Four county football teams kick off seasons this week

Football in Lincoln County officially gets underway this week as four teams kick off their 2019 seasons with Week Zero games. Week Zero is the term used for an 11th week in which teams can schedule one of their 10 regular season football games by sacrificing their second preseason scrimmage.

Lady Tigers drop two games in two days

Wellston’s fast-pitch softball team dropped two games in two days as the team lost at Crescent 14-1 on Aug. 19, followed by a 5-4 home heartbreaker to rival Luther 5-4 on Aug. 20. Both games were conference matchups.