Somerset

On Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, Valerie Smith and David Cantrell Sr. were united in marriage at Lake Cumberland in Somerset.   Valerie’s parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Omar (Barbara) Parish Jr. served as best man and matron of honor. The Rev. Alfred Lackey performed the wedding ceremony.   David has two children, David Cantrell Jr. and Mrs. Joseph (Beth) Riley and two grandchildren, Megan and Ben Riley.   Valerie has two daughters, Mrs. Charles (Whitney) Fuller and Mrs. Todd (Emily)

Boyle County bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 25-9, 25-9, 25-14 victory over Somerset on Thursday at Danville. Griffin Blevins had 12 aces and seven kills for Boyle (1-1), and Bailey Fowler had six aces and 14 assists.

Somerset got a pair of second-half goals Wednesday and knocked off Danville 3-1 in the Region 15-16 All “A” Classic at Somerset. “We went up against an experienced team tonight, and our inexperience showed a little especially on defense. Our weak-side marking was spotty at best,” Danville coach Michael Lauer said. “I expect that this will improve dramatically over the next few games.” Somerset (4-0) led 1-0 at the half, getting a goal in the 18th minute.

Meagan Smith of Danville ran a personal-best time Saturday and placed second in the Southern Harrier Classic at Somerset. Smith finished the 3.1-mile race in a time of 20 minutes, 12 seconds in just her third cross country race. “Meagan continues to improve each meet and learn something new each time,”¿Danville coach Chris Verhoven said. “She was disappointed to day, but she's learning new strategies and will only get better as a result.” The Danville boys were led by Austin Barringer.

LANCASTER — Garrard County coach Mark Scenters knows what Somerset will do Friday. He also knows the Golden Lions can’t let the Briar Jumpers get off to a big lead if they want to have a chance to upset Class AAA’s top-ranked team in their second-round playoff game at Somerset. “Somerset is a very good team and they play very hard and very well together,” Scenters said. “It will be important for us to play with a very high level of intensity and execution.

STANFORD - This was the kind of game Lincoln County needed going into district play. The Patriots jumped out to big leads in each game Thursday and capped off the regular season by downing visiting Somerset 25-9, 25-11, 25-19 on senior night. “We were real excited that we came in with the kind of energy we wanted to have and played well together as a team, and everyone filled thier roles,”¿Lincoln coach Amanda Massey-Wiles said. “It's a really good time for us to have a game like this going into the district tournament.” The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Patriots (13-14)

Danville suffered its second loss to Somerset in three days, falling 25-8, 25-12 on Monday at Somerset. Danville coach Scott Johnson said the Lady Admirals (1-18) had problems with Shemerisa Jones, who had 10 kills to star for Somerset (10-11). "That was pretty tough on us, but we saw some good things tonight. It was just not enough to get ourselves the win, but we did play well," Johnson said. Candice Taylor had two kills for Danville. Olivia Allen had two digs, Noelle Johnson and Prosperitie Andrew had one ace each.

SOMERSET - Somerset erased Lincoln County's early lead and pulled away in the second and third quarters for a 59-49 win Monday night. Lincoln (8-8) built an 11-4 lead in the first quarter but was outscored 42-22 from that point until the end of the third quarter, when Somerset (12-4) led 46-33. The Lady Patriots were still within three points at halftime, but Somerset outscored them 19-11 in the second quarter. Somerset's largest lead was at 54-37. Lincoln rallied to within seven points but got no closer.

STANFORD - Baseball fans had to do a double take when they looked at the scoreboard Monday after Lincoln pinch hitter Tyler Poynter banged out a grand slam home run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Was the scoreboard correct? Had the Patriots actually battled their way back from an 11-1 deficit to challenge Somerset 11-10? The answer to both questions was yes. Lincoln had almost erased the 10-run deficit with nine runs over the fifth and sixth innings, however, the Patriots came up short in the rally effort, falling 13-10 to the visiting Briar Jumpers.

Nick Serey pitched a complete game Wednesday as Danville won the 12th Region All “A” Classic for the 10th time in 11 years with a 6-3 victory over Somerset at Somerset. Serey outpitched Somerset ace Charlie Dishman to give Danville (12-6) the win in the All “A” regional, which consisted of a single game this season. The Admirals will host a sectional game in about two weeks, and the winner of that game will advance to the statewide All “A” Classic on May 4-5 in Lexington.

The George Rogers Clark softball team was shorthanded but came close to notching a victory over visiting Somerset Tuesday afternoon at Cardinal Heights. The Briar Jumpers broke a 1-1 deadlock with three runs in the top of the eighth and held on for a 4-3 win over the Lady Cardinals in Clark's only contest during spring break week. Both teams opened the eighth inning with a runner at second base as part of an international rule enforced during extra innings. Somerset crossed the plate three times, while Clark mustered a pair of runs on a double by Kolbi Mitchell in the eighth inning.

STANFORD - Things can change pretty quickly in postseason basketball - sometimes for the better, sometimes not. Three days after a sudden and dramatic reversal of fortune sent the Mercer County boys into the regional semifinals, another change sent them packing Friday night. Unable to replicate the performance that produced a dramatic first-round upset, Mercer saw its season end with a 58-48 loss to Somerset in a boys 12th Region Tournament semifinal at Lincoln County. The Titans couldn't score from the perimeter as they had done Tuesday in their victory over Southwestern, and they were reluctant to go inside against the larger Briar Jumpers.

SOMERSET - The Lincoln County girls took the first step toward defending their 12th Region title as they knocked off Somerset. The Lady Patriots jumped out to a 23-17 lead in the first quarter then struggled through offensive slumps in the second and third periods before making some adjustments and coming away with a 62-43 win over the Lady Briar Jumpers in the first round of the tournament Thursday at Pulaski County High School. “I talk to the girls all the time about a game being a lot like a puzzle, and that if the pieces don't fit together it makes things ugly,” Lincoln coach Cassandra McWhorter said.

SOMERSET - The Lincoln County girls took the first step toward defending their 12th Region title as they knocked off Somerset. The Patriots jumped out to a 23-17 lead in the first quarter Thursday night, then struggled through offensive slumps in the second and third periods before making some adjustments and coming away with a 62-43 win in the first round of regional tournament at Pulaski County. “I talk to the girls all the time about a game being a lot like a puzzle, and that if the pieces don't fit together it makes things ugly,” Lincoln coach Cassandra McWhorter said.

Tressia May Gilliland, 101, a resident of Port Saint Lucie, Fla., for 15 years, passed away Saturday, Feb. 16.  Mrs. Gilliland was born in Dewey, Okla., and moved to Port Saint Lucie, Fla. from Somerset. She was the widow of Orrin Gilliland.  Survivors include daughters, Joyce Rodigue and Edith Aardsma; sons, Skippy and Vernon Gilliland; a brother, Dr. Joe Elam; 14 grandchildren; and 25 great grandchildren. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. today (Feb. 21) at Woodstock Baptist Church in Somerset with Bro. Roger Taylor officiating.

STANFORD - Free throw shooting wasn't the only thing that hurt Boyle County, but in a one-point game, it was the most obvious. The Rebels had been reliable at the foul line all season, but they paid a dear price for missing most of their free throws Tuesday night. One free throw near the end of the game stood out, but any one or two shots prior to that might have made a difference in Boyle's 51-50 loss to Somerset in the boys 12th Region Tournament at Lincoln County. Boyle came into the regional with an area-best free-throw percentage of .733, and all five of its starters were shooting 60 percent or better.