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High School Sports

  • DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Lady Hawks fall to Green

    Brigitte Skaggs had the Green County Lady Dragons on the ropes.

    The LaRue County freshman pitcher had struck out nine batters through 6 1/3 innings, keeping the Lady Hawks in the game against the four-time defending 18th District Softball Tournament champions at Hart County High School on Tuesday.

    Then came the seventh inning.

    Second-seeded LaRue County committed two costly errors – including one that led to the game-winning run – as top-seeded Green County rallied for a 3-2 victory to win its fifth consecutive district title.

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  • Several LaRue student athletes qualify for state track meet

    At last Thursday’s Regional Track meet, 10 LaRue County student-athletes qualified for the state meet.
    They are: Jackson Venegas in the discus.  Raymundo Perez and Shelby Mouser in the pole vault.  Shana Zajdel in the triple jump.  Alisha Durbin in the 300 hurdles.  Amarah Reed in the 800 meter run. The girls 4x800 relay team of Reed, Mariah Wiseman, Kristina Durbin, and Abby French and the girls 4x400 relay team of Reed, Wiseman, Alisha Durbin, and Sydney Holt.
    Girls

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  • SOFTBALL: Lady Hawks defeat E'town

    If Friday really was their last night playing in a LaRue County uniform, twins Lyndsay and Valerie Whitlock went out in style.

    The seniors, both in the starting batting order for the first time in eight games, reached base seven times in a combined eight plate appearance and each scored three times as the Lady Hawks ended the regular season with a 9-3 win against the Elizabethtown Lady Panthers.

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  • Tennis teams battle it out in 5th Region tournament

    The first day of the 5th Region tennis tournament brought local teams some wins and some losses, but more importantly, uninterrupted play despite rain showers earlier Friday.
    First-round play in the girls’ draws from the Elizabethtown Community and Technical College courts saw LaRue County advance three of four entrants into Monday’s second round, including both doubles squads.
    No. 7 seed Paige Nalley of LaRue County upset Hannah Rogers, Bethlehem Banshee’s No. 2 singles player, 6-2, 6-0.

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  • Hawks, Lady Hawks place in top ten at track conference

    The LaRue County High School Hawks and Lady Hawks each placed ninth at the Lincoln Trail Heartland Conference meet May 10 at LCHS.
    “It may not look good in the standings due to the serious competition from North, John, Bardstown and E’town, but we actually did very well,” said LaRue Coach Jeremy Blair. “We set 21 season best performances –  which is encouraging for this point in the season.”

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  • SOFTBALL: Lady Hawks defeat John Hardin, fall to Marion

    After his team had blown eight leads in the final two innings, first-year LaRue County coach Aaron Howell thought his Lady Hawks could be in line for another late-game setback May 10 while visiting cousin Corey Yates and his John Hardin Lady Bulldogs.

    Instead, the Lady Hawks finally caught a break in the top of the ninth inning as junior shortstop Megan Smith reached base on a no-out error and scored two batters later on a groundout by senior right fielder Cassady Crim as they held on for a 6-5 win.

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  • Regional tennis tournament begins May 13 in E’town

    This year’s 5th Region Tennis Tournament will lose one special treat.
    Elizabethtown coach Karen Henson, the tournament’s director, said during Wednesday’s seeding/draw meeting at Elizabethtown that unlike in years past, students won’t have to miss school if the weather cooperates.
    The tournament kicks off at 4:30 p.m. May 13, with first-round girls’ singles and doubles matches at Elizabethtown’s University Drive Park Tennis Courts. Boys’ first-round singles and doubles matches are set for 10 a.m. May 14.

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  • Track and Field

    Central Hardin Invitational
    April 22
    18 events scored
    field of 12 teams

    Lady Hawks – 6th
    Hawks – 12th            
                              
    Girls 100 Meter Dash
    8. Shana Zajdel
    18. Logan Grant
     
    Girls 200 Meter Dash
    4. Justine Scroggins
    20. Logan Grant
     

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  • Lady Hawks fall to Dragons

    The visiting Lady Dragons pounded out six extra-base hits en route to the May 4 win over 18th District foe LaRue County, 7-1.
    Senior Valerie Whitlock and freshman Courtney Johnson each had a double for the Lady Hawks, who were held to five hits and didn’t score until the seventh inning.
    Pitcher Brigette Skaggs allowed 11 hits, seven earned runs and one walk. She struck out two.
    May 5
    The homestanding Lady Raiders handed 18th District rival LaRue County its fifth straight loss, 6-4, on May 5.
    May 6-7

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  • Baseball: Hawks improve record with back-to-back wins

    The LaRue County Hawks Baseball Team won back-to-back games May 4-5 defeating the Hart County Raiders 11-0 in five innings and the Grayson County Cougars 4-1, improving the Hawks’ record to 17-5. The Hawks now have the second best record in the Fifth Region, winning their seventh game in a row.      
    LARUE COUNTY 11, HART COUNTY 0

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