Today's News

When a professional basketball team was formed in the 1920’s they called themselves the “Globetrotters”, although they basically just played a schedule in Illinois and Iowa. That title is now, however, quite appropriate as the Harlem Globetrotters do travel the world entertaining fans of all ages.

And trotting the globe with the famous clowns of basketball is former St. Catharine College center Ervin Williams. The 2011 Patriot graduate is a member of the Washington Generals, the team that provides opposition, albeit losing opposition, every night.

They had to fight back on two different occasions, but after trailing 3-0 in the third inning, and 5-4 in the sixth, the Nelson County softball team (9-21) found a way to pull out a 7-6 second-round victory on the road against Washington County (10-14) on Tuesday to return to the 19th District title game.

Freshman Bailey Parsons and Commanderette junior Hannah Coulter battled in the pitcher’s circle early, holding their respective opponents scoreless through the first two innings. Washington County was able to break through in the third, however.

Kristen Corey, a senior at Washington County High School, had planned to join the __ other students at the class of 2013 graduation ceremony this past Friday night. Unfortunately, a car accident in Marion County on Tuesday derailed those plans.

Corey, who was not in attendance on Friday while recovering from injuries suffered in the accident, was flown to the University of Louisville hospital by Air Evac on Tuesday with undisclosed injuries.