GLASGOW — Barren County fell to Greenwood in tennis on Tuesday. The girls lost 6-3 while the boys fell 9-0.
Veronica Smith claimed the Trojanettes’ lone singles win on the day with a 9-8 (9-7) win over Emma Hall in number five singles.
The duo of Hilary Rickard and Laura Ross won in number one doubles with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Jessica Adams and Ashley Edwards. Amanda Shives and Shandi Greene won the number three doubles match, defeating Sarah Newton and Katherine Meredith 8-4.
Barren is back in action today with a 4:15 p.m. home match against Allen County-Scottsville.
Girls singles
1. Hallie Pennington (G) def. Hilary Rickard (B) 6-2, 6-0.
2. Jaclyn Ottis (G) def. Whitney Botts (B) 6-1, 6-0.
3. Jessica Adams (G) def. Laura Ross (B) 8-2.
4. Jennifer Grothi (G) def. Amanda Shives (B) 8-3.
5. Veronica Smith (B) def. Emma Hall (G) 9-8 (9-7).
6. Cassie Pennington (G) def. Shandi Greene (B) 8-1.
Exhibition
7. Hannah Suh (G) def. Whitleigh Harp (B) 8-3.
Girls doubles
1. Rickard/Ross (B) def. Adams/Ashley Edwards (G) 6-3, 6-4.
2. Mary Pennington/Sarah Bright (G) def. Botts/Smith (B) 6-1, 6-0.
3. Shives/Greene (B) def. Sarah Newton/Katherine Meredith (G) 8-4.
Exhibition
4. C. Pennington/Suh (G) def. Logan Steenbergen/Lauren Ellis (B) 8-1.
Boys singles
1. Beck Pennington (G) def. Matthew Bunnell (B) 6-1, 6-0.
2. Eric Wentworth (G) def. Jared Guthrie (B) 6-1, 6-0.
3. Adam Edwards (G) def. Kyle Gardner (B) 8-0.
4. Jach Howard (G) def. Cameron Felkins (B) 8-1.
5. Taylor Lindsey (G) def. Jorge Gama (B) 8-5.
6. Rick Cordova (G) def. Braxton Smith (B) 8-0.
Boys doubles
1. Pennington/Edwards (G) def. Bunnell/Guthrie (B) 6-1, 6-0.
2. Wentworth/Howard (G) def. Gardner/Felkins (B) 6-2, 6-1.
3. Cole Sack/Jason Portner (G) def. Gama/Smith (B) 8-2.
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Barren tennis drops pair to Greenwood
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It's tournament time
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Underdogs...
With the likes of softball powerhouses Greenwood, Glasgow, Bowling Green and Allen County-Scottsville in the tournament, the Metcalfe County High School Lady Hornets, winners of the 16th District, are probably heading into next week’s Region 4 Tournament as underdogs.
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Champions...
Another chapter in the Glasgow High School Lady Scotties’ fairy-tale softball season was written Wednesday night as they became the first GHS team since 1996 to claim the District 15 Tournament championship, after beating the tournament’s No. 1 seed and the No. 1 team in the state, the Allen County-Scottsville Lady Patriots, 1-0.
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Couldn't give it up...
Until a few weeks ago, Glasgow High School senior Shelby Ray wasn’t sure if she would pursue sports into her college career. Although a standout basketball and softball player, Ray thought it was time for her athletic career to come to a close so she could focus solely on academics in college. But in the end, she said she couldn’t imagine walking away from softball.
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Finally
After Glasgow High School center fielder Jordan Alexander settled under a fly ball to make the final out of the Scotties’ District 15 Championship game victory over Allen County-Scottsville Wednesday night, he raised his hands above his head, let out a big yell, and took off running to be with his teammates.
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Cornerstone
A cornerstone in the foundation that Steven Murphy has used to build the Glasgow High School softball program has been pitching. He believes you start everything with good pitching and then you can build from there.
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Season ends
The Barren County Trojans have struggled with their hitting over the last six or seven games of the regular season and unfortunately for the Trojan faithful, the problem arose again for Barren County on Tuesday in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association District 15 Baseball Tournament in Glasgow.
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Opportunity knocked
Going into Monday’s baseball game against Glasgow, Monroe County High School coach Jerome Taylor said the Falcons, to have a chance to beat the No. 1 seeded Scotties, would have to take advantage of every one of their opportunities.
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Big obstacle
The Monroe County Lady Falcons came into the Kentucky High School Athletic Association District 15 Softball Tournament Monday night in Glasgow with a big obstacle in front of them.
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