Jake Coppock and Tanner Powers ran for a combined 350 yards to lead the Corbin Middle School Seventh grade to a 36-14 win over the Lone Oak Purple Flash in the championship game of the Kentucky Middle School State Playoffs at Lexington Catholic High School...

 With the Corbin Redhounds leading #1 Class A foe, Lexington Christian 14-7 at the half, Coach Steve Jewell warned his team they were going to score some points in the second half.

And with the help of some turnovers the...

 Williamsburg senior Dusty Brown tops the list of receivers in Class A football with 1,132 yards on 73 catches. He has eight touchdowns going into the KHSAA playoffs. Brown discussed football with Sports Editor Jim McAlister Monday afternoon. He is that question and...

Round One of the high school playoffs for Williamsburg starts with the Ashland Fairview Eagles. The Eagles will come to Findlay-Legion Field with a 7-3 record having only lost to East Carter (16-13), Raceland (14-6) and Lexington...

 Whitley County Coach Jim Black was pleasantly surprised at the outcome of Friday night’s win over the Rockcastle County Rockets, 42-6.

“We played the perfect game and we are still getting better each...

 Coach Steve Jewell and his staff went into the game with Lexington Christian Friday evening with a very sound game plan. The idea was to maintain control of the football. Run the football, move the chains and run the clock and thereby keeping the ball away from a very...

 Corbin senior Caleb Watkins has made a man for himself as one of the top running backs in the state of Kentucky. He is currently the leading rusher in 2A, leading scorer in 2A and is fourth overall in Kentucky scoring with 170 pints. Watkins took time out of his busy...

 The Redhounds just keep on rolling. Corbin claimed its 16^th straight district title with a 37-13 win over the Middleboro Yellow Jackets Friday night at Campbell Field. With the win the Redhounds will host the Morgan County Cougars November 6 in the first-round...

 The Whitley County Colonels surprised their coach Friday night with a thumping of the Perry Central Commodores in Hazard, 63-18. “I never dreamed that we would go down there and beat them like that,” said Coach Jim Black. “That was one of the best games...

 I begin this column on a sad note as I inform you of the passing of Charles Steinmetz. Charlie was a Redhound football player in the mid 60s, but it is not enough to say Charlie was a football player. He stood around 5’8” and weighed in at around 135 pounds,...

I have been on the receiving end of a few jabs regarding my position in the News Journal Pigskin Picks section of our newspaper. I was languishing in last place for a time, but now am only a game away from overtaking a few others. I predict a second place finish for the...

 As football season nears the mid point of the year I received great news out of Richmond and Eastern Kentucky University. Steve Bird, a former Redhound all-stater and Eastern Kentucky All-American has been named to the Eastern Kentucky University All-Century team....

 After claiming their 41^st straight district win, the Corbin Redhounds are ready to capture number 42 along with their 15^th straight district title when the Middlesboro Yellow Jackets visit Campbell Field Friday night.

 The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets clinched the number two seed in the district and will get to host a first-round playoff game November 6.

The Yellow Jackets earned the spot after turning back the Lynn Camp Wildcats at Union...