Area Sports

By Don Meador, Sports Writer The Allen County-Scottsville Lady Patriot softball team takes to the diamond this spring with high expectations for another solid season. AC-S comes into 2026 seeking to continue to grow on the heels of last year’s 26-5 worksheet—one of the best-ever in terms of winning percentage. However, for the first time…

By Don Meador, Sports Writer During the post-game press conference of Allen County-Scottsville’s Region 4 opening win over Cumberland County, Lady Patriot Coach Garry DeWitt was asked about Franklin-Simpson—the team AC-S would face on Friday, March 13. “Somehow Franklin got a new player at Christmas, I don’t know if Santa brought it or what,” DeWitt…

By Don Meador, Sports Writer For a fifth consecutive season, the opening round of the boys District 15 tournament has marked the end of the Allen County-Scottsville basketball season. Barren County controlled the paint and the glass in downing AC-S 56-50 on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at Glasgow High School. Several stats jump off the page—stats…

By Don Meador, Sports Writer The Allen County-Scottsville Lady Patriots overcame a slow start to defeat the Clinton County Lady Bulldogs 62-41 on Thursday at Patriot Gym. With the win, AC-S reached the 20-win mark for the first time since 2019 and the 21st season overall. The outcome required the Lady Patriots to overcome a…

By Don Meador, Sports Writer The Allen County-Scottsville Patriots dropped a third consecutive game last Friday. The Greenwood Gators used a 30-14 third quarter to pull away from the Patriots on their way to an 82-58 on Senior Night at Patriot Gym. AC-S battled Greenwood tooth-and-nail over the first 10 minutes. Baskets by Tyler Turner,…

By Don Meador, Sports Writer What a difference 13 days made for the Allen County-Scottsville Lady Patriots. After dropping a 56-48 decision to Macon County on January 20—a game in which the Lady Patriots failed to score in the final eight minutes—AC-S scored a season-high 84 points in an 84-73 win over the Macon County…

By Don Meador, Sports Writer With temperatures outside in the 20s, the Allen County-Scottsville High School swim team was in the warm water for the Region 2 Swim Meet last Saturday at the natatorium on the campus of Bowling Green High School. At the end of the day, juniors Jayden Harmon and Sarah Shain recorded…

By Don Meador, Sports Writer Allen County-Scottsville senior guard Kyler Pedigo was in record territory in basketball action on Thursday, January 22 at Warren East. Pedigo finished with 37 points—three shy of his career high of 40 and five shy of the Allen County-Scottsville record of 42 points–set by Phillip Hayes in February of 2009.…

By Don Meador, Sports Writer In the historic Owensboro Sportscenter—a building that has hosted ball games, rock concerts, wrestling matches, graduations, and rodeos over the course of 75-plus years—Allen County-Scottsville Lady Patriot basketball history was made. Not only that, but also, lessons were learned that are expected to help AC-S later this season in their…

By Don Meador, Sports Writer The Allen County-Scottsville Lady Patriots open play Friday evening at 6:30 in the H & W Dukes 2A state championship tournament at the Owensboro Sportscenter. AC-S meets Johnson Central in the quarterfinal round of the tournament. “I never dreamed I would get to take another team to a state tournament,”…