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 three-peat as XC Region champions

The Mason County Lady Royals are cross country region champions for the third straight year. The Lady Royals won the Class 2A Region 6 Championship today at the Mason County course. Mason County sophomore Julia Woods was the runner-up in a time of 20:23.99. Three other Lady Royals also medalled- sophomore Valerie Rice (6th place, 21:23.71), eighth grader Cara Woods (7th place, 21:32.83) and eighth grader Sierra Anderson (10th place 22:02.94). Fleming County finished second, East Carter third and Russell fourth. The top four teams advance to the state meet next week. East Carter freshman Macy Dyer was the individual region champion in a time of 20:03.59.

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

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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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.

Lady Royals 1st, Royals 2nd at Fleming County All-Comers

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

• Katie Redmond, girls' 100 meter dash;
• Valerie Rice, girls' 400 meter dash;
• Iretta Carpenter, girls' 100 meter hurdles and the girls' 300 meter hurdles;
• Raylee Kirkland, girls' pole vault;
• Seth Adkins, boys' 100 meter dash;
• Girls' 4x100 meter relay;
• Girls' 4x200 meter relay;
• Girls' 4x800 meter relay;
• Boys 2x200 meter relay;

Here is a link to the complete results.

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. girls' 4x400 meter relay team sets school record

The Mason County girls' 4x400 meter relay team of Valerie Rice, Madison Paver, Iretta Carpenter and Ashley Deatley set a school record (4:46.77) and won the race at the indoor meet Saturday at the US Bank/Mason County Schools Indoor Athletic Facility. Mason County finished fifth in the girls' high school meet, 11th in the boys' high school meet, second in the boys' middle school meet and third in the girls' middle school meet. Mason County will host indoor meets the next two weekends. Here are links to the results of Saturday's meet:

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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.

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.)

Myers and Rice have Top 10 finishes in Meet of Champions

Mason County senior Jim Myers finished 8th in the boys' Class AA race (17:53.71) and Mason County sophomore Valerie Rice took 10th place (22:07.92) in the girls' Class AA race at the KTCCCA Meet of Champions at Masterson Station Park in Lexington.