Somerset — What a phenomenal season for both the boys and girls basketball teams at Southern Middle School.
The Warriors not only had one, but two Final Four finishes in the Middle School State Tournaments in Lexington, Ky, at the Kentucky Basketball Academy this year.
The Lady Warriors seven-grade team finished with an overall record of 24-2. They also won the Whitley County Shootout, were runners-up in the Middle School 12th Region Tournament, and finished in the Final Four in the Middle School State Tournament.
The eighth-grade Lady Warriors finished with an overall record of 24-1 and won the Middle School 12th Region Tournament. Both Lady Warriors teams were honored back in November with a certified letter from Jeff Hoover, Minority Floor Leader House of Representatives, for all of their accomplishments and hard work over the past season.
The Warriors seventh-grade boys’ basketball team finished with an overall record of 20-6 this season. They also won the Northern Christmas Tournament, finished in the Elite Eight out of 56 teams in the Middle School State Tournament, and had two impressive wins over defending state champs, Wayne County Cardinals, who were undefeated at the time when the Warriors beat them the first time.
The eighth-grade Warriors finished with an overall record of 32-6 and they also won the McCreary County Tourney, Campbellsville Invitational, Lexington Christian Shootout and finished in the Final Four out of 64 teams in the Middle School State Tournament.
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Left: Team members of the Southern Middle boys Final Four team are, back row from left, Coach Kenny Spear, Ryan Dishman, Zane Burkhart, Justin Edwards, Robbie Miller, Devon Griffith and Coach Scott Lynch; front row from left, Dylan Gaskin, Adam Isaacs, Chris Lynch, Coach Chris Fitzgerald, Kenny Spear, Nathan Hansford and Tyler Dishman. Submitted Photos
Southern Middle teams make State Final Four
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Trevor Herd signs with Union College
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Lady Warriors win 7th straight crown
Since joining the 48th District, the Southwestern Lady Warriors have owned their tournament. In the first six seasons, one with Coach Derrick Harris and five under Jim Woodall, Southwestern had been 12-0 with six straight 48th District crowns—and they outscored their opponents 106-5 in the process.
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Somerset grabs district crown from Pulaski
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Lady Jumpers win back-to-back district titles
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Warriors squeak out 5-4 win over McCreary
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Impact of a state track meet
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An old friend and a new face
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A ‘Storm’ is heading to UK
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Warriors top Pulaski in Scott McAninch Memorial
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Somerset track teams win Region, again
Both the Somerset High School boys and girls track teams claimed regional team titles late Saturday night in the Class A Region 6 Track and Field Championships at Somerset’s Joan Spurlock Track Complex.
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