Mercer County

Skyler Wright, Taylor Leigh, Trent Rodgers and Justin Underwood each posted wins at singles and doubles Tuesday to lead the Casey County boys to a 6-3 win at Mercer County. Jacob Crowell and Andrew Yeager had singles and doubles wins for the Titans. Casey County (CC) 6, At Mercer County (MC) 3 Singles No. 1 - Jacob Crowell (MC) def. Hunter Pierce (CC) 8-4; No. 2 - Andrew Yeager (MC) def. Luke Salyers (CC) 8-6; No. 3 - Skyler Wright (CC) def. Josh Conover (MC) 8-3; No. 4 - Taylor Leigh (CC)

The No. 16 Mercer County boys knocked off two ranked teams this past weekend to capture the Colonel Classic at Bourbon County. On Sunday, the Titans, who have won eight straight and are 13-2-1, beat No. 11 Woodford County 3-1 in the championship game. In th 5th minute, Mason¿Angel connected with Landon Souder to put the Titans up 1-0. In the 19th minute, Souder scored again off a throw-in from Corey Brown. Seven minutes later, Souder assisted on¿Alex Bosse's goal to give Mercer a 3-0 lead.

HARRODSBURG - The Danville boys were in need of any sort of win, but this one helped them in more ways than one. Danville held off Mercer County down the stretch Saturday night for a 64-56 victory in the Farmers National Bank 12th Region Madness at Mercer. The Admirals halted a five-game losing streak by holding their ground in the fourth quarter after Mercer scored 10 straight points to wipe out most of their double-digit lead. Danville coach Andrew Zaheri said the fact that they withstood the Titans' best punch was a good sign for a team that he said has frequently been floored by such blows in his first two seasons.

Jay Anderson knows the Mercer County boys won't win a regional championship this year, and probably not next year either. But they're working on it. A Mercer team that has been young for years remains young and still isn't on the list of contenders for a regional title, but the Titans' coach said they're doing all the right things to put themselves in position to contend down the road. “We're getting prepared for when we get stronger,” Anderson said. That preparation continued Saturday at the Danville Invitational, where the Titans were far removed from the top of the leaderboard but were gaining valuable tournament experience.

Mother Nature forced the Mercer County girls to play twice Saturday, and the Titans came away with a pair of wins. Earlier Saturday, Mercer beat Collins 60-51 in the Tom Creamer Classic at Shelby County behind 36 points and nine rebounds from Cassidy Martin. In the nightcap, the Titans cruised past host East Jessamine for a 61-36 46th District win a game which was postponed Friday due to the weather. In the win over Collins, Heidi Huffman added 15 points, six boards, two steals and two assists.

HARRODSBURG - It may just be mid-December, but the Mercer County boys are facing one of the most important weeks of the season. The Titans have three 46th District games in the next week, and they got things going right Tuesday by outgunning visiting East Jessamine 87-77. Mercer was 10 of 29 from long range, and Blake Pennington led the Titans' 3-point assault with four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 27 points. Russell Sims scored 19 points, John Ingram had 12 point with six assists and Drew Davis added 11 for the Titans.

If the first face newcomers see at the door when moving to Boyle or Mercer County happens to be that of Beth Perros, the tone set for living in these communities will be nothing but positive. Perros has been a representative for the past year for Community Greeting Service, a company from Bowling Green in operation since 1946 that connects newcomers to a community with welcome packages promoting local business. But Perros has been a booster for the town she's called her own now for half her 52 years.

HARRODSBURG - WLEX-TV in Lexington is reporting that one person was killed and two others were hurt in a wreck in Mercer County Friday afternoon. According to WLEX , the accident happened at about 3:30 p.m. on Perryville Road near Harrodsburg. Alyssa Kelty, 17-year-old daughter of Mercer County Sheriff Ernie Kelty and a student at Mercer County Senior High School, was killed in the accident. Two others were injured in the accident and taken to a hospital, but no details are available on their condition.

Mason Stamm and Tyler Whitehouse hit home runs Friday and Danville closed out its regular season with an 11-4 win over Model on senior night. Stamm finished 2-for-3 and added a double and drove in three runs, while Whitehouse hit a two-run blast. Cole Phillips was 2-for-4, Kyle Lange drove in two runs and Chase Ransdell walked three times for the Admirals (23-13). “It was a good all-around game to finish the regular season on,” Danville coach Paul Morse said. “It was senior night and all eight seniors got to start.

HARRODSBURG - The first ever Arts 'N' Eats Art Hop is set for 5-9 p.m. Saturday on Main Street here. The event is presented by the Arts Council of Mercer County. Maps of participating businesses will be available at the ACMC Studio and Gallery at 120 S. Main St. Children under 12 will be able to make their own Kentucky Derby hat while there; prizes will be awarded. Participating businesses will host regional artists, each of whom are donating a piece of their artwork to a drawing in which attendees will be able to participate.