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Today's News

  • Tourney Briefs

    Regional draws this weekend

    The Eighth Region tournaments get underway next week with the girls' tournament tipping off Monday, Feb. 27 at Anderson County High School. It will be the first time Anderson has ever hosted a basketball regional. The boys' tournament will get underway on Wednesday, Feb. 29 at Henry County, where the tournament has been held every year since 1963.

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  • GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Eighth Region was once Kentucky's strongest for girls hoops

    Every basketball season, one of the questions around Kentucky high school basketball is simply, “Which region is the toughest?”

    From the looks of the statewide computer polls, the Eighth Region has regained its place as one of Kentucky's best in girls' basketball this year.

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  • Rams improved despite losses to Community, Northside

    Community Christian Academy of Independence defeated home-standing Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg, 87-63, recently.

    The Crusaders might be the best team the Rams will face all season. Community Christian is an experienced team that plays five seniors with the majority of them being the starters. Head coach Ryan Smith said before the game that a couple of the starters have been playing on the same team since middle school.

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  • BOYS' BASKETBALL: Bearcats go to big city, beat Country Day

    Darrin Laswell scored 17 points, leading four Anderson County players in double figures as the Bearcats defeated Kentucky Country Day, 59-48, last Tuesday in Louisville.

    “I thought we played one of our better games,” Anderson head coach Glen Drury. “We got a lot of good games out of a lot of kids down there.”

    Anderson jumped to a 15-10 lead and never looked back against a team that finished the regular season at 14-12.

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  • WRESTLING: Fitzpatrick earns medal at state tournament

    LEXINGTON – With the state high school wrestling tournament moving to the Kentucky Horse Park this year, it might be fitting to say that Anderson County simply did not get out of the gate well.

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  • GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Lady Bearcats roar, rout Franklin

    No one can know how many people have taken notice, but Anderson County has been giving all indications that it has every intention of defending its home court in the post-season.

    The Lady Bearcats won their seventh straight game, and 13th out of 14, in a dominating performance against visiting Franklin County Friday night.

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  • BOYS' BASKETBALL: Scintillating finish makes sizzling Senior Night

    You can take all the old sports clichés about a one-point thriller, tie them up, roll them all together as one and still not describe Anderson County's win over Franklin County Friday night.

    The will to win. Refuse to lose. Anything can happen in a rivalry game. Senior Night is special.

    They were all true as the Bearcats scored the last six points to get their first win over their northern neighbors since 2008.

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  • COLUMN: Lady Bearcats get special opportunity next week

    If there is anything more rare in high school basketball than winning a regional championship, it has to be taking a title on your home court.

    That seems rather strange.

    But it's true.

    In the last 15 years, it has happened just twice in the Eighth Region, both times on the girls’ side – 1998 with South Oldham and 2004 with Bullitt East. Since Henry County started hosting the boys’ tournament annually in 1963, that school has not come close to a Sweet 16 berth.

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  • 30th DISTRICT TOURNAMENT: Bearcats, Lady Cats roll into finals

    Anderson County is back where it feels it belongs.

    The host Bearcats erased the sting of an early elimination last year with an impressive 64-44 romp over Spencer County in a 30th District Tournament semi-final.

    A year ago, Spencer knocked the Bearcats out of a trip to the Eighth Region Tournament for the first time in 11 years with a decisive win at Spencer.

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  • Ranking the Region, final edition

    Anderson News sports editor John Herndon ranks the Eighth Region teams.

    Boys Eighth Region

    1.Oldham County (24-5, 7-1 against regional competition)

    Defending champs have the talent, experience to navigate the region, but face a very difficult elimination game when they play North Oldham in the elimination round of the 29th District Tournament at Trimble County on Wednesday night. Oldham has won 11 straight.

    2.South Oldham (19-8, 11-1)

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