http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/breckinridge-county/ Breckinridge County, KY News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/breckinridge-county/content/49c2426c827b5b34ac69dda9ff661cce.html Being named Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center Employee of the year was the last thing on Jenny Hodges mind when she went the extra mile trying to help out her fellow employees during a frigid night last winter http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/breckinridge-county/content/260c6269f04b146e62a56707852b7b51.html During a Sunday afternoon drive 12 years ago a middle school teacher with a heart for history asked her husband to stop in front of a longabandoned mansion in rural Breckinridge County http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/breckinridge-county/content/e09e8eb1c657bef71bb0e29c820a789c.html As Greenwood8217;s Ryan Eaton crossed the finish line to take the individual crown in the Class 3A Region 2 cross country championships at Phil Moore Park on Saturday Eaton8217;s main focus was on the finishes of his teammates His worries were quickly soothed when one by one the Gators flowed into the final chute In all five Greenwood runners finished in the top 10 allowing the Gators to easily beat Grayson County for the team championship8220;We were just out for the win today8221; Eaton said 8220;We weren8217;t trying to set a personal record or anything I won I8217;m happy with that I8217;m just glad our team won8221;Eaton finished with a time of 16:3707 045; nine seconds better than runnerup Andrew Stewart from North HardinGreenwood8217;s Brett Austin 16:5075 and Austin Houchens 17:0501 finished third and fourth respectively while Grayson County8217;s Brady Clemons finished fifthEaton said his main concern Saturday was keeping his teammates at the front of the pack8220;Austin Houchens had a breakout race last Tuesday at our CityCounty Meet8221; Eaton said 8220;I was trying to get him around the same time so I slowed down my first two miles to get him to stay with me I was talking to him and trying to get him to where his time was Right at the hill on the second mile he fell off pace so I picked up my pace8221;Greenwood coach Art Sciubba said he was pleased with his team8217;s effort8220;They ran a smart race8221; Sciubba said 8220;Our kids took it serious and got out there and ran well When they realized we had so many runners in the top 10 or top 15 they eased into it and maintained They didn8217;t go after fast times They just went after a quality race and saved their legs and energy for next week at the KHSAA state meet8221;Saturday8217;s win was a milestone for Sciubba who picked up his 100th career varsity victory8220;They buy into the system and they work at it8221; an emotional Sciubba said 8220;It passes down from one generation to the next8221;Bowling Green8217;s Chase Russell 17:1587 finished seventh helping the Purples qualify for next week8217;s state tournament in LexingtonThe Purples finished fourth in the team competition with John Hardin finishing thirdOn the girls8217; side the Bowling Green Lady Purples picked up a monumental win 045; claiming their first region title in Class 3AThe Lady Purples had five runners finish in the top eight 045; led by Alexandra Watts8217; secondplace finish8220;We came into the race with a target on our back8221; BG coach Matt Hamilton said 8220;Our girls stepped up and did what they were supposed to do 045; they came out and ran well8221;Watts said the victory was a team effort8220;Our alternate Alyssa Phelps is always willing to do exactly what she has to do and she was giving us a little pep talk while we were stretching8221; Watts said 8220;She was like 8216;We8217;ve never won a region in Class 3A8217; It8217;s kind of cool to know that I8217;m a part of the first region championship8221;John Hardin8217;s Maggie Mattingly easily outdistanced the field winning the individual title with a time of 19:2565Watts was 38 seconds back while Trevor Prieskorn finished third with a time of 20:06388220;They knew Maggie was going to come out and run good8221; Hamilton said 8220;I think she is ranked fourth in the state Our game plan was to let her go We focused on the team title We focused on getting as many as we could in the top 158221;Greenwood8217;s Elizabeth Cole 20:2471 finished fourth and qualifies for next week8217;s state tournament while BG8217;s Lauren Wheeler 20:3895 was fifthJohn Hardin finished runnerup in the team competition while North Hardin placed third and Central Hardin finished fourthGreenwood finished sixthClass 2A Region 2 championshipThe FranklinSimpson boys8217; team edged Warren East to take the region title on Saturday in HodgenvilleFranklin finished with 72 points led by Jakob Vejr8217;s seventhplace finishWarren East totaled 89 points Virgil Bellar led the way with an eighthplace finishElizabethtown 98 points was third while Allen CountyScottsville 104 finished fourthThe top four teams and the top five individuals not on a qualifying team advance to next week8217;s state tournamentButler County8217;s Jordan Green finished first with a time of 17:3586 edging Taylor County8217;s Wes Colvin by nearly 23 secondsLaRue County8217;s Ryan Durbin 18:0957 was third Butler County8217;s Dillion Phelps 18:1022 placed fourth while Allen County8217;s Ethan Graves 18:1456 finished fifthOn the girls8217; side Allen CountyScottsville placed three runners in the top seven to take the team championship Kate Bomar led the way with a time of 21:5167 045; finishing second Krisston Senter 21:5195 was third and Breana Boards 22:3158 finished seventh for the Lady PatriotsFranklinSimpson led by Savannah Farmer8217;s fourthplace finish was the runnerup in the team competition Elizabethtown finished third and Breckinridge County was fourthBreckinridge County8217;s Susan Bailey was the individual champion with a time of 21:2349Edmonson County8217;s Candace Barbee and Elizabeth Wilson were fifth and ninth respectively while Warren East8217;s Brooke Bemiss and Shelby Harp finished sixth and 10th All four runners will advance to next week8217;s state tournament in Lexington http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/breckinridge-county/content/d70ba1d147afa7bf0f922e5fd7676754.html Grayson Countys seventhgrade girls basketball team scored the first 15 points of the game at Breckinridge County Middle School Thursday night and went on to roll past the Lady Tigers 2715 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/breckinridge-county/content/f978c6a3c0635c2c95140f1b01216263.html The Lady Cougar eighthgrade basketball team improved its record to 58 Thursday night by taking Breckinridge County to the woodshed for a 4611 whipping http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/breckinridge-county/content/53b8276e96682b378b64c8b637f44e3f.html For the second consecutive season Western High School's football team is forfeiting victories after using an ineligible player This year it will cost the Warriors a district championship http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/breckinridge-county/content/ad03b719849669853e80f5d2c2d7c7fb.html For the second consecutive season the Western High School football team has been forced to forfeit victories after using an ineligible player This year it will cost the Warriors a district championship http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/breckinridge-county/content/55589a3d0eaa379e1f439dc729da5a3f.html Zach McCarthy returned a fumble 89 yards for a touchdown with 1:29 left and Bullitt East defeated host LaRue County 2219 last night in high school football