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Boys’ basketball season heats up

The Corbin Redhounds are 1-1 on the season following a loss at Harlan County Monday night. Corbin boys defeated LaFayette Saturday 80-69 in the Legacy Nissan Classic at North Laurel. “I thought our play was much improved from our scrimmage,” said Coach Tony Pietrowski. “We moved...

Local high school football games still on tonight

The four local high school football teams will be in action as scheduled Friday night. Corbin will host Franklin County at 8 p.m. at Campbell Field in the Grace Health Bowl Game. Coach Tom Greer said junior quarterback Cameron Combs will return to lead the Redhounds’ offens...

Eier’s ‘blue collar’ Colonels looking to establish running game

The Whitley County Colonels open the Coach Zeke Eier Friday night with a trip east to face Perry County Central. New Coach Zeke Eier said it will be a battle to see which team can impose its desire to consistently run the ball while taking away the opponent’s running game. Eier...

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...

Whitley County headed to 13th Region baseball finals

Whitley County’s 13th Region Tournament Semifinal game against Knox Central Monday night looked bleak early, before the Colonels scored eight unanswered runs en route to the 8-5 victory. Colonels’ starting pitcher Bryce Anderson struggled beginning in the second inning, walking...

Whitley County Baseball advances to 13th Region semifinals with comeback win

The Whitley County Colonels came back from a two-run deficit in the seventh inning to pull out a 14-8 victory over North Laurel in the first round of the 13th Region Baseball Tournament on Saturday. The Colonels strung together four singles with four walks, and two errors to push...

50th District Baseball, Softball tournaments begin at noon at South Laurel

“It’s go time!” That is how Corbin High School Softball Coach Crystal Stidham described the first round of the 50th District Softball Tournament, which begins at noon today at South Laurel High School alongside the 50th District Baseball Tournament. On the softball diamond, the...

Hounds, Colonels, Jackets, Cards begin district matchups

The four baseball teams in the 50th District, Corbin, South Laurel, Whitley County and Williamsburg, are in the midst of a regular season stretch of matchups that will continue, off and on, over the next week. Photo by ASHLEY NORVELL Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...