Skip to content

Ellen Meserve

Meserves qualify for Junior Olympics

The Meserves represented Hancock County well again when they all qualified for the Junior Olympics during the national youth championships hosted by the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Saturday. The race was held at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park in Louisville. Ellen Meserve, a 6th grader, competed in the girls 11-12 year old…

Read More

HC Middle School girls battle with McLean County

McLean County used a 14-3 second quarter run to take the lead during a 38-20 win over the Lady Hornets 8th grade team at HCMS Monday. Hancock County held the early lead behind the play of Jaylee Johnson and Ansley Chappell. The 8th graders scored four points each to give the Lady Hornets an 8-7…

Read More

HCMS 7th grade girls win 29-24

  Ellen Meserve had a career high scoring night to lead the Hancock County 7th grade girls to a 29-24 win over St. Mary’s at Whitesville Tuesday. Four Lady Hornets scored in the opening quarter which resulted in a 7-3 advantage. St. Mary’s battle back to win the second frame and the game was tied…

Read More

HCMS 8th grade girls win 31-5

The HCMS Lady Hornets 8th grade basketball team dominated the second half of play during a 31-5 win at Cloverport Monday. Jaylee Johnson and Ellen Meserve both scored baskets for Hancock County in the opening quarter and the Lady Hornets never trailed after that. HCMS led 4-2 after one. Ansley Chappell took the lead offensively…

Read More

Meserve wins cross country race for Hancock

Emmitt Meserve won the two mile cross country race for Hancock County while several other local athletes placed well during an all comers meet at Noble Park in Paducah. Meserve won by 28 seconds over his nearest competitor. He completed the course in 11 minutes, 44 seconds. Hancock County’s Henry Proctor placed sixth in 12:50…

Read More

Cross country teams compete in big meets

    Hancock County athletes competed in the Daviess County Invitational cross country meet at Yellow Creek Park in Owensboro Saturday. Izzy Ross placed 59th in a time of twenty-two minutes, thirty-three seconds in the 5k race. Juliana Nevitt was 156th in 25:45 and Alivia Bernardi 167th in 26:23 as 200 runners competed. Morgan Kobylinski…

Read More

Hancock County Cross country teams battle as Meserve wins middle school race

The HCHS cross country teams raced in the Madisonville Classic Saturday at Madisonville. Middle school and elementary runners from Hancock County also competed. “I expected our kids to struggle a little because our toughest workouts so far coincided with our hottest week in a long time,” HCHS coach Wes Meserve said. “But we aren’t training…

Read More

Track athletes break records at indoor state meet

By Steve Wimmer Athletes from Hancock County competed in the KTCCCA (Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association) Indoor State Championship in Louisville Sunday. Local runners and throwers set school records and gave personal best performances during the event. “I was very pleased with how we did at the meet,” coach Wes Meserve said. “It…

Read More

Runners compete in Meet of Champions

The Hancock Country cross country teams competed in the Meet of Champions at Bourbon County Park in Paris, KY Friday. HCHS coach Wes Meserve said that his runners placed well against some of the top competition in the state. Times were not  as quick as usual due to the large number of hills. Izzy Ross…

Read More