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Today's Sports

  • Braves end Williamstown’s season

    The Williamstown Demons and Grant County Braves boys basketball teams met on Feb. 18 in the first round of the 2013 32nd District Tournament.

    The stakes were high when the cross-town rivals faced off, each with the goal of ending the other team’s season. Leading up to the game, the odds leaned in favor of Grant County whose season record of 23-4 qualified them for the top spot in the region.
    Williamstown’s season has been less fortunate. The young team with a new coach has struggled to keep up with more experienced teams.

  • Youth soccer sign up set for...

    The Grant County Youth Soccer will be offering an in-person signup at the Grant County Public Library from 5:30 to 7:30 on March 14.
    Signups can also be completed at www.gcys-soccer.com as soon as possible.

    The GCYS is partnering with The Challenger Sports Academy to offer a seven-week training program taught by professional British trainers. The program begins April 8 and continues through May 24. It is a structured training program with the main focus being on individual skill development and structured scrimmages.

  • Braves youth earn 23 trophies,...

    The Grant County Youth Wrestling team earned 23 trophies at Campbell County High School on Feb. 10. Medals were given to the top four finishers.

    Winners from Grant County include:
    • 1st place - Drew Dickerson, Alex Mattingly and Carter Messerly
    • 2nd place - Ethan Barnes, Austin Lillie, Grady Reynolds and Brandon Thurman
    • 3rd place - Noah Chaney, Brandon Gibson, Luke Hyden, Nate Mains, Olivia Messerly and Noah Toomey
    • 4th place - Bryant Henson, Elijah Reynolds and Bradley Wooten

  • Spring softball leagues now...

    The Grant County Parks and Recreation Spring Co-Ed Softball league is forming now.
    For more information, contact Ruth at 859-903-9631.
     

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  • Lady Braves downed by Lady...

    The Grant County High School Lady Braves  could not overcome the  swinging bats of the Walton-Verona Lady Bearcats on May 19 in Verona and lost in the opening round  of the 32nd District tournament by a score of 4-0.

    Kayla Cummins took the mound for the Lady Braves.

    Lady Braves Coach Jeremy Murrell was pleased with his team’s defense for most of the game.

    “In districts, we played defense very well for four of the six innings. We only had two hits and two walks. We needed to execute better offensively,” Murrell said.

  • BRAVES END SEASON 14-15;...

    Coach Darrin Robinson used three words to describe the GCHS Braves baseball team this season: exciting, challenging and unfinished.
    Robinson said the Braves played one of the toughest schedules in the state. High points in the season included a win over undefeated Collins who at the time was 22-0 and ranked number two in the state, as well as wins over several other top 25 teams.
    “We played and did everything right against Collins,” he said.

  • Braves fall to Bearcats in...

    The Grant County Braves baseball team battled heat, humidity and hot parents in their 32nd district match up against the Walton-Verona Bearcats on May 19 at GCHS.

    Temperatures hovered near 90 degrees, but parents and fans on both sides of the dugouts were even hotter as the Bearcats went on to beat the Braves 5-3.