Mercer County

Micah Miniard struck out 13 batters in a two-hitter Monday as Boyle County defeated Lincoln County 4-0 at Stanford to clinch the top seed for the 45th District Tournament. Miniard allowed two hits and six walks for Boyle (12-6, 5-0), which has a 2 1/2-game lead in the district standings. Casey Whittle hit a three-run home run and drove in all four of the Rebels' runs, Brady Wehmiller went 4 for 4 and Connor Blevins had two hits. Whittle's homer in the fifth inning off Lincoln reliever Zach Brown gave Boyle, which has won five of its last six games, a 3-0 lead.

One of Mercer County's most valuable players has learned the value of teamwork. John Ingram said it is one of the most important things he has learned during his time with the Titans and one of the most important factors in their back-to-back regional championship seasons and their drive toward a third straight title. And he said it is one of the most important reasons why he has been successful at Mercer, where he has been a starter for three-plus years. Now, as he nears the end of his career, Ingram says he has come to understand what a team can do when players are working together.

HARRODSBURG -- The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways, says the Deep Creek Road Bridge in Mercer County is eligible for relocation. The bridge was determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places by the Kentucky State Historic Preservation Office. The bridge is between Mackville and Harrodsburg near the Rose Hill community. The bridge over the Chaplin River was built by the Empire Bridge Co. in 1915. It is about 244 feet long and 11.5 feet wide.

LANCASTER - Mercer County might be starting to get its swagger back. Two straight trips to the state tournaments would be enough to give any team some confidence, and one Mercer player said that confidence has helped the Titans' offense get untracked as they approach a critical part of their schedule. Eight of the nine Mercer starters contributed to a 13-hit attack Friday in an 11-3 victory over Garrard County that gave the Titans their seventh win in eight games. The Titans are averaging 6.13 runs per game during their two-week run, which followed a 5-4 stretch that knocked them out of the top 25, and this was its highest run total in those eight games.

It was just a matter of quantity over quality for the Boyle County boys. The Rebels only won three events Friday, but took second in five events and had at least two scorers in eight 13 possible events to finish with 156 points, outlasting Mercer County (105) and Anderson County (102.5). But it may have been a costly night for the Rebels, as relay runner Tristen Morrow pulled up with a hip injury at finish line of the 400-meter relay. “He ran a fantastic 4-by-2 split, he cooled down, got a little tight, had to re-warm up and never got warm again.

HARRODSBURG - A man and the couple he was living with have been indicted by a Mercer County grand jury on additional charges alleging the rape of minor girls staying in the homes they all shared. Jordan S. Floyd, 22, was indicted last week for first-degree rape for allegedly using forcible compulsion to engage in sexual intercourse with a female in Mercer County between January and March of 2012.  Also indicted by the grand jury were Charles E. Hendrickson, 37, and June L. Hendrickson, 33, both of 452 Locust St., Lancaster, who were each charged with two counts of complicity to first-degree rape involving a child less than 12. Floyd and the Hendicksons were indicted last year on addtional rape and sodomy charges in Mercer County, and Floyd also was indicted on two counts of first-degree rape in Garrard County last week.

Lincoln County scored four times in the bottom of the fifth inning Thursday and went on to beat visiting Mercer County 5-2. Lincoln (8-11) only had four hits, one a double from Alyssa Meece, but took advantage of four Mercer errors. "We are still not hitting as well as I would like at this point in the season, but we played well enough defensively and got great pitching, and most of the time, that's enough to get a win,” Lincoln coach Kevin Bandura said. “(Mercer pitcher Megan)

The Mercer County boys swept doubles play to pull out a 6-3 win at Danville on Thursday. Jacob Crowell, Andrew Yeager and Nathan Sheehan won at singles and doubles for the Titans. Michael McChesney, Johnathan Durall and and Jake Rankin had singles win for the Admirals. Casey County 7, Boyle County 2 - At Danville, Casey swept singles play in a win over host Boyle. Skyler Wright, Taylor Leigh posted singles and doubles wins fof Casey. Girls Mercer County 9, Danville 0 - At Harrodsburg, Christy Ingram, Kennedy Thompson and Kyliegh Murray each posted wins at singles and doubles for the Titans in a sweep of Danville.