Lady Royals lose to Bracken County 9-2

The Mason County Lady Royals suffered their first loss of the season on Tuesday, falling to district rival Bracken County 9-2 at home.

Bracken County ace Ella Johnson struck out 17, allowed only four hits and walked three.

Mason County (2-1) will travel to Claryville on Wednesday to play the Campbell County Lady Camels.

Lady Bears beat the Lady Saints

Ella Johnson scored 14 points and Kailey Sharp added 13 points to lead the Bracken County Lady Bears to a 62-24 win over the St. Patrick Lady Saints on Friday night at The Shamrock.

Lillian Klee scored a game-high 18 points for St. Patrick.

The Lady Bears led 18-6 at the end of the first quarter, 30-14 at the half and 50-17 after three quarters.

Bracken County (11-12) will host Robertson County on Saturday afternoon.

St. Patrick (2-11) will be at home vs. Robertson County on Tuesday night.

The Lady Bears and Lady Saints will meet again on February 26 in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament at Bracken County.

Bracken County        18 12 20 12 — 62

St. Patrick                 06 08 03 07 — 24

Bracken County — Archibald 7, K. Johnson 5, E. Johnson 14, Sharp 13, Kelsch 4, Lippert 8, Burton 2, Bauer 7, Bachman 2

St. Patrick — Kimball 5, Klee 18, Gallenstein 1

Klee scores 29 points in Lady Saints' loss to Bracken County

Lillian Klee scored a career-high 29 points in the St. Patrick Lady Saints' 80-37 loss to the Bracken County Lady Bears on Thursday night in Brooksville. 

Ella Johnson led Bracken County's trio of double figure scorers with 19 points while Nicole Archibald followed with 14 and Jenna Colvin added 10.

St. Patrick (2-8) will play Covington Latin on Tuesday night.

Bracken County (8-10) will host Montgomery County on Monday night.

Bracken County    25 23 14 18 — 80

St. Patrick            09 16 08 04 — 37

Bracken County — Archibald 14, Colvin 2, K. Johnson 5,          E. Johnson 19, Ahrens 4, Sharp 10, Kelsch 7, Lippert 7, Bauer 12

St. Patrick — Klee 29, Gallenstein 8

Lady Royals beat Bracken County

Amirah Reed scored 17 points, Lexi Young tossed in 15 points and Adrienne Downs-Perry added 11 points to lead the Mason County Lady Royals to a 56-45 win over the Bracken County Lady Bears on Monday night in Brooksville. 

Mason County took control of the game with a 19-3 run from late in the third quarter to early in the fourth quarter.

Nichole Archibald and Ella Johnson scored 17 points apiece for Bracken County (2-2).

Mason County (1-1) will play Bryan Station in the Mike Murphy Champions Classic at The Fieldhouse on Friday night.

Mason County    08 13 20 15 — 56

Bracken             12 09 12 12 — 45

Mason County — Reed 17, Hughes 6, Downs-Perry 11, Young 15, Buttery 7

Bracken County — Archibald 17, Johnson 17, Sharp 4, Lippert 2, Bauer 5

Lady Bears edge Lady Saints 40-36 in district championship game

The Bracken County Lady Bears edged the St. Patrick Lady Saints 40-36 in the championship game of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Thursday night.

It is the Lady Bears' first district title since 2014.

Bracken County led by as many as 10 points in the first half and was up by eight in the third quarter.

A personal 10-0 run by St. Patrick senior Izzy Riggs pushed the Lady Saints into the lead at 31-29 early in the fourth quarter, but Nicole Archibald swished a 3-pointer to put the Lady Bears back in front at 32-31. Archibald's basket started a 9-0 run for Bracken County.

St. Patrick did not score again until Caroline McKay banked in a floater with nine seconds left.

Ella Johnson hit two free throws with six seconds to play to give Bracken County a 40-33 lead.

McKay hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Johnson led Bracken County (19-13) in scoring with 15 points. Archibald tossed in 12 points and Macie Sharp added 10.

Riggs finished with 21 points and eight rebounds for St. Patrick (16-15).

Both teams advance to the 10th Region Tournament.

Bracken County    13 09 07 11 — 40

St. Patrick             06 12 06 12 — 36

Bracken County — Archibald 12, Reynolds 1, Johnson 15, Sharp 10, Bauer 2

St. Patrick — McKay 7, Riggs 21, Gallenstein 2, Klee 6

Lady Bears beat Lady Royals

The Bracken County Lady Bears made 18-of-20 free throws in the fourth quarter and defeated the Mason County Lady Royals 55-44 in the upper bracket semifinal game of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Monday night.

Both teams struggled to make shots from the field (24.5% for Bracken County, 25.5% for Mason County).

The Lady Bears outscored the Lady Royals 23-14 in the fourth quarter.

Ella Johnson made four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 23 points and pulled down nine rebounds for Bracken County. Nicole Archibald hit 11-of-12 free throws including 10-of-10 in the fourth quarter and finished with 16 points.

Mason County was led in scoring by Laci Burns with 16 points.

Avery Sims had 10 points and 14 rebounds.

The Lady Bears (18-13) advance to Thursday night's championship game to play the winner of Tuesday night's semifinal game between St. Patrick and Augusta.

The Lady Royals end the season with an 11-18 record.

Bracken County         12 12 08 23 — 55

Mason County           03 17 10 14 — 44

Bracken County — Archibald 16, Riley 1, Johnson 23, Sharp 6, Bauer 9

Mason County — Burns 16, Payne 3, Young 6, Littleton 9, Sims 10

Johnson pitches perfect game in Bracken County's 11-0 win over St. Patrick for district championship

Bracken County sophomore Ella Johnson pitched a perfect game and struck out 15 in the Bracken County Lady Bears' 11-0 five-inning victory over the St. Patrick Lady Saints in five innings in the championship game of the 39th District softball tonight at Wald Park. 

Both teams advance to the 10th Region Tournament at Montgomery County.

The Bracken County Lady Bears rout the shorthanded St. Patrick Lady Saints 79-48

The Bracken County Lady Bears are headed to the 10th Region Tournament for the first time since 2018 after routing the shorthanded St. Patrick Lady Saints 79-48 in the upper bracket semifinal game of the 39th District Tournament tonight at The Fieldhouse.

St. Patrick (17-12) was without its leading scorer Allison Hughes, the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches 10th Region Player of the Year. Hughes was sidelined with a knee injury.

Macie Sharp hit four three-pointers and scored 24 points for Bracken County. Nicole Archibald followed with 20 points and Ella Johnson added 18 points.

Lillian Klee led St. Patrick in scoring with 19 points. Makenna Roush scored 17 points.

Bracken County (14-9) advances to Thursday night's championship game against the winner of Tuesday nights game between Mason County and Augusta.

Bracken County    20 21 18 20 -- 79

St. Patrick             13 09 09 17 -- 48

Bracken County -- Archibald 20, Bess 6, Johnson 18, 

Cummins 2, Kirk 3, Riley 2, Sharp 24, Bauer 4

St. Patrick -- McKay 3, Roush 17, Riggs 4, Klee 19, Bauer 3, Arn 2