Today's Sports

The ball was flying out of the yard during Monday night’s opening round of the 30th district baseball tournament in Taylorsville. Unfortunately, most of the round-trippers were hit by Shelby County as they rolled to a 15-6 victory, ending Spencer County’s season.

Blake Lambdin got the start on the mound for the Bears, and early on kept the Rockets grounded to one run in the first two innings.

The Spencer County Bears have a knack for getting a big knock just when they need it. On Friday, the big hit came courtesy Blake Lambdin, who belted a grand-slam home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to help the Bears rally past Carroll County 8-5.

Spencer County’s Lauren Lambdin, pictured, teamed up with Ally Henderson for a doubles match against Anderson County last week. The duo defeated the Anderson team 6-1, 6-4, to advance to the second round of the regionals.

May is a special time for anglers who chase redear sunfish and bluegill as they move into the shallows to spawn.

“I think we still might be a week or so from the peak for redear fishing,” said Maj. Shane Carrier, assistant director of law enforcement for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “The old timers say the timing is all about the full moon in May, but this year the full moon isn’t until May 21. I do best the second week and going into the third week of May.”