas More first baseman Sommer Case drove in a run with a sacrific fly. Case was named first team all-conference Friday.

10th Region All "A" Classic Basketball Pairings

The draws for the 2008 girls and boys 10th Region All "A" Classic basketball tournaments were held today.

Girls ( Jan. 14 game at Augusta, all other games at Paris)

Upper Bracket
Jan. 14 Augusta vs. Bishop Brossart
Jan. 16 Calvary Christian vs. Paris 6 p.m.
Jan. 16 St. Patrick vs. Augusta-Bishop Brossart winner 7:30 p.m.

Lower Bracket
Jan. 17 Nicholas County vs. Bracken County 6 p.m.
Jan. 17 Deming vs. Silver Grove 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 18 Upper Bracket semi-final 6 p.m.
Jan. 18 Lower Bracket semi-final 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 19 Championship game 7 p.m.

Boys at Deming

Upper Bracket
Jan. 21 Deming vs. St. Patrick
Jan. 23 Paris vs. Bishop Brossart 6 p.m.
Jan. 23 Augusta vs. Deming-St. Patrick winner 7:30 p.m.

Lower Bracket
Jan. 24 Nicholas County vs. Calvary Christian 6 p.m.
Jan. 24 Silver Grove vs. Bracken County 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 25 Upper Bracket semi-final 6 p.m.
Jan. 25 Lower Bracket semi-final 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 26 Championship game 7 p.m.

Mourning the Death of Danny Boyd

The community is mourning the death of Danny Boyd. Boyd, the longtime statistician for the Mason County boys' basketball team, died Thursday. Boyd was a member of Central Baptist Church and a supply preacher for area churches. In recent years, he was a substitute teacher at Mason County High School. Boyd ran the scoreboard at the Mason County Lady Royals' home softball games, and he was going to be the coach of the boys' golf team next season. He loved the Mason County teams, but there was no doubt that his priorities were his faith, his family and his friends. Danny and I always greeted each other the same way-one of us would say "Hi Danny," and the other would respond with "Hi Danny." We did that for the last time when we saw each other at the softball game Tuesday. Whenever anyone yelled "Danny" near the scorer's table at The Fieldhouse we both turned around to see who it was. Most of the time, they were wanting Danny, not me.
Danny always gave the Royals' starters a fist pound as they passed the scorer's table on their way to the center circle before each game. He cheered for the Lady Royals softball team as he ran the scoreboard Tuesday. He really cared about the kids.
Danny was one of the first statisticians in the area to keep stats on a laptop computer. I could always count on having the latest stats before, during and after the games. Danny served as the official statistician for the district and regional tournaments. He rushed to get the stat sheets to the teams as soon as they came off the printer.
I have not only lost a stat man, I have also lost a friend.
Our prayers go out for Danny's wife, Darlene, his three daughters and 11 grandchildren.

Rutherford Signs With Kentucky Christian University

St. Patrick senior Cheryl Rutherford has signed to play college basketball at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson. Rutherford was the Lady Saints' leading scorer the past two seasons.
She averaged 12.1 points a game as a junior and 10.8 as a senior. Rutherford, who was named third team all 10th Region this year, is 10th on the Lady Saints' all-time scoring list with 815 points.

Mason County Girls Track and Field Team Wins Again

The Mason County girls track and field team won the Fleming County All-Comers meet Tuesday night. The Mason County boys finished third. Fleming County won the boys' meet.
Here is a list of winners from Mason County:

Girls
Valerie Rice, 1600 meter run (6:00.00)
Iretta Carpenter, 100 meter hurdles (19.21) and 300 meter hurdles (55.59)
De'Sarae Chambers, long jump (14-07.00) and triple jump (32-09.00)

Boys
Brent Sparks, 100 meter dash (11.51) and 200 meter dash (23.42)

Here is a link for complete results of the meet.

River Valley Challenge Saturday at Town and Country Lanes

The spring edition of the River Valley Challenge bowling tournament will be held Saturday at Town and Country Lanes in Aberdeen. Bowlers scheduled to compete include Brian Himmler of Cincinnati, Brian Kretzer of Dayton, Ohio and Riga Kalfas of Florence, Ky. All three are
Denny's PBA Tour exempt members. Kalfas is the only two-time champion of the tournament.
The bowlers will bowl eight games vying for the top prize of $1,000. The tournament begins at noon and the public is invited to watch the competion. Admission is free. Here is a link for more information about the River Valley Challenge.

Mason County Over Harrison County in Tennis

The Mason County girls and boys tennis teams were winners over Harrison County Tuesday at
Mason County. The Lady Royals won eight matches to one. Winners include:

Singles- Katie Blakefield, Sarah Wallingford, Carolyn Morris, Becca Wallingford, Taylor Sargent
and Haruna Hamamoto

Doubles- Katie Blakefield and Sarah Wallingford, Erica Combs and Alyssa McCall

Exhibition Doubles- Lyndsey Meek and Kayla Barnoski

The Royals won six matches to three. Winners include:

Singles- Travis Scaggs, Steven Scaggs, Jackson Gossard and HaoRong Wang

Doubles- Braun Applegate and Chris Morris, Travis Scaggs and Steven Scaggs

Exhibition Singles-Taylor Jones

Exhibition Doubles- Adam Rhonemus and Keegan McGee

Lady Royals Rally for 5-3 Win Over Fillies

The Mason County Lady Royals fast-pitch softball team rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Harrison County Fillies 5-3 today at the Maysville-Mason County Recreation Park. It was my first broadcast of the spring and it was a fun game to call.
Harrison County led 3-0 after three innings. The Lady Royals scored two runs in the fourth inning, two in the fifth and one in the sixth to avenge a 2-0 loss to the Fillies last month in Cynthiana. Tiara Harris and Brittany Black each had two hits. Black was the winning pitcher.
It was Mason County's third straight win. The Lady Royals (8-6) play at Pendleton County Thursday. Here is a link to the Lady Royals' web site.
We had planned to broadcast the Ripley at St. Patrick fast-pitch softball game Wednesday, but it was been cancelled.

Maysville Knothole Season Opens Tonight

The Maysville Knothole Baseball season begins tonight and runs through June 24. The tournaments start June 29.
There are seven teams this season. The teams and their coaches include:

Sub-D League (ages 6-7)
Storm, Larry Dunaway

D League 9 (8-9)
Wizards, Tony Sweeny
Kings, Eddie Meek

C League (ages 10-11)
Shamrocks, Gerald McKay
Falcons, Grant Felice
Sabers, Mike Hamm

B League (ages 12-13)
Knights, David Hord

The teams play their home games at Wald Park.