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Hornets bow out in district tourney with loss to Meade

The Meade County Greenwaves hit 12 3-point baskets and pulled away over the final eight minutes to win 53-23 over Hancock County during the 11th District tournament at Brandenburg Tuesday. The Hornets finished the season with a record of 9-20. Meade moves on to play Breck County in the title game Friday at MCHS. Meade…

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Lady Hornets crush Apollo, fall at Meade

The Lady Hornets dominated from start to finish during a 61-36 win over the E-gals of Apollo on Jan. 17 at Owensboro. “This was a good team win for us,” HCHS coach Kevin Husk said. “We’ve battled sickness and injuries all year and this week we also dealt with a lack of consistent practice time,…

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Knights win rubber match 73-65

The Owensboro Knights grabbed a big early lead then held on for the win during a back-and-forth contest at HCHS. The two teams had met twice earlier this season with each squad winning one game. The Knights defeated the Hornets 73-65 in the rubber match Tuesday. The Knights came out hot like a house on…

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Remembering the past; Brandenburg tornado 1974

  Now that tornadoes seem to be more prevalent, it was not like that in 1974. They are mostly in this part of the country. I remember well that April 3rd day of 1974. I had heard reports of possible severe weather and although we heard thunder and saw lightening, nothing more transpired that day…

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Prime industrial site coming available in Hancock County

Earlier this year Big Rivers Electric Corporation started the process of dismantling the Kenneth Coleman power plant outside of Hawesville. The company shuttered the facility a few years ago, and made the decision to take the plant down shortly thereafter. “As of now, it will be late spring or early summer of 2022 before the…

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Lady Hornets claim 11th District championship

It ain’t over ‘til it’s over and The Lady Hornets proved that when they battled deep into the night to claim the 11th District championship. Hancock County took a 9-6 victory over Meade County in nine innings to win the crown at Brandenburg Tuesday. The two teams fought through a drizzling rain and Lady Hornets…

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Three hit home runs in win at Cannelton

Three Hornet players hit home runs and Hancock County won 13-0 at Cannelton in five innings Tuesday. Coach Brad Keown’s team improved their season record to 7-7 with the win. Cole Dixon led off the game with a double and he and Drew Lyday scored to give the Hornets a 2-0 lead. Dixon, Logan Willis…

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