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Going up against a very good Boone County team on Monday night, the Colts were able to get a 3-0 win on senior night. “There was a lot of festivities and stuff, but we had a good game,” West coach Kevin Wright said. “A lot of times you don’t know how you’re going to come out with so many things going on.” Senior Samantha Chanda found the net for West in the 30th minute to give it a 1-0 lead that the Colts would carry for most of the first half.

Senior Chad Moberley's two goals propelled West Jessamine to a 2-0 win over Montgomery County on Tuesday night, but now the Colts (4-0) will have to play their next two matches without him. In the closing minutes of West's 2-0 victory, Moberley received his second yellow card of the night and was sent off. He must now sit out the next two game, Thursday's match against Mercer County and Saturday's match against East Jessamine. “... It's awful to lose him now with a red card,” West coach Brock Sutherland said.

The West Jessamine Colts quickly rebounded from Friday's regional loss to McCreary Central, hitting the hardwood at full gallop Tuesday to take a commanding 13-point first-quarter lead over Lincoln County. The visiting Patriots used a 13-0 third-quarter rally to whittle the deficit down to single digits, but the Colts slammed the door shut on Lincoln in the fourth, pulling away to claim a 62-47 win. “We've gotten off to a good start in three of our four games this year at home, so that gives us a lot of confidence,” said West Jessamine coach Damon Kelley.

West Jessamine freshman Fred Allen Meyer shot an even-par 70 at the Montgomery County Invitational on Saturday to lead the Colts to a first-place finish. Meyer also placed first as an individual. Connor Haas shot a 76 to tie for 15th,.Travis Rose was 7-over-par, placing 19th, and Jordan Wood carded a 78 to tie for 26th. West shot a combined 301, beating Dunbar by five strokes. The event was held at Mt. Sterling Golf Course and Country Club.

The West Jessamine boys soccer team went to Bowling Green over the weekend for the Purples Classic and chance to get some kind of momentum after starting the season 1-1-3. But the Colts came back with more of the same, one win, one lose and one tie. West opened up play with a 1-0 win over North Oldham on Friday. Adam Howard had the teams goal and Matt Hulsing picked up the assist. On Saturday, the Colts drew with host Bowling Green, 1-1. Wyatt Turner scored the goal on an assist from Billy Congleton.

Friday night’s season opener at Franklin County basically came down to two major baskets for the Colts: a layup for the Flyers with 45 seconds remaining, which gave them a 54-53 lead, and a missed three-pointer by Austin Dunn with 18 seconds remaining which would have given West a 56-55 lead. However, the missed three wasn’t the only opportunity West had to win the game that Franklin County took 57-53. A free throw that gave West a 53-52 lead with 3:06 remaining in the game was the Colts’ last basket of the night.

The West Jessamine boys' golf program is making a name for itself across the state and showing that the likes of KIT titles and state championships are no longer safe in the hands of private schools. At the Kentucky Invitational Tournament last weekend, the Colts defeated three-time KIT defending champion St. Xavier, which was going for its 20th KIT title overall. The win came in dramatic fashion as the two schools were tied at 298 after 18 holes and needed to go to a playoff to determine a winner.

In the battle of cross-town rivals, East Jessamine pulled out a 32-23 victory over West Jessamine on Friday night. The Jaguars never trailed in the game, taking an early 13-0 lead behind Seth Hunt, who ran in for two touchdowns in the first half. The Colts were able to put up 10 points in the second half to be down three at the half. Matt Carbol found Sean Donaldson on a 7-yard touchdown, and Matt Hulsing hit a 39-yard field goal as time expired. The two teams traded touchdowns to start the second half, but East maintained a narrow 25-23 lead.

West Jessamine baseball has a knack for drama. Monday's doubleheader sweep of Garrard County at home featured two wins that came with help from clutch batting in the bottom of the seventh inning. Game one's 5-4 win came on a single by sophomore Troy Merida that passed beyond the grasp of Garrard's right fielder, scoring junior Daulton Peters and freshman Tucker Greer. “We finally caught a break,” said West head coach Jody Hamilton. “We have not been catching many breaks lately.” The Colts held a 3-1 lead until the fifth when junior Jarred Jones allowed an RBI single up the middle and a sacrifice fly later in the inning that scored a runner from third.

West Jessamine baseball has a knack for drama. Monday's doubleheader sweep of Garrard County at home featured two wins that came with help from clutch batting in the bottom of the seventh inning. Game one's 5-4 win came on a single by sophomore Troy Merida that passed beyond the grasp of Garrard's right fielder, scoring junior Daulton Peters and freshman Tucker Greer. “We finally caught a break,” said West head coach Jody Hamilton. “We have not been catching many breaks lately.” The Colts held a 3-1 lead until the fifth when junior Jarred Jones allowed an RBI single up the middle and a sacrifice fly later in the inning that scored a runner from third.

The so called “West Way” broadened in meaning Wednesday with a trio of softball talent taking their skills and friendship to Asbury University. From the West Jessamine High School library, senior pitcher Ashley Brunty, catcher Kendall Anderson and outfielder Jessica Baker announced their intentions to take head coach Michelle Baker's 200 feet of defense to Wilmore. “Getting all three of them is going to be good for that program,” coach Baker said. The girls' signing came together just recently after the three took their visit to the Asbury campus, where they were quickly offered a scholarship by Eagles softball coach Samantha DeMartine.

There was tension at the plate and in the stands Tuesday as West Jessamine baseball earned a 2-1 victory over district foe Mercer County, obtaining a bye in the opening round of the 12th Region tournament. “It's a great win,” said West head coach Jody Hamilton. “It virtually means we got a chance to go to the region ... to sit and wait to see who we play the next day (as the No. 1 seed). " The Colts, who have recently been bringing their best stuff to the mound, needed three pitchers to get the job done against the Titans despite holding them to one run. Sophomore Maxx Mahon started, showing signs of what he produced in recent wins but struggled to find the strike zone.

West Jessamine and its pitching knocked off district foe Mercer County 2-1 on Tuesday. The district battle was full of drama with an error in the seventh placing a Titans batter on second while they were facing two outs. Junior Jarred Jones sealed the victory when forcing a groundout to senior short stop Tyler Adams, whose throw barely beat the runner to first. The Colts two RBIs came from juniors Jake Purkins and Drew Ward. Ward's single in the bottom of the sixth scored King from third base after he had swiped it and second en route to scoring.

Playing for a NCAA Division I-AA football program has its perks, some of which are translating to the football field at West Jessamine High School. One-time offensive and defensive coordinator Yancey Marcum, entering his first season as head coach of the Colts, is using connections from his alma mater, Youngstown State, to help take his team beyond where they've recently been. Last season, West's defense allowed the fourth-most points in class 5A with 426 given up on the season.

Nearly month and a half ago, West Jessamine softball opened its season with a nine error, seven-run loss to Garrard County, setting the tone for a 1-9 record through the season's first 10 games. Saturday, facing Garrard once again - this time in the Jaguars Classic at East Jessamine - the Lady Colts used momentum from consecutive victories (only time of the season) to outlast the Lady Lions 8-2. "I thought overall it was a good team win," said West head coach Michelle Baker. "These past few games our defense has been pretty solid and we've had pretty good days at the plate.

Coming in on a four-game winning streak that included a 24-run win and a scoring advantage of 54-6, the West Jessamine Colts have began taking the mold of a 32-6 team from last season. "I really like what we're doing," said West head coach Jody Hamilton. "This (past) weekend we scored a lot of runs and pitched pretty well ... I like us, we're young, so we got some time to get there. " On Thursday against 12th Region opponent Boyle County, the Colts continued their recent success with a 2-1 win in a game marred with errors.

Coming in on a four game winning streak that included a 24-run win and a scoring advantage of 54-6, the West Jessamine Colts have began taking the mold of a 32-6 team from last season. On Thursday against 12th Region opponent Boyle County, the Colts continued their recent success with a 2-1 win in a game marred with errors. Pitching for the Colts was sophomore Maxx Mahon who racked up an additional seven strikeouts days after throwing a no-hitter against Harrison County. The Colts movement on the base paths was aided by sophomore Troy Merida.

It isn't always the case that rivalry rematches end up being as big as their hype - see Ali vs. Frazier, Kentucky vs. Louisville, the Yankees vs. the Red Sox. Nine days after taking a 13-2 gut check at home by the bats of West Jessamine, East Jessamine found its own storybook pitcher that helped the Jags edge out the Colts on their own diamond, 3-1. “I saw an outstanding effort from (junior) Sam Hall on the mound,” said East head coach Kevin Clary. “He's a great competitor, had command of the strike zone; he had command of all three of his pitches ... He just went after it.” Hall, who went the distance for East on Thursday, also found the mound against West on April 9 in the Jags' loss, pitching one inning of relief in which he allowed four hits and four runs.

East Jessamine baseball showed just how quickly things can change after suffering a 13-2 defeat by rival West Jessamine nine days ago. Riding the pitching of junior Sam Hall, the Jaguars staved off the scrappy Colts' late advance to claim a 3-1 victory. "I saw an outstanding effort from Sam Hall on the mound," said East head coach Kevin Clary. "He's a great competitor, had command of the strike zone; he had command of all three of his pitches ... He just went after it. " Hall struckout only two Colts, but his mixed bag of pitches created many opportunities for his infielders to get textbook groundouts.