Saints snap 13-game losing skid, Royals beat Bracken County

The St. Patrick Saints snapped a 13-game losing streak and avenged a 30-1 loss to Augusta with a 6-5 win over the Panthers tonight in the semifinals of the 39th District baseball tournament at Augusta. The Saints scored five runs in the third inning to lead 6-2. Augusta scored three runs in the top seventh inning and had a runner on third with one out. But Stephen Mason got back-to-back strikeouts to end the game. It is St. Patrick's first win since a 14-5 victory over Silver Grove in their season opener on March 27.
The Mason County Royals used a seven-run third inning to beat the Bracken County Polar Bears 13-5 in the first game. Mason County led 13-0 in the middle of the fourth inning. Lee Sutton pitched a complete game and struck out 10 batters.
St. Patrick (2-13) and Mason County (13-15) meet in the championship game Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Augusta.

MC 217 300 0--13 17 2
BC 000 410 0-- 5 9 2

WP: Lee Sutton. LP: Ryan Woods

A 010 000 3--5 6 3
SP 105 000 x--6 7 2

WP: Patton Kern. LP: Jacob Kelsch
Save: Stephen Mason

Royals pulled away early in an 84-55 win over the Saints

The Mason County Royals scored 17 straight points in the first quarter on their way to an 84-55 victory over the St. Patrick Saints tonight in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament at Bracken County. Jordan Gilbert scored a career-high 21 points for Mason County. Treg Setty and Bradley Lang scored 14 points apiece. Rheuben Bluford and Neal Pawsat each scored 10 points. Ryan Gallenstein led St. Patrick in scoring with 11 points. Josh Newman added 10 points. Mason County will play Bracken County in the championship game Thursday at 8 p.m.

MC (18-6) Gilbert 21, Bluford 10, Setty 14, B. Lang 14, King 4, Harris 3, Pawsat 10, Black 6, Osborne 2
SP (10-14) Yeary 9, Burton 2, R. Gallenstein 11, Mason 8, L. Gallenstein 6, Slack 6, Jodrey 3, Newman 10

MC FG 51.6% 3 PT FG 23.5% FT 60.9% REB 37 TO 7
SP FG 32.7% 3 PT FG 42.9% FT 68% REB 36 TO 17

MC 22 21 16 25-84
SP 05 14 15 21-55

Note: Stephen Mason moved past Kevin Pawsat into 6th place on the Saints' all-time scoring list. Mason ends his career with 1,452 points.

(Photo of Ryne King by David Gallenstein. Here is a link to Gallenstein's sport photos.

Saints outscore Bourbon County 92-84

Lee Gallenstein had a double-double with 26 points (a career high) and 13 rebounds and the St. Patrick Saints outscored the Bourbon County Colonels 92-84 tonight in Paris. Stephen Mason scored 19 points. Taylor Slack tossed in 18 points. Cody Jodrey scored a career-high 13 points, and Ryan Gallenstein added 11 points. St. Patrick (10-13) closed out the regular season with two straight wins and won three of their last four games. The Saints play the Mason County Royals in the 39th District Tournament Tuesday night at Bracken County.

SP- Mason 19, L. Gallenstein 26, Slack 18, Jordey 13, R. Gallenstein 11, Yeary 5

(Updated with individual scoring)

Saints beat Fleming County 60-54 on Senior Night

The St. Patrick Saints ended the game with a 10-2 run and celebrated Senior Night with a 60-54 victory over the Fleming County Panthers tonight. The win avenges a 17 point loss to the Panthers on Dec. 28. Stephen Mason scored a game-high 22 points for St. Patrick. Lee Gallenstein added 14 points. The Saints close out the regular season Friday night at Bourbon County.

SP (9-13) Mason 22, L. Gallenstein 14, R. Gallenstein 8, Burton 8, Yeary 2, Jodrey 2, Gruen 2, Newman 2
FC (14-9) Dugan 14, Gibbs 10, Jolly 9, Gray 6, Hicks 6, Duncan 4, Kinder 3, Taylor 2

Saints lose to Lewis County 70-65

The St. Patrick Saints lost to the Lewis County Lions 70-65 Wednesday night in Vanceburg. Taylor Slack led the Saints in scoring with 15 points. Stephen Mason scored 14 points and passed Jordan Owens for seventh place on the Saints' all-time scoring list. Josh Newman scored a career-high 14 points. St. Patrick hosts Fleming County tonight on Senior Night.

SP (8-13) Mason 14, L. Gallenstein 6, R. Gallenstein 6, Slack 15, Burton 2, Yeary 8, Newman 14
LC (10-16) McCann 8, Enix 10, Pruitt 5, Cropper 4, Kilgore 21, Vaughn 3, Riley 19

Saints rout Paris 93-51 on Homecoming

The St. Patrick Saints celebrated Homecoming with a 93-51 victory over the Paris Greyhounds tonight. Stephen Mason scored a game-high 32 points and moved past Josh Owens and Kelly Greenwell into eighth place on the Saints' all-time scoring list. Taylor Slack and Josh Newman scored 11 points apiece. Lee Gallenstein added 10 points. The Saints will be back in action Monday night at home against the West Union Dragons.

SP (8-12) Mason 32, Slack 11, Newman 11, L. Gallenstein 10, Yeary 9, Burton 7, Cody Jodrey 7, Gruen 3, R. Gallenstein 2, Prudente 1
P (5-17) Maggard 15, Myers 10, Rankin 7, Jacobs 7, Enlow 6, Willoughy 3, Alamilla 2, Washington 1

15-3 first quarter by Brossart dooms Saints in 64-46 loss

Bishop Brossart outscored St. Patrick 15-3 in the first quarter and the Mustangs beat the Saints 64-46 tonight at St. Patrick. Stephen Mason led St. Patrick in scoring with 16 points. Cody Burton added 10 points. The Saints host West Union Tuesday night.

SP (7-12) Mason 16, Burton 10, Yeary 5, L. Gallenstein 4, Jodrey 4, R. Gallenstein 3, Slack 2, Newman 2
BB (17-3) Armstrong 16, Norton 16, Rieger 15, Morscher 7, Fardo 7, Brugger 3

SP 03 18 13 12-46
BB 15 15 18 16-64

Saints lose to Harrison County 69-54

The St. Patrick Saints lost to the Harrison County Thorobreds 69-54 tonight in Cynthiana. Stephen Mason led the Saints with 25 points. St. Patrick will host Bishop Brossart Monday night.

SP (7-11) Yeary 2, Slack 6, Burton 2, R. Gallenstein 10, Newman 4, Cody Jodrey 3, Gruen 2, Mason 25

St. Patrick uses big 4th quarter to beat Bracken Co. 79-68

The St. Patrick Saints outscored the Bracken County Polar Bears 28-17 in the fourth quarter to win 79-68 tonight in Brooksville. Taylor Slack scored a career-high 22 points for St. Patrick. Ryan Gallenstein scored 16 points. Lee Gallenstein followed with 13 points and Stephen Mason added 10 points. The Polar Bears beat the Saints twice earlier in the season including 67-42 in the 10th Region All "A" Classic on Jan. 20. St. Patrick (7-10) plays at Harrison County Saturday night.

SP- Mason 10, L. Gallenstein 13, R. Gallenstein 16, Slack 22, Yeary 7, Jodrey 3, Newman 8

Stephen Mason's 26 points led Saints past Augusta 81-49

Stephen Mason scored 26 points to lead the St. Patrick Saints to an 81-49 win over the Augusta Panthers tonight. The win avenges a five-point loss to Augusta last month. Mason moved past Mark Schumacher into 10th place on the Saints' all-time scoring list. Mason has 1,306 career points. Lee Gallenstein scored 16 points and Daniel Yeary added 12 points. St. Patrick plays at Bracken County Tuesday night.

SP (5-10) Mason 26, L. Gallenstein 16, R. Gallenstein 6, Yeary 12, Newman 6, Swolsky 4, Gruen 3, Burton 3, Jodrey 2, Slack 3
A (4-14) Fraysure 12, J. Kelsch 11, Appelman 9, Gibbs 8, Kiskaden 2, T. Kelsch 2, Krebs 2, Thorpe 2, Moore 1

Saints beat Deming 70-61

Three Saints scored in double figures and St. Patrick used a big fourth quarter to beat the Deming Black Devils 70-61 tonight at St. Patrick. Deming led 46-44 after three quarters, but the Saints outscored the Black Devils 26-15 in the fourth quarter. Stephen Mason led St. Patrick with 23 points and moved past Fanny Stahl and Jim Joe Stahl into 12th place on the Saints' all-time scoring list. Ryan Gallenstein scored 16 points and Lee Gallenstein added 13 points. Deming junior Kyle King had a game-high 25 points. It is St. Patrick's second win over Deming this season. The Saints host Bishop Brossart Friday night.

SP (4-8) Mason 23, R. Gallenstein 16, L. Gallenstein 13, Yeary 6, Jodrey 6, Burton 4, Slack 2
D (5-9) K. King 25, L. King 12, Pilosky 9, Caldwell 8, Schlach 5, Stitt 2

SP 18 15 11 26-70
D 10 16 20 15-61

Saints fall to Fleming County 69-52

The St. Patrick Saints lost to the Fleming County Panthers 69-52 Monday night in Flemingsburg. The Panthers outscored the Saints 46-24 in the second half. Stephen Mason led the Saints in scoring with 22 points. St. Patrick plays Clark Montessorri today at 6 p.m. in the Ripley Pepsi Classic.

SP (2-6) Burton 2, Mason 22, Yeary 4, L. Gallenstein 9, R. Gallenstein 9, Jodrey 4, Slack 2
FC (5-4) Dugan 15, Taylor 12, Jolly 3, Hicks 2, Duncan 4, Gray 25, Gooding 2, Gibbs 1, Kinder 5

SP FG 40.5% 3 PT FG 20% FT 59.3% REB 31 TO 24
FC FG 42.6% 3 PT FG 17.6& FT 63.6% REB 39 TO 15

SP 09 19 09 15-52
FC 03 20 18 28-69

Saints beat Big Trains 77-61

Stephen Mason and Lee Gallenstein combined for 43 points to lead the St. Patrick Saints to a 77-61 tonight. Mason scored 23 points and Gallenstein added 20. The Saints play at Eastern Brown Tuesday night.

SP (2-4) Mason 23, R. Gallenstein 20, Yeary 9, Slack 9, L. Gallenstein 7, Burton 5, Thomas 2, Newman 2
SG (0-6) Sandfoss 19, Vogel 12, Ginlee 11, Morris 11, Baumann 5, Hammons 3

SP 14 16 18 29-77
SG 10 11 14 26-81

Saints lead by 20, but lose to Augusta 79-74

The St. Patrick Saints had a 20 point lead in the second half but lost 79-74 to the Augusta Panthers in Augusta last night. Augusta junior Colton Fraysure scored 21 of his game-high 31 points in the fourth quarter. Ryan Gallenstein was St. Patrick's leading scorer with 16 points. Stephen Mason and Lee Gallenstein scored 15 points apeice and Daniel Yeary added 13 points. The Saints host Silver Grove Friday night.

SP (1-4) Yeary 13, Thomas 2, R. Gallenstein 16, Mason 15, L. Gallenstein 15, Burton 3, Jodrey 6,
Newman 4
A (1-4) Kiskaden 4, Fraysure 31, Thorpe 14, Moore 12, J. Kelsch 12, Appelman 4, Hamilton 2,
Gibbs 5, Linville 2, T. Kelsch 3

Saints get first win- over Deming 72 63

Stephen Mason scored 27 points to lead the St. Patrick Saints to their first win of the season- a 72-63 road victory over the Deming Black Devils. Lee Gallenstein scored 18 points and Ryan Gallenstein added 13 points. St. Patrick plays at Augusta Saturday night.

SP (1-3) Mason 27, L. Gallenstein 18, R. Gallenstein 13, Jodrey 8, Newman 2, Yeary 2, Thomas 2
D (2-1) L. King 22, K. King 12, Pilosky 12, Caldwell 8, Schlach 5, Stitt 2, Collins 2

Saints lose to Pendleton Co. 90-75

The St. Patrick Saints lost to the Pendleton County Wildcats 90-75 Saturday in the Fourth Annual Coach Jim Connor Tournament at Thomas More College. The Saints led 9-2 early in the game. Pendleton County led by as many as 20 in the third quarter. St. Patrick cut the deficit to seven, but could get no closer. Stephen Mason led St. Patrick in scoring with 24 points. Ryan Gallenstein scored 17 points and Daniel Yeary added 10 points. St. Patrick plays Deming in Mt. Olivet Wednesday night.

SP (0-3) Mason 24, R.Gallenstein 17, Yeary 10, L.Gallenstein 6, Jodrey 5, Slack 5, Thomas 4, Newman 2, Burton 2
PC (2-1) Cooper 24, Greene 23, Farrell 13, Monroe 9, Valentine 8, Walsh 4, Crozier 3, Jones 2, Rering 1

(Edited to correct score.)

Saints lose to Bracken County 80-65

The St. Patrick Saints lost their home opener to Bracken County 80-65 tonight. St. Patrick sophomore Ryan Gallenstein scored a game-high 27 points. Stephen Mason scored 12 points before fouling out. St. Patrick (0-2) plays the Pendleton County Wildcats at Thomas More College Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

SP 11 16 14 24-65
BC 16 19 20 25-80

Stephen Mason scores 1,000th career point

St. Patrick senior Stephen Mason scored his 1,000th career point in the Saints' 82-74 season-opening loss to the Nicholas County Bluejackets Monday night in Carlisle. The Saints play their home opener Friday night against the Bracken County Polar Bears.

(Photo credit: Michele Mosler)

Lady Saints and Saints earn berths in regional soccer tournaments

The St. Patrick Lady Saints and Saints won semifinal games in the district soccer tournaments last night and earned berths in the regional tournaments. The Lady Saints beat Walton-Verona 4-1 and will play Grant County in the championship game of the girls' 23rd District tournament tonight at 7 o'clock at Grant County. The Saints shutout Walton-Verona 4-0 and will play Grant County in the championship game of the boys' 23rd District tournament Thursday at 7 p.m. at Pendleton County. Cody Burton scored two goals and had an assist. Edward Jimenez had a goal and an assist. Zerubabel Oluweremi scored a goal. Brian Flores and Payne Stanfield each had an assist. Goalkeeper Stephen Mason got the shutout.