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Today's Sports

  • GCMS soccer team kicks way to...

    The Grant County Middle Soccer team won the Owen County Classic on April 20.
    “I was very happy that we won,” said Coach Garrett Griffith. “One of our main goals at the beginning of the season was to win the tournament.”
    The GCMS soccer team has 25 players. At the Owen County Classic, they competed against Grant County, Carroll County and Owen County. The GCMS Braves beat Carroll 5 -1 and Owen 6 - 0.

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  • Grant Co. Little League knocks...

    April 13 was the opening day of Grant County Little League. Bill Sharp, representing Piles Chevrolet, threw out the first pitch. Piles donated $500 to the little league program.
    The day was cool, but the players came out swinging. Due to a fire that destroyed the concession stand and little league equipment last year, Grant County Little League is playing on multiple fields this year. Photos by Jerry Morris

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  • Braves fall to Pioneers 3-0

    The Grant County Braves fell victim to the Simon Kenton Pioneers on April 10 by a score of 3-0 and to Bourbon County on April 12 by a score of 5-0, but on their home turf they beat the Walton-Verona Bearcats 12-0 on April 15.

    “We’re 7 -9 on the season and could very well be 9-7,” said Head Coach Darrin Robinson.
    Robinson said the team is learning daily and getting better at the little things they need to in order to win games.
    The Braves are focusing on hitting.

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  • Lady Braves beat Lady Demons 18-3

     

    The Grant County Lady Braves handily defeated their cross-county rival the Williamstown Lady Demons on April 10 by a score of 18-3.
    “We hit the ball well,” said Grant County Coach Jeremy Murrell.
    Murrell said his team gave an “outstanding effort.”
    “As a team we put runners on base every inning and got timely hits to move them around,” Murrell said.

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  • Lady Braves fall to Lady Panthers

    Mackenzie Ogden’s two-run homer over the centerfield fence helped lift Carroll County to a 4-0 victory over Grant County April 8.
    The Lady Braves traveled to Carrollton to face the Lady Panthers.
    Both teams struggled at the plate against two different types of pitchers. Carroll’s Sarah Hawkins excels at keeping the ball on the ground, allowing her infield to take care of business. She struck out four batters, while allowing just two hits and one walk.

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  • Braves dominate Bracken 17 - 2

    The Grant County High School Braves Baseball team, coached by Darrin Robinson, have won five games this season.
    On April 3, they squared off with Bracken County and coasted to a 17-2 victory.

    Danny Gillium took the mound for the Braves.

    The Braves were able to control the game from the start, causing Bracken County to switch pitchers in the first inning.

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  • Braves youth wrestling wins gold
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  • Grant County Jaguars state...

    The Grant County Jaguars competed in the Special Olympics State Basketball Tournament held  March 8 -10 at Hoops in Louisville.
    There were a total of 40 teams that competed at the state tournament, with nine different brackets for the tournament.  

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  • REGIONAL WRAP UP

    GOSHEN – Grant County might not have known what it was running into Feb. 28.

    Anderson County, ranked No. 2 in nearly every statewide poll for most of the girls’ basketball season, ran off the first 11 points on its way to beating Grant 64-31 in the first round of the Eighth Region Tournament at North Oldham High School.

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  • Hicks named 8th Region Coach of...

    Jim Hicks has only been in the eighth region as a basketball coach for three years, but he’s already made a mark on the sport he loves.
    Hicks, coach for the Grant County High School Braves boys basketball team, has been named 8th Region Coach of the Year.

    “We have worked extremely hard and over overachieved as a team,” Hicks said.
    One of his goals upon coming to Grant County as a head coach was to get the Braves in position to make it to regional competition.

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