Mason Co. twins Nick Robinson & Alex Robinson sign to run XC in college (Nick w/Berea, Alex w/Campbellsville)

(Photo by Travis Scaggs)

Mason Co. hosts first indoor track meet of the season

The Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association indoor track meet was held Saturday at the US Bank-Mason County Schools Indoor Athletic Complex. Mason County won the boys' meet and took third place in the girls' meet. Mason County junior Madison Paver won the girls' 55 meter dash (7.92). Mason County freshman Nick Robinson won the boys' 800 meter run (2:23.33). Mason County's team of Valerie Rice, Raylee Kirkland, Cara Woods and Julia Woods won the girls' 4x800 meter relay. Here are links to the complete results:

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News and notes

It's time to catch up on some of news and notes:

• Three Mason County cross country athletes have received all-state recognition. Julia Woods, Valerie Rice and Nick Robinson were named all-state honorable mention in Class 2A by the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association. Woods is Mason County's Female Runner of the Year. Robinson is Mason County's Male Runner of the Year. The awards were presented at the team banquet Tuesday night;
• The Wendy's High School Heisman Award School Winners have been announced. Daniel Yeary is the winner at St. Patrick, and Faith Weddle is the winner at Mason County. The Wendy's High School Heisman Program recognizes high school seniors for excellence in academics, athletics and community/school leadership;
• Shawnee State University freshman guard Justin Lang scored four points and had four rebounds and two steals as the Bears' won their home opener 100-64 over UC-Clermont Tuesday night; 
• Former Mason County Royal Chris Stapleton is coaching basketball at Pendleton County Middle School. His team picked up its first tournament championship last weekend in the 3rd Annual Erv Whitford Memorial Tournament at Silver Grove. Stapleton guided his team to wins over Ludlow, Newport Central Catholic and R.A. Jones of Boone County;

Lady Royals 6th, Royals 23rd at state meet

The Mason County Lady Royals finished in sixth place and the Royals took 23rd place at the KHSAA Class 2A cross country meet today at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Sophomore Julia Woods led the Lady Royals with a 26th place finish (21:16.75). Freshman Nick Robinson was the Royals' top runner in 29th place (17:42.74). Here are links to the complete results:

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Mason County boys 2nd in XC region

The Mason County Royals finished second in the Class 2A Region 6 Championship today at Mason County and qualified for the state meet. Freshman Nick Robinson led the Royals with a third place finish in a time of 16:54.79. Mason County senior Nathan Woods also won a medal with a seventh place finish with a career-best time of 17:42.42. Ashland won the region. Ashland senior Jon Renneker won the individual title (16:34.98). Rowan County took third place and Rowan County was fourth. The top four teams qualified for the state meet.

Class 2A Region 6 XC All-Region teams

The Class 2A Region 6 Cross Country All-Region teams were announced today during the awards ceremony following the region championship at Mason County.

Girls 1st Team

Katie Coldiron, Greenup County

Macy Dyer, East Carter

Abby Fearin, Fleming County

Jennifer Miller, Russell

Valerie Rice, Mason County

Cara Woods, Mason County

Julia Woods, Mason County

Girls 2nd Team

Sierra Anderson, Mason County

Olivia Ball, Greenup County

Kelsey Dillon, Fleming County

Emily Hanson, Russell

Kirstain Jordan, East Carter

Raylee Kirkland, Mason County

Julie Perkins, Fleming County

Boys 1st Team

Taylor Bradley, Ashland

Brennan Kizziare, Ashland

Daulton Leet, Fleming County

Zachery Martin, Fleming County

Jon Renneker, Ashland

Nick Robinson, Mason County

Nathan Woods, Mason County

Girls 2nd Team

Jacob Adams, Ashland

Clady Adkins, Rowan County

Austin Craft, Ashland

Shelly Dehart, Rowan County

Jacob Heyerly, Russell

Rakesh Iyer, Ashland

Brandon Yates, Russell

Fairview and Ashland win Area 7 Championships at Mason County

The Fairview girls and the Ashland boys took the team titles at the Area 7 Championship Saturday at the Mason County cross country course. The Mason County girls, led by Julia Woods (third), finished third. Nick Robinson led the Mason County boys with a sixth place finish. Mason County eighth grader Cara Woods won the girls' middle school race. The winner of each race is the Area 7 Runner of the Year. The top seven in each race are first team Area 7. Runners in eighth through 14th place are second team. Here are the links to the results:

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Lady Royals 2nd, Royals 4th in GRC Coaches Classic

The Mason County Lady Royals finished second and the Mason County Royals took fourth place in the GRC Coaches Classic Saturday at Lykins Park in Winchester. Julia Woods led the Lady Royals with a second place finish. Valarie Rice was fifth and Cara Woods was eighth. Nick Robinson led the Royals with a second place finish. Nathan Woods was third. Here are links to the results:

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Mason County girls 5th, boys 10th in Scott Classic

The Mason County girls took fifth place and the Mason County Royals finished 10th in the Scott Classic Saturday. Mason County sophomore Julia Woods finished second in the individual competition, nine seconds behind the winner in a time of 20:56.23. Cara Woods also medalled. Freshman Nick Robinson led the Royals with an 11th place finish. Nathan Woods also medalled. Here are links to the results:

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Mason Co. girls 2nd, boys 7th in Mason Co. XC Invitational

Mason County was second in the girls' varsity meet and seventh in the boys' varsity Saturday at the Mason County Cross Country Invitational. Julia Woods led the Lady Royals with a third place finish (20:42). Nick Robinson led the way for the Royals with a sixth place finish (17:30). Here links to the results:

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Mason County girls 3rd, boys 9th at Fairview XC Invitational

The Mason County girls finished third and the Mason County boys took ninth place Saturday at the Fairview Cross Country Invitational. Julia Woods led the Lady Royals with a 10th place finish. Nick Robinson had a ninth place finish for the Royals. Here are links to the complete results:

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Lady Royals varsity and middle school take first place in Blue Jay XC Invitational

The Mason County Lady Royals varsity and middle school teams opened the season Saturday with first place finishes in the Blue Jay Cross Country Invitational in Ripley. All five varsity girls medalled- Valerie Rice in second place, Julia Woods third, Sarah Bellingham 10th, Raylee Kirkland 11th and Carley Moore 12th. The girls middle school team was led by Sierra Anderson in third place and Cara Woods in fourth place. The boys varsity was led by Nick Robinson's second place finish and Nathan Woods in ninth place.

Mason Co. girls 2nd, boys 4th at Fleming Co. All-Comers

Mason County took second place in the girls' meet and fourth place in the boys' meet at the Fleming County All-Comers Tuesday night. First place finishes by Mason County athletes include:

• Iretta Carpenter, girls' 100 meter hurdles and 300 meter hurdles;
• Julia Woods, girls' pole vault;
• Girls' 4x800 meter relay
• Tee King, 100 meter dash;
• Nick Robinson, boys 1600 meter run

Adkins 2nd in the 55m and 3rd in the 400m, four new school records set at Mason-Dixon Games

Mason County senior Seth Adkins finished second in the 55 meters (6.81) and third in the 400 meters (53.43) Saturday in the 50th Annual Mason-Dixon Games in Louisville. Adkins' time in the 400 meters is a new school record. Sophomore Valerie Rice finished 8th and set a new school record in the 800 meters in a time of 2:35.20. Two Mason County relay teams also set school records- the boys' 4x800 meter relay team of junior Connor Appelman, senior Jim Myers, 8th grader Nick Robinson and junior Nathan Woods (9:17.23), and the girls' 4x800 meter relay team of freshman Sarah Bellingham, freshman Raylee Kirkland, sophomore Valerie Rice and freshman Julia Woods (11:01.38). The Lady Royals' fifth place finish in the team standings is the best in school history. Mason County was ninth in the boys' meet. Here is a link to the results.

Mason Co. 8th grader Jaylin Jones is the state champion in the 55 meters

Mason County 8th grader Jaylin Jones is the middle school indoor state champion in the 55 meters. He had a time of 7.43 seconds in the 50th Annual Mason-Dixon Games Saturday in Louisville. Jones finished fourth in the 400 meters (61.74). Two other Mason County middle school athletes had top three finishes- 8th grader Nick Robinson in the 1500 meters (4:43.22) and 7th grader Sam Felice (33-01.75) in the shot put. Robinson took fifth place in the 800 meters (2:21.88). Mason County was the middle school state runner-up to North Oldham despite taking only 10 athletes to the meet. Here is a link to the results.


(Edited to correct Jones' finish in the 400 meters and to clarify it was the middle school meet)

Ten Mason Co. cross country runners are All Region

Ten Mason County cross country runners were voted to the All Region 6 teams by the coaches in the region:

Girls First Team
Julia Woods
Raylee Kirkland

Girls Second Team
Valerie Rice
Sara Bellingham
Sierra Anderson
Cara Woods

Boys First Team
Jim Myers
Nathan Woods

Boys Second Team
Nick Robinson
Dylan Banks

Woods and Lady Royals win region, Royals 2nd

Mason County freshman Julia Woods won her third straight individual regional title and the Lady Royals won the team title for the second consecutive year today at the Class AA Region 6 cross country meet at Boyd County. The Royals finished second in the boys' regional. Both teams advance to the state meet. It is the Mason County boys' first regional trophy since 1973. Woods won with a time of 20:35.90. Two other Lady Royals- freshman Raylee Kirkland and sophomore Valerie Rice- finished in the top 10. Kirkland was fourth and Rice was sixth.
The Royals were led by three top 10 runners- senior Jim Myers (6th), eighth grader Nick Robinson (7th) and junior Nathan Woods (8th). The state meet will be held next Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Here are links to the Region 6 results:

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(Edited to correct that it is Julia Woods' third straight regional title.)

Mason Co. girls 21st, boys 27th at Franklin County

The Mason County girls cross country team finished 21st and the Mason County boys were 27th in the Franklin County Invitational Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park. Julia Woods led the Lady Royals with a 14th place finish (21:27.17, and Nick Robinson had the Royals' best finish- 70th- in a time of 19:15.57.

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