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Emmalynn Higdon

Lady Hornets off and running with three run rule victories!

Dwayne Wroe’s Lady Hornet softball team was back in action after winning 18 games in 2023. Hancock County began their 2024 campaign with a 16-1 win over the Owensboro Knights on Monday at Vastwood Park. The game was called after four innings due to the 15-run rule. Ella House had a big day at the…

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HCHS 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…

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Lady 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…

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Lady 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…

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Lady Hornets take runner-up trophy at 3rd Region tourney

The Lady Hornets did something no other fast-pitch team from HCHS ever has when they claimed the 3rd Region runner-up trophy at Morgantown Tuesday. Hancock County fell 12-2 to Daviess County in the tournament finals. “I knew we needed to play our best game because Daviess is a top-10 team in the state for a…

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House guns down runner at home; Roberts hits 2 homers

Ella House gunned down a runner at home plate and Hancock County came from behind to win 5-4 over Madisonville-North Hopkins during an exciting softball game at Vastwood Park Friday. It was the first game of a doubleheader. “That was a great hustle play by Ella House, to go get it and then throw a…

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McFarling, Staples lead varsity girls over Crittenden, 11-5

Ella Staples belted a home run and Hayley McFarling had two doubles and was the winning pitcher during an 11-5 win for the Lady Hornets over Crittenden County. The game was the first of two played at Vastwood Park Saturday. McFarling knocked in a run in the first inning before the Hancock County offense exploded…

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Lady Hornets win 3-2 over Trinity; Meade wins 12-4

Hancock County took the lead in the sixth inning then shut the door in the seventh during a 3-2 win over Whitesville Trinity at Vastwood Park Monday. It was the fifth win in a row for the (10-8) Lady Hornets softball team. “Lily Roberts pitched a good game and Adi Hurst came up with a…

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Staples, Hurst and Roberts all hit home runs at Breck County

Three Lady Hornet players hit home runs when Hancock County defeated Breckinridge County 9-6 on Monday in Hardinsburg. Ella Staples put HCHS up 1-0 when she belted a home run to center field in the first inning. The score remained unchanged until the fourth frame when Staples led off with a double then came home…

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Roberts strikes out 17 in All “A” tourney

Lily Roberts struck out 17 batters and Lauren Proctor had three hits when the Lady Hornets won 11-1 over McLean County in a semifinal game of the All “A” Classic regional tournament.  The game was played at Edmonson County Monday. Hancock County will play Owensboro Catholic in the championship game at Brownsville Thursday at 6:00…

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