Dashawn Overly wins the KC's Joe Donovan Memorial River Run

Dashawn Overly won the Knights of Columbus Joe Donovan Memorial River Run for the second straight year on Friday morning in downtown Maysville.

Overly completed the 5K run in 16:40.

Morgan Carpenter was the top female finisher with a time of 24:29.

Lady Royals second, Royals seventh at AJ's Heart of the Bluegrass track and field meet

The Mason County Lady Royals took second place and the Royals finished in seventh place at AJ's Heart of the Bluegrass track and field meet in Harrodsburg on Saturday.

Lexi Young won the High Point Award. She won the long jump (17-09.25) and high jump (5-08.00) and was second in the 100 meter dash (12.73) and fifth in the 200 meter dash (26.42).

Dashawn Overly won the 3200 meter run (9:47.54).

"It was an excellent performance by both the girls and boys teams today," coach Mark Kachler wrote in an email message. "This is one of the largest and most talented meets held in KY each year."

Mason County will compete in the Harrison County Invitational this Saturday.

Another sweep for the Mason County track and field teams

The Mason County girls' and boys' track and field teams swept the indoor meet at their home facility for their third straight week on Saturday.

The Lady Royals finished with 133 points. The Bishop Brossart Lady 'Stangs were second with 86.5 points. 

The Royals racked up 86.5 points. Henry County was the runner-up with 51 points.

First place finishes by Mason County athletes include:

• Sarah Payne, girls' 400 meter dash (1:02.60)

• Lexi Young, girls' high jump (5'-2") and girls' long jump (17'-1.50")

• Ava Thompson, girls' pole vault (11'-0")

• Dashawn Overly, boys' 1600 meter run (4:47.03)

• Ed Brannon, boys' 3200 meter run (10:42.87)

• Nazir Metts, boys' high jump (6'-0")

• Kennan Galloway, boys' pole vault (11'-0)

Royals XC team wins Area 7 Championship, Lady Royals take third place

The Mason County Royals cross country team won the Area 7 Championship on Saturday in West Liberty.

Dashawn Overly led the Royals with a first place finish (16:24.62) to earn Area 7 Runner of the Year and First Team All Area 7 honors.

Ed Brannon was second (16:39.91) and Elijah Reed was sixth (18:08:89). They were both named First Team All Area 7.

Kolby Galloway led the Lady Royals with a fourth place finish (21:52.97) and is First Team All Area 7.

Two other Mason County runners were named Second Team All-Area 7—Brooklyn Young who was 13th in the girls' race (23:27.68) and Parker Mead who was 14th in the boys' race (19:01.70).

Mason County will host the Buffalo Trace Conference Championship meet on Tuesday.

Royals first, Lady Royals seventh at Ripley XC Invitational

Mason County seniors Deshawn Overly and Ed Brannon finished one-two to lead the Royals to a victory at the Ripley Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. 

Overly had a time of 16:50 edging Brannon by eight one-hundredths of a second.

The Mason County Lady Royals finished in seventh place and were led by sophomore Kolby Galloway who took 10th place with a time of 22:59.

Here are links to the complete results:

Boys

Girls

Another meet sweep by the Mason County girls' and boys' track and field teams

The Mason County girls' and boys' track and field teams swept Mason County Indoor Meet #4 on Saturday, the final meet of the regular season.

The Lady Royals and Royals swept three of the four Mason County meets. The Lady Royals won all four meets at their home facility.

Despite not being at full strength on Saturday, according to coach Mark Kachler, the Lady Royals finished with 96 points. Dixie Heights took second place with 50 points.

In the boys' meet, the Royals had 64 points while Batavia finished second with 46 points.

Amirah Reed broke the girls' indoor school record in the 55 meter hurdles with a time of 9:58 and finished third.

Mason County athletes who won events on Saturday include:

• Lexi Young, girls' 55 meter dash (7.56) and girls' high jump (5-02.00)
• Sarah Payne, girls' 400 meter dash (1:04.90)
• Ava Thompson, girls' pole vault (11-00.00)
• Nicholas Schiltz, boys' 800 meter run (2:14.99)
• Dashawn Overly, boys' 1500 meter run (4:37.70)
• Keenan Galloway, boys' pole vault (11-00.00)

The Mason County teams will find out later this week how many athletes qualify for the state championships. Athletes must be in the top two of their team and also have a top 24 Class 2A performance in their event or events. 

The Class 2A state championships will take Saturday at the Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Center in Louisville. 

Royals win KTCCCA Meet of Champions

The Mason County Royals cross country team won the KTCCCA Meet of Champions Tuesday at Kentucky Horse Park, the site of the state meet.

The Royals edged the Conner Cougars 61-64. Cooper was a distant third with 157 points. Fifteen boys' team competed in the race.

Mason County was led by Dashawn Overly in sixth place in a time of 17:43.29.

Three other Royals had top 20 finishes: Peyton Ullery in ninth place  (18:15.91), Bryant Curtis in 12th place (18:26.88) and Nicholas Schiltz in 19th place (18:50.67).

Royals XC team picks up another win

The Mason County Royals cross country team won the Varsity Black Division race at the 18th Annual Saturday Night Lights in Centerville, Ohio.

The Royals finished 23 points ahead of the runner-up team in a race featuring twenty-six teams and 237 runners.

Four Mason County runners finished in the top 20. Bryant Curtis was 9th (17:22.8), Dashawn Overly was 12th (17:27.4), Ed Brannon was 16th (17:33.7) and Peyton Ullery was 19th (17:37.2).

Mason County will run in the KTCCCA Meet of Champions at Kentucky Horse Park Tuesday and the Area 7 Championships at Rowan County Friday.

Dashawn Overly wins Roy Wright Invitational

Mason County junior Dashawn Overly won the Roy Wright Invitational at Rowan County Saturday with a time of 16.49.53, finishing almost 50 seconds ahead of the runner-up.

Mason County senior Bryant Curtis finished fourth (17:41.46), Mason County freshman Nicholas Schiltz came in sixth (17:55.23) and St. Patrick sophomore Gabe Sammons took 10th place (18:41.85).

Mason County freshman Calleigh Passmore finished 20th (29:49.46) in the girls' race.

Royals XC team wins Morgan County Sorghum Run

The Mason County Royals cross country team won the Morgan County Sorghum Run in West Libery Tuesday evening.

Five Royals finished in the top 20, including three in the top 10.

Dashawn Overly led the way with a third place finish in a time of 16:50.90. 

He was followed by Bryant Curtis in fourth place (17:19.70), Ed Brannon in eighth place (18:15.20), Nicholas Schiltz in 19th place (19:11.80) and Elijah Reed in 20th place (19:12.50).

Kolby Galloway led the Lady Royals with an eighth place finish in a time of 22:27.00.

Mason County will run in the Roy Wright Invitational at Rowan County Saturday.

Royals XC team wins Giovanni's Boyd County Invitational

With five runners finishing in the top 10, the Mason County Royals cross country team cruised to a victory in the Giovanni's Pizza Boyd County Invitational Saturday.

The Royals beat runner-up East Carter by 82 points.

Mason County was led by Dashawn Overly with a second place finish in a time of 16:35.73. 

The other Royals in the top ten were Peyton Ullery in fifth place (17:02.34), Bryant Curtis in sixth place (17:12.53), Alex Brannon in eighth place (17:31.08) and Nicholas Schiltz in ninth place (17:41.39).

Elijah Reed finished in 18th place (18:38.79).

Kolby Galloway was the Lady Royals' top runner, finishing in eighth place (21:26.82).

Royals XC team fourth at Ryle Invitational

The Mason County boys' cross country team finished fourth out of 14 teams at the Ryle Invitational in Union Saturday. 

The Royals had 107 points, just one point behind the third place team, St. Henry.

Two Mason County runners won medals: Dashawn Overly in 10th place (17:18.29) and Bryant Curtis in 15th place (17:44.55).

Kolby Galloway was the Lady Royals' top runner, finishing in 31st place (22:23.89).

The Mason County Invitational is this Saturday.

Lady Royals XC team wins Area 7 Championship; Royals are runners-up

The Mason County Lady Royals cross country team won the Area 7 Championship today. The Royals were the runners-up in the boys' meet. 

The Lady Royals had 48 points. Boyd County was second with 61 and Russell finished third with 68 points. 

The Royals finished with 66 points. Boyd County won the boys' Area 7 Championship with 30 points.

Mason County senior Paige Decker was the individual runner-up with a time of 18:54.71.

Two other Lady Royals finished in the top 10: Elizabeth Lavinder was sixth (20:01.32) and Layla Henderson was eighth (20:26.78).

Dashawn Overly led the Royals with a ninth place finish (16:55.02).

Mason Co Lady Royals win Area 7 XC Championship pic.twitter.com/7X0XeItLjb

— Mason County XCTF (@MasonCountyXCTF) October 8, 2022

Mason Co Royals 2nd at Area 7 XC Championship pic.twitter.com/mn85Kk4oBR

— Mason County XCTF (@MasonCountyXCTF) October 8, 2022

Lady Royals 4th, Royals 25th in Class AA State Cross Country Championships

The Mason County Lady Royals took fourth place today for their fourth straight podium finish at the KHSAA Class AA State Cross Country Championship.

Lexington Catholic won the state championship with 77 points. Scott was the runner-up with 132 points, followed by Boyd County with 142 points and Mason County with 153 points.

Paige Decker led the Lady Royals with a 17th place finish in a time of 20:32.74. Alyssa Bisotti was 21st (20:51.39), Layla Henderson was 25th (21:00.79), Elizabeth Lavinder was 45th (21:35.94) and Jennifer Buttery was 63rd (22:08.71).

The Mason County Royals finished in 25th place in the boys' meet. 

Peyton Ullery was the Royals' top finisher in 101st place with a time of 19:08.38. Rounding out the top five for the Royals were Dashawn Overly (107th, 19:12.,03), Cole Wright (148th, 19:57.64), Jackson Truesdell (157th, 20:09.45) and Elijah Reed (170th, 20:21..66).

Mason County girls' and boys' XC teams qualify for state

The Mason County girls' and boys' cross country teams both qualified for the state meets with second place and fourth place finishes, respectively, in the Class AA Region 6 meets today at Boyd County.

Boyd County won both the girls' and boys' meets. The Lady Lions had 42 points. The Mason County Lady Royals had 51 points.

Three Lady Royals finished in the top 10. Layla Henderson was third (19:06.16), Paige Decker finished fifth (19:20.96) and Alyssa Bisotti had an eighth place finish (19:39.34).

The Royals edged Rowan County by one point for the final berth in the state meet.

Mason County was led by two freshmen: Dashauwn Overly in 17th place (18:18.78) and Elijah Reed in 18th place (18:21.95).

The KHSAA Class AA girls' and boys' state championships will take place next Friday at the Bourbon County Cross Country Course.