Community Sports

The steady downpour Saturday might have put a damper on some events at the Nelson County Fair, but not the Mud Run. “It didn’t hurt it at all,” said Lewis Cleaver, who managed the event for KOI Drag Racing of Owingsville. “It’s all about having fun.” Cleaver said the rain usually reduces the number of spectators, but that wasn’t true this time. Some got soaked, but stayed. “There was some hardcore fans for sure,” Cleaver said.

After a thrilling, rain-filled stay in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky last year produced a state finalist as 10-year-olds, much of that same Nelson County All-Star team is back again this year, a little more confident, a little less nervous. Nelson County’s 11-year-old All-Star team begins pool play Saturday in the Kentucky State Little League Championships in Bowling Green, with the hopes of climbing the next rung of the ladder and being crowned Best in the Bluegrass in their age group. They’re the first squad to ever make repeat trips to state.

Nelson County’s 11-year-old All-Stars won the Little League District 2 championship Tuesday at Dean Watts Park, rallying for three runs in their final at-bat to edge North Oldham, 5-4. The win earned the local squad a berth in next week’s Kentucky State Little League championships at Ephram White Park in Bowling Green. “They’re real excited” about going back to state, said coach Todd Hood, who also coached last year’s 10-year-old state runner-up team, falling to Paintsville in the finals.

Scores Little League District 2 tournaments Baseball Thursday North Oldham, 11, Nelson Co., 5 (10N)   Saturday So. Oldham 5, Nelson Co. 4 (10N) Nelson Co. 8, So. Oldham 4 (12N)   Sunday Nelson Co. 4, No. Oldham 3 (11N) No. Oldham 13, Nelson Co. 0 (12N)   Monday So. Oldham 6, Nelson Co. 4 (10N) Nelson Co. 15, So. Oldham 13 (12N)