Sunday, September 07, 2025

Royals fall to Villa Madonna 2-1

The Mason County Royals soccer team lost its second straight match on Saturday, falling to the Villa Madonna Vikings 2-1 in Villa Hills.

Noah Gardner scored the Royals' goal.

Mason County (4-4) will host the Montgomery County Indians on Monday night.

Royals finish 13th at The Danny Spillman BGIT

The Mason County Royals shot a 331 and finished in 13th place at The Danny Spillman Bowling Green Invitational Tournament on Saturday at Bowling Green Country Club, the site of the final round of the KHSAA State Championships.

Jaxen Crabtree led the Royals with a 78. He was followed by Cole Owens (79), Lennox Hughes (85), Slate Brammer (89) and Logan Crockett (98).

Madison Central had the top three individuals including Jake Feldhaus (T2 with a 69) and won with a team score of 281.

Mason County will play in the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament on Monday at Owensboro Country Club.

Friday, September 05, 2025

Royals beat Fleming County 36-20

Camden Gregory completed 7 of 10 passes for 203 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another touchdown as the Mason County Royals gave coach Bradley Boone his first win by beating the Fleming County Panthers 36-20 on Friday night at Mason County.

Gregory threw two touchdown passes to Micah Payne and one to Macen Grooms.

Payne had four receptions for 135 yards and two touchdowns.

Joey Staggs rushed for 82 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries.

The Royals had zero turnovers/

Mason County (1-2) will host the Boyd County Lions next week on Homecoming.

Fleming County (2-1) will play at Rowan County next week.

MC 2nd Q 2:59 Joey Staggs 5 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 7, FC 0
MC 2nd Q 8.2 Micah Payne 52 yard pass from Camden Gregory (Micah Payne kick) MC 14, FC 0
FC 3rd Q 7:05 Jett Martin 1 yard run (run failed) MC 14, FC  6
MC 4th Q 11:55 Macen Grooms 10 yard pass from Camden Gregory (Micah Payne kick) MC 21, FC 6
FC 4th Q 11:34 Evan Conley 70 yard kickoff return (run failed) MC 21, FC 12
MC 4th Q 7:09 Camden Gregory 2 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 28, FC 12
FC 4th Q 2:20 Branson Hawkins 5 yard pass from Jett Martin (Blake Everidge pass from Jett Martin) MC 28, FC 20
MC 4th Q 2:04 Micah Payne 65 yard pass from Camden Gregory (Macen Grooms pass from Camden Gregory) MC 36, FC 20
4th Q 7:09 Camden Gregory 2 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 21, FC 12

(Game statistics courtesy of WFTM radio's Travis Scaggs and Drew Spangler)

Volleyball and soccer recaps

The Mason County Lady Royals volleyball team defeated the East Carter Lady Raiders 3-0 on Thursday at The Fieldhouse.

The scores were 23-18, 25-15 and 25-18. Mylie Padgett had nine kills. Hailey Allison had 12 digs and four service aces. Halle Pfeffer had 10 digs and two service aces.

It was Mason County's second straight victory. The Lady Royals beat the Lewis County Lady Lions 3-0 on Tuesday in Vanceburg. The scores were 25-21, 25-18 and 25-17. Makaylynn Crabtree had 10 kills. Pfeffer and Allison had 14 and 13 digs, respectively, and Kyleigh Kirk led the team with four aces.

Mason County (7-7) will play the Fleming County Lady Panthers in Flemingsburg on Monday.

The St. Patrick Lady Saints defeated the Bath County Lady Wildcats 3-0. 

St. Patrick (5-6) will play Calvary Christian in the All "A" Classic 10th Region Tournament on Saturday at noon at Bracken County.

The Mason County Royals soccer team lost to the Rowan County Vikings 2-0 on Thursday in Morehead. 

The Royals (4-3) will play at Villa Madonna on Saturday at noon.

Mason County hosts Fleming County for Rae of Sunshine/Mental Health Awareness Night

The Mason County Royals football team will host the Fleming County Panthers tonight for the Rae of Sunshine/Mental Health Awareness Night.

Mason County is 0-2. The Royals have committed a total of nine turnovers in the first two games.

Fleming County is 2-0. The Panthers beat the Harrison County Thorobreds 50-27 last week.

Kickoff is at 7:30. Each paying adult can bring a Mason County student for free. Both adult and student must be in attendance at the time of the ticket purchase.

The special offer is brought to you by Mason County Athletics and the Smile Club.


Thursday, September 04, 2025

Ullery is medalist as the Lady Royals win a tri-match vs. Pendleton County and Fleming County

Sydney Ullery shot a 38 to claim medalist honors as the Mason County Lady Royals defeated Pendleton County and Fleming County in a tri-match on Wednesday at Laurel Oaks Golf Course.

Mason County had a team score of 175. Olivia Hughes shot a 43, Bentley Shepherd a 45 and Amirah Reed and Taylor Schroer each carded 49s.

The Lady Royals will play in the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament on Monday at Owensboro Country Club.

Wednesday, September 03, 2025

Inaugural Burley Cup scheduled between Laurel Oaks and Pendleton Hills

Teams from Laurel Oaks Golf Course in Maysville and Pendleton Hills Country Club in Butler will square off in the inaugural Burley Cup on September 27 and 28.

On Saturday, September 27 Pendleton Hills will host four Best-Ball matches and four Chapman Alternate Shot matches.

On Sunday, September 28 Laurel Oaks will host four Chapman Alternate Shot matches followed by 12 singles matches.

The first team to secure 12.5 points will be the winner.

Here are the team members:

Laurel Oaks
Mason Butler
Kevin Clark
Chandler Clark
Phillip Grayson
Tyler Lippert
Elijah McCarty
Marcus Meloan
Bill O'Mara
Eric Schumacher
Evan Schumacher
Rex Schalch
Bryan Walton

Pendleton Hills
Talen Beane
Timothy Cooper
Caleb Eaglin
Eric Fuldner
Jamie Hesler
Shannon Hundemer
Davey Johnson
Brad Kohls
Doug Miller
Mitch Miller
Jake Ripberger
Greg Turner