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Boys’ basketball season heats up

The Corbin Redhounds are 1-1 on the season following a loss at Harlan County Monday night. Corbin boys defeated LaFayette Saturday 80-69 in the Legacy Nissan Classic at North Laurel. “I thought our play was much improved from our scrimmage,” said Coach Tony Pietrowski. “We moved...

Tuesday night basketball scores

Local high school basketball finals from Tuesday night. In boys’ action, Corbin defeated Garrard County in the Redhounds’ home opener, 75-67. Whitley County won at Red Bird, 63-30. In girls’ action, Williamsburg fell to Pineville at home, 71-55. Whitley County lost at Harlan...

Corbin’s Treyveon Longmire may not play for UK

Corbin High School senior football standout Treyveon Longmire may not be suiting up for the University of Kentucky next fall. Longmire, who had committed to play for Coach Mark Stoops back in the spring, announced on his Twitter page that he would be looking at other school...

A few thoughts as season ends for local football teams

Friday night brought a promising year in local high school football to a screeching halt as Corbin and Williamsburg both lost. From the time the season kicked off, Coach Tom Greer’s Redhounds appeared to be a team on a mission to make it to Lexington, despite Class 4A being...

Hounds, Jackets ousted from football playoffs

Football season came to a sudden end Friday night as Corbin was eliminated from the Class 4A playoffs and Williamsburg was knocked out of the Class A playoffs. Corbin Redhounds The Corbin Redhounds hopes for a perfect season and another state title ended Friday night with a loss...

CMS Eighth Grade Football Team win second consecutive state title

The Corbin Middle School Eighth Grade Football Team is now the Division 2 State Champion for the second year in a row. Corbin defeated Paducah 29-6 during a game late Saturday afternoon at East Jessamine High School. “I can’t say enough about our kids and our coaching staff, and...
Posted On 19 Nov 2021

CMS Redhounds stomp opposition in state championship game

To paraphrase a line from one of my favorite retired NFL coaches, how about them Redhounds! The Corbin Redhounds Eighth Grade Football Team won their second consecutive division two state championship during a game late Saturday afternoon against the Paducah Middle School. This...
Posted On 18 Nov 2021

Williamsburg stays ‘Nick Strong’ after death of their teammate

Before the start of Friday’s second round playoff game, the Williamsburg Jackets held a moment of silence in honor of sophomore football player Nick Rainwater, who died on Nov. 1 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center following a long illness. The Jacket players then ran...
Posted On 18 Nov 2021

Corbin, Johnson Central football square off Friday night

The Corbin High School Football Team ran their overall season record to 12-0 with a victory Friday night over district foe Lincoln County, and now are making plans for a rematch against Johnson Central, which was the team that eliminated them from the playoffs last season. Friday...
Posted On 18 Nov 2021

There is a difference between sports fans and spectators

While I was covering the Corbin Lady Redhounds’ state volleyball tournament game against Montgomery County, I noticed that there were fans and then there were spectators. Almost everyone in Gilliam Gymnasium that night was cheering for Corbin or Montgomery County, except for the...