OWINGSVILLE —
Rowan County’s girls, fueled by Taylor Lewis, notched its 36th consecutive 16th Region tournament berth with a 58-41 win over Bath County on Monday.
Lewis scored 22 of her 30 points in the first half. She finished with 10 rebounds, six assists and three steals.
Kathryn Duff added 14 points and 10 boards for a double-double.
The Lady Vikings (24-5) will take on Fleming County for the 61st District championship on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Bath County High School.
Bath County was led by Taylor Rogers and Lexy Grimes, who had 13 points apiece.
Rowan County (58) — Lewis 30, Duff 14, Townsend 6, F. Conn 2, T. Conn 2, Justice 4, B. Duff, Stewart, Helvey. 3-pointers: 1 (K. Duff). FT: 13-16. PF: 15.
Bath County (41) — Rogers 13, Grimes 13, Martin 3, Price 6, Everman 1, Sparks 2, Toy 3. 3-pointers: 5 (Grimes 2, Rogers, Toy, Martin). FT: 8-12. PF: 15.
ROWAN CO. 12 15 14 17 — 58
BATH CO. 12 10 10 9 — 41
East Carter 67
Elliott Co. 42
SANDY HOOK East Carter hit nine 3-pointers en route to a 25-point shellacking of Elliott County on Monday night at Elliott County High School.
The Lady Raiders advanced to the 62nd District Tournament championship game, which is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m.
Kelsey Stumbo scored 12 points and Bryana Greenhill 10 for the Lady Raiders, who improved to 17-14.
Elliott County (1-22) got a team-high 12 points from Ashley Holbrook.
Morgan County defeated West Carter 73-54 behind Cheyenna Ferguson’s 27 points.
East Carter (67) — Steele 3, Gee 5, Stickler 8, Mayo 8, Pennington 3, Stumbo 12, Greenhill 10, Damron 8, Limings 5, Bayes 5. 3-pointers: 9 (Greenhill 3, Mayo 2, Damron 2, Pennington, Stumbo). FT: 18-30. PF: 18.
Elliott County (42) — S. Smith 4, Blair 2, Worthington 7, Skaggs 10, Holbrook 12, Porter 5, B. Smith 2. 3-pointers: 2 (S. Smith, Worthington). FT: 12-20. PF: 22.
E. CARTER 17 26 9 15 — 67
ELLIOTT CO. 8 15 6 13 — 42
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Lewis dynamite for Rowan girls
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Locals struggle to make impact
Some days you are the windshield and some days you are the bug.
It is a saying that proved to be all too true for Rowan County on Friday night at the KHSAA Class 2A State Track and Field Championships at the University of Louisville’s Owsley Frazier Cardinal Park. -
Rough Ending
Fairview senior Kennedy Womack wasn’t her consistent self in Saturday morning’s state tennis semifinals at the University of Kentucky’s Hilary Boone Tennis Complex.
As a result, the top seed fell to Lexington Sayre sophomore Madeline Rolph 6-1, 6-0.
Womack was obviously disappointed with her finish, especially after losing in last year’s state finals, but she was happy for her good friend Rolph. -
FLYING HIGH
If Fairview could have fielded a combined track and field team at Saturday’s Class A State Track and Field Championships, the Eagles and Lady Eagles would have had a record day. Instead, the Fairview girls had to “settle” for fifth, while the boys’ claimed 10th.
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Womack eliminated in semifinals
Top-seeded Kennedy Womack was eliminated in the semifinals of the State Tournament on Saturday at the University of Kentucky tennis courts.
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Big-inning Dawgs
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Boyd County finds senior spark
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Doubles teams head to semis at state tourney
With rain staying away, the KHSAA State Tennis Tournament got into full swing on Friday afternoon.
Semifinals and finals will be held today at the University of Kentucky Boone/Downing Tennis Complex for boys and girls singles competitions. -
McKnight hurdling to Georgetown
Fairview’s Paige McKnight is known for jumping hurdles. She cleared a pretty big one on Thursday.
In front of friends and family at Fairview Elementary School, McKnight signed a letter of intent to run track for Georgetown College. -
Several area schools will be represented at State Track and Field championships
Local track and field athletes are ready to try to carry region competition success onto the state stage.
Several area schools will be represented at this weekend’s State Track and Field championships at the University of Louisville. The Class 2A meet is set for today at 3:15 p.m. and Class A competition is scheduled to begin on Saturday at 8:15 a.m. - More Local Sports Headlines
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