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Rebel losing streak is over

There are some streaks teams want to end - namely losing streaks.
The Owen County High School baseball team ended such a streak last week when they hosted Walton-Verona at Dunavent Field.
The Rebels had dropped eight-straight contests while Walton-Verona entered the game having won four in a row. One of the games in the middle of both streaks was a Bearcat 13-7 win over the Rebels on  April 30 in Verona.
Owen County would get a measure of revenge as they defeated the visitors 5-3 to improve its record to 14-13 on the season.

OCHS girls track team finishes...

The Owen County High School girls track team headed to Danville Saturday for the Class A Region 5 Meet at Admiral Stadium. Thanks to some solid performances, the team was able to finish in a tie for sixth place. The team placed eighth last year.
Some of the top individual performances included Haley DeCandia, who finished second in the high jump for the second year in a row.
Paula Rivera placed second in the discus.

Wedding announcement: Elizabeth...

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Wright are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Marie Wright to Zachary Smoot, son of Summer Bruce of Owenton and Jesse Smoot of Owenton.

Softball team back on track

A week that began on a sour note finished strong for the Owen County High School softball team.
The Lady Rebels lost their first two games of the week before finishing with wins on Thursday and Saturday.
On May 7, the team traveled to take on Walton-Verona. The Lady Bearcats would score in every inning but the fourth and limit the Lady Rebels to just three hits in the Walton-Verona 7-0 victory. It was the third time this season Owen County has been shutout.

Big Monsters take down Team Ward

HotShots - 2 vs. Clemons - 2

Blaine Spencer scored first for the HotShots when he powered the ball to the back of the net in the second quarter.
Luke Myers played incredible defense for the HotShots stopping many scoring opportunities for Team Clemons. Team Clemons took the lead during the third quarter but the HotShots were determined to score again. Price Griffin shot one through the defense during the fourth quarter to end the game in a tie.
 
Big Monsters - 5 vs. Team Ward - 2

Special honor: Edward A. Webster

Edward A. Webster of Owenton has been commissioned at Kentucky Colonel by Gov. Steve Beshear on March 5, 2013. It is the highest award given by the commonwealth of Kentucky. Kentucky colonelships are commissioned for an individual’s contribution to his community, state, or nation and for special achievements. Edward is the son of Roy and Brenda Webster of Owenton; the grandson of Catherine and the late Walter Webster of Owenton and the late Robert and Mildred Furnish of Ghent.

Owen County Library trustee...

Richard Matthews, a member of the Owen County Public Library Board of Trustees, has completed the Kentucky Public Library Trustee Certification Program.
The trustee certification program is the first of its kind in the state and is available to all Kentucky public library trustees through the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. It was created to provide trustees with tools to help fulfill their responsibilities to the libraries and their communities.

Owen County youth soccer league...

Saturday, May 11
Orange Crush - 2 vs Team Ward - 1
Ashton Moore scored early in the game to give Orange Crush the lead.

Neeley takes talent to...

Hannah Neeley ended her career at Owen County High School in March. She will begin a new career this fall in Lexington.
On Thursday, the senior signed a letter of intent to play college basketball at Transylvania University.
Neeley scored 1,347 points in her career and help lead the Lady Rebels to three straight 31st District titles during her four years. She and the team also reached the Eighth Region semifinals twice during her career and had a total of 72 victories.

Letter to the Editor: More...

The Facebook webpage “Owenton - KY Elementary School” has received a lot of  attention from News-Herald readers and I would like to thank the paper and supporters.
There are two additional pages I have recently created: Owenton -  KY High School” and “Owen County - KY High School.”
These are works in progress, which will be more interesting when the pages   are visited regularly, people make comments, and share their school   photos online. Many articles and pictures from the News-Herald have been  used.

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