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High School Sports

  • Track teams win at home

    Marion County High School hosted a track meet April 17, and the Knights and Lady Knights fared well.
    "For the first time all year it was a solid effort by all the kids across the board," Brown said. "We still have a few kinks to work out, but it is getting there. We had a little more competition at this meet, seven other schools, and I thought we responded to that. We now need to focus on the next two weeks. I am really looking forward to the next three weeks."
    Individual results for the girls' team are as follows:

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  • Track team wins home meet

    The Marion County Knights track team hosted a meet for the first time this season, and performed well. Despite only four teams showing up for the meet limiting the competition, both the boys and girls teams finished in first place overall. The boys team collected 197 points while the girls team collected 61 points.
    "We had a few teams that didn't show, so our times were not up to standard," Head Coach Keith Brown said. "Some of our kids just did not perform up to their capabilities."
    Coach Brown also commented on the preparation of the team.

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  • Lady Knights go 1-1 in district softball games

    The Lady Knights fell to Adair County 11-5 at home, and defeated Taylor County 4-2 on the road last week, taking their overall record to 8-3 and their district record to 1-1.

    Marion County 4, Taylor County 2
    The Marion County Lady Knights softball team traveled to Campbellsville to play Taylor County April 10. They were able defeat the Lady Cardinals 4-2, picking up their first district win of the season.  

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  • Baseball Knights lose three of four

    The Marion County Knights varsity baseball team went 1-3 last week, winning over Elizabethtown but falling to Washington County, Danville, and Mercer County to take their overall record to 7-9 on the season.

    Mercer County 15, Marion County 1
    Saturday morning, the Marion County Knights varsity baseball team went on the road to play Mercer County. The Knights struggled in the game and collected five hits while committing four errors. Dylan Spalding led the way with two hits, while Michael Costello, Alex Gordon, and Eric Farmer picked up one hit a piece.

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  • Knights tennis team picks up win

    The Marion County Knights tennis team only played in one match this past week, defeating Washington County by a score of 5-0.
    In singles competition, Ryker Cassidy beat Washington County's Steven Cook, 6-1, 6-0. Marion County's Durbin Richardson defeated Stewart Young, 6-1, 6-1. Jonah Gillespie won his match against Chris Morrison, 6-1, 6-0.

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  • Basketball players earn awards

    The Marion County Knights basketball team held their annual banquet at Marion County High School Wednesday, where several players took home honors for their contributions throughout the 2011-12 basketball season.
    Carlos Litsey took home three awards, including field goal percentage (60.4), most rebounds (250), and blocked shots (41).
    John Southall received five awards at the banquet, including best three-point field goal percentage (39.2), best free throw percentage (78), most assists (129), most steals (85), and the MVP award.

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  • Lady Knights defeat Washington County

    The Marion County Lady Knights tennis team competed in one match this past week, playing Washington County on Monday of last week, winning 5-0.
    In the singles matches, Taylor Corbett defeated Erica Walker, 6-2, 6-1. Alyssa Farmer won her match against Washington County's Amelia Hilton, 6-0, 6-4. Marion County's Allie Evans beat Gabby Simms, 6-0, 6-0.
    In doubles competition, the duo of Elyssa Holt and Madison Cassidy won their match against Eric Weir and Rachael Cook, 6-1, 6-0. The Lady Knight pair of Madeline Peterson and Emma Thompson defeated Jessica Brady and Gabby Simms, 6-4, 6-3.

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  • Knights split games during Spring Break week

    The Marion County Knights varsity baseball team played two games during the Spring Break week, going on the road on Monday of last week to play Bethlehem and hosting LaRue County Wednesday night at Dave Hourigan Field. The Knights were able to defeat Bethlehem, but lost to LaRue to take their overall record to 6-6.

    LaRue County 6, Marion County 1

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  • Hagan resigns as girls soccer coach

    Hart Hagan, Marion County High School Lady Knights head girls' soccer coach, resigned recently.
    At the most recent Marion County Board of Education meeting, the board accepted Hagan's resignation effective March 16.

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  • Soccer player/parent meeting is April 16

    A meeting for Marion County High School boys and girls soccer players and their parents has been scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, in the high school library.
    Players must bring a parent to the meeting if they plan on playing soccer in the fall.
    The meeting will cover summer soccer camps, training start dates, physicals, equipment needs and expectations.
    For more information, contact Greg Conley at (270) 692-3155 or greg.conley@marion.kyschools.us.
     

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