Area Sports

New faces, new coach highlights this year’s 2024-2025 Bourbon County Colonels   JARRETT VANMETER l jarrettvanmeter@gmail.com   PARIS, KY – Despite graduating only one senior from last season’s 2023-2024 team, the 2024-2025 version of Bourbon County boys’ basketball has an almost entirely new look. There’s a new coach, we can start there. Allen Martin arrived…

Lady Colonel star Bethany Simpson edged out Ladyhound Softball Coach Dwayne Rice for second place in the Doctor’s Top Sports Story of the Year   IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com   2) Bethany Simpson – Multisport athlete: She lettered in an unheard-of six sports as a Lady Colonel One cannot say enough about this young…

The star track sprinter becomes the first back-to-back winner and just the second individual to win the Doctor’s prestigious award twice   IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com   PARIS, KY – Repeating in anything is not an easy task, because there’s always someone out there that knows they could do better. So, if you would…

Allen Martin will take over for Derek Robinson, who stepped away from his alma mater after two seasons   BRITTANY WYLIE I brittanymwylie@hotmail.com   PARIS, KY – Courtside might look a little different this winter inside Russ Day Gymnasium at Bourbon County High School. Announced July 11th was the hire of new Boys Basketball Coach, Allen Martin.…

Class 1A will get underway Thursday and Class 2A will step on UK’s track Friday; Paris and Nicholas County will compete in 1A, while Bourbon County will do their work in Class 2A   IVAN K. RICE l doctorofsports@aol.com   LEXINGTON, KY – The KHSAA 2024 Clark’s Pump-N-Shop State Track & Field Championships will be…

Greyhounds eliminated from post season play but not without a valiant effort   JARETT VAN METER I jarrettvanmeter@gmail   PARIS, KY – 6-0, Paris. That is how the scoreboard read in the middle of the first inning of Monday’s semifinal district tournament matchup between the Greyhounds and George Rogers Clark. Seated in the home cheering…

Faris picks up win No. 500; His team will play George Rogers Clark tonight for the 40th District Championship   JARETT VAN METER I jarrettvanmeter@gmail.com   PARIS, KY – With his team’s 6-0 victory over Montgomery County in Monday’s district tournament semifinal, Nelson Faris reached 500 wins as the Bourbon County Head Coach. He celebrated…

Game for Pioneers’ Honor to be held on Thursday, May 23rd   PRESS RELEASE I Georgetown Gentlemen   GEORGETOWN, KY – Step back in time to the era of hoop skirts, handlebar mustaches and the earliest days of America’s beloved pastime as the Georgetown Gentlemen clash swords, or rather bats, with the Paris Bourbonites in…

Paris had their chances but they left 12 runners on base; Will host Bourbon County on Tuesday at Cary Barr Field   JARRETT VANMETER l jarrettvanmeter@gmail.com   PARIS, KY – An early scoring deficit proved too much for the baseball Hounds to overcome on Friday as Coach Campbell’s group fell to Richmond Model, 4-2, at…

BCHS, ranked No. 1 in the 10th Region, entered the contest with the top pitching staff in the state   JARRETT VANMETER l jarrettvanmeter@gmail.com   PARIS, KY – Two plays. That, according to Bourbon County baseball head coach Nelson Faris, was the difference between a possible 1-1 tie and the 5-1 loss the Colonels ultimately…