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Today's Sports

  • Rockets beat Mercer County

    Kyler Dugle may need to re-think his role.

    For a guy who just wanted to get some rebounds and play good defense, Dugle a 5-foot-11 senior guard did that and scored 19 points to help Shelby County to an opening game 70-62 win over Mercer County Tuesday.

    “I’ve never really been a scoring threat or go-to guy,” Dugle said. “I just want to get some rebounds and be a defensive stopper on the other team’s best player to help us. The scoring was icing on the cake.”

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  • Collins comes back to beat...

    Trailing through most of the game, the Collins boys’ basketball team staged a late run to upend host Gallatin County 63-58 Tuesday.

    The Titans trailed Gallatin by 10 points in the third quarter before Collins was able to close the period with a 5-0 scoring run. Collins quickly tied the game in the fourth quarter and went on to control the period outscoring Gallatin County 24-14 to take win

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  • Collins lookibng to improve

    Over the past couple seasons it’s been one improving step at a time for the Collins High School girls’ basketball program.

    With three starters back, a corps of young talent and a little more depth, this may be the year that sees the Titans take a big step in competing in the 8th Region after finishing 7-18 last year.

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  • Shelby girls picked to win region

    Big, experienced and, above all else, talented the Shelby County girls basketball team has emerged as the favorite to win the 8th Region this year.

    The Rockets have been voted as the region’s best team in every preseason poll conducted this year.

    “We could have a very special team,” first year Shelby County coach Jason Holland said. “There is a very good mix of talent and most important, experience on this team.”

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  • Thomas signs with Memphis

     

    Shelby County senior Madison Thomas has never been one to back down from a challenge and she did not change that in her choice of a college.

    Thomas, the reigning Kentucky State High School golf champion, signed last week to play at the University of Memphis.

    “It will be a lot different going to a big city from Shelby County,” Thomas said. “It will be good for me. I will be able to get out of my comfort zone.  I think it will be good for me.”

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  • Shelby football will have...

    A play here and a play there and the Shelby County Rockets’ football team could easily have been 8-3 instead of 3-8 in a season that was sometimes maddening for the players and staff.

    “That was the most frustrating thing for the players and the coaches,” Shelby County coach Todd Shipley said. “We had our chances and fell just short. We would get ourselves in the right spot, and then it just didn’t seem to work out.”

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  • Collins looking to improve next...

     

    After fighting through the first losing season in school history with a 5-7 record the Collins High School football team could be poised for a big rebound next fall.

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  • Rockets beat Beechwood in...

    With three top quality interior players back, the Shelby County girls’ basketball team’s new coach got a good look at what his team is capable of in a preseason scrimmage against Beechwood at the Scott County Hoopfest Saturday.

    Hoping to keep the Rockets’ trio of six-footers in Mackenzie and Savannnah Raizor and Justus Martin in check, Beechwood employed a tight zone defense through much of the scrimmage.

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  • Former SCHS standout finds home...

    Donovan Johnson has not been an overnight sensation – but he’s been pretty darn close to one.

    Johnson, a 2010 graduate of Shelby County High School, has been playing professional basketball in Chile since signing with Club Deportesin Puente Alto, Chile on Oct. 24 and he has quickly emerged as one of the Liga National league’s top players.

    The move to Chile came after a lot of work on Johnson’s part after finishing his collegiate career at Kentucky Wesleyan last spring.

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  • Collins JV squad finished...

    It would be easy to say the Collins High School JV football team followed the script this year because they did.

    The Titans posted a perfect 8-0 record on the season and were almost a model of the play that has brought success to the varsity program the past five seasons.

    With a large group of sophomores and even some freshmen contributing at the varsity level for the Titans this season, the staff was able to incorporate those players into the JV program as well.

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