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Today's Sports

  • Rebels stay hot

    The Owen County High School baseball team is on a roll. The kind of roll they have not seen in a while.
    The Rebels won two more games this week to improve their record to 11-5 overall.
    Owen County defeated Eminence 15-1 on Thursday night in Owenton and knocked off Pendleton County 2-1 on Saturday in the Owen County Invitational Tournament.
    The pair of wins extended the team’s winning streak to seven in a row.
    The streak equals that of last year when the team also ran off seven-straight wins.

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  • Swigert helps break losing streak

    The Owen County High School softball team needed a win and they got one in exciting fashion.
    The Lady Rebels had not beaten a team from Kentucky since March 28 when they defeated Williamstown 13-3.
    The team’s only other win since came against a team from Hixson, Tenn. in the Play It Again Classic two weeks ago.
    Heading into Thursday night’s game with South Oldham High School, the team needed a mental lift.
    Owen County had lost 9-6 earlier in the week against Henry County High School and were in a tight contest that could go either way.

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  • Owen teams dominate home meet

    The Owen County High School track teams hosted a meet last week and both came away victorious.
    The teams hosted Grant County and Carroll County high schools on Thursday in the Owen County All-Comers Meet.
    The girls easily won by totaling 107 points. Grant County finished in second place with 41 points and Carroll County came in third with 40 points.
    For the girls, Amber Gover finished second in the 100-meter dash with Haley DeCandia, third; Andi Burford, fourth; Paula Rivera, fifth; Nicole Jacobs, seventh; Sarah Willhoite, ninth; and Helena Kramer, 12th.

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  • Owen County Youth Soccer League

    HotShots - 2 vs Big Monsters - 0
     
    On a bright sunny afternoon, the HotShots held the Big Monsters scoreless after an aggressive match.
    Price Griffin scored early for the HotShots. Gabi Stewart played strong defense and had many great passes forward to the strikers. Landen Perkins was strong in the goal during the first quarter and carried that strength onto the field while playing fullback. Griffin scored again in the third quarter.
    Hayden Wilson played goalie during the fourth quarter and preserved the shutout.

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  • Wright joins campbellsville

    On April 16, a long-time childhood dream became reality for Thomas Wright as he signed a letter of intent to play college football with Campbellsville University.  
    Thomas, a senior at Owen County High School, has played football since fourth grade and played offensive lineman and some defensive back for the Rebel football team the last four years.  
    He was named co-captain by his team last season.
    Thomas will be a freshman at Campbellsville this fall.
    He and his family are very excited to begin this new adventure.  

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  • MBMS squad takes second

    The Maurice Bowling Middle School baseball team finished second in the Anderson County Middle School Showcase. The Owen County squad defeated Bondurant Middle School, Anderson County, Danville and East Jessamine to win their pool. They lost to Somerset Meese in the championship game. Pictured are (front row, from left to right) Josh Spaulding, David Gray, Grant Cobb, Kirby Young, Jason Gray, and Aaron Bihl, Back row (left to right): Mike Fitzgerald (coach), Austin Fitzgerald, Nolan Tackett, Cameron McAnally, Patrick Osborne, Trace Ogden, Grant McMillen, and Brian Young (coach).

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  • ‘A’ championship weekend

    The week for the Owen County High School baseball team got off to a great start.
    It ended even better.
    The Rebels began with wins on April 8 and 9.
    Owen County defeated Western Hills High School 4-1 on April 8 in Owenton. The win was the second of the season over the Wolverines. Owen County came away with a 3-2 win over Western Hills on March 15.
    The Rebels then headed to Shelbyville on April 9 where the Rockets were riding a 13-game winning streak.

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  • Lady Rebels drop ‘A’ tournament...

    The Owen County High School softball team doesn’t want to see Gallatin County High School anytime soon.
    The two teams squared off twice last week and the Lady Wildcats won both times.
    The first meeting came April 9 when the Lady Rebels traveled to Warsaw to take on their district rivals.
    It was the first meeting between the schools since Gallatin County defeated Owen County 3-2 in Warsaw in the championship game of the 31st District Tournament a year ago.

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  • Track teams finish second

    The Owen County High School track teams took to the track twice last week and ran away with two-second place finishes.
    The teams were in action April 8 at the third-annual GOPW Gold Medal Meet at Pendleton County.
    The meet included teams from Walton-Verona, Pendleton County and Grant County high schools. Both the boys and the girls finished second behind the Bearcats from Walton-Verona.

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  • Softball team preparing for All...

    The Owen County High School softball team is hoping to get back to a place they were a year ago. If they do get there, they will be looking for a better result.
    Owen County will be taking part in the Eighth Region All ‘A’ Classic this week when they take on Gallatin County Friday evening.
    They will get ready for the tournament by, ironically, taking on Gallatin County. The two teams were scheduled to play on Tuesday night in Warsaw.

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