Nelson County

Boyle County picked up its 20th win of the season Saturday, getting a three-hitter from Cheyenne Brumbaugh in an 8-0 win over visiting McCreary Central. Brumbaugh struck out three and walked two. Tara Allen, Hayley Hellyer, Emily Woolum and Kylee Talbott had two hits each. Boyle (20-13) got all of its scoring out of the way in the third and fourth innings. In the third, Hellyer and Woolum were on base when Emily Donlon's hit was misplayed by McCreary's third baseman, eventually allowing all three runners to score.

Dear Editor, I would like to thank Davis Brown for his effort in helping the Danville baseball team this past weekend in our Danville Arby's Invitational. Davis helped with coaches, bus drivers and fans from the three teams (Kentucky Country Day, Nelson County and North Oldham) to relay important information such as parking, rest rooms and where to sit. Davis also worked with the press box and obtained rosters and lineups. When a parent from Nelson County asked about area shopping, Davis quickly gave her directions and offered his cell phone if she needed to call.

Boyle County fell behind 7-0 after the first two innings Tuesday and could not recover in a 10-5 loss to visiting Nelson County. "Give Nelson County credit. They came out on fire and hit it around those first couple innings," Boyle coach Chris LeMonds said. Kendra Ross hit her first home run of the season and had two hits. Emily Donlon also had two hits each to lead Boyle, and Tara Allen, Molly Selby, Hayley Hellyer and Hailey Glasscock each had a hit. Cheyenne Brumbaugh struck out two and walked four over 3 1/3 innings to take the loss, Lindsey Edwards came on in relief and gave up one run in 2 2/3 innings.

The Boyle County girls won their division in the inaugural Danville/Boyle County Invitational on Saturday at Kentucky School for the Deaf. Laura Edelen and Maddie Larson won two freestyle races each for Boyle, which also won one of the three relays. Larson won the 50- and 100-yard freestyle, while Edelen won at 200 and 500 yards. Both were also on the winning 400 freestyle relay team. Boyle finished 36 1/2 points ahead of Woodford County, which had beaten it by 15 points in a meet earlier last week.

Evan Hester went 6-1 and Louis Beto was 4-3 to lead the Danville wrestling team at the Region 2 Duals tournament Friday and Saturday at John Hardin High School. Hester, wrestling at 215 pounds, had wins over Josh Bowman of Nelson County, pinned Ryan Hughes of Anderson County, Jeremy Barr of Central Hardin and Kevin Malley of Fort Knox, beat Josh Bowman of Nelson County and Nick Noll of John Hardin, and had a forfeit. Beto, wrestling at 140 pounds, beat Russell Powlet of North Hardin, pinned Josh Mabrey of Nelson County and Mitchell Ceray of Forth Knox, and had a forfeit.

LEXINGTON - The George Rogers Clark High School girls' basketball team concluded play in the Lexington Catholic Holiday Classic on Sunday with an 83-35 loss to Louisville Mercy. The Lady Cards (3-6) went 0-4 in the tournament, but Clark coach Scott True said his team is learning by playing against better competition. "We're learning the lessons now," he said. "Hopefully it can pay off for us. " True said his team wasn't ready to play in the lopsided loss to the Jaguars.

The East Jessamine girls didn't were missing their floor general Tuesday night. That combined with poor shooting and low rebound totals dropped the Jaguars on the road against Nelson County to open the season, 56-36. Ashley Willoughby, junior point guard, was scratched from the lineup due to illness, Coach Ralph Sallee said. "We found out the day before Ashley wasn't going to be there," he said. "And we weren't able to make a quick adjustments. " The Jaguars were in the game through the first half, but the Cardinals pulled away in the third quarter, in large part due to East's inability to get shots to fall in. The team was 16-for-49 shooting on the night.

Andrew Yeast fired a 2-under-par 34 and Ward Dedman shot a 36 Wednesday to lead Mercer County to a 150-167 win over Western Hills at Bright Leaf Golf Course. The win clinched the Eastern Division championship of the Central Kentucky Conference for the Titans (5-2). "It was a great round today for our team, continuing our solid play from over the weekend," Mercer coach Jay Anderson said. "Andrew Yeast continues to play well and it is keeping him in the hunt for conference player of the year honors.

STANFORD - Cooler weather can't come soon enough for Larry French. August's oppressive heat has taken a toll on everyone, but the Lincoln County coach might be a little more eager than most to feel the chill of autumn. By the time fall finally arrives, French figures the Patriots will make far fewer mistakes. "We've just got to keep working and getting better, and hopefully by the time cool weather rolls around we'll be ready to play," he said. Until then, he'll have to sweat it out while the Patriots play a grueling early-season schedule.

Monday, Feb. 19 HIGH SCHOOL Boys Basketball Kentucky Country Day at Mercer County, 7:30 p.m. (WHBN-AM 1420) 45th District Junior Varsity Tournament at KSD: Finals, Boyle County vs. Garrard County, 5 p.m. Girls Basketball Somerset at Danville, 6 p.m. Southwestern at Boyle County, 7:30 p.m. (WRNZ-FM 105.1) McCreary Central at Lincoln County, 7:30 p.m. Mercer County at Nelson County, 7:30 p.m. Casey County at Adair County, 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20 COLLEGE Men's Basketball LSU at Kentucky, 9 p.m. (WRNZ-FM 105.1)