Muhlenberg County
Tennis players fall in regional tourney
The HCHS tennis teams’ seasons came to an end following losses in the regional tournament played at the Owensboro Tennis Center Saturday. Preston Blanton lost to Jack Haines of Owensboro High School 6-3, 6-1. Caleb Ewing lost 6-0, 6-0 to Stetson Osborne of Apollo. In doubles action, Lukas Anderson and Alex Madden fell 6-2, 1-6,…
Read MoreRoberts goes deep as Lady Hornets win 11-0
The Lady Hornets bounced back after two loses with an impressive, 11-0 win in five innings over Butler County at Morgantown Tuesday. Lily Roberts hit a home run and was the winning pitcher. Roberts got the offense going when she smacked a homer to right field in the second inning. Emmalynn Higdon later ripped a…
Read MoreLyday rescues Hornets with ninth inning double
Carter Lyday knocked in the game winning run and the Hornets defeated Tell City 5-3 in nine innings during a varsity baseball game played in southern Indiana Monday. “Carter smashes one to left-center field and gets us a run in the ninth and chaos broke loose from there,” HCHS coach Brad Keown said. The game…
Read MoreAcross the Kentucky Color Line – Lee Durham Stone’s First Book
Muhlenberg County native and Historian Lee Durham Stone, Ph.D., has published his first book – Across the Kentucky Color Line: Cultural Landscapes of Race from the Lost Cause to Integration, which focuses on filling in many important missing pieces of racial interaction in the historical literature of Western Kentucky, specifically from the post-Civil War to…
Read MoreGirls win at Muhlenberg, fall in overtime at Sportscenter
Sophia Newby scored 22 points and the Hancock County Lady Hornets varsity won 57-48 over Muhlenberg County at Greenville Monday. The Lady Mustangs jumped out to a 10-9 first quarter advantage from shooting by Izzy Wilkins and Brooklyn Stewart. Ella House led the Lady Hornets with five points in the frame and Carolina Jones scored…
Read MoreBowling Green wins Schoolboy Classic with record score
The HCHS golf team’s season is underway and the Hornets placed fifth in the annual Schoolboy Classic played at Windward Heights Country Club Saturday. Dec Lewko led the team with a 2-over par round of 74. Bowling Green won the team title with a record low score of 3-under par 285. The individual medalist was…
Read MoreTrack; 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…
Read MoreVarsity girls beat South Spencer in five set thriller
The HCHS Lady Hornets varsity volleyball team battled until the end and won in a five set thriller over South Spencer at the middle school on September 27. Hancock County lost the first set 24-26, then came back to win set #2 25-15. The Lady Hornets fell 18-25 in the third, but took the match…
Read MoreEubanks scores three TDs; Eighth grade wins 36-6
Brady Eubanks scored three touchdowns and Tyce Boling scored two as the 8th grade Hornets won 36-6 over Muhlenberg County here on August 30. Brady Eubanks scored three touchdowns and Tyce Boling scored two as the 8th grade Hornets won 36-6 over Muhlenberg County here on August 30. The young Mustangs grabbed the early lead…
Read MoreVolleyball teams fall to Breck County
The HCHS Lady Hornets varsity volleyball team fell at home to Breckinridge County 3-0 Thursday. The Lady Tigers won by set scores of 25-17, 25-15 and 25-17. Hancock County was competitive in ever set as they work to improve under first year head coach Bailey Weikel. “We fought hard. We get better every game,” the…
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