Most coverage area teams were on the road in week 3 of the 2023 high school football season.

The 2023 high school football season got underway Friday evening, with three of the News Journal’s coverage area teams in action…

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One of the most fierce rivalries in all of 13th Region sports is set to pick up right where it left off last year when the Corbin Lady Hounds and the defending region champion Whitley County Lady Colonels get their 2023 seasons underway next week.

This week, high school soccer teams across the state are getting their 2023 seasons underway. In the local area, the Corbin and Whitley County boys and girls teams are all gearing up for another year of competition in the 13th Region’s 49th District.

As a football player and track-and-field athlete at Whitley County High School, Kevin Simpson was always used to going fast. Whether it was trying to beat a defender into the endzone or cross the finish line before an opposing runner, speed was always the key to his success. Fast...

Last week, several of Whitley County High School’s varsity sports teams joined forces to present a two-day youth camp that included hands-on instruction in six different athletic activities.

Lynn Camp sports fans are sure to remember the name Austyn Weddle. As a multi-sport athlete, he helped several varsity-level Wildcat athletic programs remain competitive on the court and field during his years at LCHS.

Of all the stellar performances by coverage area track and field athletes at this year’s Kentucky High School Athletic Association state championships, one stood out above the rest. Williamsburg’s Nate Goodin, who has just completed his sophomore year, was the only local...

“It can be done.” That is what Whitley County Baseball Head Coach Jeremy Shope said after his Colonels defeated Shelby County, 2-1, in the finals of this year’s Kentucky High School Athletic Association State Championship Tournament.

Last week, athletes from all four of the News Journal’s coverage area high schools made the trip to the University of Kentucky to compete in the 2023 state track and field championships.

Whitley County High School Baseball Head Coach Jeremy Shope spoke earlier this week about his team’s performance in the early rounds of the 2023 Kentucky High School Athletic Association State Championship Tournament.

Most folks in Williamsburg know Alvin Sharpe as the city’s longtime Director of Tourism. Many also know him as “coach” after he spent over a decade leading the cross country and track and field programs at the University and the Cumberlands (then Cumberland College).

As we close out Mental Health Awareness Month, three Corbin High School students are receiving some much-deserved recognition after putting together an award-winning public service announcement about mental health as part of global HOSA – Future Health Professionals organization.

After recent regional track and field meets, several coverage area athletes have qualified for state competition.

The Corbin Redhounds football program is celebrating its centennial anniversary in 2023. Leading up to the kickoff of their 100th season, and the unveiling of a newly remodeled Campbell Field this fall, the News Journal will publish a series of former columns by Bill Crook.

On Thursday, June 1, the Williamsburg track and field team will make their annual trip to Lexington to compete in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s Class A state championship meet at the University of Kentucky. It will mark 50 years since a group of Yellow Jackets...

It was a tough night for the defending 13th Region champion Corbin Lady Hounds Friday, as they were dethroned by their district rivals from South Laurel, 6-0.

The Whitley County Colonels got out to an early lead against the Corbin Redhounds in the championship game of this year’s 13th Region baseball tournament, eventually going on to win by the final score of 7-1.

In an incredible feat of sustained success, the Corbin High School boys tennis program is celebrating its 22nd consecutive 13th Region title, while the girls team is hoisting a regional championship trophy for the 14th straight year. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...