Today's Sports

MacKenzie Peyton competed at the Oxmoor Country Club in the Kentucky Women’s Open on July 9 and 10 and finished tied for 17th place. Peyton shot a 79 on the first day after hitting into water on one hole and three-putting several holes. She came back on Wednesday with an excellent score of 73 for a two-day total of 152.

On July 9 Peyton started her round with three bogeys on the first six holes. She then sandwiched a bogey on 8 between two birdies on 7 and 9 for a 38 after nine holes.

Alexa King, a 2010 graduate of Henry County High School, will be a senior at Berea College this fall. King is a pole vaulter for the Berea track team and intends to run cross country for the Lady Mountaineers this fall for the first time since her freshman year.

King, who ran track and cross country at Henry County, has a personal best of 9’3” in the pole vault and was the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion this year. King has vaulted as high as 9’6” in practice.

Hadden wins at Rosewood

Alex Hadden won the Musselman-Dunne Junior Golf Tour tournament July 3 at Rosewood Golf Course in Lebanon. Hadden shot an even par 36 to get the win. It was Hadden’s last tournament on the tour before the tour championship, which is being held today at Big Springs Country Club in Louisville.

Hadden’s win gave him enough points to win the player of the year competition with the final tournament yet to be played. Hadden accumulated 2,050 points while runner-up miles Parroco had 1,357.

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The Henry County Pink Panthers under-10 girls’ fast-pitch team were runners-up in the Shelby County double elimination tournament on June 25.

Pictured are, front row, from left to right: Kaylee Foree, Grace Adams, Madison Sampson, Ella Ricketts and Alyson Richard. Back row: Coach Kristy Tingle, Gracie Brent, Morgan Brent, Ashlyn Tingle, MaKenzie Rosario, Rylee Mitchell and Coach Sarah Adams.