Today's Sports

Shelby County runners had a strong individual showing in the State Cross Country Meet Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.

Stacey Eden led finished second overall in the boys’ race to lead the Rockets’ to a seventh-place team finish, and Shelby’s Caterina Karas finished sixth in the girls’ race.

Both Eden and Karas agreed that the cold, rainy weather didn’t help anyone, but it wasn’t much of a factor in the race.

The Shelby County girls' basketball team doesn't have that one star that it has had in the past.

However, a host of talented and under-the-radar guards will lead the Lady Rockets, starting with Haleigh LeCompte. The senior wing is the team's top returning scorer, after averaging 10.3 per game last year.

"She's a shooter, but she gets to the basket well," SCHS Coach Sally Zimmerman said. "She's going to lead us in scoring, and we expect that, but after her it's going to be a balanced attack.

If this were the Rockets' horseshoe team, a state championship no doubt would be on the horizon.

Unfortunately, close doesn't count in basketball.

At 7-13 on the season, the Rockets have had some bad luck, some bad breaks and, honestly, some bad decisions.

Oh so close, oh so many times. The Rockets have lost 10 games by fewer than 10 points, and nine of those by fewer than 5. And only one time did they win a game by five points or fewer.

University of Kentucky commitment Vinny Zollo hit a layup with less than one second to go to lift the visiting Clark County Cardinals over Shelby County 61-59 Saturday.

The shot was pretty much the only highlight for Zollo, who finished the night with an unimpressive eight points and 10 rebounds. Robert Hatton, 21 points, and Robbie Stenzel, 18 points and nine rebounds, led the Cardinals.