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Jeremy Shope talks state tourney wins, what comes next

Whitley County High School Baseball Head Coach Jeremy Shope spoke earlier this week about his team’s performance in the early rounds of the 2023 Kentucky High School Athletic Association State Championship Tournament.

What WCHS baseball has achieved in 2023 is simply amazing

This time last week we were wishing the Whitley County Colonels baseball team good luck as they set off for Lexington to compete in this year’s Kentucky High School Athletic Association State Championship Tournament. Now, a week later, we are once again sending them well wishes...

Williamsburg’s Alvin Sharpe inducted into Lakeside High School Athletic HOF in Atlanta

Most folks in Williamsburg know Alvin Sharpe as the city’s longtime Director of Tourism. Many also know him as “coach” after he spent over a decade leading the cross country and track and field programs at the University and the Cumberlands (then Cumberland College).

Corbin student-athletes promote mental health awareness with award-winning original PSA

As we close out Mental Health Awareness Month, three Corbin High School students are receiving some much-deserved recognition after putting together an award-winning public service announcement about mental health as part of global HOSA – Future Health Professionals organization.

Coverage area athletes qualify for 2023 state track & field championships

After recent regional track and field meets, several coverage area athletes have qualified for state competition.

Best of Bill Crook: ‘Maybe they weren’t great, but they were pretty dog-gone good’

The Corbin Redhounds football program is celebrating its centennial anniversary in 2023. Leading up to the kickoff of their 100th season, and the unveiling of a newly remodeled Campbell Field this fall, the News Journal will publish a series of former columns by Bill Crook.

Honoring a local legend … and an American hero

The ashes of Corbin’s own Ed Tye were interred with honors last Wednesday, May 17, at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Tye spent 20 years with the United States Air Force before his retirement. In that time, he obtained the rank of Master Sergeant, and he served as a...

Running into the history books: Looking back at the 1973 state champion track team at WHS

On Thursday, June 1, the Williamsburg track and field team will make their annual trip to Lexington to compete in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s Class A state championship meet at the University of Kentucky. It will mark 50 years since a group of Yellow Jackets...

Lady Hounds fall to South Laurel in region tournament finals

It was a tough night for the defending 13th Region champion Corbin Lady Hounds Friday, as they were dethroned by their district rivals from South Laurel, 6-0.

Whitley Co. Colonels defeat Corbin for 2023 13th Region baseball championship

The Whitley County Colonels got out to an early lead against the Corbin Redhounds in the championship game of this year’s 13th Region baseball tournament, eventually going on to win by the final score of 7-1.