The Whitley County boys basketball game against Knox Central has been cancelled. The game had been scheduled to tip off at 7:30 p.m. at Whitley County High School. Superintendent John Siler said the game has been cancelled because of COVID–19, which has forced the team and...

The beat went on for the Whitley County Lady Colonels Basketball Team who improved to a perfect 6-0 on the season with recent wins over Madison Central, Middlesboro and Williamsburg. “There is a lot of buy-in,” said coach Sean Pigman when asked the key to the hot start for his...

The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets will be looking to end a two-game losing streak that includes a 73-64 loss to Jackson County in the 13th Region All “A” Classic. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

After having their first three games postponed because of COVID–19, the Corbin Redhounds will open their season Thursday night at Bell County. 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...

The Whitley County Colonels opened the season with three consecutive wins. 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

The Corbin Redhounds were scheduled to open the season Tuesday night against Harlan County. However, that game was cancelled. Corbin Athletic Director Steve Jewell said Coach Tony Pietrowski is in the process of attempting to reschedule the game. While Friday night’s game at Bell...

One month later than the season typically tips off, high school basketball is scheduled to begin Monday night. Local teams in action Monday night include Lynn Camp traveling to Whitley County, and Williamsburg hosting Riverside Christian in boy’s action. On the girls’ side,...

High school basketball fans across the commonwealth will have two more weeks of game action this season. 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

High school basketball fans across the commonwealth will have two more weeks of game action this season. KHSAA officials announced Thursday that two weeks will be added to the end of the season that is scheduled to begin Jan. 4. Teams may begin practice again on Monday. District...

With Rodney Clarke now manning the helm for the boys basketball team, Darrell Hendrix has assumed the reins for the Lynn Camp Lady Cats. Hendrix is no stranger around the Lynn Camp campus. With wife Nikki Hendrix serving as the head coach of the softball team, he is an assistant...

Williamsburg City School welcomes home Eric Swords to become the new Boys’ Basketball Coach at Williamsburg City School. Eric is a 2004 graduate of Williamsburg City School and was a 4-year letterman in Basketball for the Yellow Jackets.

Williamsburg High School is looking for a new head boys’ basketball coach following the Tuesday resignation of head coach Nick Napier, who has helmed the program for three years.

Ever since Mark White was announced as the new head coach of the Whitley County High School boys basketball team, he has had to contend with strict limitations brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, he has recently been able to meet with members of his team inside the gym,...

A press release from Whitley County Schools Tuesday said the following:

No coverage area team managed to make it past the first round of the 13th Region tournaments this year, but it was still a season full of spectacular performances on the court. Here are the News Journal’s selections for the 2019-2020 All-County teams in boys and girls high school...

Whitley County schools officials have announced the resignation of Boys’ Basketball Coach Jerry Overbey . Overbey’s resignation came Monday after nine seasons of leading the Colonels, who finished the season on Feb. 25 with a 67-52 loss to South Laurel in the first round of the...

This year’s 50th District basketball tournaments are complete, and the South Laurel Cardinals reign supreme.

We now know who will be playing for the 2020 50th District championship title later this week in the boys’ bracket…

The following is a collection of the stories found inside the News Journal’s 2020 50th District high school basketball tournaments preview special section. The section was included inside the February 19, 2020 print edition… Read this story and more for just $.99...

Tuesday was a tough night for Corbin and Whitley County, but Williamsburg Yellow Jacket and South Laurel Cardinal fans were all smiles.