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.

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.

Adkins 3rd in the 200 meter dash, girls 4x800 team sets school record

Mason County senior Seth Adkins finished third in the boys' 200 meter dash in a time of 22.80 in the Wildcat Classic indoor track and field meet at the University of Kentucky Saturday. The girls' 4x800 meter relay team of Valerie Rice, Sarah Bellingham, Raylee Kirkland and Julia Woods set a new school record- 11:16.70- and finished 7th. Those same four girls had set the previous school record last year at the state indoor championships. Senior Jim Myers took 10th place in the boys' two-mile run with a time of 10:45.39. Mason County will host indoor meets the next five Saturdays.