Male and Covington Catholic win Mason County meet

The Male Lady Bulldogs and the Covington Catholic Colonels won the team titles in the final indoor track and field meet of the regular season Saturday at Mason County.

Mason County took sixth place in the girls' meet and eighth place in the boys' meet.

Fleming County took ninth place in the boys' meet and 16th place in the girls' meet.

Mason County senior Dalton Kindt won the shot put (46-09.00) and Fleming County junior Robert Applegate won the 3,000 meter run (10:41.71).

The state indoor track and field meet will be held at Mason County this Saturday.

Lady Royals qualify for state XC meet with a 3rd place finish in region

The Mason County Lady Royals qualified for the Class 2A state cross country meet with a third place finish in the Region 6 meet Saturday at Boyd County.

The Ashland Kittens won the region by two points over the Russell Lady Red Devils. Mason County finished 12 points behind Ashland. 

Mason County was led by 8th grader Hayden Faris with an 8th place finish in a time of 21:11.14.

Three other Mason County runners finished in the Top 20- Rheagan Sizemore (14th), Kylee Howe (16th) and Nichole Caba (17th).

Fleming County senior Olivia Leet took 6th place with a time of 20:47.51 and qualified for the state meet.

Mason County freshmen Connor Linville and Isaiah Riggs and Fleming County junior Robert Applegate are individual qualifiers for the state meet. Linville took 8th place in a time of 18:00.55.

The state meet is Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The boys Class 2A meet starts at 11:30 a.m. followed by the girls Class 2A meet at 12:15 p.m. 

Here is a link to the Region 6 results.

Lexington Christian boys and girls sweep Mason County All Comers XC meet

The Lexington Christian boys and girls cross country teams swept the Mason County All Comers meet Tuesday night.

The Mason County girls were the runners-up. The Mason County boys took third place.

The Lexington Christian boys are ranked No.1 in Class A, the girls team is No. 2.

Lexington Christian had the top three finishers in the boys race- Adam Huff  (16:52), Andrew Madden (17:04) and Connor Hayes  (17:08).

Manchester junior Ethan Pennywitt took fourth place (17:25) and Fleming County junior Robert Applegate was fifth (18:07).

Mason County was led by freshman Connor Linville in ninth place (18:38).

Lexington Christian sophomore Kendall Hayes won the girls race (19:35), Bourbon County eighth grader Ximena Tamariz was second (21:06) and Fleming County senior Olivia Leet was third (21:49).

Eighth grader Hayden Faris led Mason County with an eighth place finish (23:40).

Bracken Co. Boys 10th, Mason Co. Girls 13th, Mason Co. Boys 26th in XC State Meets

Bracken County finished 10th in boys Class A while Mason County took 13th place in girls Class AA and 26th in boys Class AA at the KHSAA cross country state meets today at the Kentucky Horse Park.

Bracken County was led by Jared Jefferson with a 22nd place finish in a time of 17:11.48 and Jacob Hamilton in 25th place with a time of 17:16.72.

Rheagan Sizemore was the Mason County Lady Royals' top runner with a 33rd place finish in a time of 20:50.09.

The Mason County boys were led by Tanner Kirkland who finished in 129th place in a time of 18:44.34.

Augusta senior Camryn Snapp was 31st (17:22.21) in the boys Class A meet, Bracken County freshman Heather Ebert was 39th (21:40.14) in the girls Class A meet, Fleming County junior Olivia Leet was 18th (20:16.92) in the girls Class AA meet and Fleming County sophomore Robert Applegate was 117th (18:34.24)  in the boys Class AA meet.

Here are links to the complete results:

Boys Class A

Girls Class A

Boys Class AA

Girls Class AA

Mason County Girls are Back-To-Back XC Region Champions

The Mason County girls cross country team won the Region 6 championship for the second straight year. The Lady Royals edged Russell by three points today at Masterson Station Park in Lexington.

Mason County was led by junior Rheagan Sizemore with a fifth place finish in a time of 20:42.42.

Three other Mason County runners finished in the top 20: seventh grader Hayden Faris was 11th (21:42.57), sophomore Reagan Bierley was 16th (22:16.74) and freshman Abigail Dawson was 18th (22:34.47), 

Fleming County junior Olivia Leet, the region champion the last two years, finished third with a time of 20:10.50. Fleming County took fourth place. 

In the boys race, Mason County finished fourth and Fleming County seventh. Mason County was led by senior Tanner Kirkland in 14th place (18:38.33) and eighth grader Connor Linville in 19th place (18:49.94). Fleming County sophomore Robert Applegate took 12th place (18:16.35).

Girls Results

Boys Results

(Photo credit: Stephanie Stewart)

(Edited to correct that Russell finished second, not Boyd County)

Mason Co. Girls Second, Augusta Boys 6th in Roy Wright Invitational

The Mason County girls cross country team took second place in Rowan County's Roy Wright Invitational Saturday. The Lady Royals were led by junior Rheagan Sizemore who finished fourth in a time of 20:53.70.

Four other Lady Royals finished in the top 20- freshman Abigail Dawson was 14th (22:24.90), seventh grader Hayden Faris was 15th (22:33.08), freshman Chloe Adams was 17th (22:53.40) and sophomore Reagan Bierley was 20th (23:01.90).

The Augusta Panthers finished in sixth place in the boys race and were led by senior Camyrn Snapp with a second place finish in a time of 17:49.40.  Fleming County sophomore Robert Applegate was 13th (18:57.80), Augusta sophomore David Reed was 16th (19:10.60) and St. Patrick freshman Paco Franco was 19th (19:16.50).

Girls Results

Boys Results