Jenna Kelsch O'Hara and David Tackett were recognized at the Ladycats game versus George Rogers Clark on Saturday night for their selection into the 10th Region Girls Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2012.

At the end of the 2012 season, the 10th Region girls basketball coaches selected the Class of 2012 for their Hall of Fame. Two Ladycats were selected to receive the honor and join the growing Pendleton County contingent in the 10th Region Hall of Fame.  Jenna Kelsch as a player who starred as a point guard for the Ladycats in 1999-2004 and David Tackett who has been a supporter, coach and fan of Ladycat basketball since the 70s.

While coach Scott Collins is focused on finding a strategy for his reeling Ladycats, who have lost four games in a row by an average of 28 points, as they head into 38th District play, it might not include senior center Heather Jolley who sprained her ankle in Saturday night’s 78-32 loss to George Rogers Clark.

Heather was averaging 8.9 PPG and 8.9 RPG and provided a defensive presence in the paint with 2.2 blocked shots per game.  Her height and rebounding would be sorely needed against Harrison County’s Jordan Doram.  Harrison County is the Ladycats first round district opponent.

Wildcats senior Andrew Antrobus tries to go up for a shot against Campbell County as seniors Ethan Moore and Mason Monroe look on. Photo by Bruce Reller, Jr.

By Bruce Reller Jr., Reporter

The Pendleton County Wildcats are in the midst of a 3-game losing streak. They lost two home games to Grant County and Campbell County last week to drop to 12-13 on the season.

“We are mismatched in size. That makes a huge difference,” Wildcats head coach Ed Cravens said. “We are still struggling with injuries.”

Southern Elementary Students Clay Monroe and Dane Hegyi competed in the Elks Hoop Shoot in Frankfort, Kentucky on January 20, 2013. The Elks Hoop Shoot is a nationwide free throw shooting contest. Both Clay and Dane earned the right to compete in the state competition by winning the district competition that was held in Cynthiana, Kentucky back in December. In the hoop shoot, Dane placed 4th in the 8-9 age group and Clay was named East Kentucky State Runner Up in the 10-11 age group. Congratulations to both young men!

Kentucky deer hunters will have lots of ground venison for chili this winter, roasts to bake with onions, celery and vegetables and back strap chops to grill during the summer.

That's because a record deer harvest was posted for the 2012-13 deer season, which ended with the close of archery season on Jan. 21.

Hunters bagged 131,388 whitetails of which 56 percent were male and 44 percent female. Firearms hunters reported taking 95,612 deer while archers harvested 18,705 deer. Muzzleloader hunters took 14,583 deer and crossbow hunters, 2,488 deer.

The previous record harvest of 124,752 occurred during the 2004-05 season.

Front row, cheerleaders, from left, Brianna Brockman, Chloe Baumgardner, Hannah Cornine, Whitney Manor, coach Abby Cunningham, Kristen Lawson, Heather Rick, Hailee Simpson, Lucina Lopez. Not pictured: Hailey Pensinger. Back row, Wildcats, assistant coach Christian Hutchison, Ben Wright, Jordyn Smith, Grant Walsh, Ethan White, Adam Antrobus, head coach Quentin Dennie, Brenden Neltner, Griffin Appleman, Brenden Caudill, David Burton, Tyler Wright. Not pictured: Tyler Meeks.

It has been awhile since a Sharp Wildcats basketball team has found themselves in the position that coach Quentin Dennie found his Wildcats in. Championship game of District 4.

“I'm very happy with the run my team made in the tourney,”  coach Dennie said about his team’s success.  “We have had a goal of making it to district championship. We made it.”

With a record of 21-11, the Cats are planning on their season not being finished and making another run in the regional tournament.  They were scheduled to play Turkeyfoot at Regional Tournament host Camp Ernst at 6:45 p.m. on Monday night but the weather may have played havoc with the ability to get that game played.