Scilley hits two homers and drives in three runs in Liberty's win over Middle Tennessee

Landon Scilley hit two home runs and had three RBI as the Liberty Flames defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 12-2 in eight innings on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep at home.

Scilley, a freshman from Maysville, hit a two-run home run to left field in the fourth inning and a solo home run to right field in the sixth inning.

He is batting .270 with three home runs and 23 RBI. His OPS is .729 and his slugging percentage is .391.

Liberty is 22-11 overall and 5-4 in Conference USA games. 

The Flames will host the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers for a three-game series Friday through Sunday.

 

B4: SEE YA SCILLEY 👋 pic.twitter.com/GKNKSFYk72

— Liberty Baseball (@LibertyBaseball) April 6, 2025

B6: LANDO CRUSHES ANOTHER ONE ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/NWVwcACRgf

— Liberty Baseball (@LibertyBaseball) April 6, 2025

Adair County boys' basketball coach Deron Breeze resigns after 10 seasons

Adair County boys' basketball coach Deron Breeze has resigned after 10 seasons and back-to-back trips to the state tournament.

Here is a link to the story on ColumbiaMagazine.com

Breeze, a former student at Mason County, was the head coach at Bracken County for the 2008-09 season.

Royals lose final two games on Florida trip

The Mason County Royals fell to Carlisle, Ohio 8-3 and to McLean County 3-1 on Thursday in their final two games in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

Cray Fite went 3 for 4 and drove in all three runs in the loss to Carlisle. 

Mason County (2-5) is scheduled to travel to Mt. Sterling on Monday to play the Montgomery County Indians.

Lady Royals close out their trip to Tennessee with an 8-2 loss

The Mason County Lady Royals wrapped up play in the Cal Ripken Experience in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on Thursday with an 8-2 loss to McDowell Senior High of Erie, Pennyslvania.

Kenzie Gulley went 4 for 4 and scored a run for the Lady Royals.

Mason County (4-5) is scheduled to host the Bath County Lady Wildcats on Monday.

Green County boys' basketball coach Jordan Gilbert resigns after three seasons

Green County boys' basketball coach Jordan Gilbert has resigned after three seasons.

Gilbert, who was named the Kentucky Boys' Coach of the Year by KyHighMedia last month, announced his resignation on Facebook and X.

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— Jordan Gilbert (@jgilbert104) April 3, 2025

The Dragons went 57-34 in three seasons under Gilbert, including a 24-4 record and a district championship this past season. Green County lost to North Hardin 63-60 in the semifinals of the 5th Region Tournament last month.

Gilbert, a 2011 graduate of Mason County High School, was an assistant coach at Mason County before taking the Green County head coaching position.

He was inducted into the 10th Region Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Sunday.

Royals beat Powell County 3-1 in 2A Section 6 Tournament

The Mason County Royals defeated the Powell County Pirates 3-1 in the first round of the Kentucky 2A Championships Section 6 Tournament on Wednesday.

The tournament game was played in Fort Walton Beach, Florida since both teams are there for spring break games.

The Royals scored all of their runs in the bottom of the first inning. Cray Fite drew a walk. Cole Horch followed with a double. Carter Roark hit a double to drive in Fite and Horch. Brady Mefford drove in Roark with a single.

Mason County lost to the Fort Walton Beach Vikings 4-3 on Tuesday in their first game in Florida.

The Royals will play Carlisle, Ohio on Thursday at 3 p.m.

Lady Royals lose two games in the Cal Ripken Experience on Tuesday

The Mason County Lady Royals lost their first two games in the Cal Ripken Experience in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

They suffered a 13-5 loss to York High of Elmhurst, Illinois on Tuesday morning and lost to Chicago Taft 10-1 on Tuesday afternoon.

The Lady Royals committed five errors in the morning game. Kenzie Gulley had two hits and scored a run. Reese Hardeman and Delana Rigg each had an RBI. 

Karleigh Thomas drove in Cadence Garrison with a double in the sixth inning in the afternoon game.

The Lady Royals (4-4) will play McDowell Senior High of Erie, Pennsylvania on Thursday at 1 p.m.