Local results for the XC state championships

The Mason County Lady Royals finished 25th at the Kentucky Beef Council KHSAA Class AA State Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.

Junior Kolby Galloway led the Lady Royals with a time of 22:31.19.

The other five Lady Royals and their times include: 

Lily Dean 24:25.02

Ava Winter 25:55.56

Calleigh Passmore 26:02.60

Sophie Dean 26:16.27

Ellen Clarke 33:19.73

Four Royals were individual qualifiers for the boys' race:

Daniel Klump 18:17.22

John Yazell 19:48.69

Parker Mead 20:58.08

Shawn Hardin 21:01.12

St. Patrick senior Gabe Sammons was an individual qualifier for the boys' Class A meet and finished with a time of 19:08.84

Gabe Sammons will run in the Class A state cross country meet

St. Patrick senior Gabe Sammons will run in the Kentucky Beef Council KHSAA Cross Country State Championships on Saturday at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.

Sammons is an individual qualifier in the boys' Class A meet which is scheduled to start at 3 p.m.

Mason County and St. Patrick XC teams opened the season at Ripley

The Mason County and St. Patrick cross country teams opened the season on Saturday at the Ripley Invitational.

Mason County junior Kolby Galloway was the runner-up in the girls' race with a time of 21:47.6. Mason County junior Calleigh Passmore finished in sixth place (23:54.8).

Two Mason County boys had top 20 finishes — senior Daniel Klump in 11th place (19:10.1) and sophomore Cade Poe in 16th place (19:41.8).

St. Patrick senior Gabe Sammons finished in 15th place (19:40.8).

Sammons 19th at region XC meet

St. Patrick junior Gabe Sammons finished 19th at the Class A Region 5 cross country meet at Frankfort on Saturday with a time of 19:37.47. 

Monday news and notes

 Here are a few Monday news and notes:

• Two Mason County soccer players received All-Region honors. Noah Gardner was named to the First Team and Juan Carlos was named to the Second Team;

• St. Patrick junior cross country runner Gabe Sammons finished 10th in the Greenup County Invitational on Saturday with a time of 19:21.58;

• With the Maysville Miners winning their opening game on Sunday, I did some more research on the unique rules in the American Basketball Association. A half-court shot is worth four points; teams have only seven seconds to get the ball across the timeline; if a team committs a turnover in the backcourt, the 3D light comes on and an extra point is added to any basket scored off that turnover; players foul out when they committ their seventh foul; and players who foul out in regulation are allowed to play in overtime.

Saints fall to Robertson County

Poor free throw shooting proved costly as the St. Patrick Saints lost to the host Robertson County Black Devils 65-62 on Monday night.

St. Patrick made just 14 of its 38 free throws. 

The Saints trailed by as many as 14 points and rallied to within two, but could get no closer. 

St. Patrick outscored Robertson County 23-14 in the fourth quarter.

For the first time this season the Saints had four double figure scorers. Amari Myrick had a game-high 20 points, Rudy Ignacio followed with 18 and Gabe Sammons and Abi Ignacio scored 12 each.

Eli Swanner led Robertson County in scoring with 19 points, Nathan Turner tossed in 15 and Andrew Gooden added 10.

Robertson County (4-20) will travel to Brooksville on Friday to play Bracken County.

St. Patrick (2-16) will host Bracken County on February 13.

Robertson County        22 15 14 14 — 65

St. Patrick                    11 18 10 23 — 62

Robertson County —  Swanner 17, Turner 15, Craig 8, Myers 7, Poe 3, Sweet 4, Gooden 10, Gifford 1

St. Patrick — R. Ignacio 18, Myrick 20, Sammons 12, A. Ignacio 12

Saints fall to Nicholas County in 10th Region "A" Classic semifinals

The St. Patrick Saints trailed 31-12 at the end of the first quarter and lost to the Nicholas County Bluejackets 89-36 on Monday night in the semifinals of the 10th Region All "A" Classic at Nicholas County.

Amari Myrick with a game-high 26 points and Abi Ignacio with 10 points were the only two Saints who scored. 

Myrick was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Gabe Sammons received the Academic Award.

St. Patrick (2-9) will play host to Calvary Christian on Thursday night.

Nicholas County    31 25 21 12 — 89

St. Patrick              12 04 12 08 — 36

Nicholas County — Morris 9, Leggett 2, Holbrook 13, M. Donovan 9, Fryman 2, Simons 7, Clark 22, D. Donovan 2, Smith 9, Blake 14

St. Patrick — Myrick 26, Ignacio 10

Sammons 78th in state xc meet, Augusta 26th

St. Patrick sophomore Gabe Sammons finished in 78th place at the KHSAA Class A Boys' State Cross Country Championship at Kentucky Horse Park on Saturday morning with a time of 19:01.40.

Augusta took 26th place in the team standings. The Panthers were led by Grayson Miller who finished in 18th place with a time of 17:26.10.

St. Patrick's Gabe Sammons and Augusta boys' team qualify for state XC meet,

St. Patrick sophomore Gabe Sammons qualified for the KHSAA State Cross Country Championships with a 12th place finish at the Class A Region 5 meet at Bourbon County Park on Saturday.

Two other Saints ran in the region meet. Aiden Samudio was 51st and Amari Myrick finished in 79th place.

Augusta took fifth place and qualified for state for the fourth straight year. 

Grayson Miller was Augusta's top runner with a fourth place finish.

The Class A boys' state championship is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. this Saturday at Kentucky Horse Park.

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 at MCIT

The Mason County Royals cross country team finished third out of 15 teams at the Mason County Invitational Saturday.

Deshawn Overly led the Royals with a runner-up finish in a time of 16.40.40. Peyton Ullery was ninth (17:08.10) and Nicholas Schiltz was 16th (17:35.00).

Gabe Sammons was St. Patrick's top finisher in 32nd place (18:06.20).

Mason County Lady Royal Kolby Galloway finished in 15th place (21:24.30).

There were 145 boys and 133 girls in the varsity races.

The meet also included elementary school, middle school and junior varsity divisions.

Saints beat Hillsboro Christian on Homecoming

Amari Myrick scored a career-high 25 points and the St. Patrick Saints celebrated Homecoming with a 74-50 victory over Hillsboro Christian at The Shamrock on Thursday night.

It's St. Patrick's second victory of the season and it snapped a five-game losing streak.

The Saints took control of the game with a 9-0 run in the second quarter.

Garrett Tesmer and Abisai Ignacio added 12 points apiece for St. Patrick. Gabe Sammons tossed in 11 points.

The Saints (2-9) host Heritage Academy on Tuesday night.

St. Patrick                17 18 21 18 — 74

Hillsboro Christian    17 10 13 10 — 50

St. Patrick — Tesmer 12, Perez-Jacobs 3, Brookbank 6, A. Ignacio 12, Myrick 25, Sammons 11, R. Igancio 5

Hillsboro Christian — Baggs 5, Henderson 9, Willey 18, Storer 11, Cruise 1, Bosier 6

Saints lose to Calvary Christian in 10th Region All "A" Classic

The St. Patrick Saints lost to the Calvary Christian Cougars 45-41 on Saturday in the quarterfinal round of the 10th Region All "A" Classic at Paris. 

Calvary Christian got its first win of the season by outscoring St. Patrick 10-6 in the fourth quarter.

St. Patrick (1-9) was led in scoring by Amari Myrick with 13 points. Garrett Tesmer added 11 points and was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Gabe Sammons was named to the All-Academic Team.

The Saints will be at home vs. Hillsboro Christian on Thursday at 6:30.

Calvary Christian (1-14) advances to the semifinals to play Bishop Brossart.

Calvary Christian        14 02 19 10 — 45

St. Patrick                  11 05 19 06 — 41

Calvary Christian — Zachary 12, Van Slyke 6, Rich 12, Craven 2, Mullaney 11, Eimer 2

St. Patrick — R. Igancio 9, Myrick 13, Tesmer 11, A. Ignacio 8

St. Patrick freshman Gabe Sammons finishes in top 20 at Class A Region 5 XC region meet

St. Patrick freshman Gabe Sammons finished in 16th place in the Class A Region 5 cross country meet today at Masterson Station Park in Lexington.

Sammons had a time of 19.26.97

Another St. Patrick freshman, Amari Myrick, was 88th (24:59.46).

St. Patrick senior Hadley Mellenkamp was 48th in the girls' meet with a time of 27:48.39.

Augusta sophomore Grayson Miller won the boys' individual region championship with a time of 17:17.83 and led the Panthers to a runner-up finish.