Lady Royals win, Royals 3rd at Bourbon County Colonel Relays

The Mason County Lady Royals track and field team won the Bourbon County High School Colonel Relays on Saturday, its fourth victory in as many meets this season. The Royals took 3rd place in the boys' meet.

After trailing Bourbon County by 14 points, the Lady Royals rallied to win with 101 points. Bourbon County was the runner-up with 95 points and Woodford County finished in 3rd place with 73.

Woodford County won the boys' meet with 104 points and was followed by Lexington Catholic with 95 points and Mason County with 76.

"There were so many great performances yesterday from both teams I don't know where to start," Coach Mark Kachler wrote in an email message. "The entire coaching staff is very proud of the efforts of everyone. That was a tough meet and they obviously held up very well."

Eighth grader Lexi Young won the long jump and broke De'Sarae Chambers' school record in with the longest jump in the state by a female this year, 18 feet, nine inches. The previous record was 17.5 feet. Young also won the girls' high jump (5-02.00). She broke the school high jump record earlier this season. 

Layla Henderson won the girls' 3200 meter run (11:48.08) and was fourth in the girls' 1600 meter run with a time of 5:24.81 that broke the school record previously held by teammate Paige Decker.  

Anthony Bozeman won the boys' 110 meter hurdles (16.39) and the boys' high jump (6-00.00).

AJ Barrett, a junior, in the boys' pole vault (13-00.00).

The Area 7 meet is this Saturday at Ashland.

Chambers scores five points in Dayton's loss to UT

De'Sarae Chambers scored five points and had two rebounds in the Dayton Flyers' 92-64 loss to the Tennessee Lady Vols in the NCAA Tournament tonight in Knoxville. Dayton ends the season with a 25-8 record. The game was not available locally on ESPN2. Apparently ESPN2 provides regional coverage of the tournament and the Kentucky vs. Michigan State women's game was in our region.

Chambers and Flyers play Lady Vols on ESPN2 tonight

De'Sarae Chambers and the Dayton Flyers play the Tennessee Lady Vols in Knoxville tonight in the second round of NCAA Tournament. The game will be on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. Dayton rallied from 18 down to edge TCU 67-66 Saturday for its first-ever win in the tournament. Chambers, a 5-9 sophomore guard, scored seven points. She is averaging 5.4 points and two rebounds a game.

College hoops roundup

Six local college basketball players had games over the weekend. Here is how they did:

• Wesley Jones had 16 points, five rebounds, three steals and three assists to help Central State University rout Wilberforce 92-57. Jones was 4-of-4 on three-pointers;
• Chris Owens scored 12 points and had three rebounds, two steals and one block for Transylvania in a 71-64 loss to Defiance;
• De'Sarae Chambers had 10 points, three rebounds and one assist for the Dayton Flyers in a 72-54 victory over St. Louis;
• Trevor Setty scored five points as Pikeville edged Lindsey Wilson 79-78;
• Kasey Litzinger had two points, one rebound and one assist for Lindsey Wilson in a 65-61 win over Pikeville;
• Darius Miller had three rebounds, three assists and two steals in Kentucky's 81-55 victory over LSU.

College hoops recap

Here is a recap of how the local college basketball players did in games on Saturday:

• Mikah Turner scored 34 points for Berea College in a 79-74 loss to Brescia College. Turner is averaging 26.4 points a game;
• Wesley Jones scored 19 points to lead Central State University past Kentucky State University 73-71. CSU is 16-3;
• Chris Owens had 16 points for Transylvania University in a 69-66 road win over Bluffton University;
• Trevor Setty scored five points in Pikeville College's 59-52 win over St. Catharine College;
• De'Sarae Chambers had five points for the University of Dayton Flyers in an 83-31 rout of Richmond;
  

College hoops roundup

Here is an update on how the local college basketball players did Saturday:

• Mikah Turner scored 32 points for Berea College in a 104-70 win over St. Louis College of Pharmacy. Turner has scored more than 30 points in five consecutive games. He is first in the KIAC and fifth in NAIA Division II in points per game (25.588);
• Trevor Setty scored 17 points for Pikeville College in a 78-64 victory over Lindsey Wilson. He also had seven rebounds, two assists and one steal;
• Chris Owens scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds, but Transylvania lost to Manchester 68-64. He also had two assits, one block and one steal;
  
• Darius Miller had three points, two rebounds and two blocks in Kentucky's 72-67 win over Auburn;
• Kasey Litzinger scored three points for Lindsey Wilson College in 76-69 win over Pikeville College;
• De'Sarae Chambers had three points, two assists and one rebound as Dayton beat St. Bonaventure 76-65.
  

Local college players rundown

Here is a rundown of how the local college basketball players did in recent games:

• Mikah Turner had a double-double with 36 points and 11 rebounds for Berea College in a 96-41 win over Crown College Friday night. He added two assists and one steal. Turner has scored 30 or more points in five games this season. In his last three games, he has scored 45, 34 and 36 points;
• Chris Owens scored 13 points but Transylvania lost to Anderson 91-72 Saturday. Owens also had three rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal;
  
• Wesley Jones scored 10 points and had three assists, one rebound and one steal as Central State University ran its record to with an 82-78 win over Lake Erie College Saturday;
• De'Sarae Chambers had five points, two rebounds and two assists and Dayton beat George Washington 59-55 Saturday. It's Dayton's first win over George Washington;
• Darius Miller had five points, one rebound and one steal in Kentucky's 76-68 win over Georgia Saturday;
• Kasey Litzinger scored five points and had five rebounds and one steal for Lindsey Wilson College in a 98-64 victory over Olivet Nazarene University Saturday.
  

Updates on local college hoopsters

Here is how the local college basketball players did in recent games:

• Trevor Setty tossed in 12 points and grabbed three rebounds to help Pikeville College run its record to 10-1 with an 85-82 win over UV College at Wise Saturday;
• Chris Owens scored 10 points and dished out two assists for Transylvania in a 75-65 loss to the College of Wooster on Dec. 30;
• De'Sarae Chambers had eights points, four rebounds and two steals for the Dayton Flyers in a 57-36 win over Dartmouth on Dec. 30;
• Kasey Litzinger had two rebounds and two assists as Lindsey Wilson College beat Xavier (La.) University 53-51 in New Orleans Saturday;
• Darius Miller grabbed two rebounds in Kentucky's 71-62 win over Louisville Saturday;
• Ryan Hamm had one rebound for Thomas More in a 104-82 win over Geneva Saturday;
  

Catching up with the local college athletes

Several local college basketball players were in action Saturday. Here is a recap:

• Darius Miller had five points, three rebounds and three assists in Kentucky's 92-63 win over Rider;
• De'Sarae Chambers had two points, three rebounds and one steal as Dayton upset Purdue 56-53 in the Boilermakers' Travelers Classic at Purdue;
• Chris Owens scored nine points and had three rebounds, two assists and two steals in Transylvania's 68-60 win over Centre;
• Wesley Jones came off the bench and scored 15 points, grabbed five rebounds and had one assist to help Central State University beat Clarion University 79-66 in the Shepherd Invitational;
• Kasey Litzinger tallied three points, two rebounds and one steal as Lindsey Wilson beat Berea 77-60 in the Berea College Classic

Keeping up with local college athletes

As the football season winds down and the basketball season cranks up, several local college athletes are excelling. Here are a few updates:

• Jackson Tolle had four tackles (including one for a loss) and a forced fumble in Georgetown's 35-17 loss to Lambuth;
• Chris Marshall scored a touchdown on a 10-yard run to help Ohio Wesleyan beat Hiram 38-6;
• Darius Miller scored 11 points and had four rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one block in Kentucky's 117-52 exhibition win over Clarion;
• De'Sarae Chambers had six points, two rebounds and one assist and Dayton beat Indiana (Pa.) 56-49 in an exhibition;
• Mikah Turner is off to a fast start for the Berea Mountaineers. He is averaging 21 points a game through three games and he scored a season-high 23 points in a 108-46 win over Boyce College;
• Kasey Litzinger had three rebounds, two assists and one steal for Lindsey Wilson in a 63-54 victory over Indiana University Southeast;
• Wesley Jones started and had five points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal as Central State University beat the University of Toledo 56-49 in an exhibition game.

Chambers ends frosh season with a 10 point game

De'Sarae Chambers closed out her freshman season with a 10-point game in Dayton's 59-57 loss to Indiana Sunday in the second round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament. Chambers hit two three-point shots and grabbed six rebounds. Chambers played in 33 games and averaged 6.9 points and 3.6 rebounds a game. She started two games. Dayton had a 21-14 record.

Chambers scored a career-high 19 points Saturday

De'Sarae Chambers scored a career-high 19 points to lead the Dayton Flyers to a 63-60 overtime win over No. 1 seed Xavier Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Women's Championship. Chambers was 6-of-8 from the field including 4-of-6 on three-pointers. She made 3-of-4 free throws. Chambers also had five rebounds and blocked a shot. Dayton lost to Richmond 54-48 today in the finals. Chambers scored four points and three rebounds.

Chambers has 8 and 8 in UD win in A-10 Tourney

De'Sarae Chambers scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds to help the Dayton Flyers beat St. Louis 74-52 today in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship in Charlotte, NC. Dayton plays No. 1 seed Xavier Saturday at noon. Video streaming will be available at http://www.daytonflyers.com/.

Chambers scores 11 points as UD closes out the regular season

De'Sarae Chambers scored 11 points and the Dayton Flyers closed out the regular season today with an 84-57 win over St. Joseph's. Chambers was 3-of-6 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free throw line. She had two rebounds and four assists. Dayton (18-12, 7-7) will play St. Louis Friday at noon in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship in Charlotte, NC. Video Streaming will be offered through www.Atlantic10.org.

Local college hoopsters

Here is how the local college basketball players did this weekend:

• Darius Miller had four points, three rebounds, one block and one steal in Kentucky's 78-77 loss to South Carolina;
• De'Sarae Chambers had four points, three rebounds and one steal in Dayton's 62-52 loss to Temple;
• Chris Owens had three points, two rebounds and one steal in Transylvania's 74-69 overtime win over Hanover.

Locals hoop it up on the college courts

Here is how the local college players did Saturday:

• Darius Miller did not score, but he played a very solid game as Kentucky pulled out a 61-51 road win over Alabama. Miller had seven rebounds, two assists, three blocks and two steals. He played the entire second half after Ramon Harris collapsed at halftime;
• Mikah Turner scored 17 points, but Berea College lost to Indiana University-East 78-75 in overtime. Turner also had five rebounds, two assists and one steal;
• Chris Owens had six points and four rebounds to help Transylvania beat Manchester 69-55;
• De"Sarae Chambers scored one point and had four rebounds and one steal in Dayton's 60-57 loss to Charlotte.

Chambers has five points and five rebounds for Flyers

De' Sarae Chambers scored five points and grabbed five rebounds and the Dayton Flyers edged Duquesne Wednesday night. Dayton improves to 2-1 in the Atlantic 10. The Flyers play at Charlotte on Saturday.

Four local college hoopsters in action today

Here is the how the local college basketball players did today:

• Mikah Turner scored 16 points and had five rebounds, four assists and four steals to lead Berea to a 75-35 win over St. Louis College of Pharmacy;
• Miranda Hales had two rebounds, three assists and one steal in Berea's 110-29 rout of St. Louis College of Pharmacy;
• De'Sarae Chambers had six points, four rebounds and one steal in Dayton's 51-49 loss to Xavier;
• Chris Owens scored three points and had two assists to help Tranyslvania beat Anderson 80-69

Chambers has three points, two rebounds and four assists

De'Sarae Chambers had two points, three rebounds and four assists in Dayton's 73-68 win over St. Louis Saturday. It was the Atlantic 10 opener for the Flyers. Dayton will host Xavier this Saturday.

Chambers scores 11 points in Dayton's win over Eastern Michigan

De'Sarae Chambers scored 11 points to help the Dayton Flyers beat Eastern Michigan 61-54 today. Chambers also had five rebounds, three blocks and one assist. Chambers was named the
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week last week.