track and field
Retirees honored by district, track and turf project moves forward
By C. Josh Givens The Hancock County School Board recognized 11 retirees from the district Monday evening during a special called meeting at Hancock County High School. The retirees honored for their service to education not only in Hancock County, but throughout Kentucky over their careers, were: Sally McKinney Jackson, Tina Powers, Patricia Vanover, Karen…
Read MoreHornets compete at regional track meet; Ralph takes 2nd in 400
By Steve Wimmer The HCHS track & field teams competed in the Region 2, Class A meet held at Apollo High School in Owensboro Tuesday. The top two in each event automatically qualify for state, while the next 10 best times across the state receive at large bids. “I am very proud of the team.…
Read MoreHornet tracksters compete at Central Hardin meet
By Steve Wimmer The HCHS track & field teams competed in a big meet at Central Hardin High School Saturday. “We had a good meet even though we had 10 athletes missing for various reasons,” HCHS coach Chris Hawkins said. “This meet helped make some decisions on where we will run kids at region.” Girls…
Read MoreTrack teams take second at Muhlenberg meet
The HCHS track & field teams competed in a quad-meet at Muhlenberg County Monday. Both Hancock County’s girls and boys teams placed second. “We had a very good meet. All of our throwers had personal bests as well as many of our runners,” HCHS coach Chris Hawkins said. “We are just three weeks away from…
Read MoreBasham leads tracksters at Meade County
The HCHS track & field teams competed in a six team meet at Meade County on April 19. It was the inaugural meet for the school’s new track. Alex Basham led the boys team by winning two events and placing second in another. “We had some really good performances at Meade. I am very proud…
Read MoreFour HCHS athletes win events at Apollo track meet
The HCHS track teams competed in a six team meet at Apollo High School on April 12. The Hancock County girls placed third while the boys were fourth. “We’ve had some very impressive races over the last week,” HCHS coach Chris Hawkins said. “There have been several PR’s. I’m very impressed with the progression of…
Read MoreVoyles and Pritchard win at Bruin Relays
The HCHS track teams competed in the Bruin Relays at Central Hardin High School Saturday. “It was a cold day and very windy day. The conditions were not good for anyone. I am very proud of our athletes for toughing out this meet,” HCHS coach Chris Hawkins said. Aly Voyles won the mile race with…
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