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Carolina Jones wins 300 hurdles at regional meet
The HCHS track teams competed in the Region 2 meet at Green County Saturday. The Hancock County boys team placed fourth. The girls were seventh. “We did better in some events than we expected and worse in others. That’s the way it goes in the post-season,” HCHS coach Wes Meserve said. Carolina Jones was the…
Read MoreMeserve medals as four compete at middle school state
Four local athletes qualified for and competed in the KTCCCA Middle School Indoor State Championship at Louisville last weekend. Eighth grader Emmitt Meserve earned a medal when he placed third in the triple jump competition. Meserve delivered a leap that covered a distance of 32 feet, 4.25 inches. Egli Brooks of Beaumont won at…
Read MoreHancock Native Tom Madden, Hearing Examiner for the Ohio State Medical Board
Tom Madden (46), originally from Hancock County and a 1994 graduate of HCHS, is an attorney in Mount Sterling, Ohio, and is currently a Hearing Examiner for the State Medical Board of Ohio. “I’ve always been interested in what Dad (Paul Madden, Sr.) did,” he said. “I knew, fairly early, that I wanted to be…
Read MoreHCHS Girls take runner-up at cross country regional
The HCHS girls cross country team took the runner-up trophy during the Region 2, Class 1A championships held at Thomas Nelson High in Bardstown Saturday. It was a fiercely competitive battle among the three top teams. Green County won the title with 52 points, while Hancock County and Owensboro Catholic were close behind with 56…
Read MoreFootball playoffs; Hornets and Rebels clash Friday night
The football playoffs begin Friday night and the Hornets go on the road to Elkton to take on the Todd County Central Rebels. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00pm. Friday’s contest is a rematch from a game played here on Oct. 22 in which the Hornets lost 20-14 to Todd County. Hancock County led 14-0 before…
Read MoreGirls take runner-up at Region cross country meet
The HCHS girls cross country team placed runner-up during the Region 2 meet at Greenville Saturday. “Every girl (from Hancock) ran their season or career best at the regional meet. They’re all peaking at exactly the right time,” Hancock coach Wes Meserve said. The race was a battle between Hancock’s 8th grader Izzy Ross and…
Read MoreRoss, Kratzer win titles at region track meet
The HCHS track & field teams competed in the Class A, Region 2 meet at Green County Monday. The girls placed 5th, while the boys were 12th. Isabella “Izzy” Ross won the girls 1600 meters by seven seconds over her nearest competitor. Ross’ time was 5:47. Juliana Nevitt was 10th in 7:01. Alex Kratzer won…
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