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Corbin’s Huff, Whitley County’s Colmus advance to wrestling semi-state tournament

Corbin’s Seth Huff and Whitley County’s Anthony Colmus will be competing in the semi-state wrestling tournament Saturday in Lexington. Huff finished second in the 215-pound weight class Saturday in the Region 7 Wrestling Tournament at McCreary Central. Huff scored three pin...

Lady Redhounds will go into 50th District Tournament as top seed

The drawing held Wednesday to determine the top seed in the 50th District Girls Tournament came out in Corbin’s favor. The Lady Redhounds will go into the tournament as the one seed and will open the tournament at 6 p.m. Monday against fourth seed Williamsburg. South Laurel will...

Postseason for winter sports means spring sports time is near

The fans at Charles Lawson Gymnasium last Wednesday witnessed something epic that is one of the things that makes amateur wrestling so intriguing. In the 144-pound match, Corbin’s Koryon Smith tossed Whitley County’s Andrew Meadors every which way for most of the match to build a...

Girls’ 50th District still not settled

Corbin and South Laurel are the one and two seeds going into the 50th District Tournament. Whitley County and Williamsburg are the three and four seeds. Which will be which remains up in the air and, in the case of the Lady Redhounds and Lady Cardinals, may come down to the luck...

Redhounds on winning streak: Colonels upset South Laurel

The Corbin Redhounds have run their current winning streak to five in a row with Saturday’s 80-76 victory at Clay County and the 74-58 win at home over Jackson County Monday night. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Corbin native Trent Taylor playing in Super Bowl

When the Cincinnati Bengals take the field Sunday in Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles, Corbin native Trent Taylor will take the field with them. Trent Taylor poses with his grandparents. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Sign-up time for Grace on the Hill Indoor Soccer

Grace on the Hill United Methodist Church in Corbin has begun sign-ups for its children’s indoor soccer league. The league is open to children, ages four, five and six as of Oct. 1, 2021. More information or applications are available by going by the church office at 1632...

A few milestones and a few observations from the week in sports

I’m going to start out this week up in the cheap seats by giving a shout out to Corbin Basketball Coach Tony Pietrowski who set the school record for most coaching wins in the program’s history as the Redhounds defeated Whitley County Friday night. Pietrowski notched win 442 at...

Large crowd turns out for Corbin Wrestling’s first home match

Corbin High School’s Wrestling Redhounds made history last week, hosting the first home match in the program’s short history against Whitley County. The Redhounds and Colonels took to the mat at the Corbin Middle School gym. “I really thought there would be some people there, but...

Redhounds on another roll as Pietrowski gets career win 442

Corbin Basketball Coach Tony Pietrowski received the game ball Friday night after the Redhounds’ win over Whitley County gave him his 442nd career win at Corbin. Pietrowki passed Coach Harry Taylor who coached the Redhounds from 1943 to 1964. Pietrowski is in his 21st year as...