July 12-13 are the dates for the Laurel Oaks Ladies Two-Day Scramble.
Bring your own partner. The field will be flighted based on first round scores. There will be a skins game both days, a fixed calcutta, hole prizes, door prizes and a Saturday evening dinner.
Call Laurel Oaks Golf Course to sign up. 606-759-5011.
The 42nd Annual Knights of Columbus Joe Donovan Memorial River Run is a week away.
The event, which includes a 3.1-mile run and a two-mile walk, kicks off Maysville's Independence Day celebration at 8 a.m.
The race begins and ends on McDonald Parkway at Limestone Landing. The route goes westbound on McDonald Parkway, West Second Street and Kentucky 8. The turnaround is just west of Plugtown.
Trophies will be presented to the top 3 male and female participants overall in the 3.1-mile run and top 2 male and female walkers, medals to the top 3 male and female participants of each division in the 5K run, top 3 in the wheelchair division, and top 3 Big Man participants.
All pre-registrants will receive a T-shirt (day of race registrants will receive a T-shirt as available). The cost of the race is $25 for 18 and over, and $20 for under 18 years of age. Make checks payable to Knights of Columbus. Mail to: Kelly Ashley, 508 E Second St, Maysville, KY 41056.
Registration and check-in on race day starts at 6:30 a.m.
Sign-ups are underway for the 58th Firecracker tournament at Kenton Station Golf Course.
The 36-hole stroke play tournament is scheduled July 5-6. A shootout will be held on July 4.
The entry fee is $90 for members and $110 for non-members.
You can sign up at the golf course.
Trey Middleton and Logan Hogge shot a 15-under 57 on Sunday and won the Fleming County Golf Association Two- Man Scramble with a 36-hole total of 26-under 118.
Jordan Hughes and Logan Hughes finished second at 119. The teams of Bryan Walton/Trey Cracraft and Seth Hickerson/Landon Lutz tied for third place at 121.
Other flight winners include:
The KHSAA mandatory "Dead Period" begins on Wednesday and runs through July 9.
The two-week break prohibits the use of school facilities, equipment, uniforms and transportation.
Coaches are prohibited from communicating with athletes by any means.
Jaxen Crabtree, a rising senior at Mason County, won the boys' 16-18 division of the SEAY Motors One-Day Series tournament at Boone's Trace National Golf Club in Richmond on Monday.
Crabtree shot a one-over 73 for a six-shot win.
SEAY Motors is the title sponsor for 14 KPGA one-day tournaments this year.
Registration for the Laurel Oaks Classic, a 36-hole stroke play tournament August 2nd and 3rd at Laurel Oaks Golf Course, is now open.
Here is the link to the registration site.
The Mason County Royals basketball team will play in the KABC Summer Shootout this weekend.
Here is the Royals' schedule:
Saturday at Scott County Middle School
7 p.m. vs. Russell
9 p.m. vs. Christian Academy of Louisville
Sunday at Scott County Middle School
9 a.m. vs. Madison Southern
Sunday at Woodford County High School
3 p.m. vs. DuPont Manual
August 1-3 are the dates for the Maysville Classic, formerly known as the Dirt Bowl.
Shawnee State University golfer Trey Cracraft of Maysville has been named to the CSC-NAIA At-Large Academic All-District Team.
Here is a link to the news release.
2025 Mason County graduate Kenzie Gulley has been named Class 2A All-State Honorable Mention by the Kentucky High School Softball Coaches Association.
Despite missing almost a third of the season with an injury, Gulley, a Thomas More University signee, batted .540 with four doubles, five triples, two home runs and nine RBI. She stole 19 bases in 20 attempts and scored 17 runs.
Four course records were broken at the Buffalo Trace Stampede on Saturday in downtown Maysville.
Jed Helker of Cincinnati was the overall winner of the one-mile race in a record time of 4:14.37.
Steven Buck of Lexington set a new record in the male Masters (40 and over) division with a time of 4:51.
Lucy Singleton of Waynesburg, Kentucky was the female winner with a record-setting time of 5:00.66.
Jessica Miller of Louisville was the third overall female finisher and set a new record for the female Masters (6:21.85).
Here is a link to the complete results.
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| Colton O'Hara, Jed Helker, Nick Cummins |
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| Danielle Rinn, Lucy Singleton, Jessica Miller |
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| Terry Goodspeed, Steve Buck, Donnie Warner |
(Updated to correct that four records, not three were broken.)
St. Patrick is accepting applications for the girls' and boys' soccer coaching positions.
According to a post on St. Patrick's Facebook page, Father Michael Black, who coached both teams, will start a new assignment in Northern Kentucky on July 1.
The Facebook page said. "Special thanks to a Father Black for his dedication to the Lady Saints and Saints soccer programs and to St. Patrick school for the past 10 years."
To apply for the coaching jobs, contact St. Patrick athletic director Angie Brant at 606-564-9015 or angiebrant@st.patschool.com.
The 10th Region Baseball Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet and the 10th Region Baseball and Softball All-Star Games, organized by 10th Region.com, are scheduled on Tuesday, June 17 at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester.
The banquet will begin at 5:30 p.m in the GRC cafeteria. The members of the first Hall of Fame Class will be introduced first followed by the All-Region teams and award winners.
The Softball All-Star Game will start at 6:30 p.m. The first pitch for the Baseball All-Star Game is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is $5. Students in grade 12 and under and assistant coaches will be admitted free. Tickets will be available on GRC's Go Fan page.
Here is a link to the game rosters.
Mason Couny track and field coach Mark Kachler has announced his retirement.
Here is the news release from the Mason County High School Athletic Department:
Maysville Ky— Longtime Boys and Girls Track and Field Coach, Mark Kachler, has announced his retirement from coaching. Coach Kachler
informed the students, parents and school administration of his intention yesterday. Coach K’s long and decorated career began in
2000 when he took over the Boys and Girls Cross Country programs at Mason County High School. During his tenure, a Mason
County High School female would win the individual region championship seven times and his teams would accumulate ten region
championships. At the state level his Cross Country teams finished fourth place or higher six times. These six podium finishes
included a run from 2018 through 2022 where Mason County would finish on the podium five consecutive years at the KHSAA
State Championships. Coach Kachler coached ten state meet medalists and thirty-one all state cross country athletes. In 2014-15
he was named a national finalist for the Girls Cross Country Coach of the Year. He would remain as head coach for twenty three
seasons, resigning in 2022 from leading our cross country teams.In 2004 Coach Kachler began leading both the boys and girls track teams at Mason County. The numerous accolades of his
track athletes and teams include the following: 15 Regional Team Championships (12 female, 3 male), 104 Individual Champions,
52 Regional Relay Champions, 4 Indoor State Team Championships, 12 Indoor State Team Runners-Up, 22 Indoor State Individual
Champions and 12, Indoor State Relay Champions, 3 Outdoor State Top 4 Team Finishes, 9 Outdoor State Individual Champions,
2 Outdoor State Relay Champions and 116 All State Award Winners. In 2019-2020 Coach Kachler was named the Kentucky Girls
Track and Field Coach of the Year by the National Federation of High Schools. On behalf of the Mason County High School Athletic Department and School Administration we would like to extend a huge
thanks to Coach Kachler for all of his time and effort leading the Royals to be one of the most respected Cross County and Track &
Field programs in the state. Coach K, congratulations on your retirement!The Mason County Athletic Department will begin a search for a new Track and Field Head Coach, immediately. All interested
applicants should send a resume and cover letter to Chris O’Hearn at Chris.Ohearn@mason.kyschools.us and bryan.gregory@mason.kyschools.us
The Mason County Royals will continue their summer basketball schedule today and Wednesday at Scott. Varsity games will be played in the main gym. JV games will be played in the auxiliary gym.
Here is the schedule:
Today
Admission is $2, cash or Venmo.
Eight holes of a sudden-death playoff were not enough to decide a winner before darkness set in, so the Championship Flight of theTwo-Man Scramble at Kenton Station Golf Course ended with a tie for first place on Sunday.
The father-son duo of Eric Schumacher and Evan Schumacher and the defending champion team of Brady South and Matt Malott ended regulation play tied with a 36-hole score of 23 under 117.
Both teams played the first eight playoff holes at five under. It was too dark to play No. 9.
Josh Gilliam and Jeff Martin finished in third place at 22 under 118.
Other flight winners include:
Mason County rising senior Halle Pfeffer placed eighth in the Turbo Javelin Kentucky Championship on Saturday at Bishop Brossart.
The top 24 male and female Turbo Javelin throwers in Kentucky were invited to the event. There were three throws with the top nine girls and boys qualifying for the finals.
The winners received a trophy. Places second through eighth received a medal.
Mason Co Lady Royal Halle Pfeffer placed 8th today in the KY Turbo Javelin competition.
— Mason County XCTF (@MasonCountyXCTF) June 7, 2025
The top 24 javelin throwers in the state were invited to compete. pic.twitter.com/DUxGNJDUrl
The Mason County Royals will play two more games at the Lady Royals Gym on Thursday as two Ohio teams come to town for summer basketball. Here is the schedule:
10 a.m. Mason County vs. North Adams
11 a.m. North Adams vs. Eastern Pike
Noon Mason County vs. Eastern Pike
Seven Mason County track and field athletes have received All-State recognition from the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association based on their state meet performances.
Lexi Young (high jump, long jump and triple jump) and Ava Thompson (pole vault) were named First Team All-State.
Young (100 meter dash), Sarah Payne (pole vault and 400 meter dash) and the girls' 4x100 meter relay team of Amirah Reed, Haven Hamilton, Adrienne Downs-Perry and Madison Howard were named Second Team All-State.
The Mason County Royals will play their first two summer basketball games on Wednesday at the Lady Royals Gym.
Here is the schedule:
10 a.m. Mason County vs. Lewis County
11 a.m. Holmes vs. Lewis County
Noon Mason County vs. Holmes
Admission is $5 for adults. Children will be admitted free.
Mason County track and field coach Mark Kachler has compiled a list of the teams' accomplishments during the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Here are a few of the highlights:
Jeremy Martin and Matt Epperson won the The Commonwealth Cup Two-Man Tournament at Laurel Oaks Golf Course for the third time on Sunday.
Martin and Epperson had a 36-hole score of 19-under 125.
Logan Hogge and Blake Cartwight finished second at 128. The team of Logan Liles and Mark Moore, and the two-time defending champions, Justin Warman and Luke Fuller, tied for third place at 129.
Martin and Epperson also won the tournament in 2021 and 2022.
The tournament uses a unique format: best ball for holes 1-6, scramble for holes 7-12 and alternate shot for holes 13-18 in both rounds.
Other flight winners include:
Here is a link to the complete results.
