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Lady Hornet rally falls short to Daviess; girls win at Cannelton
Daviess County took the lead in the second quarter then held off a comeback challenge by Hancock County to win 54-43 during a girls varsity game played at HCHS Tuesday. Alexis Gay paced the Lady Hornets with two baskets including a conventional 3-point play and the home team led 7-4 early on. The Lady Panthers…
Read MoreHenderson wins in HCHS Lady Hornets opener
The HCHS Lady Hornets varsity began their season with a game against Henderson County Tuesday night at the high school. The Lady Colonels, who made the final four in the girls state tournament last year, took control in the third quarter and went on to win by a final score of 76-50. “Henderson is a…
Read MoreLady Hornets fall to Breck; sweep doubleheader
Three Breckinridge County Lady Tigers belted home runs during a 10-4 win over Hancock County in a district contest at Vastwood Park Tuesday. A 2-run hit by Ella House gave the Lady Hornets the lead in the first inning, but Breck’s Raelyn Adkisson replied with a 2-run home run in the second. A solo homer…
Read MoreHCHS Girls sweep doubleheader, fall to Butler in home run fest
The Lady Hornets swept both games of a doubleheader at Oldham County High School in LaGrange Saturday. Ella Staples hit home runs in each game. “These were good wins,” HCHS coach Dwayne Wroe said. “Oldham is ranked in the top 20 in the state and New Albany beat them in the first game of…
Read MoreLady Hornets win big on spring break trip to Florida
Lily Roberts and Gracie Gaynor hit home runs and the Lady Hornets won their fifth game in a row when they defeated Caverna 15-2 at Ft. Walton Beach, Florida Monday. Roberts blasted a 2-run homer in the first inning and Gaynor followed a short time later with a 3-run bomb. Hancock County added runs in…
Read MoreLady Hornets beat Tell City 15-0
Gracie Gaynor belted a home run and the Lady Hornets offense produced 15 hits during a 15-0 win over Tell City at Vastwood Park Tuesday. The game was called after four innings due to the run rule. Hancock County (5-2) took a 3-0 lead in the first inning on RBI hits by Ella Staples and…
Read MoreHCHS Lady Hornets’ season ends at district tournament
The Lady Hornets season came to an end with a 70-57 loss to Breckinridge County in an opening round game of the 11th District Girls Basketball Tournament Monday at Cloverport. Hancock County finished the season with a record of 18-12. “It’s tough to fall short of making the region tournament. With that said, I couldn’t…
Read MoreHCHS Lady Hornets splash 10 triples on “Senior Night”
The Lady Hornets took charge from the get-go and won by a final score of 55-33 over Grayson County on Senior Night at HCHS Friday. Hancock County hit 10 3-point baskets for the game. Lily Roberts and Bailey Poole lit up the gym from beyond the arc in the first quarter. Roberts knocked down three…
Read MoreHCHS Lady Hornets fall by 2 points at Breck; will face same team at district
Hancock and Breckinridge counties played in a preview of the upcoming district tournament when the Lady Tigers won 54-52 over the Lady Hornets at Harned Friday. “We struggled early on to rebound and to stop them in transition. I really did like how we fought our way back in it at the end of…
Read MoreHancock County Lady Hornets beat Madisonville in barn burner at HCHS
The Lady Hornets entertained the crowd at HCHS with a thrilling, 51-47 barn burner win over Madisonville-North Hopkins Monday. Hancock County (15-10) took control early on with Bailey Poole and Ella House leading the way. Poole scored three 3-point baskets while House connected inside and hit 6 of 6 shots from the line. The result…
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