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The road hasn’t been kind to the Collins baseball team recently.

The Titans, who are ranked No. 11 in a pair of state polls, topped host Christian Academy of Louisville, 7-4, on Thursday but lost, 3-1, at Lexington Catholic on Saturday and, 5-4, at South Oldham on Monday.  

COLLINS 7, CAL 4:Thanks to some timely hitting and a strong relief effort from a freshman, the Titans rallied from an early, 3-1 deficit to beat the Centurions (17-14).

Titans finish 2nd in softball...

In between a loss last Thursday and a victory Monday night, the Collins softball team sandwiched a second-place finish in Jeffersontown’s Lady Chargers Classic during the weekend.

The Titans lost, 8-0, at Anderson County on Thursday then won their first two games in J-town’s tourney, beating Ryle, 7-3, and Owen County, 5-0, before falling to Sacred Heart, 13-2, in the championship game Saturday.

Collins bounced back from that defeat by trouncing Trimble County, 11-6, Monday.

SCHS team wins opener

The Shelby County boys’ doubles duo of Doug Martin and Jeron Russell won their first-round match at the KHSAA State Tournament on Thursday.

Martin and Russell beat Bowling Green’s Noah Flener and Brandon Lee, 6-2, 6-2, in a match that began at Lexington’s Shillito Park but ended indoors. Martin and Russell led, 4-2, with an advantage in their court in the first set when play was suspended because of lightning.

Court report: May 20, 2013

District court

The following cases were heard by Judge Donna Dutton:

Aaron Chest, license to be in possession and second-offense failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security – guilty – insurance monitoring for 24 months and $1,163 fine and costs, $900 conditionally discharged.

Shelby students receive awards...

Shelby County residents were among students at Campbellsville University who received awards at Honors and Awards Day.

Shelby students earn EKU...

Hundreds of incoming freshmen and transfer students have accepted merit-based scholarships to attend Eastern Kentucky University. Local recipients include:

Shelby County High School graduate Ashley Lynn Frank of Shelbyville has accepted a Music Department Scholarship.

Shelby County High School graduate Haley Vidal Shepherd of Shelbyville has accepted a Music Department Scholarship.

Letters to the Editor: May 15,...

 

Cheers for Beshear

 

For the 300,000 Kentuckians living on the edge of the federal poverty line,  Gov. Steve Beshear’s action this week couldn’t come soon enough. And it makes a nice Mother’s Day surprise for everyone without health coverage who fears getting sick or hurt. Kentucky Youth Advocates reports an estimated 162,000 uninsured parents in Kentucky, and expanding Medicaid will provide 

coverage to 97,000 of those parents.

Shelby students at Purdue

Purdue University awarded about 3,300 degrees to students following the fall semester. Among those was Joseph Newton of Shelbyville, who earned a bachelor of science degree.

Titans have ‘fun’ at Rockets’...

LAWRENCEBURG – The Collins softball team was digging the long ball Monday night.

The Titans smashed five home runs to outslug crosstown-rival Shelby County, 16-9, in the 30th District Tournament semifinals at Anderson County’s four-bagger-friendly field.

Bailey Rankin hit two round-trippers and Lauren Shepherd, Shelbi Poehlein and Danaria Lewis one each for Collins, which played the host Bearcats at 6 p.m. Thursday in the district final.

Buddies Ashton, Lingle sign with...

Devin Ashton and Zach Lingle said they enjoyed being teammates on the Shelby County football team so much that they’re going to do it again for the next four years.

The seniors both signed Thursday in the school’s library to play football for Campbellsville University.

“My best friend [Ashton] was going there, and it’s really close to where I live, plus it’s a big teaching school,” Lingle said of the key factors in his decision. 

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