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High School Sports

  • GIRLS' 19th DISTRICT TOURNAMENT: Third time charm for Tigers

    SPRINGFIELD — Bardstown’s held Thomas Nelson scoreless for an 11-minute stretch in the second and third period and defeated the Generals 42-31 in the play-in game in the 19th District Tournament at Washington County.

    Bardstown (6-24) will face top-seeded Nelson County (24-5) in the front end of Thursday’s girls’ doubleheader at 6 p.m., followed by No. 3 seed Bethlehem (7-15) against host Washington County (15-12) at 7:30 p.m.

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  • BOYS' 19th DISTRICT TOURNAMENT: Cardinals start, finish strong

    SPRINGFIELD — Nelson County jumped out to a big lead early on Thomas Nelson in the opening round of the boys’ 19th District tournament, then fended off a fourth-quarter Generals charge with a strong finish to advance, 73-62.

    “We shot the ball well (and) got the ball inside well,” Nelson County coach William “Bev” Hart said. “It was one of those nights where we played a good ballgame.”

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  • 19th DISTRICT TOURNAMENT: B'town girls, NC boys end TNHS season

    SPRINGFIELD — Bardstown’s girls and Nelson County’s boys put an end to Thomas Nelson’s first-ever 19th District tournament, advancing to the semifinals with wins over the Generals in Monday’s opening round.

    In the girls’ opener to the district doubleheader at Washington County High School, Bardstown held Thomas Nelson to just four points in the second quarter and just four more in the third as the Tiger girls built a second-half lead as large as 15 on the way to a 42-31 win.

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  • GIRLS' 19th DISTRICT TOURNAMENT: Nelson has dominated district rivals

    With the girls’ 19th District tournament looming large, so are the defending champions from a year ago, the Nelson County Cardinals (24-5).

    The favorites come in off of huge regular season wins versus their district foes — some as large as 62 and none fewer than 18 — and look to capture another crown by week’s end in Saturday’s champiohship at Washington County High School.

    But, for that to happen, Cardinals’ coach Kelly Wood said it will take some hard work and a lot of effort to bring home another district championship.

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  • BOYS' 19th DISTRICT TOURNAMENT: Tigers seeking third straight title

    This year’s 19th District tournament takes on an historical feel as the ranks grow by one when things get started Monday at Washington County High School, where Bardstown looks to defend its title for a third straight year.

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  • STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Lawson wins 2, falls in QFs

    LEXINGTON — Nelson County’s Zac Lawson won a pair of matches Friday in the KHSAA State Wrestling Championships, but fell in the quarterfinals of the heavyweight division Saturday morning to drop into the consolation bracket.

    Complete results were unavailable as of press time.

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  • HOOPS ROUNDUP: Trojans top Tigers in thriller

    Basketball is said to be a game of runs. One team gets hot, but then cools off and the other team gets hot. That was certainly the case when 5th Region favorites North Hardin and Bardstown met.

    Unfortunately for the Tigers, they cooled off at the wrong time.

    North Hardin trailed by five in the fourth quarter before rallying for an 84-77 victory over homestanding Bardstown on Friday night to close out the regular season on a seven-game winning streak.

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  • On the record with: Bethlehem's Hannah Spaulding

    Bethlehem senior Hannah Spaulding is this week’s nominee for The Kentucky Standard/PLG-TV 13 Student-Athlete of the Week.

    Hannah is a six-year veteran of the Banshee swim team, with several school records to her credit. She carries a 3.95 GPA while being involved in several extracurricular activities on campus, including softball, National Honor Society and choir.

    Hannah is undecided on a college choice, but hopes to have an opportunity to continue her swimming career at the next level.

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  • STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Lawson, Ackley hope for deep runs

    Nelson County isn’t flooding this weekend’s KHSAA State Wrestling Championships with athletes in every weight division, but the Cardinals hope to get a big bang for their buck from their two entrants.

    Nick Ackley, the Nelson coach, said it’s important for junior Zac Lawson and freshman Andrew Ackley, his son, to have the right mindset going into the tournament, which starts at 10 a.m. today at Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington and continues through Saturday evening.

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  • SWIMMING: School records fall for Bethlehem swimmers

    Bethlehem swimmers broke school records in three events at Saturday’s Region 3 Swimming Championships at Russell County High School, finishing its season on a high note.

    “I just think everybody gave their best effort and tried hard,” Bethlehem coach Fran Spaulding said. “It showed by how they cut time. Lots of people had their lifetime best time at this meet.”

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