Too much Tibbs as Lady Royals lose to Scott 60-28

Lauren Tibbs had 35 points, 16 rebounds and nine blocks to lead the Scott Lady Eagles to a 60-28 win over the Mason County Lady Royals tonight at The Fieldhouse. Tibbs, a 6-4 junior center, was 12-of-17 from the field and 11-of-13 from the free throw line. Taylor Stinson added 16 points (8-of-11 from the field) for the Lady Eagles. McKayla Likins was Mason County's leading scorer with seven points. Scott advances to the semifinals to play the Clark County Lady Cardinals. Clark County routed Nicholas County 74-23.

MC (18-11) Moran 3, Likins 7, B. Menke 3, Moore 4, K. Menke 4, Smith 4, Queen 1, Gibbs 2
S (21-8) Stinson 16, Starnes 2, Kraft 4, Buntin 3, Tibbs 35

MC FG 20.8% 3 PT FG 20.0% FT 50.0% REB 30 TO 10
S FG 55.8% 3 PT FG 0.0% FT 70.6% REB 33 TO 13

MC 08 07 07 06- 28
S 12 12 15 21- 60

Boone Co. pulls away in 2nd half to beat Lady Royals 64-52

Boone County pulled away from upset-minded Mason County in the second half and the Lady Rebels beat the Lady Royals 64-52 tonight in the second game of the Pepsi-Mt. Classic at The Fieldhouse. Mason County led 40-36 in the third quarter, but Boone County ended the quarter on a 12-4 run. Then, the Lady Rebels outscored the Lady Royals 16-8 in the fourth quarter. The loss snaps the Lady Royals' three-game winning streak. Boone County sophomore Sydney Moss scored a game-high 29 points. Keller Menke led Mason County with 21 points. McKayla Likins scored 13 points. Katelyn Smith added 12 points. The Lady Royals play the Paris Lady Hounds Monday night at Paris.

MC (15-9) Moran 1, Likins 13, B. Menke 3, K. Menke 21, Smith 12, Queen 2
BC (20-3) Davis 11, Sellers 3, Shrout 8, Sandlin 13, Moss 29

MC FG 49.1% 3 PT FG 25% FT 80% REB 25 TO 16
BC FG 48.7% 3 PT FG 20% FT 66.7% REB 25 TO 15

MC 21 07 16 08-52
BC 22 11 15 16-64

Lady Royals Deming 65-19, Keller Menke scores 1,500th career point

The Mason County Lady Royals had a 27-0 run in a 65-19 win over the Deming Lady Devils tonight. Katelyn Smith scored 15 of her game-high 18 points in the first quarter. McKayla Likins scored 11 points. Keller Menke (photo) added 10 points and now has 1,500 career points. The Lady Royals host Bishop Brossart Saturday night.

MC (14-8) Smith 18, Lykins 11, K. Menke 10, Morton 5, Queen 4, Moran 3, Gibbs 3, Berry 3, Weddle 2, Bierely 2, B. Menke 1, Cropper 1
D (3-15) J.Mitchell 5, L.Mitchell 4, Case 4, C.Fryman 4, F.Fryman 2

MC FG 36.5% 3 PT FG 30.8% FT 43.4% REB 60 TO 11
D FG 14.6% 3 PT FG 0% FT 55.6% REB 33 TO 19

MC 20 15 15 15- 65
D 06 00 07 06- 19

(Photo by David Gallenstein. Here is a link to his sports photos.)

Lady Royals lose to Kittens 52-45

The Ashland Kittens ended the first half on a 9-2 run and beat the Mason County Lady Royals 52-45 tonight at The Fieldhouse. Katelyn Conner led Ashland with 26 points and 16 rebounds.
Keller Menke (photo) had 23 points and 13 rebounds for Mason County. McKayla Likins added 12 points.
The Lady Royals host North Adams Saturday night.

MC (12-8) Likins 12, B. Menke 3, K. Menke 23, Smith 4, Queen 3
A (10-3) Leaver 4, Gambill 7, Farris 5, Dietrich 5, Conner 26, Hanners 5

MC FG 32% 3 PT FG 18.8% FT 66.7% REB 40 TO 11
A FG 37.9% 3 PT FG 37.5% FT 38.5% REB 38 TO 8

MC 11 09 07 18-45
A 14 13 13 12-52

(Photo credit: Whitney Allen)

Cold shooting night leads to a 68-50 loss for the Lady Royals

The Mason County Lady Royals shot just 29.1% from the field in a 68-50 loss to the West Carter Lady Comets tonight in Olive Hill. Keller Menke led the Lady Royals with 21 points. McKayla Likins added 11 points. Mason County plays at Madison Central Friday night.

MC (11-6) Moran 2, Likins 11, B. Menke 8, Moore 2, K. Menke 21, Smith 1, Queen 5
WC (4-5) Adkins 4, Oney 17, Reynolds 2, Shephard 4, B. Tackett 12, P. Tackett 6, Perry 23

MC FG 29.1% 3 PT FG 6.25% FT 73.9% REB 37 TO 15
WC FG 55.6% 3 PT FG 50% FT 59.1% REB 33 TO 14

MC 12 11 13 14-50
WC 14 20 19 15-68

Lady Royals seal win over Clark Co. with free throws

The Mason County Lady Royals made 11-of-14 free throws in the final 2:02 to seal a 50-47 victory over the Clark County Lady Cardinals tonight at the Lady Royals' gym. Mason County led 39-29 with 4:27 to play. Clark County tied the game with a 10-0 run, but three different Mason County players sank free throws down the stretch to close out the win. All 13 of the Lady Royals' fourth quarter points came from the free throw line. Clark County was 1-of-17 from the field in the third quarter. Mason County was o-of-4 from the field in the fourth quarter. Keller Menke and Katelyn Smith scored 15 points apiece for the Lady Royals. McKayla Likins (blocking out in the photo) added 10 points. Mason County plays at Campbell County Friday night.

MC (11-4) Moran 2, Likins 10, B.Menke 8, K.Menke 15, Smith 15
CC (5-7) Rogers 16, Black 21, Kindred 2, Borders 1, Jones 4, Williams 1, Gay 2

MC FG 26.0% 3 PT 28.6% FT 76.9% REB 45 TO 21
CC FG 25.0% 3 PT 26.3% FT 66.7% REB 35 TO 21

MC 14 08 15 13- 50
CC 12 11 06 18- 47

(Photo credit: Whitney Allen)

Lady Royals use big 2nd quarter to beat Augusta 60-38

The Mason County Lady Royals outscored the Augusta Lady Panthers 18-3 in the second quarter on their way to a 60-38 win at home today. KellerMenke led the Lady Royals in scoring with 21 points and McKayla Likins added 14 points. Augusta senior guard Kaitlyn Hargett scored a game-high 24 points. Mason County hosts Clark County Monday night.

MC (10-4) Moran 2, Weddle 2, Likins 14, B. Menke 6, K. Menke 21, Smith 8, Gibbs 3, Bierley 4
A (4-8) Lang 7, Hay 3, Whiteman 2, Hargett 24, Barrett 2

MC FG 37.5% 3 PT FG 22.2% FT 43.5% REB 53 TO 15
A FG 26.7% 3 PT FG 36.4% FT 58.8% REB 31 TO 22

MC 15 18 15 12-60
A 13 03 14 08-38

Lady Royals fall to N. Laurel 51-39

The Mason County Lady Royals lost to North Laurel 51-39 tonight in the Cardinal Candy Cane Classic. McKayla Likins and Keller Menke scored 11 points apiece. Mason County plays Harlan Tuesday at 6 p.m.

MC (8-3) Gibbs 3, Likins 11, B. Menke 6, K. Menke 11, Moore 4, Smith 2, Weddle 2

Smith's buzzer beater gives Lady Royals a 54-52 win

Katelyn Smith hit a long three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Mason County Lady Royals a 54-52 road win over the Holy Cross Lady Indians tonight. The Lady Royals led 40-26 in the third quarter, but the Lady Indians roared back with a 15-1 run tie it at 41-41. Mason County went back out in front only to see Holy Cross come back again. The Lady Indians took a 53-52 lead with 23 seconds to play and were up 52-51 and shooting two free throws with 1.4 seconds remaining. After missing the first shot, the Holy Cross player intentionally missed the second but failed to hit the rim and Mason County got the ball out of bounds length of the court. After a timeout, McKayla Likins threw the inbounds pass into front court to Smith who took one dribble and launched the game-winning shot. Smith had a team-high 15 points. Mason County (5-0) plays Berea Saturday in the Berea Holiday Classic.

MC (5-0) Smith 15, K. Menke 12, Queen 13, Butler 2, Likins 2
HC (1-5) Beal 20, Gould 1, Julian 14, Ward 4, Frye 4, McElheney 4, Staubitz 5

MC FG 40.4% 3 PT Fg 38.9% FT 47.4% REB 29 TO 17
HC FG 36.7% 3 PT FG 38.9% FT 55.6% REB 39 TO 18

(Edited to correct the score)