September 3, 2010 —
The Rowan County Middle School Lady Vikings basketball teams are already into their regular season action.
The seventh grade team is currently undefeated, standing at 5-0 on their season.
On Monday, the gals in green defeated Menifee County 38-11.
Ariel Gross and Hannah Bandura led the team in scoring with six points each. Kenna Maynard had five.
On Tuesday night, Rowan’s gals took down West Carter 36-13.
“We started off the game slowly on offense,” Coach Gerald Conn said. “But had a strong third quarter to get a comfortable lead and held on against a scrappy West Carter team.”
Sarah Purdy was the leading scorer for the game with 11 points. Summer Oakley put up 10.
The RCMS 8th grade girls basketball team opened the season with a 38-23 win over Russell on Aug. 19.
Leading the Lady Vikings to the win was Becca Duff with 16 points. Chrissy Hall and Emma Lewis had 6 points and Bailee Pennington had 4.
On Aug. 24 the team traveled to East Carter to face the Lady Raiders. The team had a difficult time with the East press and fell 39-9.
On Aug. 25 the Lady Vikings returned home to play Mason County.
Trailing by only 2 after three quarters of play, Mason wore down the home team to escape with a 32-18 win.
RCMS was led in scoring by Emma Lewis with eight points while Hannah Baker and Ally Hackney each had three. Bailee Pennington and Becca Duff had two each.
Rowan rebounded on Aug. 26 for a 34-17 win against Rose Hill.
Scoring were Emma Lewis with nine points and Becca Duff with seven. Hannah Baker had five and Bailee Pennington put up three. Chrissy Hall, Lindsay Wilson and Ally Hackney had two points each.
On Aug. 30 the ladies in green hosted Menifee County for a 34-23 win.
Becca Duff led the team with 11 points and Emma Lewis chipped in with 10. Bailee Pennington had four while Bridget Kim, Chrissy Hall, Lindsay Wilson and Ally Hackney had two each.
The RCMS girls traveled to West Carter on Aug. 31 and lost to the home team 23-17. Scoring were Becca Duff with eight points and Chrissy Hall with three. Emma Lewis, Bridget Kim and Bailee Pennington had two each.
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RCMS Lady Vikings 2010 season is underway
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Lady Vikings nipped by Kittens
Off nights simply happen. After falling to East Carter on Monday night, the Rowan County girls squad boarded ship on Tuesday for a makeup game with the region’s top-rated Ashland Blazer.
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Vikings clawed by Tomcats
After defeating Ashland on its home court in its own tournament back in December, the Vikings knew the Tomcats wanted revenge. Tuesday night, Rowan County fell victim to a hostile home team, as it fell for only the second time in 15 games, losing to Ashland Blazer, 73-58.
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Lady Falcons take down rival Bluegrass
It was business as usual for Lakeside’s girls as they easily defeated rival Bluegrass Christian at home Monday night, 53-34. In front of its home crowd on the campus of Lakeside Christian Academy, the Lady Falcons grabbed its 16th win of the season in preparation for another run toward a KCAA Championship.
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In the Post: Time to regroup
Viking fans may have been disappointed with the performances of the girls and boys against Ashland Blazer Tuesday night. As a former player, I know these types of losses can be difficult to forget, but I also understand the difficulty of heading into Tomcat territory.
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RCMS 6th grade finishes season strong
While the seventh and eighth grade Vikes voyage continued in the OVC tournament, the Rowan County sixth grade basketball team wrapped up its season with a trip to Olive Hill for a tournament of its own.
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Lady Vikings roll Menifee, ready for Ashland
After Menifee County gave Rowan County a run for their money a couple of weeks ago, there was no messing around in Friday night’s home rematch.
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Rowan catches fire against East
As a struggling East Carter squad entered the Vikings domain Friday night, not many expected to see the Raiders give Rowan much of a game.
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Falcons fly high against Winchester
It was a big night offensively for Lakeside’s boys varsity basketball as they put up big numbers against big numbers against visiting Winchester Christian Academy, winning, 81-67.
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Lakeside girls win big in Lexington
At 17-1, the Lady Falcons are currently riding a six-game winning streak following its win on the road Saturday against Trinity Christian Academy, 47-18.
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7th and 8th Vikings advance in OVC
Following big home wins to cap off the regular season against Russell on Thursday, the middle school Vikings continued its sweet success.
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