Ohio County Times

Ohio County senior catcher Bryan Taylor shows the umpire that he still has the ball after tagging out Apollo’s Nick Hawkinson at home plate. After defeating Butler County in the semifinal round of the Third Region Baseball tournament, the Eagles fell to Apollo 10-0 in the championship game.

Eagles down Butler, fall to Apollo in region final

The Ohio County baseball Eagles saw their hopes of a Third Region championship dashed last Wednesday night as the Apollo Eagles grabbed an early lead and beat Ohio County 10-0 in a five-inning game. The loss at Muhlenberg South High School, one night after Ohio County beat highly-regarded Butler County, ended the local Eagles’ season at 24-8. After last Monday’s 9-6 win over Ninth District runner-up Owensboro in the first round, Ohio County was matched against the 25th-ranked Butler County Bears who rode into Tuesday’s semifinal with an impressive 31-4 record. In Tuesday’s game, Ohio County came up with a five-run fourth-inning outburst win 6-1 and handed the Bears only their fifth loss of the year.

Local players in junior golf series

Four local golfers competed in the first event of the Greater Owensboro Junior Golf Series, played last Friday, June 1 at Hawesville’s Windward Heights Country Club course. The four–Lars King, Jess Stevens, Jordan Overstreet, and Kellen Fleener–are expected to be the heart of the 2007 Ohio County High boys’ team this fall.

Ohio County youth representing United States as Sports Ambassador

Austin Taylor, a soccer player and a student at Western Elementary in Rockport, has been accepted into the People to People Sports Ambassador Program. In summer 2007, Taylor will train for three days in Heemstede, Holland, before competing in Heemstede, Haarlem, and Velserbroek, Holland, as a part of the Youth Friendship Games. As a part of the program he will explore Holland with teammates from throughout the United States.

Lady Eagles hosting ‘Summer Shootout’ basketball this week

Ohio County High School will host the Ohio County Summer Shootout this Thursday and Friday, June 7-8, featuring 19 girls’ basketball teams from western Kentucky in a two-day hoops extravaganza. Games will be played each day at the OCHS gym along with contests at Ohio County Middle School and Beaver Dam Elementary.

OCHS golf team hosting scramble Sunday at OCC

The Ohio County High School golf boosters will be hosting an 18-hole “scramble” this Sunday, June 10, at the Ohio County Country Club’s golf course. All proceeds from Sunday’s event will go to benefit the 2007 OCHS boys’ and girls’ squads.

OCHS boys’ soccer team conditioning this week

The Ohio County High School boys’ soccer team began conditioning workouts this week under the direction of Eagle soccer coach Isaac Obermann. Obermann’s 2006 squad, the first in the school’s history, finished its season with a 3-11-2 record. More than a dozen members of that team are expected to return this fall, including players who scored nearly 75 percent of the Eagles’ goals on offense a year ago. Anyone interested in taking part in the conditioning may contact Obermann at 315-2462. Conditioning sessions are being held daily from 5:30-7 p.m. at the OCHS soccer fields.