Today's Sports

The weather might have been the biggest story in the Eighth Region last week with most teams losing games to the elements, including the South Oldham at Anderson County showdown on the boys' side. Without a full schedule of games, there is little movement in my rankings of the region, but Anderson County's scare at Rockcastle County drops the Bearcats a little and we move Oldham County over North Oldham but the reality is that the Eight Region is as wide open as it has been in years.

The steps to excellence are often small.

In competitive swimming, they can be miniscule, but Anderson County High School junior Kylie Gehefer is inching her way up the ladder in hopes of becoming one of Kentucky's top performers in the pool.

Gehefer will hit the water Friday in the first round of the Region 3 Swimming Meet, hosted by Russell County High School. In the back of her mind is Anderson County's first berth in the state meet, to be held at the University of Louisville later this month,  but she knows it might have to wait until 2014.

Not many expect Anderson County's wrestlers to match their 2012 finish at the Region 2 Tournament this year, but Mat Cat coach Graham Carlton is optimistic.

“I think we can take a half dozen (wrestlers) to the state,” he says.

The tournament will get underway Friday night, Feb. 8, and finish the next day at John Hardin High School, near Elizabethtown.

Anderson County's boys' basketball game with South Oldham, scheduled for Saturday night, has been canceled. It is the second time the game has been called off because of weather conditions. It is unlikely to be made up this season.

The Anderson County wrestling team's appearance in the Woodford County Invitational was also canceled on Saturday.

Anderson-Shelby girls' basketball rescheduled (Updated Saturday, Feb. 2, 11:50 a.m.)