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HARRODSBURG - Harrodsburg's Brooke Sheperson won at No. 1 singles here Monday as the Pioneers tied Russell County, 2-2. Harrodsburg's No. 1 doubles team of Jana Walker and Alex Renfro won in straight sets. Russell County (RC) 2 at Harrodsburg (H) 2 Singles No. 1 - Brooke Sheperson (H) def. Leann Dalton (RC) 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 - Brittany Meese (RC) def. Lauren Taylor (H) 6-4, 6-1. Doubles No. 1 - Jana Walker-Alex Renfro (H) def. Laura Eubanks-Kristen Kingrey (RC)

The Casey County boys won their first six singles matches and beat host Russell County 7-2 Monday at Russell Springs. Chad Jeffries, Kyle Jeffries, Kyle Terry and Brad Jeffries had singles and doubles wins for the Rebels. Casey County (CC) 7, at Russell County (RC) 2 Singles No. 1-Chad Jeffries (CC) def Cary Kingry (RC) 8-2; No. 2-Kyle Jeffries (CC) def Cody Womack (RC) 8-0; No. 3-Kyle Terry def. Michael Asche (RC) 8-2; No. 4-Brad Jeffries (CC) def. Hans Buerger (RC)

Russell County won two of three doubles matches Tuesday and went on to beat visiting Casey County 5-4 at Russell Springs. Justin Martin, Kyle Jeffries and Brad Jeffries had singles wins for the Rebels, which finished the regular season 15-4, and the duo of Justin Crowell and Kenny Padgett won at No. 3 doubles. At Russell County (RC) 5, Casey County (CC) 4 Singles: No. 1- Justin Martin (CC) def. Jesse Keaton (RC) 8-6; No. 2-Juan Carlos Cordova (RC) def. Chad Jeffries (CC)

STANFORD - Boyle County won both doubles matches to defeat host Lincoln County 3-2 Monday. CeCe Witten also won at No. 1 singles for Boyle. Jackie Rhinehart and Natasha Bianchi won singles matches for Lincoln. GIRLS Boyle County (BC) 3, at Lincoln County (LC) 2 Singles No. 1 - CeCe Witten (BC) def. Haley Hart (LC) 6-2, 6-3; No. 2 - Jackie Rhinehart (LC) def. Merana Jusufovic (BC) 6-2, 6-0; No. 3 - Natasha Bianchi (LC) def. Katie Layfield (BC)

STEARNS - The Casey County boys won four singles matches Monday and swept doubles to open the season with a 6-2 win over McCreary Central. Justin Martin, Chad Jeffries, Kyle Jeffries and Brad Jeffries had singles win for the Rebels. Danville 6, Russell County 1 - At Danville, Danville defeated Russell in a match shortened due to darkness. Sam Pollom and Chris Bright won at Nos. 2 and 3 singles and teamed to win the only completed doubles match. BOYS Casey County (CC)

The Casey County boys improved to 7-0 after rolling to a 9-0 win over McCreary Central Thursday at Liberty. Casey lost only three games in the match, getting 8-0 wins from Justin Martin, Waldy Freitas and Charlie Fox in singles play and from all three of its doubles teams. Garrard County 6, Russell County 3 - At Russell Springs, Garrard (6-0) remained unbeaten after winning five of six singles matches. Three of those matches were narrow victories, with Cory Horn and Justin Arndt winning 9-7 and Will Keeton winning 9-8. Pulaski County 8, Lincoln County 1 - At Somerset, the duo of Jordan Kelsey and Chase Padgett had an 8-3 win at No. 2 doubles for Lincoln County's only win in a loss to Pulaski County.

The Casey County girls won two singles matches and two doubles matches to edge Lincoln County 4-3 Monday at Stanford. Casey got wins from its No. 2 doubles team of Sarah Sidwell and Kara Spears and the No. 3 team of Lindsay Sheene and Meredith Coffey after splitting the four singles matches. Coffey and Sidwell earned Casey's singles wins, while Haley Hart and Hannah Gutenson won for Lincoln. Danville 3, Pulaski County 2 - At Somerset, Allison Baeker, Jenni Hawn and Jordan Beth Davis gave Danville a sweep of the three singles matches.

The Casey County girls came through on the road Tuesday, winning two of three doubles matches to edge Russell County 5-4 at Russell Springs. Brooke Ponder and Kim True earned an 8-6 victory at No. 1 doubles, and Livia Emrich and Allison Overstreet won 8-4 at No. 2. Singles: No. 1 - Brittany Meece (RC) def. Allison Overstreet (CC) 8-5; No. 2 - Brooke Ponder (CC) def. Kayla Johnson (RC) 9-7; No. 3 - Victoria Baker (RC) def. Kim True (CC) 8-2; No. 4 - Livia Emrich (CC) def. Samantha Smith (RC)

Jeff Ricker and Jacob Reynolds posted singles wins for host Danville Monday as the Admirals edged Russell County 3-2. Ricker beat Barton Hammond 6-0, 6-0 and Reynolds earned a 7-6, 6-2 win over Logan Antle. The No. 1 doubles team of Sam Pollom and Casey Maupin won in three sets to secure the victory for Danville. Boyle County 4, Lincoln County 2 - At Stanford, Boyle County swept singles play and won two of four doubles matches to post a road win over the Patriots.

The Danville girls lost just three games Thursday in posting a 9-0 win over visiting Madison Southern. McKenzie McAfee, Allison Baeker, Jordan Beth Davis, McKay Nelson and Madeline Salinas all had 8-0 wins for the Admirals. Casey County 8, Berea 0 - At Berea, Brooke Ponder and Allison Overstreet each had 8-0 singles wins to lead Casey over Berea. Harrodsburg 6, Russell County 3 - At Harrodsburg, Harrodsburg won two of three doubles matches, with Sky Shannon and Sagan Shannon winning the No. 1 match and Alex Renfro and Brittany Taylor winning at No. 3. Boys Harrodsburg 5, Boyle County 0 - At Danville, Daarik Gray and Jason Vaughn had straight set singles wins for Harrodsburg in a sweep of Boyle.

Ray Yarnell's childhood obsession revolved around airplanes. "I watched those Super Connies fly over the backyard when I was a kid," he recalled. "It was an old airliner ... it was a beautiful airplane. " The allure of the "wild blue yonder," didn't go away like many other childhood fascinations. Instead, it's carried over into his adult life. "I've been fascinated with all kinds of aviation since I was a little kid," Yarnell said. "I started, at one time, to get a pilot's license, but it just got too expensive, and I had to quit.

The Casey County boys won their first six singles matches and beat host Russell County 7-2 Monday at Russell Springs. Chad Jeffries, Kyle Jeffries, Kyle Terry and Brad Jeffries had singles and doubles wins for the Rebels. Casey County (CC) 7, at Russell County (RC) 2 Singles No. 1-Chad Jeffries (CC) def Cary Kingry (RC) 8-2; No. 2-Kyle Jeffries (CC) def Cody Womack (RC) 8-0; No. 3-Kyle Terry def. Michael Asche (RC) 8-2; No. 4-Brad Jeffries (CC) def. Hans Buerger (RC)

The Casey County girls came through on the road Tuesday, winning two of three doubles matches to edge Russell County 5-4 at Russell Springs. Brooke Ponder and Kim True earned an 8-6 victory at No. 1 doubles, and Livia Emrich and Allison Overstreet won 8-4 at No. 2. Singles: No. 1 - Brittany Meece (RC) def. Allison Overstreet (CC) 8-5; No. 2 - Brooke Ponder (CC) def. Kayla Johnson (RC) 9-7; No. 3 - Victoria Baker (RC) def. Kim True (CC) 8-2; No. 4 - Livia Emrich (CC) def. Samantha Smith (RC)

The defending 12th Region champion Boyle County girls lost their season-opening match to Russell County on Monday. Meanwhile, two Danville teams that finished second in the region last year posted opening-day victories over Wayne County. Girls Russell County 6, Boyle County 3 - At Danville, Brittany Maynard and Jenni Gramstad won singles matches, and Maynard and Kelsey Stillwell had the only doubles win. Singles: No. 1 - Brittany Meece (RC) def. Katie Larson (BC)

Russell County won two of three doubles matches Tuesday and went on to beat visiting Casey County 5-4 at Russell Springs. Justin Martin, Kyle Jeffries and Brad Jeffries had singles wins for the Rebels, which finished the regular season 15-4, and the duo of Justin Crowell and Kenny Padgett won at No. 3 doubles. At Russell County (RC) 5, Casey County (CC) 4 Singles: No. 1- Justin Martin (CC) def. Jesse Keaton (RC) 8-6; No. 2-Juan Carlos Cordova (RC) def. Chad Jeffries (CC)

I dropped by the Danville-Boyle County Humane Society Animal Shelter the other day to check out the kittens in the facility's cat room. I ended up meeting the king of the kennel. His name is R.C., and he's a celebrity at the shelter. I had seen him around on previous visits, but I had never had an official meeting. So I took a break from my kitten shopping while shelter executive director Dan Turcea scurried around the main building looking for him. While Turcea searched, I went into his office to wait.

The Danville girls lost just three games Thursday in posting a 9-0 win over visiting Madison Southern. McKenzie McAfee, Allison Baeker, Jordan Beth Davis, McKay Nelson and Madeline Salinas all had 8-0 wins for the Admirals. Casey County 8, Berea 0 - At Berea, Brooke Ponder and Allison Overstreet each had 8-0 singles wins to lead Casey over Berea. Harrodsburg 6, Russell County 3 - At Harrodsburg, Harrodsburg won two of three doubles matches, with Sky Shannon and Sagan Shannon winning the No. 1 match and Alex Renfro and Brittany Taylor winning at No. 3. Boys Harrodsburg 5, Boyle County 0 - At Danville, Daarik Gray and Jason Vaughn had straight set singles wins for Harrodsburg in a sweep of Boyle.

Garrard County's Will Keeton's 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 win over Russell County's Richardo Cordova gave the Golden Lions a 3-2 win over Russell County Monday at Lancaster. Philip Arndt and Jordan Denny also had singles wins for Garrard, which was coming off a title in the North Laurel Invitational last weekend. Danville 9, Pulaski County 0 - Danville posted three shutout victories en route to a 9-0 win over Pulaski. Jeff Ricker won the No. 1 singles match and Colton Mojesky won at No. 4 singles by 8-0 scores, as did the No. 1 doubles team of Sam Pollom and Chris Bright.

STEARNS - The Casey County boys won four singles matches Monday and swept doubles to open the season with a 6-2 win over McCreary Central. Justin Martin, Chad Jeffries, Kyle Jeffries and Brad Jeffries had singles win for the Rebels. Danville 6, Russell County 1 - At Danville, Danville defeated Russell in a match shortened due to darkness. Sam Pollom and Chris Bright won at Nos. 2 and 3 singles and teamed to win the only completed doubles match. BOYS Casey County (CC)

Tucked away in a shop on fourth street in Nicholasville, Brian Dunaway and David Turner are deep in conversation about blended nitromethane fuels, lap times and an upcoming national race in California. Sitting on the counter in front of them is Turner's ticket west: a one-eighth scale remote-control buggy. The R/C Pro Series is a national point-series league for the mini-vehicles, and Turner, along with Rodney Foley of Hazard, Ky., has qualified for the R/C Pro Series national race to be held in Sun Valley, Calif.