Brooke Perkins promoted to head swim coach at Mason County

After serving as an assistant swim coach at Mason County High School for the past five seasons, Brooke Perkins has been promoted to head coach of the Royals swim team.

Perkins is a graduate of Olympic High School in Silverdale, Washington. She was the captain of the girls' varsity swim team.

Perkins earned an associate degree at Maysville Community and Technical College.

She and husband, Gavin Perkins, have two children, Cassidy, a 2024 graduate of Mason County High School, and Wyatt, a rising sophomore at Mason County.

Colin Faris named assistant coach for the UK swim and dive teams

Former St. Patrick and University of Kentucky swimmer Colin Faris is returning to UK as an assistant coach for the swim and dive teams.

Faris was the 2007 state champion in the 50-yard freestyle his senior season at St. Patrick. He set a new state record time in the event with a time of 20.77 seconds.

Faris was a team captain at Kentucky in 2011, his senior season. He was a member of the 200-yard freestyle relay at the 2009 NCAA Championships and qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials in the 50-meter freestyle.

Faris returns to Lexington after serving as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Louisville.

Two Mason County relay teams medal at Region 8 swimming meet

Mason County's two boys relay teams medaled at the Region 8 swimming meet over the weekend.

The 400 yard freestyle relay team of Cole Wright, Declan Thomas, Kaden Kimble and Caiden Doyle took 7th place with a time of 4:03.65.

The 200 yard freestyle relay team of Wright, Declan, Doyle and Cooper Rolph finished in 9th place with a time of 1:47.00.

The girls' 400 yard freestyle relay team of Delana Rigg, Marisha Marshall, Madalyn Branham and Kassidy Perkins finished 12th in the consolation final with a time of 2:19.12. 

The Mason County boys finished 9th and the girls 11th in the team rankings.

Region 8 includes the Lexington schools, Scott County, Great Crossing, Montgomery County, Bourbon County and George Rogers Clark.

Mason County swimming team

Here is the Mason County High School swimming team schedule:

December 6  MSU Rowan County 5:30 p.m.

December 7 GRC College Park 5:30 p.m. 

December 11 Ashland YMCA 5:30 p.m. 

December 20 MSU Rowan County 5:30 p.m. 

January 11 Montgomery County 5:30 p.m.

January 15 Ashland YMCA TBA

January 17 MSU Rowan County 5:30 p.m.

January 18 GRC TBA

January 24 MSU Rowan County 5:30 p.m.

February 3-4 Regionals Barboursville TBA

Royals swim team wins Rowan County meet

The Mason County Royals swim team won the Rowan County meet Tuesday night.

The Royals finished with 85 points. The Rowan County Vikings finished in second place with 51 points. 

Mason County also won a meet in Morehead on December 3.

Colin Faris is a volunteer assistant swim coach at UofL

Former St. Patrick and University of Kentucky swimmer Colin Faris is a volunteer assistant swim coach at the University of Louisville.

According to his LinkedIn page, Faris, a Senior/National Coach at Cardinal Aquatics, began the coaching position at the University of Louisville in August. 

Faris was the 2007 state champion in the 50 yard freestyle his senior season at St. Patrick. He set a new state record in the event with a time of 20.77.

Mason County swim team sign-ups underway

Sign-ups for the Mason County High School swim team are underway.

Coach Corey Wright will be at the high school for sign-ups during the powder puff game Friday afternoon.

A sign-up sheet will also be in the high school office until Wednesday, September 15.

KHSAA approves dates for basketball, competitive cheer and swimming, and a change in the volleyball state tournament

 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control today set October 26 as the first day of practice for basketball teams. That's 11 days later than the normal date. 

The basketball regular season will begin on the originally scheduled date of November 23. No changes were made in the postseason dates for basketball.

Competitive cheer practice will begin on September 21, and regular season swimming competition will begin on November 16, one week later than originally scheduled.

The Board of Control also approved a change in the state volleyball tournament. Instead of having all 16 region champions playing in one location, there will be a semi-state round with eight regions competing in each of the two semi-state areas.

A good start to the season for the Mason County swim team

The Mason County boys took fourth place and the Mason County girls finished in sixth place in their opening swim meets of the season Tuesday night at Morehead State University.

Three Mason County swimmers set personal records: Cole Wright in the 50 freestyle at 27.62, Caiden Doyle in the 100 freestyle at 59.13 and Cooper Rolph shaved 13 seconds off his best time in the 50 freestyle at 34.06.

Mason County swim team opens season tonight

The Mason County High School swim team under first year coach Corey Wright opens the season this evening in the Rowan County meet at Morehead State University.

Schedule
Nov. 26 at Morehead State University (Rowan County meet) 6 p.m.
Dec. 12 at Morehead State University (Rowan County meet) 6 p.m.
Jan. 7    at Morehead State University (Rowan County meet) 6 p.m.
Jan. 8    at Paris YMCA 6 p.m.
Jan. 11  at Scott High School 10 a.m.
Jan. 16  at Morehead State University (Rowan County meet) 6 p.m.
Jan. 23  at Morehead State University (Rowan County meet) 6 p.m.
Jan. 28  at Scott High School 6 p.m.
Feb. 7-8 at University of Kentucky (Region meet) TBA

Boys Roster
Cole Wright, Freshman
Caiden Doyle, Freshman
Karson Manning, Freshman
Connor Sears, Junior
Declan Thomas, Freshman
Cooper Rolph, Freshman
Jace Moore, Freshman
Braxton Malone, 7th Grader

Girls Roster
Cassidy Arrasmith, Freshman
Emily Roush, Junior
Izabella Martinez, Freshman
Sydney Lilley, Junior
Marclla Gifford, 8th Grader
Kassidy Perkins, 8th Grader

Mason County swim team schedule

November 21 Rowan County
December 1 Rowan County
December 12 Rowan County
January 17 Paris
January 30 Rowan County
February 9-10 Regional Tournament

Colin Faris wins 50-free and is on winning 200-free relay team

University of Kentucky senior Colin Faris of Maysville won the 50-free (20.50) and teamed up with David Sanders, Stephen Wimmer and Chip Aplin to win the 200-free relay and set a Keating Aquatics Center record (1:22.39) Saturday at the University of Cincinnati. Faris took second place in the 100-free (46.15). UK's men's team beat Cincinnati 206-75, but lost to Virginia Tech 197-99. It was the final meet of the regular season for Kentucky.

Colin Faris to compete in NCAA Swimming Championships

University of Kentucky sophomore Colin Faris will compete in the NCAA Men's Division I Swimming Championships March 26-28 at College Station, TX. Kentucky's 200 free relay team was invited to the championship. Faris led off the relay with a time of 19.88 at a Tennessee Last Chance meet two weekends ago. Because the relay was invited, Faris can compete in the 50 free since he already had a "B" cut.

Colin Faris had three career-best times at SEC Championships

University of Kentucky sophomore Colin Faris of Maysville had three career-best times at the 2009 Southeastern Conference Championships last month at Auburn:
- 20.02 in the 50-freestyle preliminaries (7th all-time at UK)
- 44.26 in the 100-freestyle preliminaries ( 8th all time at UK)
- 1:42.64 in the 200-freestyle preliminaries.
The Kentucky men finished ninth overall in the SEC Championships.

Nelson and Ford State Champions

Two members of the Limestone Family YMCA swim team-Nicholas Nelson and Maggie Ford (in the photo)- won state titles at the 2008 KYCSL State Swimming Championships held at the Ashland Area YMCA over the weekend. Nelson won the boys' 8 and under overall championship. Ford won the girls' 9/10 overall championship. They both won all four of their individual races. Amanda Miller was second in the girls' 15/18 age group, and Russell Rigg was second in the boys' 13/14 age group.

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Amanda Miller Qualifies for State Swim Meet

Deming junior Amanda Miller finished second in both of her races in the KHSAA Region Four Swimming Championships and qualified for the State Meet next weekend in Louisville. Miller swam the 50 yard freestyle in 25.55, and the 100 yard breaststroke in 1:10.71.
St. Patrick freshman Russell Rigg was 8th in the 200 yard freestyle and 10th in the 100 yard backstroke. Miller and Rigg are members of the Limestone Family YMCA Stingrays swim team.

Rigg Qualifies for Region Finals

St. Patrick freshman Russell Rigg finished 8th in the 200 yard freestyle and 10th in the 100 yard backstroke at the KHSAA Region Four swim meet preliminaries last night at Scott High and qualified for the finals. The top 12 in each race qualify for the finals which are scheduled Saturday morning.

Four Stingrays Qualify for State Championships

Four members of the Limestone Family YMCA Stingrays swim team have qualified for the

KYLSC State "A" Championships March 14-16 in Lexington. The qualifiers and their races include:

• Ty Alderman-50 free, 100 free, 50 back and 50 fly;


• Russell Rigg- 200 free, 100 back, 200 back and 400 individual medley;


• Morgan Cyrus-50 breast and 100 breast;


• Amanda Miller-50 free.

Nelson Leads Stingrays at Huntington

Eight year old Nicholas Nelson of the Limestone Stingrays swim team won eight races at the 39th Annual Huntington Winter Invitational in Huntington, West Virginia over the weekend. Nelson, competing in the boys' 7-8 age group won the 25 yard freestyle, 25 yard backstroke, 25 yard butterfly, 50 yard freestyle, 50 yard breaststroke, 50 yard butterfly, 100 yard freestyle and 100 yard individual medley. Amanda Miller won the girls' open 50 yard freestyle. Morgan Cyrus won the girls' 11-12 50 yard breaststroke. Several other members of the Stingrays had high finishes. Here is a link to the results.

Stingrays Fast at Paris Invitational

The Limestone Family YMCA Stingrays won 15 races last weekend at the Paris Invitational.
Russell Rigg, Michael Alderman and Maggie Ford each won three races.
Rigg won the Boys 13-14 100 Yard Free (59.20), the Boys 13-14 100 Yard Back (1:08.96) and the Boys 13-14 200 Yard Free (2:13.71).
Alderman won the Boys 11-12 100 Yard Free (1:05.55), Boys 11-12 50 Yard Free (27.77) and the Boys 11-12 200 Yard IM (2:45.98).
Ford won two individual races-Girls 9-10 100 Yard Free (1:13.54) and Girls 9-10 50 Yard Free (32.19). She teamed with Alexa Danner, Elizabeth Moss and Myrlot Silva to win the Girls 9-10 200 Yard Free Relay.
Kelsey Dillon had two wins- the Girls 11-12 50 Yard Fly (30.78) and the Girls 11-12 200 Yard IM (2:37.61).
Delvin Helvey won the Boys 9-10 Fly (44.03).
Myrlot Silva won the Girls 9-10 50 Yard Fly (37.73).
Amanda Miller won the Girls 15-18 50 Yard Free (26.61).
Clay Cyrus won the Boys 15-18 50 Yard Free (25.51).