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Today's Sports

  • Harrison Co. tennis teams to...

    The Harrison County High School boys and girls tennis teams will get their season into full swing beginning next week, March 24 through 27. Three straight road trips to open the 2008 schedule will take the team to Bourbon County on Monday, Paris on Tuesday, and Maysville St. Patrick on Wednesday. The first home match will be on Thursday and the teams will host Scott County.

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  • Baseball to begin March 24

    During last weekends blizzard-like conditions it might have been easy for the average person to look upon spring as only a fond memory of a bygone time. However, amid the ice and snow, several of Harrison Countys finest have been busy preparing for the ultimate sign of spring time in America: baseball.

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  • Fillies season ended by Lady...

    The 2007-2008 basketball season came to an end for the Harrison County Fillies (16-14) on Sunday in the semi-final round of the girls 10th Region tournament at Campbell County Middle School in Alexandria. The Mason County Lady Royals (24-8) used a 16-4 run over the last five minutes of play to advance over the Fillies, 60-47.

    On Feb. 15, the two teams met on the Hilltop and Mason County claimed a 65-43 win over the home-standing Fillies.

    Mason County led in Sundays contest for much of the first half, with the score being 12-10 in their favor after one quarter.

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  • Fillies explode into...

    The Harrison County Fillies (14-13) tore past the Nicholas County Ladyjackets (7-16) on the Hilltop Monday night to earn the right to play in their 14th consecutive district championship contest. The Fillies out scored Nicholas County 74-25 in the first round of the 38th District Girls Basketball Tournament.

    The Fillies picked up their first victory of the season over Nicholas County 58-24 on Dec. 4. On Jan. 25 in Carlisle, however, the Ladyjackets slipped by Harrison County 52-51.

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  • Breds shown early exit from...

    The Harrison County Thorobreds (9-15) came into the game a 14-point favorite but squandered an early 16-point lead Monday night on the Hilltop as they fell to the underdog Pendleton County Wildcats (6-20) in the first round of the 38th District Boys Basketball Tournament. The Wildcats came from behind to beat the Breds 70-68.

    On Feb. 2 the Breds hosted Pendleton County and took the win in a lopsided 61-39 contest.

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  • Sports Beat

    Indoor track season continues at UK

    On Saturday, Feb. 23, Coach Danny Simpson and a couple of Harrison County hurdlers traveled to the Nutter Center on the Lexington campus for the University of Kentucky High School Invitational Indoor Track Meet. This is an elite meet with only the best athletes accepted.

    We were fortunate to have two athletes accepted, said Simpson.

    Adam Fisher ran his best race of the season placing 20th with a personal record time of :09.50.

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  • Royalty takes his race to...

    Brian Royalty, a Cynthiana resident who has seen some success in stock car racing around Kentucky and in West Virginia, decided to branch out a bit last fall.

    He and his father/car owner/crew chief, Keith Royalty, headed for Hickory Speedway in Hickory, N.C., a track which bills itself as The Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars. Thats not an idle boast. A lot of the southern good ol boys have started or nurtured their careers at Hickory.

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  • Breds send 10 to state

    The 2008 high school wrestling season came to and end last week with the 2008 KHSAA State Wrestling Tournament being held Feb. 14 16 in the states capital at the Frankfort Civic Center.

    Harrison County was represented in the event by 10 wrestlers and ended up placing 15th in the overall team standings for the double-elimination tournament.

    This was a great team effort and it showed how well-balanced we were even without a 119 lbs. or 285 lbs. entry in the championships, said Harrison County coach Russ Riegel. We were a really good team.

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  • Breds cant spoil Cardinal senior...

    On Tuesday night the Harrison County Thorobreds (9-14) traveled to Winchester to attempt to crash the senior night celebration of the George Rogers Clark Cardinals (18-7). Instead of spoiling the fun, the Breds came home with a 75-47 loss.

    In the first quarter the Breds fell behind early 17-2 and could not find a way to get their offense started. Cardinals freshman Robbie Stenzel could not be stopped and scored 15 first quarter points to lead his team to a 23-8 lead going into the second.

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  • Fillies ground Bluebirds on...

    Prior to playing in their last regular season game on the Hilltop, four outstanding Fillies seniors were honored for their years of hard work and dedication to Harrison County basketball. Megan Bullock, Jessi Jett, Laura Kendall and Kacey Muntz were recognized along with their parents.

    After the Monday night celebration of their careers, Bullock and Jett each scored 12 points to lead the Harrison County Fillies (13-13) to a close 39-38 victory over the Ft. Thomas Highlands Bluebirds (16-9).

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