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A new state champion rolled into town this afternoon, after today's track and field state competition at the 2024 KHSAA finals at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

Kasey Webb, a 2024 graduate of Edmonson County High School, finished his high school career today as the Class A Shot Put KHSAA State Champion. He also broke his own school record with his throw of 53' 1”.

Kasey began his journey as a champion during his sophomore season at ECHS after the sport appealed to him.

"It looked interesting to me," he said.

What started as an interest ended in the championship medal around his neck this afternoon.

At the end of his sophomore season, he had figured out that this would be more than an interest, as he first competed at the state level and throwing more than 42 feet.

He said going into his senior season, his goals were simple: 1. break the school record, and 2. win the state title.

Check, and check.

Not easy feats, but you can't reach the stars if you don't shoot for them.

Kasey said he had progressed another 6 feet of throwing this season from the last.

"My junior year, I came into the state ranked top five but ended up having my worst meet of the year and missed making the finals by half an inch."

A competitor advancing to the finals is allowed three more throws, and that half inch was the difference in extra throws or going home. That's the moment he said he was not only making the finals this year, but becoming the overall champion

Head Track and Field Coach for ECHS Brad Meredith said he was extremely proud of Kasey for his work ethic, determination, working through setbacks, and leading by example.

"For him to become a state champion is unbelievable," Coach Meredith said. "It is so hard to achieve. I couldn’t be happier for Kasey , if anyone deserves the attention and accolades it is him."

Meredith said he had only had one other state champion on an ECHS team since he had been coaching, which was runner Candace Barbee.

"I have learned over the years as a coach to enjoy the moment," he said. "This was a moment I will never forget.  Kasey had already secured the state championship, as everyone else had thrown their last attempt, but Kasey had one more. He steps in to the shot put circle to throw, and every other thrower and parent starts clapping for Kasey for his last attempt.  Me and Coach (Michael) Peger just looked at each other like wow.  It’s a coaching moment I will never forget and a moment Kasey will always remember."

Meredith also credited Coach Michael Peger.

"No way Kasey is a State Champion without Coach Peger," he added.

Kasey, who also played football and basketball during high school, now has an impressive piece of hardware to display, in addition to the satisfaction of breaking his own school record, set earlier this season at 52' 6". The old record had stood for 35 years.

"I'd like to thank my family, Coach Brad, Coach Nicole (Meredith), and Coach Peger," Webb said. "I couldn't have done it without them."

Several supporters came out to Brownsville this afternoon to celebrate with a short parade around town for not only Kasey, but also other members of the ECHS Track and Field team for top finishes in today's competition. We'll have the full story a little later.

Darren Doyle, story and photos:
Some cold bats and untimely errors by the Wildcats were factors last night in Whitesville as Edmonson County fell 9-6 to Grayson County in the District 12 championship game.

Grayson County started off with a 2-0 lead in the top of the first, thanks to a couple singles, walks, and an Edmonson County error. Another error by the Cats in the fourth brought in more Cougar runs and the Wildcats had only managed one base hit until the bottom of the fourth when they put together three singles to bring in their first run at 6-1.

In the bottom of the fifth, Alex Elkins doubled and then advanced to third on a ground out. Hunter Wilson crushed a deep fly ball to center, but it was caught on the run, right at the wall. Elkins was able to tag and score for a Grayson 6-2 lead.

It was a rough sixth inning for the Cats as the Cougars put together three singles, a walk, and a double to extend their lead to 8-2 while Edmonson County went quietly in the bottom of the inning.

Grayson County scored again in the top of the seventh for a 9-2 lead but Edmonson County made it interesting for Cat fans in the bottom of the inning.

After Elkins was thrown out at first on a dropped third strike, Levi Meredith drew a walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Hunter Wilson reached on a hit by pitch and both runners advanced on another wild pitch. Carter Hodges drew a walk to load the bases and then Meredith scored on a passed ball to cut the lead to 9-3. Michael Mills was also hit by a pitch to load the bases once more with two outs.

Drew Pierce then doubled to left center field knocking in three runs to cut the lead to 9-6. That would be all the offense the Cats would muster as the game ended with Edmonson County as district runners-up.

Coach Michael Meredith said while he was disappointed in the outcome of the game, the season has been "phenomenal," noting the 22-win season, which has been the most number of wins for Wildcat Baseball in more than 20 years.

"I coached some of these guys in youth league all-stars, and they didn't win a game, but these seniors, and the whole team, really, they've worked hard, played together, and they fight. I feel like we can play with any team in the region," he said. "We've played some really tough teams in both Kentucky and Tennessee this season and have been competitive in most all of them. We just have to keep playing harder, keep fighting, and we'll find out who we play in the region on Friday."

That game is scheduled for Monday, May 27th, weather permitting at Breckinridge County, who has a turf field, which may make it easier to have the game in the event of wet weather.

"Yes, we're disappointed in tonight, but we have to get some hunger back going into next week. We have some special players that can do special things. I'm not saying we didn't put our best effort in tonight, I think our kids gave it all they got, but we waited a little too late tonight to mount the comeback and that was unfortunate. I was looking for a couple more breaks at the end, but that's the way it goes sometimes. They're great kids. I've not had one problem all year long. No drama, no grade issues, attendance, or discipline issues and that says a lot about their parents, the way they raised them and I'm not trading my bunch for anybody right now."

Levi Meredith and Hunter Wilson were named to the All-District Team and Meredith and Alex Elkins were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Edmonson County is 22-9 on the season as they enter the Region 3 Tournament next week.

Edmonson County 16, Butler County 15

Edmonson Voice Sports: Alyssa Doyle, photos:
It was a moment that all ball players dream about. Game is on the line. Championship is on the line. You're down one, runners on first and second in the bottom of the 7th. The count was 2-0 to senior left fielder Kaylee Ann Sanders.

The pitch. Hard liner in center. Was she going to catch it? Some thought she should have, but she misjudged the ball in the glow of the sunset and over her head it went. Runners were sprinting. Seventh grader Emma Price scores from second to tie the game. Second runner makes a play for home...the throw to the plate...catcher can't make the play and sophomore Jolee Vincent steps on the plate for an incredible 16-15 comeback win, and their first district title since 2016.

Fans checking score updates from the Edmonson Voice didn't know if it was a football game or what, with such a high score. Tight softball games in high competition are usually 3-2, 1-0, etc.. And while it was ugly at times, fans got their money's worth. The trophy presenters don't ask how pretty the game was when they hand over the one that says "District 12 Champions."

It was truly a back-and-forth game with plenty of mistakes. Both teams combined for a total of 10 errors (Edmonson 6). There were also hits, and lots of them. Edmonson County tallied 18 of them on the night with six players earning multiple hits and three players with 3 hits each.

The score was tied 2-2 after the first inning. Butler then led 3-2 in the second. Edmonson County bounced back to take the lead in the fourth at 7-5 but then allowed Butler County to score 5 big runs in the 5th to trail the Lady Bears 10-7.

Butler County managed to put up another crazy 5-run sixth inning for a 15-7 lead, but the Lady Cats also went crazy and got all 5 runs back in the bottom of the sixth, trailing 15-12 going into the final at-bat for Edmonson County.

The Lady Bears went quietly in the top of the 7th as pitcher Julie Norris struck out the first two batters, then got a ground out from the third batter.

The drama began in the bottom of the 7th as freshman Addie Childress singled on a 3-2 count. Sophomore Abigail Hogg singled to center and moved Childress to second. Both base runners advanced bases on a passed ball by the catcher and seventh grader Emma Price singled to center. The outfielder couldn't handle the ball and Price went to second as Childress and Hogg scored to narrow the deficit to 15-14 with one on and nobody out.

Freshman Shelby Sowders hit a fly ball to center that was caught for the first out and Price had to stay at second. Jolee Vincent was hit by a pitch on a 2-1 count that would set up the final play of the game. With Price at second and Vincent at first, Kaylee Ann Sanders burned the center fielder on a hard shot that would result in the two base runners coming home for Lady Cat win.

Head Coach Alex Jane Massey was overcome with emotion after the game.

"I'm so proud of this group," she said. "I've known that this group was special but I think they just had to finally believe that they were capable of great things, which is what happened tonight. We have the hashtag we use, 'till the job's done,' and that's what I yelled in there in the 7th. The job wasn't done so let's go."

Massey said some of the players had experienced some struggles at times during the season but stepped up and accomplished tremendous things in this tournament.

"Abigail Hogg stepped up and did great things. Addie (Childress) has literally played three games at second base after Kylee (Williams) got hurt (broken wrist), she stepped up and did a great job. Emma Price, a seventh grader who was not afraid, and Shelby (Sowders) stepping up behind the plate. We finally came together and it couldn't have happened at a better time. Grit. We talked about grit all season long and tonight, they showed it. Now, it's time to go to region and see who we draw."

It's only the 4th district title in the fast pitch era of Lady Cat Softball, that includes 2006, 2013, 2016, and last night. Massey was part of the 2013 team as an assistant coach to her father, Kevin Clemmons. That team went all the way to the region finals, losing a heart breaker to Owensboro Catholic.

Every Lady Cat notched at least one hit last night against the Lady Bears.

Emma Price was 3-4 with 3 RBIs, Addie Childress was 3-5 with 2 RBIs, Jolee Vincent was 3-5 with 2 RBIs, a double, and a stolen base. Abigail Hogg was 2-4 with a double and an RBI. Both Shelby Sowders and Mikayla Hogg went 2-5 with Hogg knocking in 4 runs. Kaylee Ann Sanders was 1-3 with the game-winning double and 2 RBIs, Julie Norris was 1-3 with 1 RBI, and Autumn Simmons was 1-4 on the night.

Julie Norris pitched another complete game, going 7 innings. She gave up 5 earned runs on 13 hits while striking out 6 and walking 4. Norris ranked in the state's top 50 in two categories: #43 in wins (14) and #7 in innings pitched (174).

The team is ranked #27 in the state for lowest ERA at 2.53.

District awards were given to five Lady Cats after the game, including Julie Norris and Mikayla Hogg being named to the All-District Team, and Kaylee Ann Sanders, Addie Childress, and Jolee Vincent named to the All-Tournament Team

Edmonson County is now 15-13 on the season and awaits their draw in the Region 3 Tournament, which will be held at Ohio County next week.

Edmonson Voice Sports: Alyssa Doyle, photos:
It was a good night for both softball and baseball for Edmonson County High School, as the Lady Cats blanked Grayson County 5-0 while the Wildcats disposed of the Trinity Raiders 11-1 in six innings last night at the District 12 girls' and boys' tournaments, respectively.

The Lady Cats took on the Lady Cougars in Leitchfield, with Grayson County hosting the girls' tournament. Edmonson County took advantage of the early pitching struggles of 8th grader Ellie Bratcher of the Lady Cougars, after Lady Cat lead off hitter Jolee Vincent was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the first. Consecutive singles by Kaylee Ann Sanders and Julie Norris loaded the bases and Bratcher walked Mikayla Hogg to bring in Edmonson's first run.

Sanders would be tagged out at home attempting to score on Autumn Simmons' fielder's choice, but with the bases still loaded, Addie Childress earned two RBIs on a single to center for a 3-0 lead. After a strikeout and two outs, Emma Price blasted a double to left to score two more for a 5-0 lead. The Lady Cats would need no more offense as pitcher Julie Norris and the Edmonson defense took care of the rest, allowing no runs from Grayson County, which ended the Lady Cougars' season.

Norris gave up no runs on 5 hits, struck out 7, and walked only two over 7 innings. The Lady Cats committed only one error in the contest.

They advance to the district finals for the second consecutive season. Until last year, their last appearance in the finals was 2016 when they won the title over Grayson County. They will take on Butler County, (10-18, 3-4) the four seed, in the championship game tonight at 6PM at Grayson County. They are 1-1 against the Lady Bears this season.

The Lady Cats improved to 13-14 on the season.

Wildcats Dominate Trinity 11-1 in Six Innings

The Wildcats continued their steady play against the struggling Raiders of Trinity High School in Whitesville. Trinity only managed to win three games this year and the Wildcats took advantage of their troubles last night.

Trinity got on the board first with a 1-0 lead after a hit batsman, single, and a sac bunt. The Raiders struggled for base runners for the rest of the contest as the Wildcats took care of business from the plate, mound, and defense.

Edmonson County tied the score in the second inning after three walks and a sac fly. Michael Mills would score from third on a wild pitch, giving the Cats a 2-1 lead.

Levi Meredith, who is hitting .488 on the season for the Cats, roped a triple to center, scoring two for a 4-1 lead. Meredith would score on another Raider wild pitch for a 5-1 lead. Meredith was 4-4 on the evening. The Cats would go on to win in undramatic fashion as Trinity walked in the final run for a run-ruled victory.

Wilson pitched one-and-one-third innings, giving up one run on one hit. Carter Hodges gave up no hits on one-and-two thirds innings, and Levi Meredith finished them off, throwing three innings and allowing no hits.

The Wildcats return to the district finals after missing the cut last year. They won back-to-back championships in 2022 and 2021. They are the top seed and will take on second-seeded Grayson County (15-14, 5-2) for the championship title.

Edmonson County is now 22-8, which is their best record in over 20 years.

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The Edmonson County Wildcats honored eight senior members of the 2024 baseball team last night at Wildcat Field.

All the seniors and their parents are featured in the photo slideshow. The Wildcats defeated Fort Knox 13-3 in 6 innings.

Darren Doyle, story and photos:
The Wildcats defeated the Fort Knox Eagles last night in Brownsville on this season's senior night, where eight seniors were honored.

Edmonson County put the first run on the board in a big way, as sophomore infielder Hunter Wilson crushed a solo homer to center field. After a hit batsman and a couple of singles, the Wildcats led 3-0 going into the second.

The Wildcats ran into trouble in the third inning, despite getting two fairly easy outs. Ft. Knox drew a walk, reached on an error, another walk, then two consecutive singles tied the score at 3-0.

The bottom of the third was big for the Wildcats, scoring 5 runs in the inning after a two walks, two singles, and two doubles for an 8-3 lead.

Senior pitcher Layne Ashley was more than settled in at this point and the Wildcat defense held the Eagles scoreless through the remainder of the contest that ended in the run-ruled sixth inning with a 13-3 win.

Leading the offense for the Wildcats was senior Levi Meredith, going 3-4 with a double and 3 RBIs, senior Alex Elkins 3-4 with an RBI, senior Michael Mills was 2-2 with a triple, double, and an RBI, and senior Colton Webb was 1-4 with a double and 3 RBIs.

In addition to Wilson's home run, senior Dakotah Curtis, sophomore Drew Pierce, senior Kaleb Kitchens also notched singles.

Ashley pitched five and a third innings, giving up three runs on five hits. He walked five and struck out six. Hunter Wilson pitched two thirds of an inning in relief, striking out two.

The Wildcats have improved to a record of 21-8 on the season.

The team boasts multiple state rankings on the season, including the best total team batting average in the state at .396.

They are also ranked #5 for total hits (299), #3 for doubles (62), #36 for triples with 9, #49 for home runs with 9 on the year, #8 for RBIs with 225, and #14 for total runs scored, with 263 on the season. In addition, they are also ranked #44 with team stolen bases at 42, and ranked #30 among ERA leaders at 2.49 as a team.

Sophomore Hunter Wilson currently holds the third best batting average in Kentucky at .562, senior Levi Meredith is ranked 19th with an average of .488, and each hold spot number 14 in the state for doubles (14).

Meredith is also on the list for most runs scored this season, ranked #4 in the state with 47.

Wilson is also ranked 18th in the state for home runs this season with 6, number 34th in walks (27), ranked third statewide in slugging (1.000), and #6 in total RBIs (44). He also holds spot #16 in pitching wins this season with 7.

Senior Michael Mills sits at number 39 in the state for stolen bases on the year with 26.

Seniors honored last night included Layne Ashley, Dakotah Curtis, Alex Elkins, Kaleb Kitchens, Levi Meredith, Michael Mills, and Colton Webb.

After the final regular game of the season tonight at home against Monroe County, they will be set to take on Trinity (Whitesville) next week in the District 12 Tournament.

Edmonson Voice Sports:
Edmonson County sophomore Brayden Johnson, a member of the boys' Wildcat tennis team, claimed the Region title in boys' singles play Wednesday at Centre Court in Owensboro.

The Region tournament play was held Saturday, May 11th, Monday, May 13th, and Wednesday, May 15th. Johnson was a number one seed with a bye in the first round and defeated Owensboro's Broderick Devin 6-0, 6-0.

In Monday's quarterfinals, Johnson defeated Owensboro Catholic's Jack Haines in another perfect match, 6-0, 6-0. Later that day, he faced Daviess County's Landen McDuffee, winning 6-3, 6-1 in the semifinals.

Johnson claimed the Region 3 Championship Title in Wednesday's final match, defeating Meade County's Peyton Johnston, 6-1, 6-3.

Jodi Johnson, head tennis coach for ECHS and also Brayden's mother had the following to say about the tennis standout:

"Brayden has worked year-round playing tennis to prepare for this moment & that determination & confidence came through each match I watched him play this year. Watching him play each point at region, he had that look to him that I just knew he wouldn't be denied. He is very skilled athletically, he is strong both physically and mentally, and he does a phenomenal job keeping his composure. Brad and I are incredibly proud of his work ethic. Thank you to our team, school system, and community for supporting and encouraging Brayden." 

He is now set to participate in the KHSAA State Tournament in Lexington, May 28th-30th.  This is his third consecutive trip to the state tournament.

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Edmonson County High School senior Dakotah Curtis signed his letter of intent to play baseball at Campbellsville University at a ceremony today at the ECHS baseball field. 

Curtis said he was grateful for the opportunity to play at the collegiate level. 

"I've been playing baseball forever," said Curtis. "I'm thankful for God, my family, and my teammates who have always supported me."

Head Coach Michael Meredith spoke on the large role Curtis has played for the baseball team over the last several years.

"I've been helping coach this guy since little league," Coach Meredith said. "We always get his best effort and he has worked hard to become a catcher who can play at the next level. He has done a phenomenal job the last three years, and has become an integral part of our program. We're really going to miss him next year, there's some big shoes to fill. I wish him nothing but the best in this next part of his baseball career."

Curtis currently has thirty-five hits on the season with a .443 batting average. 

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A three-run homer by junior Edmonson County pitcher Julie Norris in the 5th inning against Butler County brought the Lady Cats within two runs but it wasn't enough as the Lady Bears' firepower was too much during the District 12 match.

The Lady Bears got things started with the first batter of the game blasting a solo home run for a 1-0 lead. The score remained the same until the top of the third when Butler singled with two outs. The next batter doubled, scoring a run for a 2-0 Butler lead.

Edmonson County couldn't score in the bottom of the inning and Butler County broke things open in the top of the 4th. After a single and a double, a sac fly scored another Lady Bear run, then a walk and a single brought in another one. Another sac fly and a single scored two more for a 6-0 lead.

In the bottom of the 5th, Edmonson's Kylee Williams singled and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Abigail Hogg. After a strikeout, Jolee Vincent drew a walk and Kaylee Ann Sanders singled to center, scoring Williams from second while Vincent advanced to second. Norris then crushed a three-run homer to center, narrowing the lead to 6-4.

That would be the highlight of Edmonson County's offense as Butler County was able to put 6 more runs on the board over final two innings for a final score of 12-7.

Norris was 2-4 on the night with 3 RBIs, Mikayla Hogg went 2-3, and Emma Price was 2-2 with an RBI.

Norris also pitched the full 7 innings, giving up 6 earned runs on 14 hits, with two walks, and striking out two.

Edmonson County has two games remaining in the regular season before the district tournament play begins. They are currently 13-12 on the year and finished 3-3 in District 12, behind Trinity (5-1) and ahead of Butler and Grayson, each 2-4.

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Kasey Webb, a member of the Wildcat Track and Field team, recently set a new school record for the shot put.

Webb, a senior, achieved a throw of 52' 6", which beat the old school record set by Randy Meredith, which had remained for the last 35 years at a distance of just under 52 feet.

ECHS Track and Field coach Brad Meredith said the track teams are now into the competitive portion of the 2024 season, competing at Barren County and Warren Central last week.

Some team highlights from Barren County included:

Boys 4 x 800 - 2nd
Girls 100 meter
Bailey Furguson - 8th
Lincy Chacon - 12th
Makenzie Baker - 16th

Boys 100 meter
Ashton Gammons - 17th
Gabe Vincent - 23rd

Girls 4 x 200 - 3rd

Boys 4 x 200 - 3rd

Girls 1600
Mollie Johnson - 3rd

Boys 1600
Zander Garrett - 3rd

Girls 4 x 100 - 6th

Boys 4 x 100 - 4th

Girls 400
Cariann Williams - 3rd
Mollie Johnson - 6th
Abby Logsdon - 8th

Boys 400
Jackson Logsdon - 3rd
Tanner Bates - 4th

Boys 800
Landon Frainch - 2nd

Girls HJ
Cariann Williams - 3rd

Boys HJ
Landon Franich - 2nd
Wyatt Gravil - 4th
Jasper Young - 7th

Boys Shot
Kasey Webb -1st
Austin McCombs - 8th
Seth Baker - 11th

Girls Discus
Haley Shields - 4th
Avary Vertress - 5th

Boys Discus
Seth Baker - 8th
Austin McCombs - 9th
Kasey Webb - 10th

Boys Long Jump
Wyatt Gravil - 3rd

Boys Pole Vault
Blake Talley - 2nd

“This is really our first meet where most of our team competed,” said Coach Brad Meredith. “We had some great performances to start our season. Of course the biggest performance had to be Kasey Webb who threw over 50 ft in shot put for the first time, and he threw a state-leading mark of 52' 6". Kasey has worked very hard to reach this point in his high school career. He is exactly what track and field is all about. He has put in the time and effort to be an elite thrower , I am very proud of him. Coach Michael Peger has done such a great job with all of our throwers. They would not be where they are today without him. He deserves all the coaching credit with Kasey. I couldn’t be happier for him or Kasey."

This week the track teams compete in meets at Glasgow and Greenwood.

The short game saw Edmonson's first run on the board in the bottom of the first, when senior Kaylee Ann Sanders scored on a ground out from senior Autumn Simmons. After a quick top of the second, thanks to Lady Cat pitcher Julie Norris, the Lady Cats took control of the game in the bottom of the inning and never looked back.

With two outs, the Lady Cats were able to put together the following consecutive plays: single, walk, single, single, double, Lady Dragon error, and another double to take a commanding 7-0 lead.

After three straight outs against Warren Central in the top of the third, the wheels came off for the Lady Dragons as Edmonson County was able to put 8 more runs on the board, resulting in a run-ruled, 15-0 lop-sided win.

Kaylee Ann Sanders went 2-3 for the Lady Cats with a double and 3 RBIs, Julie Norris went 2-3 with 2 RBIs, Jolee Vincent went 2-2 with a triple and 2 RBIs, Shelby Sowders also earned a triple and an RBI, Makayla Hogg knocked in one on a double, with Autumn Simmons and Addie Childress also earning base hits.

It only took 34 pitches for Norris to get the job done for the Lady Cats from the circle, giving up no runs on 3 hits, no walks, and struck out 3.

Edmonson County committed no errors and put up 10 hits against the Lady Dragons.

Edmonson County is now 7-10 on the season and is scheduled to travel to Butler County on Thursday for a District 12 match.

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The Lady Cats could only manage three hits last night at James Woodcock field at ECHS as they fell to Grayson County 3-0 in their first district game of the season.

District play was set to begin last week but rain and soggy field conditions delayed that until Tuesday evening. Edmonson County had not played since their spring break tournament in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, that ended on April 5th and saw the Lady Cats go 3-2 on the trip. While the temperature was a nice 83 degrees at first pitch, the EC bats were not quite as warm.

Grayson County put a run on the board in the top of the first, after a couple of singles and a sacrifice bunt to take a 1-0 lead. Edmonson County held Grayson scoreless in the second and pitcher Julie Norris started off the bottom of the inning with a single to center. Despite a couple of singles and a stolen base, the Lady Cats could not cross the plate in the inning.

The score would remain 1-0 in favor of the Lady Cougars until the top of the 6th inning, when a couple of Edmonson County errors resulted in another run by Grayson. Another Grayson County single plated another run to increase their lead to 3-0.

Edmonson County had a good opportunity to generate some runs in the bottom of the sixth as the Lady Cats reached on back-to-back Cougar errors to put runners on the corners but each of the base runners were thrown out as they attempted two different plays at home plate.

After giving up two singles to start the top of the 7th, the Lady Cats held Grayson County scoreless, but went quietly in the bottom of the 7th with two groundouts and a strike out looking for a final 3-0 score in favor of the Lady Cougars.

Jolee Vincent, Julie Norris, and Emma Price all went 1-3 at the plate. Kaylee Ann Sanders drew the only walk for the Lady Cats. Pitcher Julie Norris went the full 7 innings for Edmonson County and gave up one earned run on 6 hits, struck out 5, and walked only one.

Grayson County's Ellie Bratcher (8th grade) struck out 11 Lady Cat batters in 7 innings.

Edmonson County fell to 6-9 on the season and 0-1 in District 12 play. They are scheduled to take on Trinity (Whitesville) on Thursday at home in another district match beginning at 6PM.

It was a barrage of bats at Wildcat Field on Monday evening as they consistently made solid contact with pitches from the Warren Central Dragons.

The onslaught of offense was far too much for the struggling Dragons as the Cats put up 17 runs in the second inning, where the entire lineup batted around, three batters hit three times in the inning, and one batter would have made is fourth trip to the plate in the inning had he not been pulled for a sub.

It was also a special evening for sophomore pitcher/infielder Hunter Wilson, who earned his 200th strikeout in a game during the team's spring break trip to the East Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association Tournament. Head Coach Michael Meredith presented him with the game ball in which the feat was accomplished.

Against the Dragons, three Wildcats were perfect at the plate, with Levi Meredith going 2 for 2 with a triple and an RBI, Hunter Wilson went 2-2 with a double, and Garrett Lyons went 3-3.

Drew Pierce was 2-3, Carter Hodges went 2-3 with a double, Dakotah Curtis was 2-3 with a triple, Colton Webb went 2-3 with a double, and Layne Ashley was 2-3 with a double. Pierce also had two stolen bases and Ashley swiped one.

Three Wildcats saw action on the mound in the three-inning match against the Dragons, which was run-ruled. Colton Webb started the game, giving up no hits, walking three, and striking out one with one hit batsmen and an earned run.

Carter Hodges struck out three on no hits and no walks. Kalvin Kitchens faced two batters in the final inning and gave up two runs on one hit with no walks and a strikeout.

The Dragons were held to only one hit while the Wildcats slapped 21 total for their side. Edmonson County only struck out twice during the game and zero walks.

"We hit it pretty good," Coach Meredith said after the game.

Warren Central fell to 1-7 on the year.

The Wildcats improved to 8-5 on the season and will host Allen County-Scottsville tonight at 5:30PM.