Today's Sports

The Grant County Braves traveled to Henry County on Feb. 25 to face Oldham County in the first round of the 8th Region Tournament.
The Braves were determined not to let the Oldham Colonels walk away with the game, but their battle against Simon Kenton on Feb. 22 took its toll.

The Braves lost to Oldham County 61 – 44.
“For it to be a big game like it was, I did not think we played as hard as we could have played,” said Coach Jim Hicks.
Hicks said his team played so hard against the Pioneers, the Braves hadn’t fully recovered.

The Williamstown Lady Demons basketball team met the Simon Kenton Lady Pioneers on Feb. 20 at Williamstown High School to compete in the 2013 32nd district tournament.
With an overall record of 12-16, the Lady Demons were poised to place competitively in the tournament that the team has been working toward all season.  However, as the first tournament game drew near, half of the team was stricken by sickness.

The Braves welcomed Lloyd Memorial to the Grant County High gym for a showdown on Feb. 14.
The Braves sent the Juggernauts home with a 64 – 43 loss.

Coach Jim Hicks said that his team would have to come out and play good team defense, with Lloyd being a quick transitioning team and having some good and quick players. ”They have a four-year starter, Meco Carter,” said Hicks. ”He is lighting quick so we are going to have to do a good job of getting back in transition and protecting the ball.”

Cody Miskell, a senior at Grant County High School, spent two 16-hour days at the Alltech State Wrestling Tournament last weekend.

Both days, Feb. 15 and Feb. 16 began at 7 a.m. and lasted until 11:30 p.m. as Miskell competed against 32 other heavy weights from across Kentucky.

Miskell won all his matches the first day of the tournament. The second day he secured a spot in the top six by winning the two matches of the day. He then fell to Bobby Bryant in the third match.
Miskell did bring home a fourth place medal.