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HCHS Trackers battle against top teams

  The HCHS track & field teams competed in a tri-meet at Heritage Hills (IN) on 4-18. Boys results Alex Basham won the shot put with a throw of 43 feet, two inches. Basham was sixth in the discus at 88–9.5 with Hart Parker of Heritage Hills winning at 128–4. Ben Baker placed second in…

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Track; HCHS Girls 4×800 meter relay team wins

The HCHS girls track team competed in the March Madness Classic at the Mustang Stadium in Greenville Thursday. “We had a lot of outstanding performances,” Hancock coach Wes Meserve said. “Lexus Ralph led by example as a veteran senior with the top 400 meter time in our region and second fastest 200m times. She and…

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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…

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HCHS 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…

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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…

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Stephens and Ralph take second; Ross breaks 21

Hunter Stephens and Lexus Ralph both placed second during a cross country dual meet with Apollo at Panther Creek Park in Owensboro on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Stephens completed the 3K course in a time of 10 minutes, 54 seconds, while Emmitt Meserve was seventh in 11:43. Damion Basham ran 10th in 12:15, Griffin DeJarnette 11th…

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Cross country teams battle at Lincoln Trail

  The HCHS cross country teams competed in the Lincoln Trail Invitational at Hoosier Heights Country Club Saturday. Several Hancock County athletes had career best performances. “All of our boys and six of our eight girls ran season best times,” Hancock coach Wes Meserve said. Izzy Ross led the varsity girls team with a 17th…

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 “Cross country teams win at South Spencer”

Hunter Stephens ran to victory in the South Spencer Cross Country Invitational at Rockport last Thursday. Both Hancock County teams took first place. Stephens completed the 5K course in an impressive time of eighteen minutes, ten seconds. He crossed the finish line 44 seconds before the second place runner. Emmitt Meserve was next for HCHS,…

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Cross country runners post best times, improve state rankings

The HCHS cross country teams competed in the Owensboro Invitational 5K race at Yellow Creek Park Saturday. “It was a very good day for Hancock County,” HCHS coach Wes Meserve said. “We had many athletes earn medals, move up in the regional and state rankings, and the majority of our runners ran either season or…

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Cross Country teams race at Yellow Creek

The HCHS cross country teams competed in the 2021 Daviess County Classic at Yellow Creek Park in Owensboro Saturday. “This was a pretty typical post-Fall Break race,” Hancock coach Wes Meserve said. “We typically run really strong before the break, like we did at Tell City, and then have a little slower race coming back.…

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