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PHOTOS: Community rallies to send Whitley County Baseball team to state

Whitley County fans sent the high school baseball team off to the state tournament Wednesday with Colonel pride. Fans lined both sides of the street to cheer on the team who was escorted through the town. The Colonels are three games away from the school’s first baseball...

Williamsburg, Corbin Track teams compete at state

Corbin’s Sean Simons and Williamsburg’s Mikkah Siler highlighted local track and field competitors’ efforts at the state track meets last week in Lexington. In the Class 2A competition on Friday, Simmons finished second in the boys’ 800-meter run to lead the Runnin’ Redhounds...

Whitley County to face Lyon County in state baseball tournament Thursday

And then there were eight…baseball teams remaining. Whitley County High School’s route to a state baseball championship still has some unknowns, but the first step is against Lyon County at 5 p.m. on Thursday. The Colonels and Lyons met early in the regular season at McCracken...

Colonels headed to Lexington after 6-5 win over Raceland

The Whitley County Colonels Baseball team is headed to the elite eight in Lexington. The Colonels defeated Raceland Saturday in the semi-state round at Morehead State University, 6-5. Mason Croley drove in what would prove to the winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning....

Whitley County to face 16th Region Champion Raceland in first round of state baseball tournament Saturday

The Whitley County Colonels Baseball team will take the field against the Raceland Rams for the semi-state round of the state tournament at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Morehead State University. The 16th Region Champion Rams are 31-7 after defeating Ashland Blazer 11-1 in five innings...

Running Redhounds Track Teams finish second in Class 2A Region

Corbin’s Running Redhounds have secured their bid to the state tournament after finishing second at the regional tournament in Harlan on June 2. The men’s team ranked second out of 13 teams with a total of 137 points. The women matched the men’s ranking by also coming in second...

Corbin’s Koen and Maguet reach doubles quarterfinals at state tennis tourney

The Corbin Tennis Boys’ Doubles team of Dylan Koen and Quinn Maguet ended the season after reaching the quarterfinals of the state tournament last week. Koen and Maguet defeated North Oldham’s team of Luke Colson and Samuel Gurevich, 6-4, 6-3 Wednesday morning in the sweet 16....

Corbin Softball’s season comes to end with region loss to North Laurel

The 2021 softball season came to an end for the Corbin Lady Redhounds Tuesday night with 9-0 loss to North Laurel in the 13th Region Semifinals. The Lady Jaguars got going in the first inning by pushing across one run in the top of the first inning against starting pitcher Shelby...

Williamsburg sweeps region team titles

Williamsburg will be sending 32 competitors to the Class A state track meet on Thursday in Lexington. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

WCHS Baseball Colonels win first ever 13th Region Title

The Whitley County High School Baseball Team jumped out to an early lead, and never looked back winning their first 13th Region baseball title with a 16-1 victory over Middlesboro Tuesday night. Aided by nine Middlesboro errors, the Colonels put up five runs in the first inning,...
Posted On 09 Jun 2021