(Story by Trevor Sherman) ReighAnn and Jacqueline Oliphant helped to blaze a trail for high school bowling in Whitley County. As members of the very first Colonel bowling team, they represented their school at the regional and state levels before moving on to compete in the...

Williamsburg’s Madison Taylor recently signed to compete in track and cross country for Lindsey Wilson College. Pictured with Taylor are her parents, Jessica and Mike, and coaches Bryan Berta and Josh Patrick.

(Column by Trevor Sherman) Things have been pretty straight forward over the past couple of weeks as I have been filling in as a part-time contributor here at the News Journal, but with district, region and state competitions all taking place during the course of the next month,...

(Story by Trevor Sherman) Former Whitley County Lady Colonel Abbey Estes and Williamsburg Lady Jacket Lillie Hall have led their respective teams in many past 50th District showdowns. Both competitors started meeting up with each other on a varsity basketball court during the...

(Column by Trevor Sherman) It used to be right around this time of year that I would get a phone call or a visit from my good friend Jimmy Hendrickson, asking me to start running info in the newspaper letting folks know how they could sign up for the Annual Woodbine Rebels...

May 5 was a big day for Corbin High School athletics as three graduating seniors signed full four-year scholarships to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level.

(Story by Trevor Sherman) Fans of Corbin Redhound athletics will surely remember the names Hailey Martin and Cora Bo Stevens. Martin, a 2017 graduate from CHS, set multiple school records during her time as a track and field athlete, making history by qualifying for KHSAA state...

The Corbin Redhounds’ six-game winning streak that included a sweep of Whitley County, came to an end Saturday with losses at home to Pikeville and Russell County. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

The battle for seeding in the 50th District Softball Tournament will continue with Corbin and Whitley County jockeying with South Laurel for the top three seeds while Williamsburg looks to find some momentum. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

Williamsburg Independent School officials announced Thursday that Emily Downey has been selected to be the new coach of the Lady Jackets Basketball Program. Downey, who served as an assistant coach to Randy Crider for the Lady Jackets last season, has previously coached the...

If you didn’t get the opportunity to get out to the Corbin Civic Center Saturday night for the debut of Allied Pro Wrestling, you missed a heck of a show. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....

Coming off of a rough roadtrip in eastern Kentucky where they lost two out of three games, Coach Crystal Stidham’s Corbin Lady Redhounds Softball squad is preparing to head west to Owensboro beginning Friday for the Kentucky 2A Championship Tournament. Read this story and more...

I have seen girls out on the high school football field. I don’t remember the exact team, but the center was a girl. It wasn’t a local team, but she hung right in there with the boys. The majority of times that I have seen girls on the football field has been as the place kicker....

The Williamsburg community was formally introduced to new Jackets Basketball Coach Anthony Hibbard Thursday morning. Hibbard, who is coming to Williamsburg from Oneida Baptist Institute, lead the Mountaineers to a 16-14 record in 2021-22 that included a 66-62 win over...

The first 13th Region Softball standings were released Tuesday by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association and Whitley County is one of the best at the plate while Corbin is giving up the fewest runs. Force out: Whitley County ended a Jackson County rally with a force play...

The first 13th Region standings were posted this week by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association on Tuesday and Whitley County, Corbin and Williamsburg are among the pack that has yet to see any separation. Tapper: Whitley County catcher Logan Bennett charges after a tapper...

Crunch time has arrived for Corbin, Whitley County and Williamsburg Baseball as the teams will get their first looks at 50th District opponents beginning Monday. Corbin Redhounds Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

The Corbin Lady Redhounds will go in the Kentucky 2A – Section Seven Tournament against Knox Central on Monday looking to improve upon their 5-3 season record. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

I witnessed some old-fashioned baseball on Saturday. The game was Whitley County hosting Rockcastle County on a cold windy day. I stayed for a few innings as I was getting pictures. I’m not the diehard that I used to be when the weather could do anything and I was staying until...

Coach Jeremy Philpot’s Corbin Redhounds have bounced back from their four-game losing streak, picking up wins at home against Franklin County, Somerset and Clay County to even out their season record at 4-4. The Redhounds outscored their opponents by a combined 41-15 in picking...