Deron Breeze returns to Adair County coaching position

Five months after resigning as the boys' basketball coach at Adair County, Deron Breeze is back as the interim coach of the Indians.

Breeze resigned in April after 10 seasons as Adair County's head coach. He guided the Indians to the state tournament each of the last two seasons.

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

Jordan Brangers, a former assistant coach at Bracken County and the Most Valuable Player of the 2022 Maysville Classic, was hired as Adair County's head coach in April, but stepped down last month to work full-time with Proficient Skills Academy.

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.

Deron Breeze and Tim Sullivan coach their teams to region championships

The Adair County Indians, coached by former Mason County resident Deron Breeze, and the Cooper Jaguars, coached by former St. Patrick head coach and former Mason County assistant coach Tim Sullivan, won region championships on Tuesday night. 

Adair County earned its second straight trip to the state tournament with a 62-48 victory over North Hardin in the 5th Region Tournament.

Cooper beat Lloyd 53-38 in the 9th Region Tournament.

In next week's UK HealthCare Boys' Sweet 16, Adair County (30-5) will face either Clinton County or Bowling Green from the 4th Region while Cooper (23-5) will play 2nd Region champion Henderson County (25-6). 

Green County falls, Adair County advances in 5th Region Tournament

The Green County Dragons, coached by former Mason County Royal Jordan Gilbert, lost to the North Hardin Trojans 63-60 in overtime in the semifinals of the 5th Region Tournament at Marion County on Monday night.

Green County finished the season with a 24-4 record. KyHighMedia named Gilbert the Kentucky Boys Coach of the Year.

In the other semifinal, Adair County, coached by former Mason County student Deron Breeze, defeated Caverna 56-49.

The championship game is tonight. Adair County will be going for its second straight region title.

Random notes

 Here are a few random notes:

• The Mason County Royals tennis team opened the season on Tuesday with a 8-1 win over the Georgetown G-Men. The Royals and Lady Royals will host Scott County today.

• Landon Scilley made his first collegiate pitching appearance on Tuesday tossing a scoreless inning in Liberty's 6-4 loss to Clemson. Scilley started the game as the designated hitter. He drew two walks, went 1-for-2 and scored a run.

• Former Mason County Royal Jordan Gilbert guided his Green County Dragons to a 64-62 victory over the Taylor County Cardinals on Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the 5th Region Tournament at Marion County. Green County will play North Hardin in the semifinals on Monday night. 

• The other semifinal game in the 5th Region Tournament will pit Adair County against Caverna. Adair County, coached by former Mason County resident Deron Breeze, beat Central Hardin 69-52 in the quarterfinals on Monday night.

News and notes

It's time for news and notes:

• Maysville native and former Bracken County boys' basketball coach Deron Breeze guided his Adair County Indians to the 5th Region championship on Sunday. The Indians lost to Taylor County in the championship game of the 20th District Tournament, but bounced back to beat Washington County, North Hardin and Bethlehem in the regional tournament. Adair County (28-7) will play 1st Region champion Marshall County (25-7) in the opening round of the UK Healthcare Boys Sweet 16 on March 20 at 6 p.m. Breeze's dad, Tony, played for Mason County in the 1970s.

• Former St. Patrick and Mason County assistant coach Tim Sullivan sends his Cooper Jaguars against the Newport Wildcats in the championship game of the 9th Region Tournament tonight. Newport beat Cooper 48-42 at Cooper on February 13. The Wildcats are riding a 23-game winning streak and have a 31-3 record. Cooper (24-8) has won seven straight games since losing to Newport.

• Former Mason County football and basketball player Chad Simms will be the principal at Pendleton County High School for the 2024-25 school year. Simms, a former boys' basketball coach and principal at Pendleton County, is the current assistant principal there. Simms returned to Pendleton County after working in the Boone County School District.

• The Two Bridge Run is just a little over six weeks away. The event offers a 10-Miler and a 5K run/walk on Saturday, April 27 in Maysville. Register online.

Deron Breeze on SportsTalk

Adair County boys' basketball coach Deron Breeze, a native of Maysville, was my guest on SportsTalk this morning.

Here is a link to the podcast.