Today's Sports

The Grant County boys’ golf team is thinking of their tournament as a tune-up before the regional tournament.

The Braves hosted the Grant County Invitational on Sept. 19 at Eagle Creek County Club, the site of the regional tournament on Sept. 28.

The Braves finished 10th, while Williamstown’s boys’ varsity finished 18th.

“It was a crazy day,” Braves coach Lance Robinson said. “We finished behind Highlands and Mason County (region opponents), but it was a hard day. We didn’t get the team score we wanted.”

Last year, goalkeeper Cory Kearns learned about being in goal during a shootout that would decide a tournament championship.

Kearns was a sophomore last season and in the Grant County Invitational found himself in his first shootout in the championship game. The Braves ended up losing, but the experience paid off when Kearns helped the Braves advance to the regional championship after the Braves defeated Bourbon County in a shootout in the semifinals last season.

This year, he found himself in the same position and again helped lead the Braves to victory.

As a test case for what might be coming soon to high school volleyball, the Grant County and Bourbon County volleyball teams decided to experiment.

The teams played a best of five match and the Lady Braves made the most of their opportunity, coming away with a four-set victory, winning 25-20, 25-20, 25-27 and 25-22 on Sept. 10.

After the first meet at their new course at Sherman Elementary, the Grant County cross country team might wish they raced there more often.

The boys’ varsity, middle school and elementary teams took first place in their races, while the junior varsity team took second, trailing Covington Catholic by one point.

In the boys’ varsity race, junior Jordan Cummins placed fourth to lead the Braves, coming in at a time of 16:56.1, the best time under coach Marlon Kinsey since Johnny Twehues ran a 16:56.7 in 1990.