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The Danville volleyball team snapped a three-match losing streak Monday with a 25-23, 16-25, 25-23 win over visiting Berea. Donnesia Hunn led the team with two aces, and Cecily Allen and Jennifer Turpin each had four aces. Hunn, Sam May and Allen each had two kills, Hunn added 13 digs and May had seven digs for Danville (4-12-1). “We've lost a lot of close games this season. We are young, but learning what it takes to be successful in intense, close games,” Danville coach Abbe Milburn said.

Every Danville girl  got a win at singles and doubles Friday as the Admirals posted a 9-0 win at Berea. Jodi Gay, Mey Mey Kong, Meredith Frankel, Hannah Frankel, Grace Caudill and Fariha Siddiqui all had singles and doubles wins. Boys Mercer County 8, McCreary Central 1 - At Harrodsburg, the Titans swept singles play in a home win over McCreary Central. Rett Pigman, Josh Conover and Chris Fuller posted singles and doubles wins for Mercer. Friday's Tennis Results GIRLS Danville 9, At Berea 0 Singles No 1 - Jodi Gay def. Heidi Thacher 8-4; No. 2 - Mey Mey Kong def. Candace Elam 8-0; No. 3 - Meredith Frankel def. Emily Keyser 8-0; No. 4 - Hannah Frankel def. Alex Horn 8-1; No. 5 - Grace Caudill def. Karishma Day 8-4; No. 6 - Fariha Siddiqui def. Ruth Ramos 8-1 Doubles M. Frankel-H.

The Kentucky School for the Deaf girls fell behind by 18 points after the first quarter and lost 64-11 to visiting Berea on Wednesday. Charlotte Judge scored nine points, Kaley Vickers added two and Bianca Dubree had three of KSD's 14 rebounds. Berea (2-0) led the Colonels (0-2)¿18-0 after the first quarter and 42-2 at the half. “We just didn't find any flow offensively,”¿KSD coach Scott Johnson said. “But we improved, we shot 17 percent (5 of 28 shooting). But we had 28 turnovers.

STANFORD — A husband and wife from Berea were killed instantly in a head-on collision on U.S. 27 near the Garrard/Lincoln county line Friday night. Lincoln County Coroner Farris Marcum said Lavada G. Rowland, 48, and her husband, John K. Rowland, 48, both of 120 Chapel Road in Berea, were traveling north on U.S. 27 shortly after 10 p.m. when Brett Whittaker, 27, of Somerset, crossed the center line while traveling south, causing his pickup truck to collide with the Rowlands' Toyota Corolla.

Lincoln County scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning Tuesday to break open a close game and go on for a 6-1 win at Berea. Morgan Cooper, Gabby Gabriel, and Mary Beth Hogue each had two hits and Kellie Conley drove in two runs for Lincoln (2-0). Gabriel had another strong pitching performance, giving up two hits, walking five, and striking out 10 while giving up one earned run.  The Patriots led 3-1 before getting three runs in the seventh. Berea (0-1) got its run in the bottom of the fourth.

Garrard County won its second straight match Tuesday, pulling out a 25-16, 25-13, 25-27, 25-18 win against Berea at Lancaster. Garrard improved to 3-6; Berea is 0-3.

The Boyle County girls opened their season Tuesday with a 5-2 win at Berea. Boyle won all five singles matches, led by eighth-grader Anna Duncan, who had an 8-0 win at No. 1. Boys Berea 8, Boyle County 1 - At Berea, Tommy Toadvine got Boyle's only win against defending regional champion Berea at No. 6 singles. Tuesday's Area Tennis Results BOYS At Berea (B) 8, Boyle County (BC) 1 Singles No. 1 - Sam Jackson (B) def. Ben Kendrick (BC) 8-5; No. 2 - Steven Gadd (B)

The Casey County boys lost the top matches on the card but won the rest for a 6-3 victory over Berea in a battle of 12th Region title contenders Friday at Berea. Clay Cannon and Hunter Pierce each won singles matches, then teamed for an 8-6 win at No. 2 doubles for Casey, which lost at No. 1 doubles and Nos. 1 and 2 singles. Friday's Area Tennis Result BOYS Casey County (CC) 6, at Berea (B) 3 Singles No. 1 - Sam Jackson (B) def. Ryan Martin (CC)

Aloma June Barnes Earles, of Berea, formerly of Winchester, passed away on May 10, 2013. Born in Point Marion, Pa., on Nov. 3, 1927, she graduated from Berea Foundation School and Berea College. She worked as a school teacher and as a social worker, and in later life as a financial aid administrator for Berea College. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church, Winchester, and later of Union Church, Berea. Her life was centered on providing love and hospitality to family and friends, and she will be missed by many.

STANFORD - Nolan Sanders was simply looking for a good college, and he found one that will also give him the chance to play baseball. The Lincoln County senior is bound for Berea College, and he made his decision official during a signing ceremony on the field before the Patriots' game Tuesday against Washington County. He said he thought Berea might be the school for him, but he didn't give much thought to playing baseball there until his coach, former Berea assistant coach Brad McNew, set some things in motion.

Sanford Richardson, 88, husband of Goldie Richardson, died May 8. He loved to sing and preach. Additional survivors include his children, Connie and husband Paul Blythe, Donna and husband Phil Muncy, Sharon and husband Andy Vinson, Sandra and husband Jim Smith, and Kevia and husband Fred Jenkins; eight grandchildren, David and Jonathan Blythe, Jason Holloway, Chad McFry, Brandon Richardson, Chandra Jenkins, Travis Parsons, and Taylor Smith; and eight...

Collins-Sizemore Stanley and Vicki Collins of Nancy announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Collins, to Curtis Sizemore, son of Marty and Laura Sizemore of Richmond. The bride-elect is a 2007 graduate of Southwestern High School and 2012 graduate of Eastern Kentucky University. She is a reporter at The Advocate-Messenger in Danville. The groom-elect is a 2003 graduate of Madison Central High School. He is a firefighter at Madison County Fire Department.

The Garrard County boys swept three singles matches to defeat Boyle County 5-4 on Wednesday at Lancaster. Ethan Smith and Spencer Anderson of Garrard won a super tiebreaker 10-8 over Boyle's Ben Kendrick and J.T. Henderson to take the No. 1 singles match. Smith and Anderson also had the Golden Lions' only singles wins. Berea 7, Danville 2 - At Berea, Jake Rankin had singles and doubles victories for Danville's only wins. Girls Garrard County 5, Boyle County 4 - At Lancaster, Emily Major, Alexa Slone, Maria Moss and Braxton Sowder won the top four singles matches for Garrard in its victory over Boyle.

The Boyle County girls opened their season Tuesday with a 5-2 win at Berea. Boyle won all five singles matches, led by eighth-grader Anna Duncan, who had an 8-0 win at No. 1. Boys Berea 8, Boyle County 1 - At Berea, Tommy Toadvine got Boyle's only win against defending regional champion Berea at No. 6 singles. Tuesday's Area Tennis Results BOYS At Berea (B) 8, Boyle County (BC) 1 Singles No. 1 - Sam Jackson (B) def. Ben Kendrick (BC) 8-5; No. 2 - Steven Gadd (B)

Art is in. While alcohol sales seems to be the attracting factor for Kentucky's up and coming cities, art and culture cannot be overlooked when it comes to economic growth. That's what Berea Mayor Steven Connelly said during his visit Thursday to the Community Arts Center's “New Year, New Art” exhibition. Mary Beth Touchstone, executive director of the arts center, said Connelly was asked to visit because Berea is an example as to what Danville one day could be in terms of art and culture.

The beginning of a new year is exciting and inspiring because it feels like a fresh start, a blank page, an invitation to be and do better. The Community Arts Center is expressing this sentiment with “New Year New Art,” an exhibit featuring local artists and their newest works of art.  “This show starts the Arts Center off in 2013 with a great exhibit, involves multiple artists from across the state, gets artists to make new work, puts fresh...

Rudy Gayle Bicknell, 80, of Wilmore and Vero Beach, Fla., died Dec. 27, in Vero Beach. Born Aug. 2, 1932, in Panola, Madison County, Ky., the son of Ewey W. and Ethel Bicknell, he began a successful career in business soon after graduation from Eastern Kentucky University in 1955. The EKU College of Business recognized his entrepreneurial success by awarding him a distinguished-achievement award in 1984. He and his wife owned and operated farms in Jessamine and Estill counties.

Five players scored in double figures Friday night as the Centre College men defeated Berea 75-59 in their first game following an 11-day layoff. Both teams had identical field-goal shooting percentages in the first and second halves - Centre was 13 for 29, Berea was 12 for 28 in each half - but the Colonels didn't pull away until the second half, beginning to distance themselves from the Mountaineers with about 7 minutes remaining. “We started playing with more emotion, more energy and just had some big plays down the stretch, came up with some key stops and guarded Berea well,” Centre coach Greg Mason said.